Unlock Adobe Illustrator's Secret Potential: 10 Hidden Features to Boost Your Design Game
Adobe Illustrator is a powerful design tool, but are you using it to its full potential? Dig deeper and discover these 10 hidden features to elevate your design skills:
1. Perspective Drawing: Create immersive perspectives with this lesser-known tool (Ctrl+Shift+P).
2. Custom Glyphs: Design unique typography with Illustrator's glyph creation feature.
3. Variable Fonts: Experiment with font variations for dynamic designs.
4. SVG Fonts: Use SVG fonts for web-friendly, scalable typography.
5. Gradient Mesh: Add depth with gradient meshes (Ctrl+Shift+M).
6. Envelope Distortion: Warp objects with this powerful distortion tool (Ctrl+Shift+E).
7. Transparency Knocker-Out: Create knockout text with ease (Ctrl+Shift+K).
8. Shape Builder Tool: Combine shapes with precision (Ctrl+Shift+B).
9. Recolor Artwork: Quickly recolor designs with this underutilized feature.
10. Plugin Development: Extend Illustrator's capabilities with custom plugins.
Unlock these hidden gems and take your designs to the next level!
References:
- Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
- Illustrator Training Channel
- Designmodo - "Adobe Illustrator Hidden Features"
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