Adobe Illustrator

One important fact from each video:

What is Illustrator? https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/what-is-illustrator.html?set=illustrator--get-started--overview

How to set up a new Document: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/create-new-document.html?set=illustrator--get-started--essential-beginners

Working With ArtBoards: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/work-with-artboards.html?set=illustrator--get-started--essential-beginners

Working with Shapes: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/use-shape-tools.html?set=illustrator--get-started--essential-beginners

Using Brushes: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/use-brushes.html?set=illustrator--get-started--essential-beginners

Applying Color: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/apply-colors.html?set=illustrator--get-started--essential-beginners

Working With Type: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/work-with-type.html?set=illustrator--get-started--essential-beginners

Transformation: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/transform-artwork.html?set=illustrator--get-started--essential-beginners

Control Panel: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/illustrator-understanding-control-panel.html?set=illustrator--fundamentals--illustrator-workspace

Viewing Modes: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/illustrator-viewing-modes.html?set=illustrator--fundamentals--illustrator-workspace

Layers: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/stay-organized-with-layers.html?set=illustrator--fundamentals--illustrator-workspace

1.) You can use illustrator to create a lot of different creative work.

2.) An artboard is like a piece of paper on your desk. 

3.) You can remove and add artboards to your panel. and have all artboards displayed on the screen at once

4.) You can draw shapes and edit them precisely.

5.) You can open up more brush sets than what is originally displayed and change lines to look like brush strokes. 

6.) To fill something in with color you need to bring focus to the fill color (put it ahead of the stroke color in the panel).

7.) You can fill and object with type or align type to an object.

8.) You can change the perspective of an artwork with the free transform tool.

9.) The control panel is critically important because it changes based on what you have selected.

10.) You can view your artwork in many different ways to help edit it.

11.) Everything you can to a piece is stacked on top of each other and you can change the order.