Every Adobe Illustrator tool in under 20 minutes: The selection tool: the most fundamental Illustrator
tool and the one you’ll spend the most time with. Shortcut is the letter V. Used to make selections
of entire objects, groups and clipping masks, either by clicking or dragging. This tool is also used to move, scale, rotate
and round corners. The direct selection tool: shortcut is the
letter A. Used to select and move individual paths, anchor points and handles. It also selects individual objects inside
groups or clipping masks, if they have a fill you can click on. Rounding corners is also possible. The group selection tool: no default shortcut. Used to select objects inside a group without
having to ungroup them. The magic wand tool: shortcut is the letter
Y. Used to select objects with similar properties,
such as color and stroke. It selects any object on your document, including
ones in groups and clipping masks. Options for the magic wand can be changed
in the magic wand panel. The lasso tool: shortcut is the letter Q.
It selects any anchor points inside the path drawn, including from objects in groups and
clipping masks. The pen tool: shortcut is the letter P. Used
to draw paths. Each click adds a new anchor point to the
path, and dragging the mouse before releasing the click will add handles for curvature. Clicking back on the first anchor will close
the path. The add anchor point tool: shortcut is the
plus symbol. It adds a new anchor point to a path. The delete anchor point tool: shortcut is
the minus symbol. It removes an anchor point from a path. Bonus tip: if you hold the shift key while
removing the anchor point, the path will be recalculated to stay the same. The anchor point tool: shortcut is shift C.
Used to add, remove or edit handles on an anchor point. Clicking on a curved anchor point removes
the handles, and clicking and dragging adds them back. Dragging a handle with this tool will move
it independently of the other one. The curvature tool: shortcut is shift tilde. It is similar to the pen tool, but automatically
creates curved paths. The type tool: shortcut is the letter T. Click
anywhere to add text. Clicking and dragging will create a textbox. Click on top of already existing text to edit
it. The area type tool: no default shortcut. Click on a path to create text inside it. The type on a path tool: no default shortcut. Click on a path to create text that follows
the path. The vertical type tool: no default shortcut. Click anywhere to create vertical text. The vertical area type tool: no default shortcut. Click on a path to create vertical text inside
it. The vertical type on a path tool: no default
shortcut. Click on a path to create a vertical text
that follows the path. The touch type tool: shortcut is shift T.
Works similar to the selection tool, but with individual characters on a text. Click on a character to bring up the bounding
box and then, you can scale, move and rotate it. The line segment tool: shortcut is the backslash. Click and drag to create a line. The arc tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create an arc. The spiral tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create a spiral. Use the up and down arrow keys to change the
number of cycles of the spiral. The rectangular grid tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create a rectangular grid. Use the arrow keys to change the number of
columns and lines. The polar grid tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create a polar grid. Use the arrow keys to change the number of
subdivisions. The rectangle tool: shortcut is the letter
M. Click and drag to create a rectangle. Holding shift will create a perfect square. The rounded rectangle tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create a rounded rectangle. Holding shift will create a perfect square. Use the up or down arrow keys to change the
roundness. The ellipse tool: shortcut is the letter L.
Click and drag to create an ellipse. Holding shift will create a perfect circle. The polygon tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create a polygon with all
sides the same size. Use the up or down arrow keys to change the
number of sides. The star tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create a star. Use the up or down arrow keys to change the
number of points. Hold cmd or ctrl while dragging to change
the size of the arms. The flare tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to create the light rays and
the halo, then click on the desired direction to add the light rings. The objects created already have blending
modes selected, so you can just place the flare on top of an image or an illustration. The paintbrush tool: shortcut is the letter
B. Click and drag to create a smooth path, more like a hand drawn style. Holding alt after you start dragging the mouse
will create a closed path. Press the square bracket keys to change the
brush size. The blob brush tool: shortcut is shift B.
Click and drag to create a filled, compound path. New paths will merge with existing ones of
the same appearance if they touch each other. Press the square bracket keys to change the
brush size. The shaper tool: shortcut is shift N. Click
and drag to draw a rough approximation of the shape you desire, and Illustrator will
automatically turn it into a crisp geometric shape. Works for straight lines, rectangles, ellipses
and polygons. The pencil tool: shortcut is the letter N.
Works very similarly to the paintbrush tool. Click and drag to create smooth paths. Dragging the mouse close to where you started
will close the path. The smooth tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag over a selected path to make
it smoother. It is also a nice way to reduce the number
of anchor points. The path eraser tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag over a selected path to erase
parts of it. This tool is terrible to use. The join tool: no default shortcut. Select two open paths, then click and drag
to join them. The eraser tool: shortcut is shift E. Click
and drag on top of a selected object to erase parts of it. Press the square bracket keys to change the
eraser size. The scissors tool: shortcut is the letter
C. Click on a path to split it at that specific point. The knife tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag over an object to cut it. The rotate tool: shortcut is the letter R.
Click and drag to rotate the selected object. Clicking anywhere in the artboard will change
the reference point of the rotation. Holding shift will lock the rotation in increments
of 45 degrees. The reflect tool: shortcut is the letter O.
Click and drag to reflect the selected object. This tool can be quite confusing, the easiest
way to use it is to hold shift and drag observing the reference point. The scale tool: shortcut is the letter S.
Click and drag to scale the selected object. Holding shift will lock the scale horizontally,
vertically or proportionally, depending on the direction you drag. Clicking anywhere in your artboard will change
the reference point. The shear tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to skew the selected object. Clicking anywhere in the artboard will change
the reference point and holding shift will lock the tool on the horizontal or vertical
axis. The reshape tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag on a path to reshape it. This tool is clunky and can add lots of anchor
points. There are better ways to reshape paths. The width tool: shortcut is shift W. Click
and drag on a stroke do change its width in that specific point. The width tool adds these handles, which you
can move and edit whenever you want. The warp tool: shortcut is shift R. Click
and drag to deform a path in the direction you drag. The twirl tool: no default shortcut. Click and hold to twirl the object around
the center of the brush. The pucker tool: no default shortcut. Click and hold to deform the path towards
the center of the brush. The bloat tool: no default shortcut. Click and hold to deform the path towards
the outside of the brush. It’s the opposite of the pucker tool. The scallop tool: no default shortcut. Click and hold to scallop the path towards
the center of the brush. The crystalize tool: no default shortcut. Click and hold to deform the object towards
the outside of the brush, creating spikes. It’s the opposite of the scallop tool. The wrinkle tool: no default shortcut. Click and hold to wrinkle the path by deforming
it in a random way. The free transform tool: shortcut is the letter
E. Selecting this tool with an object selected brings up a menu with 3 different options
- free transform, perspective distort and free distort. With this tool you can scale, rotate, shear
and add perspective to any object. The puppet warp tool: no default shortcut. Select this tool with an object selected to
bring up a mesh used to distort the object. The mesh has control points which can be dragged
and rotated. They can also be deleted by selecting them
and pressing the delete key, or added by clicking on the mesh. This tool does not add anchor points, so it
is limited to distorting only using the already existing anchors. The shape builder tool: shortcut is shift
N. Click and drag through multiple paths to unite them in a single shape. Hold alt and drag to delete paths. This tool works similarly to the Pathfinder. The live paint bucket tool: shortcut is the
letter M. Select multiple objects and click using the live paint bucket to create a live
paint group. After that, you can click on any enclosed
path to paint it with the selected color. You can also select a color palette on the
swatches panel and switch between colors using the left and right arrow keys. The live paint selection tool: shortcut is
shift L. Used to select fills and strokes inside a live paint group. Each individual click will select either the
fill, or the stroke, and not both, like a normal selection. Hold shift the select more than one stroke
or fill. The perspective grid tool: shortcut is shift
P. Selecting this tool brings up the perspective grid in the artboard. The grid angles can be adjusted with the multiple
control points in the grid. While the grid is active in the artboard,
objects will be created within a specific side of the perspective. The side can be changed in the icon that stays
in the corner of the screen while the grid is active, or using the shortcuts - numbers
1, 2, 3 and 4. To close the grid, select the perspective
grid tool and click the X on the icon. You can also change the number of points of
the perspective in the perspective grid menu. The perspective selection tool: shortcut is
shift V. Allows you to move objects inside the perspective. Moving objects with this tool will automatically
scale and distort them to stay in perspective. While moving an object you can also use the
shortcuts 1, 2 or 3 to change the perspective side. The mesh tool: shortcut is the letter U. Click
on a selected object to create a color mesh. Each click adds a new point to the mesh, which
can be painted a different color. The gradient tool: shortcut is the letter
G. Click and drag on an object that is painted with a gradient to adjust the angle and position
of the gradient, as well as the position of colors and transitions. The eyedropper tool: shortcut is the letter
I. With an object selected, select the eyedropper and click on another object to copy its colors. If you hold the shift key, only the stroke
or fill color will be applied, depending on where you click. The eyedropper also copies transparencies,
and text properties. The measure tool: no default shortcut. Click and drag to measure a distance in the
artboard. The info panel will be opened. The panel shows the position of the start
point, the width and height distances, the distance in a straight line and the angle
of the measurement. The blend tool: shortcut is the letter W.
Click on two or more objects to blend the shape and color between them. Objects are grouped after the blend is created,
but can still be selected by using the direct selection tool or the group selection tool. The symbol sprayer tool: shortcut is shift
S. Select a symbol in the symbols panel and spray the artboard to create multiple instances
of that symbol. To create a new symbol, simply drag the desired
vector inside the symbols panel. All the instances of the symbol will be grouped
in what’s called a Symbol Set. The symbol shifter tool: no default shortcut. With a Symbol Set selected, click and drag
to shift the symbols inside the group. The symbol scruncher tool: no default shortcut. With a Symbol Set selected, click and hold
on a symbol to bring the other symbols close to it. To bring them far apart, hold the alt key
before clicking. The symbol sizer tool: no default shortcut. With a Symbol Set selected, click to scale
up the symbols inside the brush area. The closer a symbol is to the center of the
brush, the more it’ll scale up. Holding alt while clicking makes the symbols
scale down. The symbol spinner tool: no default shortcut. With a Symbol Set selected, click and drag
close to the center of a symbol to spin it. The symbol stainer tool: no default shortcut. With a Symbol Set and a color selected, click
on the symbols to paint them with the selected color. Proximity to the center of the brush and how
long you hold the click affects how much they’ll be painted. The symbol screener tool: no default shortcut. With a Symbol Set selected, click on the symbols
to make them transparent. Proximity to the center of the brush and how
long you hold the click affects how transparent they’ll be. The symbol styler tool: no default shortcut. With a Symbol Set and a graphic style selected,
click on the symbols to apply the style on them. Proximity to the center of the brush and how
long you hold the click affects how strong the style will be applied. The graph tools: all the graph tools work
the same way, so I’m going to explain them all together. Shortcut for the first graph tool, the column
graph tool, is letter J. Click and drag anywhere in the artboard to create a graph with the
desired size. A spreadsheet will appear where you can input
the data that will be shown in the graph. You can also import data externally. The artboard tool: shortcut is shift O. Allows
you to create, move, copy and edit artboards in your document. The slice tool: shortcut is shift K. Click
and drag on the artboard to create a rectangular slice. The artboard will be split into several chunks,
which you can export separately using the Save for Web menu option. The slice selection tool: no default shortcut. Allows you to select, move and resize slices. The hand tool: shortcut is the letter H. Click
and drag to move across the artboard. You can also access the hand tool in a quicker
way by either holding space then clicking and dragging, or clicking and dragging using
the mouse wheel. In both ways, you’ll return to the previously
used tool once you release the mouse click. The rotate view tool: shortcut is shift H.
Click and drag to rotate the view in Illustrator. Holding shift will lock the rotation in increments
of 15 degrees. The print tiling tool: no default shortcut. Selecting this tool automatically turns on
the visibility of printing tiles. By default, you will only have one tile in
your artboard. To actually tile your document for printing,
you have to open the Print menu and on the Scaling drop down menu select “Tile full
pages” or “Tile imageable areas”. This will tile your document in the selected
media size. Hit done. Now you will have multiple tiles, which you
can reposition using the print tiling tool. The zoom tool: shortcut is the letter Z. Click to zoom in. Hold alt and click to zoom out. Clicking and dragging sideways smoothly zooms
in and out. And those were all 87 Adobe Illustrator tools. Many tools explained in this video have other
features and functionalities besides the ones shown but it would be impossible to explain
everything in a single video. Also, virtually every tool will change its
behavior when you hold shift, alt or ctrl/cmd keys, so experiment with all of them. A lot of tools will also open up customization
menus when you hit the enter key with the tool selected, so experiment with that as
well. This is the end of this video. I hope you learned something new. Thank you for watching and have a great day. Bye!