Adobe Illustrator CC Tutorial - Using Layers

[@xXThatAverageGamerXx]

Onions have layers

[@Star-xy2zp]

ha ha

[@tony-et1nn]

👁👄👁 🧅

[@steventhompson428]

Nice tutorial! How did you duplicate the circles so they are the same distance from each other?

[@jessbaria4977]

Nice video. But while you've explained the HOWs of layers, I was looking for some wisdom on WHY we need layers (and sub layers) in Illustrator. Thank you.

[@d8nya1]

Hey that’s the same thing I’m looking for. Did you ever find a useful video ?

[@al99795]

Design hierarchy, organization, easier to align elements to the comp or other elements

[@meowier1]

One use I know of is for animations in After Effects (import in Ae as Composition/ Composition-retain layer sizes). For instance your layers can be body parts and you animate different parts in Ae.

[@susannahtully2122]

I am very new to illustrator but I have found on quite a basic level that the reasoning behind layers is to organise an illustration or drawing so that you can easily pick out and isolate different parts. In the poster show in this video, you can easily find the center illustration and change the colour or make the whole illustration transparent or change the size... sub layers allow you to then isolate specific parts within a layer eg. the scroll underneath the illustration. Before watching this video I was really struggling to pick out different parts of a drawing and to not move background elements around. I think once you start to draw in illustrator you will see how much accuracy layers allow for.

[@susannahtully2122]

This video was really helpful and clear thank you so much! I went between the video and illustrator trying out each of the functions and possibilities as you explained them and this enabled me to really understand how layers work and how much you can do with them.

[@MiguelHernandez-bk7uq]

You're the man Will. Thanks for making this series.

[@jenaeBATMAN]

Loved the video. Just curious, what if I want to bring a layer upfront or backward?

[@ninjascroll1017]

great video and fun tutorial for me. I understood everything and learned quite a bit

[@Dre1ne]

dope tut. i wanted to know how you create layers for objects already made. like you made the mistake of not adding layers until the end. how do you that?

[@janosgyerman]

thanks for sharing. I work with 2d engineering drawing (pdf) when I open the it is just massive amount of objects... grouping them is a nightmare. I also have dashed lines (4x) stacked.. So i have to delete them manually.... Is it possible to select objects and just say move to a specified layer( I would create them of course)?

[@jayjones554]

Question if you created a drawing on one layer can you create another layer and replace what is there with a piece that you newly drew

[@alinag.7488]

One of the best tutorials on Illustrator that I've seen so far, thanks a lot, Will! Loved the speed of the teaching, that you stick to the topic (and not starting absurd with "how to create a new doc, turn on the program, the pc and where is the socket" in the video about layers, for example) and the way of teaching: makes you want to stay focus, but also return the smile. Great job!

[@JohnHeller631]

You covered a lot thank you - a good opener to layers

[@TheAsianpk3r]

Really loving these Illustrator tutorials, keep it up!

[@minhtiennguyen52]

how did you copy those blue circle so quick and in line, please help me

[@shriefallam8866]

Ctrl+D

[@grafikerinbiri]

thanks for the great tutorial

[@shainam.4779]

This was SO helpful. Thank you.

[@ahamedjameel8480]

Brilliant and simple.

[@JakesVideos614]

Would it not make more sense to have it like: Flags --- Poles ----- Outerline ----- color --- Black lines etc so if you move the flags, you have all the correct lines / colors in there.

[@paulbaker7397]

Very cool and informative tutorial. Do you know if there are any guides for PCs?

[@willpatersondesign]

Everything in Mac is just the same as PC :) When I say option for Mac it means alt on PC when I say command on Mac, it means Control on PC :)

[@bkgcom]

pc or mac, it doesn't matter, illustrator runs exactly the same on windows as it were on mac.

[@Holycrabbe]

Grate video :D but may i ask - how do Setup / activate the panel that you have on the right hand side ? because doing coloring doesn't seam logical to me, but looks easy when you just click that tap :D

[@angie9zhou]

i used pen tool drew a octopus shade(like a shadow). then i use a pen tool to draw four odd curvy shape on top of the octopus shade to show its tentacles, how to minus this odd shape to make a octopus silhouette. thank you

[@adelehiphop]

Can you do a tutorial on using the pen tool? :) I really love your tutorials!

[@willpatersondesign]

Will do!

[@BilliBuckz247]

I'm new to illustrator and found this to be helpful, along with a lot of your other videos. thanks!

[@davidlynowsky4392]

I thought it was a great video. Yes it was slightly schizophrenic but I got the gist of how to use them. I also understand the usefulness of having different layers to work on, Thank You.

[@gowhop]

Does Illustrator have a nesting feature like AD?

[@PanteliMESSI123]

Good evening! Is there a way to select an object and put it to a new layer instead of making a layer then creating on it?

[@mukasaibraart]

Thanks Will Peterson

[@victorkipkoech8187]

i find it quite helpful thanks so much

[@walkforplasticArtkingdom]

will , how could i make my art has single layer for example if i'm drawing a man behind him a home i wanted the a man in a layer and the home in another . I feel it's difficult to export the illustrator file into the photoshop. More over im a beginner to illustator . Please do help me :( :(

[@tewacartoonskenya501]

Great tutorial.Much respect from kenya

[@blackoynx5]

Bro: I just had a question fore you. How do you move an object to a layer so you can lable them. Thanks

[@Thinkingshop]

Loads of nice demonstrations. Thanks for showing a variety of layer actions. ;-)

[@crazzygammer4411]

Thanks a million ❤️

[@JayBaggio]

hello, thanks. how to make only one layer visible?

[@gametreemvuinhon5809]

Cool! Thank you

[@HusamEzzi]

Thank you. That was great.

[@Jasperzeewilliams]

So much for helpful than the Train Simple videos!

[@derrickmckinnon7621]

How do you group items in the layers panel, to go into a separate and new layer?

[@23thkr]

Great tutorial. Cheers!

[@lesandastudio6802]

how to get a transparent layer in illustrator

[@eze.esport]

Cool, I really need this tutorial, thanks. :)

[@Aprilforevergreen]

Great tutorial

[@ZahraAli-qv1jh]

I'm trying to rasterize several layers but when I rasterize them they all become one layer . can you tell me how to rasterize without them become one layer?

[@audunjemtland8287]

Mine is greyed out while in vector group mode. Can't add layers

[@AncientNoobBeast]

i want to know how to make something in the background pls

[@UserUser-ei9fb]

Any new videos in this series soon. Maybe on pathfinder? Great channel :) love your work :D

[@macawoon2083]

but when you accidentaly delete the layer tab how to make another tab ?

[@IinIndarwatiTebet]

thank you, very helpful

[@willpatersondesign]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vitg7]

perfect video

[@jeneave6814]

Thank you! I did a project w/o layers and almost died lol I learned something new yay!!

[@ImRicofied]

when I hit layer nothing pops up theres no buttons no layers litterally tryed everything

[@bkgcom]

great video, thanks mate!

[@PHENGTV]

thanks man

[@delfiruth1896]

great!

[@Star-xy2zp]

Thanks

[@louizamarieprazak8182]

Layers have always seemed confusing to me, thanks for making it sound so simple !

[@fashiondaily8128]

Can someone please tell how to have 2 objects on top of each other, such that the bottom object is visible?

[@Al_the_great89]

can u please elaborate more, Im stuck with the same problem

[@azzurraazurepeaksanto3274]

How did you make the circle pattern?

[@yusricalvados6047]

TQSM really appreciate it!

[@tylindsay1009]

big help thanks!

[@leeamos8]

It actually was very helpful! and you are cute. Thanks!

[@erveyilmaz]

I like your mouse click's voices ^^ Pık pık 😍

[@sandeepupadhyay5190]

i need more info about layers.

[@LubomiraAsparuhova]

Thank you very very much!!!!!!!

[@pickleo5119]

I opened a new photo and lost my god damn 1 hour cropped non saved photo..

[@spartantintanddetailing9349]

great video. The only issue I have with many of these videos is that the narrator is usually so much more skilled than I am that they go through everything so quickly. Slow down.

[@willpatersondesign]

+Spartan Tint and Detailing Noted, thanks for watching :)

[@Ken-lv4ww]

What about Windows commands?

[@fivecupe3904]

nice

[@PARKCIRCUSFOOTBALLCLUB]

cant see the video ???

[@PARKCIRCUSFOOTBALLCLUB]

only can hear the audio !

[@ahmad1xa]

Thanks again

[@PharoDe]

Very helpful

[@allisonleacock8587]

Your going way to fast for me

[@Nicku777]

It's same for me. And he clicking every where and or clicking on sometimes over an over again. I'm going to watch another video

[@hassanmalik667]

u didn't even talked about editing text!

[@nikitagovender9716]

You sound abit like Alfie Solomons from Peaky Blinders 😁

[@djbuttweed]

Whoa Russell Brand is a graphic designer too?

[@JS-hc3tr]

I'm lost, lol

[@ellamarie2258]

i wanted to learn this for Illustrator not for photoshop

[@MisterBinx]

+Ella Marie This is Illustrator. Look at the upper left corner, it says Illustrator.

[@ellamarie2258]

OH right...you are right. LOL I don't understand why i cannot open up photoshop files with My Paint program on my PC. Could you give me any tips. As well InDesign and Illustrator files, also those i cannot export into word documents and paint program. It's really frustrating. Thanks for the help.

[@MisterBinx]

Most programs have their own special file formats. Those file types can only be used by that program. So an Illustrator file might not open in Photoshop depending on what kind of file it is. Jpeg files should open in bot Illustrator and Photoshop. The big thing here is compatibility or file types for the program you want to open them in.

[@ellamarie2258]

So does that mean that I can open Illustrator files with My Paint program In Microsoft. That is what i need to do. they are PNG files. I have saved them all at 72 Dpi and I have to make a full coloured double sided, 8.5x11 page book 8 pages on glossy paper that has to be bound and i have to hand it in by Tuesday. Im kinda fraeking out, cause I can't open the files and the quality it terrible and I don't know why.

[@MisterBinx]

I don't know what kind of files My Paint can handle but PNG is a pretty common file type. I would be most programs can handle that. If not, try .tiff or .jpeg. I forget a lot about compression types but I think .tiff is a lit higher quality than .jpeg. PNG might be better than .tiff but if the program doesn't work with it then it doesn't matter. Try using other file types. Save that PNG as something else then try opening it in the paint program.

[@srushtipusate9492]

Sorry but your video was difficult to understand

[@Justbatman599]

This sucked mate