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TOOLS IN ILLUSTRATOR
Type of tools in Illustrator
Tools in Illustrator are divided into six [6] categories. These are
categories to learn about the tools within them.
Draw tools Select tools Navigate tools Paint tools Text tools Modify tools
Draw tools help you Before you work on Navigate tools let Illustrator offers a Text tools help you Use advanced
to draw and edit your artwork, you you set your focus fine collection of to add and edit text Modify tools in
objects and paths, need to select some on an area of the vector brushes with (type) in your Illustrator to
and create or all of its elements. artwork. You can which you can apply artwork. Apart from manipulate objects
perspective. You can Select tools let you perform basic fills and strokes to plain text, you can and paths.
also add symbols not just select, but actions like zoom in elements in your also add text on a
and graphs to your move, rotate, scale, or out, rotate the artwork. You can path or in an area,
artwork. and transform your view, drag artwork, also add blends and and apply the
artwork, with varying or add grids to work build complex desired text effects.
degrees of precision. on the canvas. shapes to get the
desired visual effect.