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Illustrator 2019 learning resources

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019

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Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 keyboard shortcuts

• A PDF of Illustrator CC 2019 frequently-used keyboard shortcuts. This listing of shortcuts is for most common operations being performed on a drawing. By employing a couple of dozen shortcuts, you can enjoy much faster productivity. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 keyboard shortcuts

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 tools, shortcuts, and modifier keys

• A PDF detailing all Illustrator CC 2019 tools, and shortcuts, and modifier keys. This is a two-page listing of the 99 tools and their various modifier keys. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 tools modifiers

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 tools and shortcuts

• A PDF detailing all Illustrator CC 2019 tools, and shortcuts. This is a one-page listing of the 99 tools in the tool panel. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 tools panel

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 shape tools guide

• Illustrator CC 2019 shape tools guide. Learn all eleven shape drawing tools and also learn about their modifier keys such as Cmd/Ctrl, Opt/Alt, Shift and Spacebar. You can drag to make a shape, or you can click the artboard to define a shape by means of a dialog box. You can draw a lot of things without the Bezier pen tool! Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 shape tools

Mike's 2-Handed Vector Pen Tool Technique 2019

• A PDF that explains the (Pierre Bezier) vector-drawing Pen tool technique in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop. Drawing with the Pen tool takes practice. The Pen tool is nearly-but-not-quite identical in these three applications. This guide illustrates how to draw changing among the three tools: the Pen tool for making anchor points, the Direct Selection tool for moving anchor points, and the Anchor Point tool for converting between straight and curved segments. By learning to hold the Cmd/Ctrl key to invoke the Direct Selection tool and holding the Opt/Alt key to invoke the Anchor Point tool, you can begin to draw vector shapes more efficiently and productively. All the numerous icons are defined for all the ways the Pen tool operates. In addition, this guide shows the Path Segment Reshape Function as well as the corner-rounding widget, both of which are related to vector drawing. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Mikes Two Handed Pen Tool Technique

Mike's Pen Tool Practice Guide

• You can draw a lot of things with the Bezier pen tool! Open this practice file in Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 or newer and you can try 21 example artboards that teach you how to use the Pen Tool. What you master in Illustrator will also apply to the Pen Tool in InDesign and Photoshop. Mac and Windows compatible. This Adobe Illustrator file is zip-compressed and must be unzipped on your computer in order to open the file in Illustrator CC. $9.99

 

Mike's Pen Tool Practice for Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 a complete tour of preferences

• Illustrator CC 2019: a complete tour of preferences 8 pages with screenshots showing all program preferences as well as how to change global typesetting defaults and how to reset preferences for troubleshooting. Learn where to adjust the size of anchor points onscreen in order to make editing vector drawings an easier experience. See where to adjust Illustrator for performance, and where it should scratch to an external hard drive. See which tools can be double-clicked to expose even more settings. Preferences are not only under the Illustrator/Edit menu, but are scattered in hard-to-find locations throughout Illustrator. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $9.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 tour preferences

Adobe Bridge CC 2019 keyboard shortcuts

• A PDF of Adobe Bridge CC 2019 frequently-used keyboard shortcuts. Learn to drive repetitive tasks in Adobe Bridge/Photoshop even faster with a couple of dozen keyboard shortcuts. From batch renaming to Slideshow mode to Review mode to the Output module workspace, there is a lot of possiblities for the productivity of keyboard shortcuts. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Bridge CC 2019 keyboard shortcuts

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 keyboard shortcuts poster

• A 14 x 20 poster of Illustrator CC 2019 keyboard shortcuts for both Mac and Windows. Note: This high-resolution PDF is suitable for printing as well as digital printing. This document contains both a macOS and Windows 10 version. The physical page size of this 2-page document is 14.33 x 20.5 inches. $9.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 shortcut poster Mac

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 Swatch Libraries

• A PDF preview guide of Illustrator CC 2019 Swatch Panel Libraries of Colors and Patterns. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 swatches

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 Brush Libraries

• A PDF of Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 Brushes Guide, showing previews of all the 25 brush libraries. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 brushes guide

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 Symbols Libraries

• A PDF for browsing Illustrator CC 2019 symbols from all the symbols libraries. Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 symbols

Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 Graphic Styles Libraries

• A PDF for browsing Illustrator CC 2019 graphic styles from the Graphic Styles libraries (except for the Additive graphic styles). Mac and Windows. Page size is 8.5" x 11". $4.99

 

Illustrator CC 2019 graphic styles

Pica Ruler

• A printable PDF twelve-inch-long ruler with Picas on one side and inches on the other. When you print it from Acrobat, take care not to print it with the automatic Fit turned on. Also, most printing devices may vary in their accuracy, so scaling it up or down slightly may be necessary.

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Pica Inch Ruler 2019

Mike's Custom Illustrator Tool Panel

• A zipped-up Illustrator Custom Tool Panel for Illustrator CC 2019 for installing a custom tool panel with almost all the tools showing.

To install: download the zip file and then unzip/extract the one file (named Tools Panel Presets) from the zip package. Copy and paste or move this file into the following Illustrator CC folder:

Mac OS: UserName  Library Preferences Adobe Illustrator 23 Settings en_US  Tools

Windows: Users UserName AppData Roaming Adobe Adobe Illustrator 23 Settings en_US x64  Tools

Once the file is copied into the en_US  Tools folder, restart Illustrator CC 2019 and click on Window > Tools > Mikes Custom Illustrator Tool Panel.

You can dock this tool panel and you can you change it from one to two columns and you can edit it, too, by clicking the button on the bottom that shows three dots. Some of the rarer tools remain grouped together, but most are showing. Enjoy!

Mikes Custom Illustrator Tool Panel 2019

Illustrator Wireframe Globe JavaScript

• A zipped-up file for Illustrator for making a wireframe globe shape

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Illustrator javascript wireframe globe icon

Real Lorem Ipsum English-language placeholder text

• A placeholder textfile to replace the default Illustrator CC 2019 (and earlier) Lorum Ipsum text. Download and unzip and place this "placeholder.txt" file into the main Adobe Illustrator application/program folder. This causes an English language translation of Cicero's de Finibus text to flow into your layout instead of the default Lorem Ipsum Latin text when you choose to Fill with Placeholder text. (You then have to restart Illustrator CC 2019, for it to begin working.) Pictured is Roman Senator Cicero, the origin of Lorem Ipsum sample Latin text. Also included is a version saved in .docx and .rtf, in case you would like to read it.

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Roman Senator Cicero

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