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I am new to illustrator (never used before).Using online manual of illustrator will i learn the every thing about it or just fundamentals

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Correct answer Monika Gause

I would guess that most of people here have not yet finished learning everything.
I still learn something new.
Learning everything would mean to be involved in every task Illustratir is used for. That's close to impossible.
Pareto principle says that 80% of tasks are completed with 20% of functions.

Can u please elaborate in detail

mandars70987108 schrieb
Can u please elaborate in detail

Which part do you need elaboration on?

There are a couple of functions in Illustrator that you need to know. How to set up documents, the difference between vector and raster, how to apply color, strokes, fills, how to work with the pen tool, how to use the shape tools, how to construct with shapes, how to use the layers panel etc.

Then there are functions that you only need for specific tasks, like e.g. patterns or gradient meshes

You might want to tell us a lot more about yourself and what exactly you're up to.

Also: don't confuse mastering the software with being able to design.

Om Nath Jha

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Correction done Ton!

Thanks everyone for all your wonderful inputs. I believe this will help Mandar a lot. Would also suggest to check out the links shared above apart from the online manual and that should be good to start with. You can always come up with specific questions if you are stuck somewhere and we will be more than happy to assist you.

Regards,

Om

Barb Binder

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As a career trainer, I'm going to say take a introductory class. Ton gave you some good resources (though he has a typo for lynda.com—it's a "y"). Then follow the rest of the excellent advice on the thread—once you understand the basics, start using the software. You really don't need to know everything to use Illustrator, but you will continue learning as your projects become more complicated. Come back and ask specific questions as you need to, and if you end up learning everything, you might be the first! Or, if you end up just learning a lot, maybe you'll come back and start helping others on this forum.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Ton Frederiks

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Linda is my sister in law :-)

I'll correct it (when the forum allows me to make edits).

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

In addition to the suggestions above:

Find a training center:

https://training.adobe.com/training/partner-finder.html#p=1

Follow online training like Lynda.com

Find a good book with tutorials like:

http://www.adobepress.com/store/adobe-illustrator-cc-classroom-in-a-book-2017-release-9780134663449

Monika Gause

Community Expert

The online manual covers most of the options of every feature of Illustrator.

It also has some examples of how and where to apply them.

But when you learn what all the features do, you still have to figure out for yourself when, how and in which order exactly to apply them to get what you want. Some of that is not obvious.

If you take it seriously, what I would do is:

- read the manual and work through the examples and videos it links to

- follow the discussions in this forum every day

- pick out some good tutorials and not only do what they write in the tutorial, but also read the manual about the functions they discuss and then try to improve the process (in most tutorials there is a lot to improve)

jane-e

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Good question. You will learn more than the fundamentals, but you will not learn everything about Illustrator by reading the Help manual. You will continue to learn as you use the product and see what it can do. Have fun and enjoy!

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As you said ( you will not learn everything ) so how do i learn that everything as i am a absolute beginner

Monika Gause

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mandars70987108 schrieb
As you said ( you will not learn everything ) so how do i learn that everything as i am a absolute beginner

I would guess that most of people here have not yet finished learning everything.

I still learn something new.

Learning everything would mean to be involved in every task Illustratir is used for. That's close to impossible.

Pareto principle says that 80% of tasks are completed with 20% of functions.

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