
Unlike some of the programs you are used to (anyone remember Paint?!), you will not be using the Paintbrush to draw your technical flats. To insert a new window into your workspace, simply click and drag the window to the bar on the right. Play around until you have found which windows you need most often.Īs a designer, I like to always have Brushes, Swatches, Stroke, Type, Artboards, Layers, and Pathfinder immediately available in my righthand bar. To add additional windows to the right of your workspace, go to the top bar and select Window >. All of the tools that are available should be preset to show on the lefthand side, however the windows preset to show on the right only show a few options. You can learn in-depth about each of these tools and customizations in my free course: Introduction to Technical Flats.īy default, you will have your tools on the left side of your workspace and your window options on the right side of your workspace. You can make other changes to your document as well such as adding additional artboards or changing their size, adding a grid, adding rulers, changing the snap-to point, and so much more! Illustrator has so many options when it comes to customizing your workspace.

This Second Edition also adds updated coverage of merchandising techniques, electronic portfolio preparation, technical drawings, tech packs, and much more.You can save your preferences for how your document is set up by saving it as an Illustrator Template. In this second edition, new online videos show students how to perform many key techniques step-by-step, and online examples of previous student projects inspire new students. It offers clear and illustrated instructions throughout, guiding students through learning all the electronic drawing techniques they will need to work successfully in fashion. Emphasizing the creative process, ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR FOR FASHION DESIGN, 2/e explores Illustrator's powerful capabilities as related to drawings of clothing, fashion poses, and textile prints. This fully-updated text addresses industry's need to train fashion students to draw fashion flats and illustrations, textile designs, and presentations using the latest versions of Adobe Illustrator. For college and high school courses in Fashion Design by Computer, Fashion Illustration by Computer, Computer Design, and CAD for Fashion.
