Lesson 3: Working with Color, Text and Layers Once this lesson has been completed, you will have mastered numerous techniques that can be used within Illustrator CC to add life to an otherwise empty image. Once you have drawn the objects, you will learn to edit them by changing the shape of the objects, changing their fill and the stroke, and using the transform tools to rotate, skew, sheer and otherwise distort the objects. Additionally in this lesson, you will learn to confidently use the Pen tool to create freeform objects. You will draw rectangular and elliptical shapes as well as polygons and stars. In this lesson, you will learn to work with some of the drawing tools Illustrator CC has to offer. Lesson 2: Creating and Transforming Shapes Lastly, you will explore the various ways you can select objects, use the align and distribute tools and group and lock objects.

Additionally, you will spend some time getting comfortable with the Illustrator workspace and customizing it to meet your needs. You will also look at the differences between bitmap and vector graphics and why one might be preferable over the other. In this lesson, you will get comfortable with the Illustrator environment and look at some of the basic tools being used throughout the course.

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