Adobe Illustrator - How to Create a Keychain Design Using Offsets & Knockouts

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Heather Lynn — Laser Educator & File Designer

Күн бұрын

This video is a complete walk-through for how to create a custom digital design using Adobe Illustrator.
Tool / Techniques Reviewed:
- Selection Tool (V)
- Direct Selection Tool (A)
- Eraser Tool (Shift+E)
- Group (Cmd/Ctrl+G)
- Ungroup (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+G)
- Undo (Cmd/Ctrl+Z)
- Redo (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Z)
- Ellipse Tool (L)
- Pencil Tool (N)
- Arrange (Bring to Front/Send to Back - Cmd+Shift+[ or Cmd+Shift+])
- Compound Shape (Cmd/Ctrl+8)
- Pathfinder Unite
- Pathfinder Minus Front
- Swap Fill and Stroke (Shift+X)
- Adding/Expanding Stroke
- Creating Outlines from Text/Fonts
Fonts Used:
Times New Roman (Bold)
Sophia Ronald Script
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Пікірлер: 56

@susanschmitz5871 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you, clear easy to,follow, no crazy camera work or loud background music, just a perfect tutorial!💕🤓

@LoBoDesigns 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful! Happy Holidays! 🎄

@shelbyday8129 2 жыл бұрын

The amount of answers you just gave me that I’ve been searching for in illustrator tutorials is life saving. You made this so much easier for me, thanks so much!!

@LoBoDesigns 2 жыл бұрын

yayyy! I'm so glad it helped! thanks for the awesome feedback! 💛

@cindyneil 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched 3 videos and I FINALLY got it with yours!! Thank you thank you thank you. I am definitely watching ALL your videos now!

@LoBoDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

yayyy! I'm so glad it helped! 💛

@jackwagonww 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Heather! Love the hot keys. Your layout of icons is perfect. I need to make mine the same. Didn’t know about the cmd F. That will save me a bunch of time.

@LoBoDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for the feedback! 💛 I'm glad it was helpful! those pasting hotkeys have become some of my favorite functions in AI! 🎉

@jackwagonww 3 жыл бұрын

@@LoBoDesigns keep up the good work! The way you teach is awesome! I follow Jay Bates for woodworking and he teaches V carve and sketch up the same way. I picked it up so fast. 🤙🏻

@thehopeyoder 2 жыл бұрын

Love the tips. Thank you for sharing!!!!

@LoBoDesigns 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching, Hope! 💛

@ashleyflores3334 2 жыл бұрын

Best video I've seen for this! Thank you!

@LoBoDesigns 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! thanks for the awesome feedback! 💛

@dickebk 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

@LoBoDesigns 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for the feedback! 💛 appreciate you!

@lissethmontiel2958 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, you are the best!

@MsSpunkydee Жыл бұрын

Good job! Thanks for Sharing!

@LoBoDesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 💛

@judithangerman 4 ай бұрын

You're amazing! Thank you!

@LoBoDesigns 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🫶🏻

@BlacquePlanet 3 жыл бұрын

This was everything - I will say however I was stuck FOREVER because my measurements are pt and in so I tried like 2 times before I realized why my spacing wasn’t working right lmao I’m so thankful for this ❤️❤️❤️

@LoBoDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

yayyy! I'm so glad it helped! you can change points/pixels to inches by hitting Cmd/Ctrl+R and then right-click the open box where the rulers intersect up the upper-left-hand corner! 💛

@gamingcraft8834 3 ай бұрын

thanks a lot for helping me out

@LoBoDesigns 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@infographie 7 ай бұрын

Excellent.

@LoBoDesigns 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@bw8460 11 ай бұрын

You are absolutely amazing! I wanted to make my own laser files and was 'a tiny bit' intimidated by Ai. But, my goodness, You have calmed my nerves! Your tutorials have helped me tremendously :) and I love all the Hot Keys. Thank you for your clear and thorough explanations - I am learning so much!

@LoBoDesigns 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the amazing feedback! I'm so glad my tutorials have been helpful. That's my main goal! Once you realize it's not as intimidating as it seems, the sky is the limit! 🫶🏻

@popularost8818 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial... Loved it .. trying my best to excel it....

@LoBoDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching! and for the awesome feedback! 💛

@popularost8818 3 жыл бұрын

@@LoBoDesigns God bless you with more & more subscriber and views... ❤️

@popularost8818 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you sell your products

@LoBoDesigns 2 жыл бұрын

almost all of my work is custom but my website is www.LoBoDesigns.com or www.etsy.com/shop/LoBoDesignsShop!

@popularost8818 2 жыл бұрын

@@LoBoDesigns loved all your products great design's. You should add name brass pendants it will increase your sale.

@firnaskafeel5557 Жыл бұрын

It was a great explain from your side. Thank you so much Also if possible please add the final output of the design, I mean the the product that made by use this design to add in the end or the beginning of the video is most appropriateable and definitely will more effective ❤❤❤ Once again thanks from Sri Lanka

@LoBoDesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for your awesome feedback! 💛

@rrb6260 2 жыл бұрын

great video, but i wasn't able to add the hearts to the name? is it from the font type or is there something i press to get the option? thanks in advance

@LoBoDesigns 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for watching! 🥳 the hearts in this video are glyphs that are included with the Sophia Ronald font - in AI, you can access font glyphs by going into the Type menu and selecting the Glyphs option (or you can highlight a letter and the alternate options should pop up in a little preview window to select from). hope that helps! 💛

@romaisayasir9509 3 ай бұрын

hey i love the tutorial however, i want to make keychain offsets of an image which is image traced, because if we offset it directly the small pixels made by the image trace options shatter and makes a mess. so is there any way i can make outlines for that it would be helpfull💖

@LoBoDesigns 3 ай бұрын

Hi! You'll find the steps you want in the offset part of this tutorial! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fcqHjbh3z7O4hGw.html

@norasikinhussein7453 8 ай бұрын

What is the difference between embed and link in the file location options? Can you explain it to all of us? Thank you.

@LoBoDesigns 8 ай бұрын

Embed will store the image inside the SVG. Link will store a placeholder for the image and also save a copy of the image separately for the SVG placeholder to link back to.

@mdesign855 Жыл бұрын

i cant do the hearts before and after text ! do you have any suggestion ?

@LoBoDesigns Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the delayed reply! You'll want to use the "Glyphs" on the font for the hearts!

@i.gkhantech2391 Күн бұрын

fonts link please

@user-tr7pp7fo9i Ай бұрын

🎉

@txshaemac Жыл бұрын

Love your video....been trying this for weeks now. Only problem for ME is that I dont use the command 'letter' keys so I end up getting lost :( Not a negative on you....I just dont have them memorized

@LoBoDesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I have a keyboard shortcut cheat sheet that I use in my courses that I can email you, if you want!

@allisonhowell7665 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I do everything the same way you do but my letters still won't create one shape. after I hit command+F, it still recognizes them as separate letters. lol this tutorial is good but maybe its my computer idk...lol

@LoBoDesigns Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the delay here! Cmd+F is the Paste in Front command. If you want to merge the letters into one shape, you'll use Pathfinder > Unite (unfortunately, there's no hotkey shortcut for this one).