20 Must-Know Adobe Illustrator Tips

These 20 pro-level Adobe Illustrator tips and tricks will help you illustrate more efficiently! Whether you’re creating illustrations for a graphic design project or for animation, these Illustrator secrets will help. 💡 Check out my free YouTube course to learn Adobe Illustrator: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfHurvYEHhXrIYXEZmzGhCVHk47u1ybC ⬇️ Download a cheat sheet of Illustrator keyboard shortcuts: https://animationexplained.gumroad.com/l/AiKeyboardShortcuts In this video: 0:02 - Scale Artwork with Artboard 0:24 - Create Artboard Sized for Artwork 0:42 - Split Artboards into Separate Files 1:14 - Arrange Artboards 1:37 - View Trimmed Preview 1:50 - Multiple Views of Artwork 2:19 - Rotate Artboard 2:41 - Add Gradient to Text 2:58 - Find What Font is Used (Retype Tool) 3:18 - Type on Path Tip 4:03 - Extend Lines at the Same Angle 4:30 - Global Edit 4:54 - Expand Lines into Shapes 6:03 - Make Any Object into a Guide 6:15 - Create a Dotted Line 6:39 - Increase or Decrease Numbers in Value Fields 6:55 - Have Illustrator Do the Math 7:13 - Copy Appearance 7:34 - Exit Isolation Mode 7:45 - Keyboard Shortcuts - Download the cheat sheet: https://animationexplained.gumroad.com/l/AiKeyboardShortcuts ➡️ Learn and practice techniques for illustrating without the need for drawing skills in my class, Illustrate with Shapes: Design Vector Graphics in Adobe Illustrator: https://www.meganfriesth.com/class/illustratewithshapes ➡️ Access all my classes with a 30-day free trial of Skillshare here: https://www.skillshare.com/animationexplained My website: https://www.animationexplained.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/