Illustrator CC 2018 New Features

Explore the latest features in Illustrator CC 2018. Learn how to leverage these new features in your illustration and design workflows.

Illustrator is undergoing another transformation as part of Creative Cloud 2018. In this course, discover the new features offered in Illustrator CC 2018, and how they may be used in your illustration and design workflows. Instructor Tony Harmer walks through these features, updating the course every time Adobe releases changes. He covers working with the new Properties panel, text and artboards enhancements, new Asset Export options, the amazing new Puppet Warp tool, and more.

Introduction

• Everything new in Illustrator CC 2018

1. A New Look for Illustrator

• The new Properties panel
• Context-based editing
• Accessing tool options

2. Text Enhancements

• Live character properties preview
• Opentype SVG font support
• OpenType variable fonts
• Using the Touch Type tool with variable fonts
• Using stylistic sets
• Adding stylistic sets to a paragraph style
• Adding text to Creative Cloud Libraries

3. Asset Export

• Exporting multiple assets
• Exporting single assets
• Using subfolders

4. Illustrator Puppet Warp

• The new Puppet Warp tool
• Adding pins and warping artwork
• Puppet Warp tips

5. Artboards Enhancements

• More artboards
• New artboard rows feature
• Selecting multiple artboards
• Aligning and transforming multiple artboards
• Artboard rearrangement improvements
• Moving and copying locked or hidden artwork

6. Additional New Features and Improvements

• New document
• New swatches
• Zoom to selection
• Join elements in groups
• Device support
• Opening PDF files in Illustrator
• Simplified use of Variable Data in Illustrator

Conclusion

• Wrapping up