Lectures
Layers
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Appearance
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Brushes
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Files for Use in Class
Exercises
Readings from Adobe Creative Cloud Design Tools Digital Classroom
528-529 – Layers
538-541 – Appearance
For reading on Brushes, refer to the Illustrator 2 Cheat Sheet above.
Additional Tutorials and Readings
Layers – Illustrator Help
Deciphering the Layers Panel – VectorTuts
Quickly Locate Objects in Sublayers – Vectips
Appearance Attributes – Illustrator Help
Mastering the Appearance Panel – Adobe TV
Illustrator Appearance Panel – Adobe TV
A Closer Look at the Appearance Panel – VectorTuts
Create a Glowing Neon Sign with the Appearance Panel – VectorTuts
Create an Emboss Effect using the Appearance Panel – VectorTuts
Drawing with Appearances – Vectips
Brushes – Illustrator Help
Create a Painterly Effect with Bristle Brushes – Adobe TV
Using Enhanced Art and Pattern Brushes – Adobe TV