![]() Press Open.Ģ Visually, the artboard of this done file will remain the same as your start file, but, if you choose Window > Layers, you see that there are three named layers in this document. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the ai08lessons folder and select the ai0801_done.ai file. The following exercise will familiarize you with the Layers panel.ġ Launch Adobe Illustrator CS6, if it is not already open. The Layers panel allows you to select an item or items in an illustration, change their stacking order, show or hide them, and lock them. Just like stacking sheets of paper on your desk, the first one placed appears on the bottom of the stack and the most recent one placed is positioned on the top of the stack. The latest additions appear on top of the earlier ones this is called the stacking order. ![]() The order in which you add new elements to the document determines their arrangement on Layer 1. The default layer that is in every new Illustrator document is called Layer 1. Whether you deliberately work with layers or not, every time you create, import, or paste items in an Illustrator document, you are placing those items on a layer. Getting to know the Layers panel in Illustrator See “Loading lesson files” in the Starting up section of this book. Make sure that you have loaded the ailessons folder onto your hard drive from the supplied DVD. You will work with several files from the ai08lessons folder in this lesson. See “Resetting Adobe Illustrator CS6 Preferences” in the Starting up section of this book. Starting upīefore starting, make sure that your tools and panels are consistent by resetting your workspace. In this lesson, you will discover how to use Illustrator CS6’s Layers panel to organize and manage your illustrations. For more Adobe Illustrator training options, visit AGI’s Illustrator Classes.Īdobe Illustrator Tutorial: Organizing your Illustrations with Layers in IllustratorĬomplex illustrations with many components can make it more difficult to work with and select individual components. It is the eighth lesson in the Adobe Illustrator CS6 Digital Classroom book. This tutorial provides you with a foundation for working with Adobe Illustrator layers. ![]()
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