How To Use The Perspective Grid Tool in Illustrator

[@markmargulis3022]

Before this tutorial I was pretty sure that tool is there to make people panic for a little bit until they figure out how to close it. Now I’m going to try it out on a futuristic 🌆:3

[@mayraartisa3004]

LMAO !!!

[@christopherblackall8406]

omg thank you... I've accidentally hit this hot key but never bothered to learn to use it... oh how i've been missing out. Thank you Erin

[@vitalybodnarenko5263]

Erin, thanks a lot for such simple and useful explanation.

[@jstheboringchannel]

my god thank you, i have avoided this tool for years and just found out how amazing it is.

[@ItsJoeHut]

If you select the perspective grid tool (shift+P), you can move it around by moving the line at the very base of the grid :)

[@foolishbydesign7828]

Literally why I come to the video thankyou !!!!

[@Payuk]

You just saved my life, thank you!

[@jean-marcmbay5151]

TNice tutorials tutorial is so useful,I tried tons of other tutorials but tNice tutorials was the best one

[@jannawebb7085]

Thank you for mentioning the hotkeys used to switch what side you're using of the perspective grid. I've scoured the internet looking for answers on how to bring back the hud box that helps you select what side you want to use. Appreciate it.

[@googlyeyes2758]

You sound like the sweetest person ever! Your video was very well done, clear, and relatable. I liked it when you said, "oops!" I say that all the time too! Great job :)

[@vitalybalakhonov4121]

fantastic lesson. just what I needed! Used it in my project right away

[@10Lifeorg]

Brilliant tutorial. FYI I spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out how to show the grid tool in the tool bar. To show the grid tool go to Window > Tool Bars > Advance (change from Basic to Advanced). Illustrator version on 5/22/2023

[@visions4652]

simple easy perfect ,greetings from Egypt

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@designplus6610]

Thank you for your video, very helpful and your teaching is very good.

[@riverrat5822]

For some reason, nothing happens when I hit shift @6:21. My object is selected but I can't get it to go onto the perspective grid.

[@juanfelipemichelcors3938]

Thaaaaanks! This is a life saving video.

[@circlefx]

Thank you, this was helpful.

[@yousufalinutkani520]

That was nice Ma'm. Thanks alot

[@fufaev-alexander]

Thank you very much for the explanation!

[@colonyconstruction7466]

thank you. I found it useful

[@irenearnestad20]

Is it the shift tool on Mac also? Or is it an other key to press? The image does not turn into perspective when I press the shift key and try to move the image I select and move it into the perspective box.. I move it around, but nothing happens...

[@swcrossii]

I have the same issue on the Mac - did you find a alternative to the shift key to have the same effect on a mac?

[@MunchDawg1393]

Very informative, thanks for the video!

[@alantorres5375]

I can't drag the graphic to the perspective grid :( I'm pressing shift as u told but it simply doesn't do anything besides showing that arrow

[@missxspencer1538]

Same

[@Cecilia-kx3fk]

@@missxspencer1538 Make sure you have the perspective grid selection tool, I was having trouble with that too. My problem right now, is trying to get my grid art to resize to the perspective grid side that I want it on. It's not working for me.

[@Rebelgoose]

thank u erin, had no idea this was possible

[@oxydol3456]

Thank you. it is useful for my background pattern.

[@asemkleb2443]

Nice work Erin

[@julieshannon7269]

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing

[@polarbyrd23]

woohoooo this is awesome! thanks so much! cant wait to learn more and more about the PG tool

[@opeyemiakintunde4907]

Amazing

[@skreta_yiota]

Thank you!!! You make it so easy!!!

[@purvakrvia893]

Thankyou so much, your tutorial has been of so much help!!!

[@car-or-ock616]

SPENT a day going thought some Illustrator Perspective Grid videos. Here the strength is in applying a checker board to the grid. Nice. Too bad you did not think of looking at Vermeer. He applies checkerboards to the floor in paintings that are mostly 1-point perspective.

[@cheeseburger347]

Great tut!

[@mreoski]

This was a good tutorial. I struggled with the not-so-intuitive nature of this tool. I still am having some difficulty in properly controlling the EFFECT of 2 point perspective - in that at times the desired perspective effect is not for it to be so extreme but way more subtle. Adjusting the parameters of the grid to be less dramatic in its effect are not as easily achieved; rather, it requires a lot of trial and error to get the effect just right. I will scour the KZbin universe further to find videos that delve a bit deeper into adjustments for different perspective effects.

[@peterdewit7638]

Nice.

[@Neberheim]

Woah, how’d you copy the other squares at the same distance so quickly? @ 4:38

[@Neberheim]

Some searching led me to Cmd/Ctl-D ! I wish I had learned this so much sooner.

[@joycetoingar9960]

How do you create a triangular prism

[@thedanielescamilla]

what is the shortcut/hot key that you used to multiple the black square proportionally for the top row?

[@abhilashshankar4924]

Drag the object with shift+alt+command and then command +D

[@nizamdamanhuri933]

Thanks Erin for taking the time to do this - very simple to follow tutorial.

[@cesarghful]

Great explanation, thanks

[@mdshafikulislam9546]

Love you. Thank you so much

[@audreycramer2659]

Thank you Erin! This is such a game changer :D

[@miguelenriquecamachorufino4643]

Hello. Great video. How can we make this pattern but to create an sphere. Do we need 3-point perspective? Thanks.

[@xgolden3251]

your so sweet thx for the tutorial ♥♥

[@ReaZaaa]

This helped me a lot, thank you :)

[@pavpvv2708]

really helpful, thanks!

[@waheedkhalid4232]

Very nice ...I like. Excellent

[@bryanprince6821]

Thanks for the video. Great job. My squares turn into rectangles when I apply it to the grid. What am I doing wrong?

[@waqasbaig5165]

but to how make 3 point perspective

[@tiktok-ish2373]

clean direct and to the point ...sidenote and your cute js

[@Sodylin]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial!

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

You are very welcome :)

[@salmaidris1712]

Is this tool can be consider using Artificial intelligent based algorithms

[@irenanacheva1497]

Thanks! Great tutorial, helped me a lot :)

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

Yay! You are welcome!

[@Nart_Motion]

take it to the other art board dear.. that was what I wanted..How do I move the perspective grid to my preferred artboard

[@syedaltamashhasanrizvi342]

What was the shortcut key you used to clone the squares

[@1WillyDAVID]

Alt+ clic hold down

[@Neberheim]

@@1WillyDAVID Not that part, but how she duplicated the rest at the same distance with what sounded like a keyboard short cut at 4:38

[@Neberheim]

Some searching led me to Cmd/Ctl-D ! I wish I had learned this so much sooner.

[@sallyanne-elisemcgillicudd1253]

Thank you, this was so helpful with my current brief!

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

Oh good!

[@mickymouse2445]

How can I design the inside off a box? How can i put pictures on the back wall?

[@ssemaganda1]

Beautiful.... !!!!!

[@celeryjooce]

Thank you for the video! Do you know how to do this for line graphs made on Illustrator? I cant figure out how

[@AdilKhan0a]

perfectly done wow

[@asifmeazy]

thank you so much.

[@virajcvora]

2:57 unable change the perspective with the tool...

[@amaryasir1839]

Thanks 👍❤

[@emamcollection]

Nice

[@alternit]

how do you change where the vanishing point lies?

[@minakim7899]

is there a way to move it around?

[@benjamindu7954]

Yes, click and drag either of the bottom corner nodes!

[@NAHUNAHU_187]

Thanks Erin! :D

[@haritarao9522]

Thank you. I need to practice it. One question. Say if I am doing a building, how do I know if the windows will fit the building from one end to the other?

[@prasinkar707]

Thank you mam for creating this video !!!!

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

You are very welcome!

[@alexandra-jr2oz]

sorry, i am trying to grab the graphic as you say but the perspective selection tool does not grab my graphic, i suppose because it's not an AI made but a png. is there a way to make it work with a png or jpeg if you please?

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

Nope, it will only work with a vector object. You could use the trace tool and trace your jpeg in order to convert it to vector.

[@alexandra-jr2oz]

@@ErinGipfordFreelance cool thx!

[@jayeshkolambkar9063]

Thanks for your help or hard work

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

You are very welcome!

[@Toichachakma]

Thank you so much for making it simply understandable.🙂

[@Charlierose214]

Do I do this as well if I want to make a floor design and use it as the floor?!

[@granitelcetronic]

Thanks so much for this!

[@FIGured_Out7]

Thank you so much.

[@christopher_bryant]

Thank you :)

[@perrynormal5776]

Does anyone here know if it's possible to place one object on multiple planes at the same time? For example, say I wanted to place a star-shaped object on the corner of a 2 or 3 point perspective grid. Do I have to split the object and place each piece on each plane, or is there a way to place the object and attach it to both the left and right planes simultaneously (in other words, Illustrator does the work of wrapping the object around the corner)?

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

This is a great question but I can’t answer it. I hope you find your answer though!

[@crackshotscreenprinting]

can the perspective grid be rotated?

[@HyperActive94]

great teaching

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

Thank you!!

[@HeavensTrail]

very thnk you bout this! ♥ Blessed day everybody

[@knss4613]

Thanks mem❤️❤️❤️

[@lextacy2008]

6:00 you skipped about 5 steps after this part. You will not be able to select the checkerboard without doing the 7 steps!

[@mrperfect7470]

Thank you Nice VidEo

[@DizzyQuanto]

Thank you very much for this video! I’m taking an illustration course in college right now and I definitely felt lost until I stumbled upon this! What perspective is best used for a character model in between some buildings? I’m going to test it out but I figured I’d ask

[@vizyonkumru]

Good clear tutoring. Thanks!

[@danbenosa7096]

How do you connect 2 shape with outline in a 1 point perspective perfectly?

[@duzda]

Interesting but how you place grid if you want hallway/corridor?

[@WillArtie]

Thanks!!!

[@notyourhrsolutions]

You are so awesome!!!!!

[@cesarghful]

I also love your voice

[@opeyemiakintunde4907]

Cool

[@WajidAli-nk4lx]

How to move perspective grid to other art board?

[@marcodev3375]

How to switch perspective to indoor? The center part looks far away & the side looks closer.

[@primesetter]

Thank you...

[@waqasbaig5165]

but how make 3 point perspective.

[@CestKanya]

what about the other perspective? this one is easy for me, i mean i can figure that out by just trial errors.

[@CarlosBernardo3600]

1:40 thank for help :)

[@rodv7987]

How to reset???

[@ChrisGrover]

Perspective grid is the hardest tool to work with. They make it so complicated to use and bury the options.

[@almashaanconsultants3612]

Thank you

[@e_i_e_i_bro]

This thing would always scare me when it popped up

[@ErinGipfordFreelance]

Valid!! 🤣

[@rahatali6004]

Thanks Madam Ji

[@JuddsonIvines]

Shift clicking with the perspective selection tool simply selects/deselects the object. It doesn't conform to perspective at all. What am I doing wrong?

[@JuddsonIvines]

Ah. The artwork to be perspective-ized needs to be on the artboard it would seem. Mine was too big to fit and so didn't register as being part of the same artwork. Or at least I think that's what happened.