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LEARN Adobe Illustrator CC Illustrator Adobe for Graphic Designfor and Illustration LEARN ptg19258348 Adobe Illustrator CC for Graphic Design and Illustration Adobe Certified Associate Exam Preparation Dena Wilson and Peter Lourekas with Rob Schwartz From the Library of Gerard Raap LEARN ptg19258348 Adobe Illustrator CC for Graphic Design and Illustration Adobe Certified Associate Exam Preparation Dena Wilson and Peter Lourekas with Rob Schwartz From the Library of Gerard Raap LA E RN ADOBE IllUSTRATOR CC FOR GRAPHIC DeSIGN AND IllUSTRATION ADOBE CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE EXAM PREPARATION Dena Wilson and Peter Lourekas with Rob Schwartz Copyright © 2016 by Peachpit Press Adobe Press books are published by Peachpit, a division of Pearson Education. For the latest on Adobe Press books and videos, go to www.adobepress.com. To report errors, please send a note to [email protected] Adobe Press Editor: Victor Gavenda Senior Editor, Video: Karyn Johnson Development Editors (book and video): Bob Lindstrom, Stephen Nathans-Kelly Technical Reviewer: Chad Chelius Copyeditor: Kelly Anton Senior Production Editors: Becky Winter, Tracey Croom Compositor: Kim Scott, Bumpy Design Proofreader: Liz Welch Indexer: Rebecca Plunkett Cover & Interior Design: Mimi Heft Cover Illustration: Sylverarts, Fotolia.com NOTICE OF RIGHTS All rights reserved. No part of this book with video training may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The images and media files provided for download are copyrighted ptg19258348 by the authors and Peachpit. You have the non-exclusive right to use these programs and files. You may use them on one computer at a time. Adobe product screenshots reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated. For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact [email protected]. NOTICE OF LIABILITY The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every pre- caution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the authors nor Peachpit shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software and hard- ware products described in it. TRADEMarKS Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Certified Associate, Illustrator, and Photoshop, InDesign, Stock, and Bridge are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and /or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and Peachpit was aware of a trademark claim, the designations appear as requested by the owner of the trademark. All other product names and services identified throughout this book are used in editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies with no intention of infringement of the trademark. No such use, or the use of any trade name, is intended to convey endorsement or other affiliation with this book. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-439778-8 ISBN-10: 0-13-439778-9 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound in the United States of America From the Library of Gerard Raap I dedicate this book to my family and close friends. I simply could not have done this without the support, love, and patience from each one of you! —Dena Wilson To Elaine Weinmann, my wife and also my digital graphics co-author for many years, whose designer’s eye and writer’s craftsmanship have inspired me to always go further. —Peter Lourekas ptg19258348 From the Library of Gerard Raap Acknowledgments I would like to thank the following people for their contributions to this project: Rob Schwartz, a friend and colleague for life! Thank you for having enough faith in me to get me involved! Peter Lourekas, who has been invaluable as a resource, sounding board, and encour- ager extraordinaire! Thank you! My past and present graphics students who asked me to teach them “everything” and made me push myself even harder! And also to Victor Gavenda, Stephen Nathans-Kelly, and the editing crew who kept me on track and running smoothly! Many thanks! —Dena Wilson My sincere thanks go to all the members of the Editorial and Production teams who helped to turn my words into a book: Victor Gavenda, Adobe Press Editor; Bob Lindstrom and Stephen Nathans-Kelly, development editors; Chad Chelius, techni- ptg19258348 cal reviewer; Kelly Anton, copyeditor; Liz Welch, proofreader; Tracey Croom, Senior Production Editor; Kim Scott of Bumpy Design, compositor; and Mimi Heft, cover and interior design. Thanks also to Matt Niemitz and Remy Mansfield of Adobe Education Programs for help with this project. I would like to include a special thank-you to my co-author Dena Wilson for producing artful and inspiring visual projects—along with their accompanying graphics—that made the writing assignment fun and enjoyable. —Peter Lourekas iv Learn Adobe Illustrator CC for Graphic Design and Illustration From the Library of Gerard Raap About the Authors Dena Wilson (video author) is a graphic artist and dedicated educator. She is an avid Adobe Illustrator user and has taught graphic design for over 12 years at both the high school and collegiate level. Dena’s expertise is in the delivery of hands-on, skill-based instruction both online and in the classroom. Her high school students enjoy a passing rate above 80 percent on the Adobe ACA certification exam. She was on the original team of writers for the ACA exam for Adobe Photoshop and served as an Adobe Educa- tion Leader for many years. Dena is an Adobe Certified Associate in Illustrator and Photoshop. As an expert author, Peter Lourekas (primary book author) knows the power of visual learning. For two decades, he has been a co-author (with Elaine Wein- mann) of the best-selling Visual QuickStart guides to Photoshop and Illustra- tor—the top choice in college classrooms and the go-to reference for design professionals. These guides have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. ptg19258348 Peter has co-authored the Photoshop and Illustrator courseware for the MyGraphicsLab digital learning product series published by Pearson Education and has taught at Cooper Union School of Art, the New School, and Parsons School of Design. Rob Schwartz (author of book chapters 18 and 19) is an award-winning teacher (currently at Sheridan Technical College in Hollywood, FL) with over 15 years’ experience in technical education. Rob holds several Adobe Certified Associate certifications, and is also an Adobe Certified Instructor. As an Adobe Education Leader Rob won the prestigious Impact Award from Adobe, and in 2010 Rob was the first winner of the Certiport Adobe Certified Associate World Championship. Find out more about Rob at his online curriculum website at brainbuffet.com. About the Authors v From the Library of Gerard Raap Contents 7 Complexity via Combination and Effects 71 Reshape via Transformation 71 Getting Started viii Combine via Pathfinder Options 73 Apply Effects to an Object 77 1 Introduction to Adobe Illustrator CC 3 8 Hand-drawn Look Applied Illustrator CC Interface 3 to Shapes 81 Using the Main Interface Elements 4 Create Spirals 81 Panels 7 Distortion Tools 82 Workspaces 11 Variable Line Widths 83 Group Objects 86 2 Working with Documents 15 Selection Commands 87 Create a Document 15 Scale Options for Strokes 89 Artboards 17 Save a Document 20 9 Live Paint 91 Navigating the Illustrator Interface 21 Create a Live Paint Group 91 Use Gap Options in a Live Paint Group 92 3 Creating Basic Shapes 27 Live Paint Bucket Tool 93 Basic Geometric Shapes 27 Add New Paths to a Live Paint Group 94 ptg19258348 Reshape a Corner 31 Apply Color to Edges 96 Move a Corner 34 Expand or Release a Live Paint Group 97 4 Fill, Stroke, and Color 37 10 Cut Objects and Apply Working with Fill and Stroke 37 Gradients 99 Recolor Artwork 42 Draw Shapes by Cutting 99 Arrange Basic Objects to Create a Robot 45 Create Compound Paths 100 Add Gradient Fills 101 5 Reshaping Objects 47 Create a Custom Gradient 103 A Primer on Paths and Selection 47 Save a Custom Gradient as a Swatch 105 Draw a Face via Reshape and Transform 49 Edit a Gradient via On-Object Draw a Second Face for an Advanced Controls 106 Reshape 51 Layers Panel (First Look) 57 11 Creating Blends 111 Blend Two Objects 112 6 Create a Logo 61 Specify Blend Options 112 Precise Alignment of Objects 61 Edit a Blend 113 Use the Shape Builder Tool 65 Release a Blend 114 Stack an Object Behind 68 Create Shading Using Blends 116 vi Learn Adobe Illustrator CC for Graphic Design and Illustration From the Library of Gerard Raap 12 Symbols 121 16 Advanced Drawing 173 Open Symbol Libraries 122 Place Bitmap Images as Embedded Place a Single Symbol 122 Objects 173 Place a Set of Symbols 123 Place Bitmap Images as Links 174 Replace a Symbol 125 Manage Linked Images 175 Create a Symbol 126 Create a Clipping Mask 176 Edit a Symbol 126 Use Image Trace 178 Symbolism Tools 127 Expand a Tracing 179 Symbolism Tool Specifics 129 Fit an Object into a 3D and Perspective Unlink or Expand Instances 133 Drawing 179 Save a Custom Symbol Library 133 Use Perspective Grid Feature 181 13 Pen and Pencil Tools 135 17 Output 185 Draw with the Pen Tool 135 Prepare Artwork for Print Output 186 Convert Points 139 Print Dialog Box Settings