Cool Things I've Learned in Adobe Illustrator haha :) 

NOT A TUTORIAL!! SHOW AND TELL :) haha...

Can't wait to see that revenge developing across multiples episodes of the saga ! Also, I learn much better from this kind of show-and-tell rather as opposed to tutorials because you never know what to expect.

17:08 Tip! You can flip that text inside the circle with selection tool. If you look at your text, you have beginning and end points represented by long lines and rectangle, there should be a third long hairline (like in 18:20) in the middle point of your text where you can click&drag the text inside! After that you can finetune the way you want the text look on the path from Type -> Type on a Path options.

A few things re: paths/type on paths: - You don't have to select the 'type on path' tool, Illustrator will select that tool for you. - When typing on a path, there are little lines at the start, end, and middle of the text. You can adjust what area you want to the text to cover with the start/end (and right/left/center aligned text will respect that), and you can use the center one to flip the text from one side of the line to the other (so from the inside of a circle to the outside, et cetera). - When using the pen tool, one of my favorite things to do is to draw a line then hold the alt/option key and click somewhere on the line and drag it around. It will convert the line to a curved line with bezier handles (and if you hold shift while doing this, it will make the handles go perpendicular to the original line path)

I laughed so hard watching this video, love it! Your next step is learning InDesign and using grids. I use Illustrator or InDesign to make the layout and Photoshop for texture and Ps specific things

I remember in the beginning you were AGAINST that you could put things outside of the canvas, so glad you like it now!! I’m very happy mr Elliot thank u for the video :))

the way you typed text inside circle was so noob XDXDXD. DO THIS INSTEAD: Select type from top menu > type on path > type on path options

Wait til he finds out about type on a path options... its easier in my opinion :) I'm so glad for all the love illustrator is getting. I feel that illustrator got me through famine and plauge. I will die for illustrator.

Dog mat!!! 😂😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣

proud of you m8!

Change layout from essentials to ESSENTIALS CLASSIC

Great work Son. I'm proud.

I am old enough to be your Grandma. You are adorable. And I say that in a Grandma way, not in a creepy way.

Okay, you've convinced me. Ill go learn illustrator 🙄🙄

What is the shortcut? how did you move it? 11:28

Daaamn Elliot! What’s next? Figma? 👀

I’ve been using illustrator for two years now and I didn’t know any of this

Cool video. I'm not even a graphic designer. I'm a fan though. Cool video. Bravo

nah man i've been a photoshop believer too since day 1 like who's gonna know if you're not using illustrator right??

Wow I feel like a proud parent

I never thought this day would come

haha(:

I think it could be fun if for a video you try to recreate one of your works/in your art style but in Microsoft paint. I love your work keep it up!

Do be careful with working outside the artboard. It truly is one of the greatest aspects of Illustrator, but if your file becomes corrupted/broken you will almost certainly lose anything outside the artboards in your document. These days i tend to make one oversized art board to put WIPs in addition to my main artboard(s). BTW you can alt-drag artboards, just like you do shapes, by using the Artboard tool (Shift + O). This will also duplicate any (unlocked) objects on the target artboard. :)

elliot learns illustrator series????

I’m the opposite I only know illustrator and barely know the BARE minimum of photoshop 😫

Elliott, let me write you a long comment about my illustrator experience. I know you really want to read it. So here you go.

I’ve been using illustrator for a year now and didn’t know about the Ctrl + D trick or blending modes. That’s so helpful, thanks!

ayo share us you skincare routine wtf you're glowing

I've been using Illustrator since around 2012 and I didn't know about most of the things you showed in the video!! This was so cool I hope you keep sharing the interesting stuff you find, and wish you luck on your journey with good 'ol AI ! Also, sorry this is random but I have the same lego bonsai you have in the background too! I'm thinking its about time to swap out the greens for the springtime cherry blossoms soon :)

graphic design adobe illustrator elliot

The video doesn't even start until you skip to 5.25

You know... you remind me a lot of charlieissocoollike

i was mind blown with the mesh thing on the circle; twas really cool! also, a little quick tip for the type on a path thing! type > type on a path > type on a path options... > flip thanks for sharing this video, elliot. loved it! 🥰❤️

Wait untill he figures out how to change workspaces so blending modes and everything else won't be hidden away hehe

I've been learning illustrator since the beginning of the year and I never knew about the recolor artwork tool! Thank you for sharing! :D

I loved this & I'll love to see your future After Effects journey, that is, before the 3D midlife crisis of course.

As a beginner designer I learned a lot :) thanks elliot

this is a negative comment this is a negative comment this is a negative comment this is a negative comment ur great thank you🖤

i love u and ur videos and ur new sleeping dog mat....

can you do a video about COLOR CHOICES? I think this is a very interesting topic that you might wanna share. I can't help but notice you always have some certain colors comfort zone.

play around with the pathfinder! it's very usefull

Our adobe illustrator king 👑

skip intro -> 5:25

Hi, I'd like to tell you about my Adobe Illustrator experience.

I'd reccomend working on a bunch of artboards for each asset, it can help you do some more technical things when you export

elliot is so good and smart and cool please tell me where the dog rug is from please

Looking forward for when you discover InDesign 💥

YOU CAN LOVE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP TOO!! ( I started on photoshop... no I actually started on PicsArt LOL)

This guy subbed 👍 Cool tutorial BTW 🙌

you dropped this 👑

Yo bro, I've also been photoshop user for a long time before I dig into Illustrator, but believe me, it is worth it, especially in combination together, invest some time and you will to regret, I promise :)

16:44 wait my illustrator can't even do this, anyone know how to fix it? i already tried using different fonts, size, stroke etc and the text only appears inside, and not even arcing

This is so relatable! I used to work only in Photoshop for years and then at some point I thought let’s not be stubborn and give Illustrator a try! You know what happened next! I fell in love with it! 😃

watching this one year later, but, since its a video for us to be proud of you... IM PROUD OF YOU, ELLIOT! Ps: a have my highs and lows in my realationship with graphic design, discovering ur videos recently made me rediscover my love for design, thank youuuu! 🇧🇷❤

Elliot I think you're very attractive. been holding myself to tell you that for a long time (a week)

Here for more of the skit content let's gooooo

Now after 8 months i think it's time for you to start messing around with motion graphics, get on after effects sweetie

YASSSSS I KNEW IT THIS DAY WOULD COME

bullying works (jk of course, happy to know you're enjoying illustrator!)

I would pay for a tutorial illustrator series by yourself. Hope it will happen

Ok but now you should learn Affinity Designer

for some reason I can't tell if you are ever being serious or just being sarcastic

dying of laughter the entire video. Illustrator really is SUPREME

Now try indesign

Ugh the spacing on Subscribe. the typography

To change the type from the outside to the inside of a shape, you can also go to Type >Type On Path > Type On Path Option. Check Flip and select Alight to Path: Ascender. So you don't have to draw a new shape with the pen tool. You can use any Shape.

Lovely video elliot :) you are swaggy :)

Bit late to these videos, but glad you have seen the light.

why’d we suddenly get a photoshop drama 😭

Congrats Elliot! Great video! Also shoutout to Photoshop- you’re always there

im really excited about the concept of scaling things up and it still looking good!

Wait till this guy learns about InDesign

came for the show & tell, stayed for the dog rug (p.s the duplicate shortcut is such a good tip haha!)

elliot im so glad u started using illustrator

I accidentally watched this whole video in 0.75 speed and thought you were drunk. Still enjoyed it though.

what a great video thank you elliot for the video

Hey Elliot! What a fun ride you're on. I've been using Illustrator for the past 10 years, and it's very refreshing to see a new user's perspective on it. Keep up the learning. I might pop on one of your streams someday to add my 2 cents :)

video starts at: 6:25 , tnx me later.

Very cool 👍🏿

OMG

I just download it, didn't even draw a thing... and I'm watching this

No, you're right, coming to Photoshop from Illustrator, it was really frustrating.

I didn't get it the last one :C

Sir Elliot the Humble, Lord of the Gradient Orbs Master of Photoshop

Ive been using illustrator for 10 years now and i actually didnt even know abt the envelope mesh thing hahaha

Adobe Sillystrator!

Vector is good........

This is a comment.

same. I LOVE the recolor tool! it's so great. I recently discovered it too. and ctrl+D duplicating action is mindblowing.

I was in the same spot as you man, I used to make logos in Photoshop which made problems when clients asked for logo in vector format. :D

I’ve been actually doing the opposite. I’ve been avoiding PS and only using AI for the past few years

I use photoshop because I've used it for 7 years, 4 self taught and 3 professionally taught. I just don't feel comfortable switching to illustrator even though I know its better for my designs and workflow

"there's your lorem ipsum" LOL

i had to hold my head in my hands for a bit after learning about recolor artwork :,)) all these years,,,, all the effort that could have been saved for more important things oh my god that being said, very good video thank you for saving my life with this

need a part2

I feel you 😂

10:44 I thought you said keep BREATHING and right now I’m having some difficulty to breath so that was a really nice Elliot message - even if I misheard it

Instead of Blend you can add another stroke and transform it and you have a shadow that you can easily change later. Especially useful with text because you keep editability.

You can add noise in Illustrator too ;)