Making Scientific Figures w/ Illustrator - Part 1: Introduction & Basic Tools
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Intended for absolute beginners, in this video I give an introduction Adobe Illustrator for making scientific figures. I cover:
—Setting up & customizing your workspace 0:00
—Using the pen (p) tool for 1D lines, anchor point tool (shift+c) for curves 2:45
—How to use the selection tool (v) for scaling/rotating & helpful modifiers 5:10
—Duplicating objects quickly with Alt modifier of selection tool(v) 7:40
—Direct select tool to change local properties of object 9:10
—Scaling objects precisely with Transform panel 10:35
—1D objects, editing strokes and arrowheads 11:52
—Eyedropper tool (i) for quickly duplicating the style of an object 14:00
—Curved lines using anchor point tool (shift+c) 15:04
—How AI treats paths & objects and using Outline Stroke 15:42