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

[@susanschmitz5871]

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

[@LoBoDesigns]

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

[@shelbyday8129]

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]

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

[@cindyneil]

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]

yayyy! I'm so glad it helped! 💛

[@romaisayasir9509]

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]

Hi! You'll find the steps you want in the offset part of this tutorial! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZW6i4h8n7KHipo

[@ashleyflores3334]

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

[@LoBoDesigns]

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

[@norasikinhussein7453]

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

[@LoBoDesigns]

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.

[@infographie]

Excellent.

[@LoBoDesigns]

Thanks so much!

[@rrb6260]

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]

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! 💛

[@jackwagonww]

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]

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]

@@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. 🤙🏻

[@BlacquePlanet]

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]

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! 💛

[@firnaskafeel5557]

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]

Thanks for watching and for your awesome feedback! 💛

[@MsSpunkydee]

Good job! Thanks for Sharing!

[@LoBoDesigns]

Thanks for watching! 💛

[@lissethmontiel2958]

Thank you so much, you are the best!

[@bw8460]

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]

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! 🫶🏻

[@judithangerman]

You're amazing! Thank you!

[@LoBoDesigns]

Thanks for watching! 🫶🏻

[@gamingcraft8834]

thanks a lot for helping me out

[@LoBoDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@thehopeyoder]

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

[@LoBoDesigns]

thanks for watching, Hope! 💛

[@mdesign855]

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

[@LoBoDesigns]

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

[@popularost8818]

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

[@LoBoDesigns]

thanks for watching! and for the awesome feedback! 💛

[@popularost8818]

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

[@popularost8818]

Where do you sell your products

[@LoBoDesigns]

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

[@popularost8818]

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

[@Bookchisme]

Is this only for desk top ?

[@LoBoDesigns]

This tutorial is for the Desktop version, but I also have AI for iPad tutorials on my channel!

[@txshaemac]

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]

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

[@i.gkhantech2391]

fonts link please

[@LoBoDesigns]

Hello! I listed the names of the fonts in the description so you're able to look them up on your favorite font site, as they're available on multiple. Hope that helps!

[@allisonhowell7665]

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]

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).

[@akramsifatsif4162]

Can u please give the font link ? where I'll get it free. #anyone

[@LoBoDesigns]

Hello! The font I'm using in this tutorial is a paid font, not a free one. It's called Sophia Ronald! 💛

[@FarajaMasimba]

🎉

[@ballardgw]

Great tutorial! Please don't use Fonts you need to buy to follow along.

[@LoBoDesigns]

thanks, Michael! any fonts that you choose can be used for this tutorial - it doesn't have to be the ones I used, I just went with my personal faves.