Elf Fairy - Vector

@WolfmanArtist

@wolfmanart

www.williamwolfman.com

Properties Panel

The Properties panel in Illustrator lets you view settings and controls in the context of your current task or workflow. This panel has been designed with ease of use in mind, ensuring that you have access to the right controls when you need them.


SOURCE:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/properties-panel.html

Selection Options

There are an incredible amount of ways in selecting your objects inside illustrator. I think it is essential for everyone to wrap their heads around each one so, that they can develop a routine in knowing which one works better for a particular task at any given moment while on the job. These are the definitions for each one. For me, the save selection option is still my favorite since, it is really convenient to name selections when scenes get really complex. Unlike Photoshop, Illustrator's layers panel is sort of click-sensitive in my opinion. It's going to be a lot easier and more professional when finding alternative selection methods in order to speed up the workflow and so that clients are the given the results promptly.

Flashcards:
https://www.cram.com/flashcards/memorize/illustrator-selections-11043582


Isolation Mode

Lets you quickly isolate a layer, sublayer, path, or group of objects, from all other art in your document. When in isolation mode, all nonisolated objects in the document appear dimmed and are not selectable or editable.

Layers Panel

Lets you quickly and precisely select individual or multiple objects. You can select a single object (even if it’s in a group), all objects within a layer, and entire groups.
Selection tool

  Lets you select objects and groups by clicking or dragging over them. You can also select groups within groups and objects within groups.

Direct Selection tool

 Lets you select individual anchor points or path segments by clicking on them, or select an entire path or group by selecting any other spot on the item. You can also select one or more objects in a group of objects.note: When in outline mode, the Direct Selection tool may select imported graphics that are near the tool’s pointer. To avoid selecting unwanted graphics, lock or hide the graphics before making the selection.

Group Selection tool

 Lets you select an object within a group, a single group within multiple groups, or a set of groups within the artwork. Each additional click adds all objects from the next group in the hierarchy.

Perspective Selection tool

Lets you bring objects and text in perspective, switch active planes, move objects in perspective, and move objects in perpendicular direction.

Lasso tool

 Lets you select objects, anchor points, or path segments by dragging around all or part of the object.

Magic Wand tool

 Lets you select objects of the same color, stroke weight, stroke color, opacity, or blending mode by clicking the object.

Live Paint Selection tool

 Lets you select faces (areas enclosed by paths) and edges (portions of paths between intersections) of Live Paint groups.

Selection commands

(located in the Select menu) Let you quickly select or deselect all objects, and select objects based on their position relative to other objects. You can select all objects of a specific type or that share specific attributes, and save or load selections. You can also select all objects in the active artboard.

Save Selection


Allows you to save a selection of objects by naming the selection, and returning to it upon after clicking select > [name].

SOURCE:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/selecting-objects.html

Print Document Profiles

General

Set the page size and orientation, specify how many pages to print, scale the artwork, specify tiling options and choose which layers to print.
Marks & Bleed

Select printer’s marks and create a bleed.
Output

Create color separations.
Graphics

Set printing options for paths, fonts, PostScript files, gradients, meshes, and blends.
Color Management

Select a color profile and rendering intent for printing.
Advanced

Control the flattening (or possible rasterization) of vector artwork during printing.
Summary

View and save a summary of print settings.

A high line-screen ruling uses small dots; a low screen ruling uses large dots. The most important factor in choosing a line-screen ruling is the type of printing press your job uses. Ask your print shop how fine a line screen its press can hold, and make your choices accordingly.


SOURCE:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-documents-printing.html

9-slice scaling

https://creativepro.com/understanding-illustrator-s-9-slice-scaling/

essential for web graphics
9-slice scaling is useful only when applied to symbols that will be viewed with the Flash Player (as SWF).
Since it’s an effect applied in the Flash Player, you won’t be able to preview the result of a 9-slice scale unless you’re viewing your art in the Flash Player.


1. f8 - define a symbol
2. Enable Guides for 9-slice scaling. The symbol must be defined as a Movie Clip (Figure 1).

 you can preview the proper 9-slice scale result by checking Enable Live Preview from the Control menu.




4 guides create 9 different regions on the screen

middle - both horizontally and vertically

upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right are all areas that do not scale at all.

SOURCE:
https://creativepro.com/understanding-illustrator-s-9-slice-scaling/

Blend - Color Spectrum

Blend Tool - Color Spectrum

Select two colors distant from each other.

go to "Blend" and then, select Blend Options to customize the distance of squares.