Basic Illustrator skills for making Floor Plan for short film.
00:00 - Intro - Create File for Print
01:53 - Create a Grid and Turn on Rulers - Pull down from View
02:56 - Shape tool to outline room and furniture etc.
04:20 - Selection Tools
05:55 - Stroke Properties. If you don’t see it go under Window pull down menu at top.
06:20 - Fill in room with Furniture, etc.
07:11 - Lock items so you don’t accidentally grab them. Unlocking is just as easy.
07:56 - Creating furniture.
08:28 - Group objects so they move together.
10:08 - Line tool for Door
11:11 - Little more about Text tool.
12:03 - Copy and paste windows. Option/alt drag on object to duplicate as another method.
13:29 - All relates to lighting plan. Character blocking.
14:19 - Shape Builder Tool. Combine shapes.
15:28 - Add Pracical Lights and Plug locations.
17:33 - Creating artboards.
18:16 - Won’t duplicated locked items. Unlocked them. Object - Unlock all. Then duplicate.
19:03 - Copy and paste icons. Lighting, camera and characters. Work it out in advance!