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Advanced Vector Design Techniques in Adobe Illustrator - Creative Basics 201

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This course develops intermediate Adobe Illustrator skills through detailed work with Pathfinder operations and the Shape Builder tool. It also covers compound paths, type, offset paths, clipping masks, and shortcut techniques while answering learner questions.

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Cropcon designers and intros
Pathfinder Tips and Tricks
Compound paths
Pathfinder - Intersect option
Pathfinder - Exclude option
Shape Builder Tool function comparison w/ Pathfinder
Pathfinder - Divide option
Pathfinder - Trim options
Pathfinder - Merge option - removing redundant points
Pathfinder - Crop option
Pathfinder - Outline option?
Pathfinder - Minus Back option, Punch Out without Outlines
Pathfinder - Punch Out and Repeat shortcut
Shape Builder tool better than Pathfinder
Working with type and the Shape Builder tool
Offset Path - Inline type - alt/option group selection
Answering questions from Discord
Overlapping shapes and clipping masks

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Adobe Creative Cloud

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