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2 Free Transform q Change by using rotate, scale, skew, distort, or perspec&ve in one con&nuous opera&on. Instead of choosing different commands, you simply hold down a key on your keyboard to switch between transforma&on types. q Rota&ng an object turns it around a fixed point that you choose. q Hold ShiL while resizing to keep the propor&ons or use Scale instead.

3 Shear q Shearing objects will slant or skew the object. This is great for cas&ng shadows.

4 Common Graphic Editing Terms q Selec&on Surrounding specific part(s) of a graphic to make individual adjustments. q Feathering/Blending Smoothing or blurring the edges of an image to help transi&on into the background or into another image.

5 Selection Tools q Allows you to choose a specific part of the image. There are several selec&on tools each work in a different way. Marquee Lasso Quick Selec&on Tool Magic Wand

6 Marquee Selection q Selects in the shape specified. The marquee shows the following op&ons: q Rectangle q Ellip&cal q Single Row q Single Column

q Polygonal Lasso The polygonal lasso is best for straight-edged segments of a selec&on border.

7 Lasso Selection q Three versions of lasso selec&on tool all enable a free-hand draw around image to be selected. q Lasso Lasso tool is great for drawing freeform segments of a selec&on border. q Polygonal Lasso The polygonal lasso is best for straight-edged segments of a selec&on border. q Magne&c Lasso The magne&c lasso tool snaps to the edges of defined areas (color) in the image.

8 Other Selection Tools q Quick Selec&on Use the quick selec&on tool to quickly paint a selec&on using a round brush &p. q Magic Wand The magic wand will allow you to make selec&ons by color, pa_ern and stroke weight.

q Content Aware Move Select and move a part of a picture.

9 Spot Healing Brush Options q Content Aware Patch This allows you to replace unwanted parts of the image with pixels near it. q Content Aware Move Select and move a part of a picture. The image is recomposed, and the hole lel behind is filled using matching elements from the picture.

10 Straighten Tool q In the crop tool, you can straighten the image. q Choose Straighten Tool by clicking on its icon in the Op&ons Bar or press CTRL/CMD while the crop tool is ac&ve.

11 Brush Tool q Apply and draw with brushes to create ar&s&c elements. q Many op&ons in op&ons bar for brushes. q Art History Brush allows you to use stylized strokes from a previous ac&on.

12 Panels in Illustrator Workspace q Workspace is same as PhotoShop with a few new tools and panels. q Op&ons Bar q Document Panel q Tools Panel q History Panel q Color Panel q Layers Panel

13 Tools Panel q Tools grouped and hidden similar to PhotoShop. q Note new Illustrator tools.

14 Pathfinder Panel q Use to combine objects into new shapes. q Use the top row of bu_ons in the panel to make paths or compound paths.

15 Align Panel q Align or distribute selected objects along the axis you specify. q Can use either the object edges or anchor points as the reference point, and you can align to a selec&on, an artboard, or a key object.

16 Vector Images q Use mathema&c equa&ons and geometric elements (points, lines, and shapes) to create art. q Can be scaled infinitely, without any loss of quality or fidelity. q Watch this video: h_ps://helpx.adobe.com/ illustrator/how-to/what-isillustrator.html? set=illustrator--get-started-

17 Symbols q A symbol is an art object that you can reuse in a document. q If you create a symbol from a leaf, you can then add instances of that over and over again without actually adding the image mul&ple &mes. q Each symbol instance is linked to the symbol in the Symbols panel or to a symbols library. q Using symbols can save you &me and greatly reduce file size.

18 Pen Tool q Use the pen tool to add and delete anchor points.

19 Anchor Point q A point on a path that indicates a change of direc&on. q You can add anchor points or delete anchor points to change the shape of a path.

20 Paths q Open Path Open paths do not end. They don t connect back to the original anchor point. q Closed Path A closed path has the same beginning and ending point. It forms a complete shape than can be filled with color or text.

21 Fill and Stroke q Stroke is the outline of a shape, text or image. Weight Color Style q Fill is the inside color of a closed shape.

22 Patterns q A repea&ng pa_ern fills the image with a unique assortment of shapes and colors.

23 Image Trace q Use the Image Trace to automa&cally trace an image.

24 Area vs. Point Type q Area type fills the text in a closed path. q Use this when you want text to appear inside a shape or object. q Point type begins right where you click and does not automa&cally wrap to the next line. q Area vs. Point Type video

25 Type on a Path q The text flows along an open or closed path. Horizontally, the characters are parallel to the baseline. Ver&cally, the characters are perpendicular to the baseline.

Objec&ve % U&lize appropriate tools and methods to produce digital graphics.

Objec&ve % U&lize appropriate tools and methods to produce digital graphics. Objec&ve 102.04 20% U&lize appropriate tools and methods to produce digital graphics. Fill and Stroke q Stroke is the outline of a shape, text or image. Weight Color Style q Fill is the inside color of