8 Adobe Illustrator HACKS That Will BLOW YOUR MIND

[@promise_madu]

Thanks for this awesome tips and tricks, satori. But about the rotate view not being on illustrator, I think the artboard can be rotated 🤔 by using the shift+h to assess it, or accessing it temporarily by holding the shift + space bar key and rotating it with your mouse 🫢

[@SatoriGraphics]

Give this person a cookie! Well you learn something every day. Consider this comment pinned.

[@promise_madu]

@@SatoriGraphics thanks for the cookie! 🍪🙏

[@toniok.4726]

🤴

[@rozuja]

@@SatoriGraphics And if you're moving the artboard with the Shift Spacebar.... And you keep moving it and release the spacebar keeping the shift will change from smooth rotation to the default 15° angle rotation. If you double click the rotation tool icon on the toolbar, will reset to 0° the artboard. Great tips man. Been working for allmost 15 years on AI. From 5 videos i've seen from you i tought I woudnt learn something new... You blew mi mind on the Ctrl click layered group items, to select back items. that was a good one.

[@555tracy]

Press the ESC key to get it back to the originally aligned orientation

[@DestinW]

Shift + H should be the shortcut for Rotate View Tool in Illustrator, It is nested in the hand tool.

[@cherihughes6221]

Yes! and if you press Shift + Spacebar you can rotate your canvas without changing and changing back to your original tool. Love your tips!

[@ganapathyaiyappa3327]

0:09 - how to move from text to select tool when using text tool 0:45 - how to avoid transform tool box from opening when a shape is drawn 1:15 to 1:20 - MILANOTE AD 1:21 - something related to height of text and matching it to the shape 2:23 - activating glyphs guide on preferences ( preferences shortcut - ctrl + k or cmnd + k) 3:00 - transparency and blend mode related 3:40 - HISTORY window to go back to specific step 4:37 - to turnoff tool tips 5:07 - selecting text by the baseline 5:43 - finding the centre point of the shapes by going to outline mode by pressing ctrl + y and selecting the centr point 7:00 - related to canvas perspective and canvas rotation ( ITS A QUESTION)(ANSWER - TO ROTATE THE ARTBOARD/CANVAS shortcut is - shift + H) END WITH MILANOTE AD thank you

[@ryttergarden]

Thank you for your always awesome tips and tricks, Satori. About the first tip (text to v), when finished writing just hit the esc key instead. Gives you the direct selection tool directly.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Somebody else said that too, genius! Thanks

[@vrm_ravi]

i use Esc always. but ctrl option by satori is also good & easy

[@seismixx]

ctrl+enter works too

[@talbomax]

Relevant Illustrator hacks! You've hit on so many of my own frustrations, with solid solutions. High production value vids. Deep bow to your skills and generous sharing, Satori.

[@1ahmadkalim]

for the transparency blending modes part i just hover over the blending modes and scroll up and down to view different blending modes just like how you increase or decrease the stroke width. This method saves clicks and just as efficient as photoshop.

[@vrm_ravi]

thanks bro. really helpful.

[@DF-kw6iz]

History panel??? Let’s go

[@SatoriGraphics]

💪👀

[@al-qissa2625]

Thank you for this useful video tutorial

[@SatoriGraphics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@keepitshort4208]

Starting with graphic design feels like having to climb a great mountain and I keep falling down Decades behind but I'm still trying although it gets frustrating and sad from time to time also have the worse memory keep forgetting even with notes

[@promise_madu]

Bruh, if you have a passion for graphic design then it's a normal thing to have rise and falls. All you gotta do is just embrace the moment. It's a normal thing to have some bad thoughts about it due to the competition and all. The best thing for you to do is that you shouldn't let those thoughts get inside you, remember it's a process. And whenever you feel like quitting, REMEMBER WHY YOU STARTED!

[@luciddgtldesignstudio8811]

Dude! I've been working with Illustrator since 1993! You just showed me a couple of quick tips. I think you channel.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Great to hear, thanks for the comment!

[@Sisi-vk6pn]

The first one is a game changer for me. Graphic Design bless you 🙌

[@SatoriGraphics]

Great to hear :)

[@007Yasir]

For the Text tool, I usually hit the escape key ESQ, but this is another good alternative, thanks for showing us👌

[@kimberlyyawn1058]

Thanks for all the tips and tricks!

[@SatoriGraphics]

Our pleasure!

[@ciprianheler2528]

On the 1st tip about exiting the type I use esc key.

[@yashchoudhary1193]

Woot! Thank goodness, I needed this back on my computer! Thank you!! :D

[@SatoriGraphics]

Enjoy!

[@VeryImportantFish]

Command and enter on a mac works to deselect text also.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Thanks

[@DreOneil]

Awesome vid! In the windows version you can cycle through the transparency blending modes by using the scroll wheel once you select one of the modes

[@auroracroft]

Love these tips content. I’ve been on a Satori marathon to help me refresh my design education lol

[@jesseerwin1990]

You can hold down either ctrl+space or alt+space for a quick rotate view. I can't remember which one. Holding down shift rotates it in 90° increments.

[@kemoahmed1378]

Thanks for the great tips. I also love the font you used on the video

[@AJMuggz]

Good stuff. For the first problem regarding hitting 'v' while in text mode, just hit the escape key and it will automatically switch to 'select' mode.

[@QuanticDreamer]

I'm at the third tip and already mindblown

[@svenkasper1002]

If your within the text block you can also hit cmd-shift-a for deselect ... and voila then you can click v or a for the selection tool, or any other shortcut.

[@ashleyvillalta4165]

You can rotate the screen on illustrator! Bottom left by the % had a degree section

[@vrm_ravi]

thank you

[@SatoriGraphics]

Welcome!

[@WilliamMcEntee]

Wow! Thank you for these tips!

[@abdullahsamir4967]

Awesome, please note for the last tip there's something similar for illustrator too, Press Shift+H this will hold the "Rotate view tool" that allow's you to rotate similarly to photoshop Greetings from Egypt.

[@angelbear_og]

Others already pointed it out, but Shift+H brings up Artboard Rotation. If anyone else is clumsy like me and does this by accident, Ctrl+Shift+1 (Cmd+Shift+1 I guess?) put's it back to "normal".

[@Crazyworldd160]

yes you can rotate shift H i think it's amazing rotate .

[@walterarresse6598]

To select away from text editing: Ctrl/Cmd+Numeral Enter/Return.

[@al-qissa2625]

The first one is my pain😶‍🌫

[@SatoriGraphics]

yeah most of us have been through that plenty of time lol

[@artablers]

as good as always Satori.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Glad you think so!

[@EdwardSeeber]

I do hope adobe adds that feature when scrolling throu blend modes soon, I'm glad to see they added History, it comes in handle when I use photoshop, glad to see now it's on Illustrator, btw I Luv the animations u been adding on ur videos, they look awesome

[@nikonid0]

2:59 god that triggered me for ages. It's a problem only on Apple computers. On PC, I can scroll through or use the arrows keys. So I eventually stopped buying Macbooks, yes I'm crazy.

[@SatoriGraphics]

we all use what we feel comfortable with :)

[@nikonid0]

@@SatoriGraphics Indeed, but I regret it because Apple is more easy to use! Anyway, I loved the video, there is always something to learn :) Quick question: what books do you recommend for grid systems or any other must have for graphic design?

[@AkramSays]

for color modes, click on opacity, then hover on color modes and you can go through them with mouse wheel

[@soheilvaziry2904]

you can rotate the canves in illustrator just use (shift + space + right click) and move your mouse . for reast that just go in view / rotate view / 0 .

[@TysonFMolemela]

3:00 it works on PC Adobe across all apps.. Even better, you can use your keyboard to toggle through blending options..

[@stefanogiustoph]

Also the ESC key works for getting out from the text tool. ;)

[@Dbrwrld]

Adobe illustrator has the rotate view feature (Shift + H)

[@anthonyplaya]

Excellent 👌😆 thx ! Peace ✌️

[@cephasweror]

Awesome. (Ctrl+ click) Finally got an answer to exists text 🙌

[@SatoriGraphics]

happy to help man

[@user-mf7gs7jt9e]

inside the create canvas tool there is a rotate tool just like in photoshop

[@DeefStudio-cl9md]

Amazing 😍

[@SatoriGraphics]

Thank you! Cheers

[@user-io4sj3ek6r]

btw you can use space + shift + mouse pointer to rotate artboard

[@roguewavecreative]

great notes sir. It’s funny not ha ha. I used Affi ity Designer / Publisher for awhile but had to start using Illustrator again because Affi ity is missing many simple tools especially for graphic design. That being said there are many things in Affinity that Adobe is slowly adapting.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Yeah I've heard that too.. I have just stuck with Ai though, mainly because I don't have an issue with it (despite what the intro of the video looks like lol), and don't want to have to learn a new software

[@roguewavecreative]

@@SatoriGraphics Tell you for the cost of like 50 or 40 bucks imagine there’s no subscription to us it does have some great features the one feature that I actually use quite a bit is on the shapes you can literally make just about any shape Infiniti designers and I mean it’s just got some great stuff but the other thing too is it was super easy to learn way easier than illustrator but again illustrator has way more when I need it I really did try for a while but it just it couldn’t work

[@anthonyplaya]

Excellent 👌😆

[@prengkyantonyxiong5201]

for the first tip i usually click the esc button 🤣it works as well

[@SatoriGraphics]

ESCAPE, ESCAPE lol. Nice one

[@raviveerasamy3537]

Illustrator create boxes when apply flatten transparency how to avoid it

[@victormultanen1981]

treasure!

[@SatoriGraphics]

cheers Victor

[@rdendelacruz4332]

Uhm, can i do this to cc2018?.... Or this features are only work on new cc?

[@SatoriGraphics]

Some of them won't work in 2018.. sorry to say

[@rdendelacruz4332]

@@SatoriGraphics thank you so much for that sir..... Good thing that i wouldnt expect. Coz expecting too much hurts.... Good day!

[@1ahmadkalim]

that texts tool switching was so annoying. I knew there would be some way to switch tools but never bothered to look it up as its hard to google such small things. i am not surprised even the pros dont know these simple tips. many things i discovered by accident in.

[@DesignWho]

Shift+H 7:31

[@SatoriGraphics]

Pinned comment 👍

[@lunminthang3379]

How to make long colour gradient facebook post please guide me

[@nickrondinelli1402]

Oh wow, adobe only just recently added history? Affinity Designer has had that for years

[@MrHexographer]

Here's a100% faster method for #1. When finished using the type tool, simply press the ESC key and that will switch you back to the selection tool.

[@polystormstudio]

0:10 - Nope. It makes the cap around 75% of the shape.

[@jaysonfontela5761]

💖

[@omachonuadejoh5761]

First 🥇

[@SatoriGraphics]

🏅 Kudos bro

[@BenMalas]

Spacebar + shift = rotate artboard in illustrator

[@damidesign4023]

Second

[@SatoriGraphics]

Welcome Dami

[@waqasrana7564]

Now you can rotate artboard in illustrator 2023

[@shashwattheclasher5575]

What I do after finishing my text is just press the 'ESC' key

[@itstimetodesign951]

First 🥺🥺🤕

[@SatoriGraphics]

unfortunately not, but have a great day all the same

[@peterhany]

The video is cool. However, the transitions used sucks.

[@angelbear_og]

[As I was getting ready to hit send I scrolled down a bit to see if anyone else said anything about Blend Modes. "Epic Comment" said to just hover over the blend mode drop down and use the scroll wheel to cycle through the modes. Just wanted to point that out, since it might be better than mine!) *Another Blending Modes solution* Instead of going over to Photoshop (b/c who has time for dicking around with workflow nonsense) go into Keyboard shortcuts. Under Tools go to the very bottom and find "Blend Mode - Next Mode" and "Blend Mode - Previous Mode". I mapped mine to Shift+> and Shift+< as they are free by default (and handily look like arrow keys). I found that you do have to manually change it from Normal to one of the blend modes first, but from there you can use the keyboard. You can also map any specific blend mode to its own shortcut; handy for Multiply and Screen, since those are the most commonly used. So there's a workaround but you're right, it's a HUUUUUUGE fail for Adobe. It's like they degaf about their users, from whom they extract ludicrous amounts of ransom money every month.