![]() ![]() Similar to Rasterize but with more advanced properties that I will cover in another article. Personally, I find 300ppi and background transparent to be the best. Rasterize is used to compress an object or image to the correct size displayed to reduce the size of the design file. Crop ImageĬrop Image is a tool to crop an image, a normal image that you place or paste in.Īfter cropping, the image will lose its original size, the new size is exactly the same as the size displayed on your artboard. ![]() After Expand and Ungroup, I can disassemble them into 2 separate objects. Here I have a planed object consisting of a circle and a circle with 2 different colors. After Expand you use Ungroup to disassemble the objects. Expandĭecompose a multi-component object into multiple objects. ![]() Show all (Alt + Ctrl + 3): Show all hidden objects. Once hidden, it will no longer be visible on the drawing. Hide (Ctrl + 3): Hide one or more currently selected objects. Unlock All (Alt+ Ctrl+2): Unlock all locked objects. Lock (Ctrl + 2): Lock one or more currently selected objects, after locking will not be able to select or do any operations. Ungroup (Ctrl + Shift + G): Ungroups already grouped objects. Group (Ctrl + G): groups selected objects together into a separate block. Send to back (Ctrl + Shift + [): move the currently selected object to the lowest position.Send Forward (Ctrl + [): brings the selected object below the object below it.Bring Forward (Ctrl + ]): brings the currently selected object to the top of the object.Bring to Front (Ctrl + Shift + ]): brings the currently selected object to the top.Take an easy-to-understand example like you are folding clothes. ArrangeĪrrange helps to rearrange stacked objects from top to bottom. Object is a menu that summarizes tools for manipulating regular (non-text) objects. Properties of Tool Panel in Illustrator (right sidebar).Common Illustrator shortcuts and Tool Panel (left sidebar).Hold down Shift to constrain movement to 45°, 90°, 135°, or 180°. Press CAPS LOCK to change tool pointer to cross hair. (In any panel) Apply a value, but keep value highlighted in panelĭefault Fill & Stroke (white fill/black stroke) To create the new layer below selected layer To create the new layer at the top of list Toggle layer between Preview/Outline modeĪlt-drag selection square in Layers panel Release Guide (turns it into a regular path) Be sure to let go of the Spacebar while dragging so you again don't type more spaces. Let go of Control so you see the Hand tool and immediately start dragging the mouse so you don't end up typing spaces. Move mesh point along path with Mesh toolĪdd mesh point with Mesh tool without changing colorĬonstrain orientation of polygons, stars, spiralsĪdd/subtract sides, points, spiral segmentsĬreate continuous duplicates along mouse movement Transform pattern without transforming object Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. When finished drawing, hold Alt and release mouseĬonnect to an open (& selected) path with PencilĮyedropper tool from Live Paint Bucket tool Move anchor point while drawing with Pen toolĬreate closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools To cycle through tools behind column tool To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any time ![]()
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