To get the full learning experience and follow along: Get the FREE PDF course index and the downloadable project folder from the course overview video here: th-cam.com/video/IBouhf4seWQ/w-d-xo.html Enjoy!
It's 2024 and this is still, by far, the most informative and understandable tutorial out there for beginners like me. Kudos to you Sir Gareth, know that your work is still invaluable even after 10 YEARS. Your videos helped a lot and WILL help others more in the future.
I am a college student and I come from a not so financially stable background. I see a lot of options to learn new things online but most of them are highly priced and the ones which are free are just not informative enough. But Gareth is a Godsent and he is going to help us all out. You live in another part of the world but oh God, how I wish I could personally come and give you a big tight hug for all this work you are doing. Currently I would not be able to donate an amount as my conditions don't allow me to but I have done one thing, I called up nearly 20 different people and asked all of them to subscribe to your channel and share the videos. Once I get into a job and I start making money I will be contributing to your noble work Gareth THANK YOU REGARDS FROM NEW DELHI, INDIA :)
HI, I'm from Cambodia, i just donated him. Maybe a cup of coffee, that would be great for him to know we actually really like and learn from his really good work.
Mate, you have literally saved me from a breakdown i swear. I have been teaching myself illustrator from scratch, and struggling. These tutorials are incredible! So straightforward, so well explained. Thank you thank you thank you!
What the actual.... man, I've been looking for thousands of udemy courses and not one has been so practical and helpful as this FREE course. You're the goat. Can't wait to watch your photoshop series. I really want to design and illustrate and don't have any money to attend any school, so you're my savior right now. I mean, I've watched many tutorials and courses but nothing kindof stayed on my head. I'm really grateful for this channel!
For the free transform in CS6 and other older versions, you need to grab the same corner as shown in the video (click the corner and hold) and then use the keyboard modifiers, Ctrl + Shift + Alt, drag the corner to get perspective transform.
Much thanks from myself as well. For anyone else reading this, just an emphasis: You have to grab the corner first (using the Free Transform tool), and THEN apply the keyboard modifiers.
At 15:25, if you're using CS6 or below, you can also use the Direct Selection Tool (A) and then move the individual anchor points to get the star like in the video!
I just wanted to thank you for making these tutorials free, not that I would't be more than happy to pay for them. This has been a great tool to get me get reaquainted with AI.
your videos are great i just wanted to say that people like you are hard find people that share their 4 year experience of learning something just for free ! thank you keep it up !
How anyone can give a 'thumbs down' to these videos needs a kick in the head. Their loss. Thanks so much for clear and concise explanations, projects provided and different versions of AI as well. Brilliant.
The people who thumbs downed this video are probably the same who charge for their tutorials lol. I mean there's nothing wrong with charging for your instruction but don't be mad if someone could do it better and for free.
I remember when this was Garethless universe. Pheeew! Thankfully, we found the way to travel back through the time and managed to find and convince young Tesla to give up on death rays and electric currents and focus on garethisation of this sad planet. It was hard but we did it... the result speaks for itself: death ray = 0 Gareth = 1! Wooo-hoooo! What a lucky universe we live in now! Excellent!
Hey Man - this is the best set of tutorials for beginners to introduce Adobe Illustrator I have ever seen - better than many paid ones - please accept my best regards
I can never thank you enough for this amazing work. Just wanna let you know we highly appreciate the insane effort put into all those amazing tutorials man.. Thanks from the deepest point of my heart.
ok people lisen here if your stuck about the free trans tool what you need to know is that you have to first grag a coner and then hold ctrl key down for it to work :D
Hi, I discovered your series through a friend and it is just so amazing! Thanks a lot for putting this out. Just wanted to point out that in the last shape of the third row that is the star modified using free transform option, to be able to make that shape we need the free distort mode and not the free transform mode.
awesome tutorials, i have seen everyone now. i have first try to work with inkscape but now i have AI CC and your tutorials are very helpful....thank you very much :)
Hi, Thank you for this tutorial setup you have provided for Illustrator Software. I am using version CS6. Here, in free transformation tool, I didn't get a pop up panel after clicking on the tool. I couldn't use perspective distort mode. Help me with this please.
Deathshuck Hi, did you try to select the object first and then click on free transform tool? I wasn't selecting the object and a cursor and a little stop sign kept appearing. Good luck.
Deathshuck I had the same problem on cs6. I solved it by selecting the object (v) then freeTransform (e), here was the trick, go to a corner till you see the doubled headed arrow, left click with mouse and the hold down ctrl. This should alter the perception. Remember click first then ctrl.
Excelent course! Thank you so much. I'm also having troble with the free transform panel, doesn't show up on my CS6 version.. :( But I did it with the direct selection tool!
@ 14:06 , Use ALT instead of CTL on windows. He mistakenly said CTL to reshape the Star’s curvature. lol I was trying the CTL and was angry when it did not work. Thank you Gareth for your tutorials!
"The quickest way I found was to select the free transform tool, click on the corner of the semi circle, start to drag it and then hold down the Ctrl button to distort the perspective as shown on the video."
My outline is not changing in CS6 (windows) when I choose Free Transform, nor is a window opening where I can choose the type of transform... I think you're missing a critical piece here for us newcomers...
+CivilianArms on the cs6 version you have to select the free transform tool or press E on the keyboard and then click "Effect" on the menu bar and from the drop down menu place your cursor on "Distort and Transform" and the select "free distort."
+CivilianArms I had the same problem. The quickest way I found was to select the free transform tool, click on the corner of the semi circle, start to drag it and then hold down the Ctrl button to distort the perspective as shown on the video.
If you can't see the free transform option due to an older version (like cs6) then for *perspective free transform* : *1* click on the shape. *2* Select the Free Transform Tool. *3* Now drag a point of the shape and don't release just hold it. *4* While holding onto the shape's point press ctrl+alt+shift for _Windows_ and For _Mac_ cmd+Option+Shift. *Distort Free Transform* : *1* click on the shape. *2* Select the Free Transform Tool. *3* Now drag a point of the shape and don't release just hold it. *4* While holding onto the shape's point press ctrl _Windows_ and For _Mac_ cmd .
I like how you used the star shape to create different shapes but I wonder if there’s a way to add randomization to the border by applying different sizes/lengths to the triangles sticking out, in order to avoid that uniform look. 12:48 Although the shape tool seems cool, all of the borders look very uniform. Isn’t there any way to automatically apply randomization to the details sticking out at the border? An example where this could be useful is if I’m creating a thought bubble for comics. I would want the border to be surrounded with half-circles. But it wouldn’t look good if the half-circles that make up the border all look the same. It would help a lot if there was some way to randomize them without me having to change each one individually. I know that raster programs often have some randomization settings that allow for a more organic look, but I don’t feel like drawing the speech bubbles by hand. I would much rather use a vector program, but I don’t know if any exists that allows users to add some randomization to the details of the border.
Distort objects with the Free Transform tool Select one or more objects. Select the Free Transform tool . Start dragging a corner handle on the bounding box (not a side handle), and then do one of the following: Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) until the selection is at the desired level of distortion. Hold down Shift+Alt+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Option+Command (Mac OS) to distort in perspective.
Thank you very much for this. I'm learning graphic design to maybe earn some money and help pay the bills. Things are looking kinda grim financially here, and this will hopefully help me a lot!
i think i messed up my star tool, when I do this 14:56, it only shows smooth and short pointed star instead of default star, and when I manually draw it, the star are upside down
Hi, I'm using CS6 version on a mac. And there are no options when you click on free transform. The ctrl+shift+alt also doesn't do it. Help? (I triend command too)
Hello, loving your videos so far keep it up! (: Question, my Free Transform doesn't do anything, it doesn't open up that new panel when i click on it. I checked and I did select the half circle and aligned it with the dotted line but like I said, it doesn't do anything at all no panel no circles when i select it.
I love the tutorials and will keep going, but in this episode, I can't find a free transform panel, and no matter what I do (have tried the Ctrl+shift+alt, etc suggestions in comments) I can't get the free transform to work in CS5.1. I can't grab a point, I can only resize or stretch. I feel I must be missing something... ETA: Not sure if this will help but it worked (somewhat) for me. Deselect the shape. Click on Direct selection tool. Hover to find anchor point or edge and grab. Press E for transform tool, and drag shape to transform.
I love your tutorials. I'm using CS5 on a mac and I do not get the transform options from the tools. I've checked preferences and other windows, but was wondering if you can help?
Hello Gareth! Thank you for your wonderful tutorials. I have a doubt though. In my Ai, when I click Free transform tool, the squares in bounded box doesnot turn to circles and the free transform widget does not appear. COuld you please help on this issue? I am using CS6 version of Ai
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To get the full learning experience and follow along:
Get the FREE PDF course index and the downloadable project folder from the course overview video here:
th-cam.com/video/IBouhf4seWQ/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy!
thank u sir
It's 2024 and this is still, by far, the most informative and understandable tutorial out there for beginners like me. Kudos to you Sir Gareth, know that your work is still invaluable even after 10 YEARS. Your videos helped a lot and WILL help others more in the future.
I feel that I am in a real classroom with a good teacher.
lowkey learn more in this vid than our online class
He's my designing guru. It's the first time ever that I am able to reach this much further in a tutorial.
I am a college student and I come from a not so financially stable background. I see a lot of options to learn new things online but most of them are highly priced and the ones which are free are just not informative enough. But Gareth is a Godsent and he is going to help us all out.
You live in another part of the world but oh God, how I wish I could personally come and give you a big tight hug for all this work you are doing. Currently I would not be able to donate an amount as my conditions don't allow me to but I have done one thing, I called up nearly 20 different people and asked all of them to subscribe to your channel and share the videos. Once I get into a job and I start making money I will be contributing to your noble work Gareth
THANK YOU
REGARDS FROM NEW DELHI, INDIA
:)
HI, I'm from Cambodia, i just donated him. Maybe a cup of coffee, that would be great for him to know we actually really like and learn from his really good work.
somebody steal David's address and send it to this man
Mate, you have literally saved me from a breakdown i swear. I have been teaching myself illustrator from scratch, and struggling. These tutorials are incredible! So straightforward, so well explained. Thank you thank you thank you!
uploaded 9 years ago yet still the best tutorial ever
What the actual.... man, I've been looking for thousands of udemy courses and not one has been so practical and helpful as this FREE course. You're the goat. Can't wait to watch your photoshop series. I really want to design and illustrate and don't have any money to attend any school, so you're my savior right now. I mean, I've watched many tutorials and courses but nothing kindof stayed on my head. I'm really grateful for this channel!
I did the photoshop series and THE course.
For the free transform in CS6 and other older versions, you need to grab the same corner as shown in the video (click the corner and hold) and then use the keyboard modifiers, Ctrl + Shift + Alt, drag the corner to get perspective transform.
+Deepak Kumar Muchos Gracias man!
Thank you! This is what I was looking for in the comments.
Mine doesn't show, what should I do?
Much thanks from myself as well. For anyone else reading this, just an emphasis: You have to grab the corner first (using the Free Transform tool), and THEN apply the keyboard modifiers.
Thank you for this. I thought I was going crazy for a second.
At 15:25, if you're using CS6 or below, you can also use the Direct Selection Tool (A) and then move the individual anchor points to get the star like in the video!
THANKS !!
Someone give this man an award.. Best teacher or something on TH-cam!
now i feel like i will understand illustrator, more professionally, you are such an awesome teacher
I just wanted to thank you for making these tutorials free, not that I would't be more than happy to pay for them. This has been a great tool to get me get reaquainted with AI.
Thanks SO much for these tutorials. I was floundering around getting nowhere until I watched these. You are a gem!
Came here because my Applied Computer Aided Design teacher was hard to understand, u are my saviour !
your videos are great i just wanted to say that people like you are hard find people that share their 4 year experience of learning something just for free ! thank you keep it up !
How anyone can give a 'thumbs down' to these videos needs a kick in the head. Their loss. Thanks so much for clear and concise explanations, projects provided and different versions of AI as well. Brilliant.
Excellent.
The people who thumbs downed this video are probably the same who charge for their tutorials lol. I mean there's nothing wrong with charging for your instruction but don't be mad if someone could do it better and for free.
The God of tutorials.
I remember when this was Garethless universe. Pheeew! Thankfully, we found the way to travel back through the time and managed to find and convince young Tesla to give up on death rays and electric currents and focus on garethisation of this sad planet. It was hard but we did it... the result speaks for itself: death ray = 0 Gareth = 1! Wooo-hoooo! What a lucky universe we live in now! Excellent!
The best teacher and the best tutorial ever! Thx so much
Anyone in 2020?? this is evergreen❤️
The best program tutorial ever .. Thank you so much
Your tutorials are so clear! I needed to learn Illustrator in one day and you helped me so much!
i am doing the same , project deadline is in 32hrs. hope i can make it
me too!!!! Gareth!
Sheesh... that's cutting it close, ey. 😂
Thank you! Even though this video is over seven years old, it has help me incredibly. You're a great teacher!
Hey Man - this is the best set of tutorials for beginners to introduce Adobe Illustrator I have ever seen - better than many paid ones - please accept my best regards
for those who use Illustrator 5 (referring to perspective disort mode) first click then hold "CTRL" now you can make a different shape.
Wretic I used this, thank you. I don't think it works as well as in the tutorial but helpful! :)
Leeanne Dignan You're welcome :)
Can't believe I'm actually learning to use illustrator, I've always wanted to! Thanks!!!
I can never thank you enough for this amazing work. Just wanna let you know we highly appreciate the insane effort put into all those amazing tutorials man..
Thanks from the deepest point of my heart.
Really clear tutorial not only for beginners!!! It is useful for me even though I have been working as a designer for few years!! Thank you!
ok people lisen here if your stuck about the free trans tool what you need to know is that you have to first grag a coner and then hold ctrl key down for it to work :D
THANK YOU!!!!
your more then welcome ill be making a few tutorial is you fancy subbing :D
I'm loving these tutorials! I've been waiting for something so easy to follow and free for ages. Thank you!
I’m loving my learning experience here. U r the best ❤️
Thanks bud. 9 years later youre still rock baby!
Hey Man!I've never seen such a beautiful tutorial. Makes 100% sense! Thanks!
Thank you for this extremely explanatory and useful series!
You're the best teacher in the wolrd
Amazing Tutorial. Learning so much so far. I like how it is very thorough but also very quick. Thank you so much. So appreciated!!
Thank You very much. This is definitely one of the best tutorial series for People who are beginners and new to Adobe Illustrator..
Sick tutorials dude, I appreciate it very much!
Thank You for every tutorial and all the time you invested!
💚
Thank you for this tutorial! I subscribed to watch all of your videos, you're the best instructor in the field.
Great tuts! Well organized and explained! Clear and concise. Good job! Thanks!
This is great im a new leaner and im loving it
U R A GREAT TEACHER.EXCELLENT EVERY LECTURE.
Really thorough. I'm on a binch right now. Thank you, kind sir.
I know I'm late but i am glad I found your videos, thank you sir.
genius explanation :)
may God bless you
Awww Lawd were starting to actually do stuff now! Awesome
you are a god send , thanks for your style of teaching
halleluja will the lord have mercy on your soul
The best tutorials....Thanl you so much sir
Hi, I discovered your series through a friend and it is just so amazing! Thanks a lot for putting this out. Just wanted to point out that in the last shape of the third row that is the star modified using free transform option, to be able to make that shape we need the free distort mode and not the free transform mode.
you have the best tutorial
I press like in every single video, thank you so muuuuch
Excellent presentation!!! Thanks a lot!
awesome tutorials, i have seen everyone now. i have first try to work with inkscape but now i have AI CC and your tutorials are very helpful....thank you very much :)
Thank you so very very much for the course !
Awesome, mate. the video was great
thanks
tysm for this u have no idea how much we actually appreciate this
Great tutorial, Thank you !
Hi, Thank you for this tutorial setup you have provided for Illustrator Software. I am using version CS6. Here, in free transformation tool, I didn't get a pop up panel after clicking on the tool. I couldn't use perspective distort mode. Help me with this please.
Great tutorial!!!
Actually, the Free Transform Panel doesn't appear for me in CS6, so I had to hold alt + ctrl + shift while dragging to make the perspective.
Deathshuck Hi, did you try to select the object first and then click on free transform tool? I wasn't selecting the object and a cursor and a little stop sign kept appearing. Good luck.
Deathshuck mine too. i had to improvise using the direct selection tool.
Deathshuck I had the same problem on cs6. I solved it by selecting the object (v) then freeTransform (e), here was the trick, go to a corner till you see the doubled headed arrow, left click with mouse and the hold down ctrl. This should alter the perception. Remember click first then ctrl.
I am not able to use the Free Transform tool in Perspective mode in CS6 :(
Help!
while in free transform tool, left click an edge THEN hold ctrl. This works for me hope it will for you.
you teachings are so clear..
i REALLY appreciate these thank you
Excelent course! Thank you so much. I'm also having troble with the free transform panel, doesn't show up on my CS6 version.. :( But I did it with the direct selection tool!
thank you very much .So easily and wonderfully shown how to make it .very much appreciate
Wow! I def needed this tutorial!! :)
@ 14:06 , Use ALT instead of CTL on windows. He mistakenly said CTL to reshape the Star’s curvature. lol I was trying the CTL and was angry when it did not work. Thank you Gareth for your tutorials!
very well organized tutorial. good work.
thank you... it has been really helpful!
So helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
distort perspective for CS5 - using transform tool, select anchor point and then press shift - option - command (mac) and drag
"The quickest way I found was to select the free transform tool, click on the corner of the semi circle, start to drag it and then hold down the Ctrl button to distort the perspective as shown on the video."
thx for your comment im using cs6 and it didnt show the dissort perspective tool..
this is command instead of shift for mac users guys
I found it easier to just use the "Direct Selection Tool" and move each anchor separately in its place : )
Finally that actually worked for me in my CS5 Version. Nothing else worked until I used the Direct Selection Tool. Thanks
thank you so much!!!
couldn't find it for the life of me and this helped!
My outline is not changing in CS6 (windows) when I choose Free Transform, nor is a window opening where I can choose the type of transform... I think you're missing a critical piece here for us newcomers...
+CivilianArms on the cs6 version you have to select the free transform tool or press E on the keyboard and then click "Effect" on the menu bar and from the drop down menu place your cursor on "Distort and Transform" and the select "free distort."
+CivilianArms I had the same problem. The quickest way I found was to select the free transform tool, click on the corner of the semi circle, start to drag it and then hold down the Ctrl button to distort the perspective as shown on the video.
+Rick Grammatica Thanks! I had the same problem :)
+Rick Grammatica Thank you. Really!
Little Transform Panel box doesn't show up though
actually you can use the Driect Selection Tool (A) to modify the shape, I think thats more practical. anyway, his video is still great :D
you are a life saver thank you
👊
hello sir,
these tutorials are so helpful to me
i dont learn much in those fkin institute
ty for such a nice work
If you can't see the free transform option due to an older version (like cs6) then for
*perspective free transform* :
*1* click on the shape.
*2* Select the Free Transform Tool.
*3* Now drag a point of the shape and don't release just hold it.
*4* While holding onto the shape's point press ctrl+alt+shift for _Windows_ and For _Mac_ cmd+Option+Shift.
*Distort Free Transform* :
*1* click on the shape.
*2* Select the Free Transform Tool.
*3* Now drag a point of the shape and don't release just hold it.
*4* While holding onto the shape's point press ctrl _Windows_ and For _Mac_ cmd
.
thanks a lot for this tip !!! i appreciate it !! it worked for me !!!
big fan
Very good tutorial
I like how you used the star shape to create different shapes but I wonder if there’s a way to add randomization to the border by applying different sizes/lengths to the triangles sticking out, in order to avoid that uniform look. 12:48
Although the shape tool seems cool, all of the borders look very uniform. Isn’t there any way to automatically apply randomization to the details sticking out at the border?
An example where this could be useful is if I’m creating a thought bubble for comics. I would want the border to be surrounded with half-circles. But it wouldn’t look good if the half-circles that make up the border all look the same. It would help a lot if there was some way to randomize them without me having to change each one individually. I know that raster programs often have some randomization settings that allow for a more organic look, but I don’t feel like drawing the speech bubbles by hand. I would much rather use a vector program, but I don’t know if any exists that allows users to add some randomization to the details of the border.
Distort objects with the Free Transform tool
Select one or more objects.
Select the Free Transform tool .
Start dragging a corner handle on the bounding box (not a side handle), and then do one of the following:
Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) until the selection is at the desired level of distortion.
Hold down Shift+Alt+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Option+Command (Mac OS) to distort in perspective.
Thank you very much for this. I'm learning graphic design to maybe earn some money and help pay the bills. Things are looking kinda grim financially here, and this will hopefully help me a lot!
I wish you the best of luck Matheus, and I hope this helps!
oh no, you good now?
i think i messed up my star tool, when I do this 14:56, it only shows smooth and short pointed star instead of default star, and when I manually draw it, the star are upside down
Hi, I'm using CS6 version on a mac. And there are no options when you click on free transform. The ctrl+shift+alt also doesn't do it. Help? (I triend command too)
very clear and helpful thanks!!!
Wow!! So details and efficient;-)
Muah !! Thank you for this tutorial , very understandable
its really helpful!!!
Hello, loving your videos so far keep it up! (:
Question, my Free Transform doesn't do anything, it doesn't open up that new panel when i click on it.
I checked and I did select the half circle and aligned it with the dotted line but like I said, it doesn't do anything at all no panel no circles when i select it.
THE BEST! Quick quesiton... how do I get Illustrator to PASTE at the cursor position as it does in the video?
at 15:28 you call it the Free Transform tool, but you actually used free distort.
Thank you so much for pointing this out, I was STRUGGLING
great tutorial ... but if i cant not use a direct selection tool to move anchor point correctly to make a half of circle
I am sorry. But my CS6 Illustratir doesn´t pop up the perspective distrort mode, when I click on free transform... what can I do?
me too
thank you this is really helpful
This is awesome... I've been looking for this.
I love the tutorials and will keep going, but in this episode, I can't find a free transform panel, and no matter what I do (have tried the Ctrl+shift+alt, etc suggestions in comments) I can't get the free transform to work in CS5.1. I can't grab a point, I can only resize or stretch. I feel I must be missing something... ETA: Not sure if this will help but it worked (somewhat) for me. Deselect the shape. Click on Direct selection tool. Hover to find anchor point or edge and grab. Press E for transform tool, and drag shape to transform.
I love your tutorials. I'm using CS5 on a mac and I do not get the transform options from the tools. I've checked preferences and other windows, but was wondering if you can help?
Hello Gareth! Thank you for your wonderful tutorials. I have a doubt though. In my Ai, when I click Free transform tool, the squares in bounded box doesnot turn to circles and the free transform widget does not appear. COuld you please help on this issue? I am using CS6 version of Ai
Hi, I'm not getting the option of perspective distort mode, neither a separate tab after selecting "free transform" please help