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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2025

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  • @karla_doodles
    @karla_doodles 8 місяців тому +127

    I cannot thank you ENOUGH. as someone that has wanted to dip their toes in the Graphic design pool, you made this very beginner friendly. I'm actually not struggling and enjoying this whole process.

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  7 місяців тому +2

      ah I'm so glad to hear this thank you!!!!!

  • @see1be1
    @see1be1 8 місяців тому +278

    I might just be slow, everyone is saying how easy it is to follow and here I am rewinding every 5 minutes

    • @Mxomii
      @Mxomii 8 місяців тому +16

      Me every 2 mins

    • @sharleen1194
      @sharleen1194 6 місяців тому +14

      It’s not easy to follow

    • @rizuchingt2427
      @rizuchingt2427 6 місяців тому +17

      Same goes for me. ;( always rewinding every min. I don’t understand what does she meant by clicking up and down arrow to change diff shape. When I try it just move my element 😭

    • @isaiahbundi7207
      @isaiahbundi7207 5 місяців тому +1

      The best way to learn,,,same to me

    • @jennaprice5563
      @jennaprice5563 2 місяці тому

      That’s the good part though, you can rewind and others can fast forward depending on how beginner-y they are. This I need to watch several times, but I hate how slow other tutorials are sometimes.

  • @DanielleBerry-d3r
    @DanielleBerry-d3r 20 днів тому +7

    0:43 -- Creating new file (+ RGB vs. CMYK info)
    1:34 -- Toolbar
    1:53 -- Creating text
    2:06 -- Resizing
    2:28 -- Fonts
    3:00 -- Creating a background
    3:24 -- Locking layers
    3:33 -- Changing colours
    3:52 -- Rectangle & ellipse tool
    4:20 Duplicating shapes
    4:50 -- Distorting + transform shape
    tbc

  • @venetiaaddo-ansong5328
    @venetiaaddo-ansong5328 Рік тому +44

    More tutorials please. This was really easy to follow and super fun! :) x

  • @melis7678
    @melis7678 Рік тому +19

    out of all the beginner tutorials, yours was the best!! thank you so much

  • @wayneflake2171
    @wayneflake2171 3 місяці тому +12

    Thank you, I am teaching Illustrator to my High School students and you tutorial helped me learn abit more. The students will appreciate it!!!

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  3 місяці тому +1

      aw love this!!! glad it was helpful!

  • @DuudsCreates
    @DuudsCreates 9 місяців тому +37

    I've found that the easiest way to make an arch is to make a rectangle, select only the two corners you want rounded with the direct selection tool, (clicking on the circles with a little dot in the middle, not the anchor points themselves) with shift+click, and after they're selected, you drag the circles to the very middle, until both become a single red circle. Boom, perfect arch, one of my favorite shapes.

    • @K_K_K_K_
      @K_K_K_K_ 8 місяців тому +1

      tysm!!!!

    • @DuudsCreates
      @DuudsCreates 8 місяців тому

      @@K_K_K_K_ ur welcome!!

    • @numald9
      @numald9 8 місяців тому +1

      thank u

    • @michaelikupa8331
      @michaelikupa8331 5 місяців тому

      I was going to comment this. Her method was quite long. You don't even need to shift click. Just use the direct selection tool and drag over both corners

  • @paulinebrylevych830
    @paulinebrylevych830 11 місяців тому +5

    Girl! You save my life! Your tutorials are the best and so comfyy and fun and with cool funny explanations! Thank you so much!

  • @somefrenchcontent7734
    @somefrenchcontent7734 3 місяці тому +8

    I hate illustrator because I just can't understand it but I swear you've helped me so much, I get it now, it's so cool the way that you're teaching by making it a little more fun and at the same time you're covering so many tools and topics, thank you so much

  • @imohgun
    @imohgun 8 місяців тому +6

    god i love the pace you're going and how thorough it is like thank you for the hotkeys as well ogm stop you're awesome

  • @RevelynMaeOnrejas
    @RevelynMaeOnrejas Рік тому +2

    I want to express my deep gratitude for your videos. They've been incredibly helpful, especially for someone like me who's just starting out in graphic design and diving into Adobe Illustrator. Your content has played a vital role in my learning journey. Thank you so much, and God bless you!

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  Рік тому

      thank you so much!! so glad I could help!

    • @RevelynMaeOnrejas
      @RevelynMaeOnrejas Рік тому

      @@edgykatrina I would like to ask how you created a multiple page layout in Adobe? Thanks!

  • @delayedresponse808
    @delayedresponse808 10 місяців тому +23

    I never comment on YT vids, but I had to join in and say how how helpful this tutorial was. I feel like the most you find when you're searching tutorials is how to use a specific tool, rather than taking you step by step through a simple project. The only question I have after watching is about where you get your fonts from. Are your favorite fonts ones that you've purchased from foundries? Or do peruse in the world of free fonts?

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  8 місяців тому +1

      thank you!!! I have a lot of font videos up on my ig - I mainly get them from Adobe Fonts, Brandon Nickerson Fonts, or free type foundries!!

  • @dpurut
    @dpurut 2 місяці тому

    you’re a lifesaver. I’m a graphic design major and we do have illustrator classes but omfg theyre so boring, just talking abt tools one by one. this is so much more fun!!!

  • @tommyfitzgerald2568
    @tommyfitzgerald2568 Місяць тому

    THANK YOU for
    teaching such useful tricks. This was perfect for someone like me who hasn’t learned the Illustrator basics in years so always gets frustrated. I feel like I can start using Illustrator confidently again after watching this!!!

  • @Shxrma__
    @Shxrma__ Рік тому +9

    This was such a great way of giving a tutorial! Love the format please keep making more :))

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  Рік тому +1

      glad you liked it! thanks for watching

  • @martinadegiusto5258
    @martinadegiusto5258 5 місяців тому +1

    8 minutes in and I'm already loving it. I kinda know how to use illustrator but you show so many different features so I'm learning soooo much. Thank you very much

  • @-TranMinhBao-A
    @-TranMinhBao-A 18 днів тому

    "oh shoot" that's what I am right now, totally in shock at how easy it is to get started with AI, your style of teaching is also easy to follow as you point out the essential really quick! I'm so exciting after the tutorial, tysm!

  • @trangdoanthithuy5144
    @trangdoanthithuy5144 6 місяців тому +2

    ughh this is the best tutorial ever. i had so much fun and though i had to rewind everything had a point and i luv it keep making these kinds of tutorials please!!!!

  • @harmonyanderson1562
    @harmonyanderson1562 2 місяці тому

    With me taking my first graphic design this truly made it less intimidating for me to use the adobe illustrator! thank you so much this was very useful!

  • @paintmenak3d
    @paintmenak3d 6 місяців тому +1

    Hi Katrina, I love your videos so muuuuuuuuuuuuch. As a person who starts exploring Illustrator as I am transitioning from as a QA to a Graphic Designer, this helps a lot. Thanks!

  • @tomatowidgeon
    @tomatowidgeon 6 місяців тому +3

    using this as a refresher for a job assessment in the morning T_T this was rlly a great video tysm

  • @aashna2713
    @aashna2713 11 місяців тому +1

    such sick tricks that even i haven’t heard of being in the industry, such a great tutorial

  • @DARKEXE_1
    @DARKEXE_1 6 місяців тому +2

    *_THIS IS THE BEST TUTORIAL FOR ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ! THANK YOU FOR THIS❤‍🔥_*

  • @613seastreet
    @613seastreet Рік тому +149

    is this a sign for me to learn graphic designing?

    • @nuriddin_
      @nuriddin_ Рік тому +5

      of course

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  Рік тому +13

      yes!

    • @NazmusLabs
      @NazmusLabs 9 місяців тому +16

      there are no such thing as a coincidence. May Allah (S.W.T.) guide you and bestow upon you His Blessings; Ameen.

    • @d4ca7
      @d4ca7 9 місяців тому +5

      ​@@NazmusLabs yappachino

    • @VinitKamble-of6qc
      @VinitKamble-of6qc 8 місяців тому

      I feel the same

  • @SwaggyG_2102
    @SwaggyG_2102 12 днів тому +1

    I'm starting my spring semester off with a class in Typography, I hope this helps me pass! 🙏

  • @ZrannA
    @ZrannA Рік тому +13

    What a tutorial! easy to work along. Clear and concise

  • @EkaterinaGorbova
    @EkaterinaGorbova Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for the tutorial, so easy to follow, found some tricks I didn't know in Illustrator! Would love to see more tutorial from you, your process, how you make it faster and more efficient 💖

  • @L0r110
    @L0r110 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for this!! ❤ followed along as my first steps in Illustrator. Definitely would love more of these tutorial vids!

  • @davidkonevky7372
    @davidkonevky7372 7 місяців тому +1

    I personally have used illustrator for a while so I knew some of the tips weren't going to be that useful for me but my god did I love all of the shortcut keys you taught! For some reason I never got around to learn how to use the shortcuts and always manually picked every single element besides a few so it's very useful to learn those things!

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  7 місяців тому +1

      keyboard shortcuts are everything!!!!!!!!

  • @vrindasatikuwar4310
    @vrindasatikuwar4310 11 місяців тому +3

    Loved this tutorial!!! You were so thorough, wow

  • @evonneokoye713
    @evonneokoye713 7 місяців тому

    I learned so much!!! Please keep making more videos! you're teaching us really cool skills and we're making amazing stuff along the way!

  • @Klarified01
    @Klarified01 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful video! Glad I clicked on this one. I like how you show different techniques to do one thing so that we learn them.

  • @farzanaali5597
    @farzanaali5597 Рік тому +1

    Lovveeed this so much. You make me wanna leave everything and go forward with graphic designing. Please keep making more 🎀

    • @hurricanetortillaaa1221
      @hurricanetortillaaa1221 Рік тому

      for real, I just changed my major to graphic design a few days ago and I’m so excited for the spring semester

  • @tomato7453
    @tomato7453 3 місяці тому

    Ive used ps before for typesetting work and im trying to learn this for scientific figures and im so glad to learn alot of the stuff is similar 😭 thank you for such a helpful intro tutorial

  • @peterjmaida2057
    @peterjmaida2057 4 місяці тому

    Great video, I have always been curious about graphic design. I don’t pick up new skills as fast as some others but your tutorial is great for my method of learning. Thanks again 😃

  • @MackLeye
    @MackLeye 11 місяців тому

    more tutorials, please. This is really motivating I tried doing this and it was a great first time for me using Adobe Illustrator. I need more tutorials

  • @aiden.gardner
    @aiden.gardner 8 місяців тому +13

    THIS WAS AMAZING!!!!!! thank you thank you thank you!!!! 12:14 (add another artboard Shift+O)

    • @cocoriko196
      @cocoriko196 5 місяців тому +1

      thank you lol i was struggling to add another board!

  • @HonestlyTylar
    @HonestlyTylar 7 місяців тому

    i’m super new to illustrator and this was very first tutorial that i’ve done on there! It was so helpful, thanks for sharing!🤗

  • @voulezmonarch
    @voulezmonarch Місяць тому

    I actually used this app for around more than a year, yet I never knew there were lots of features that they offered loll haha. By the way, your self-presentation is very calming to watch, thank you for this video considering the fact that you have to retake xD

  • @sydneycampbs
    @sydneycampbs Рік тому

    TY for posting this! im an art director & have been wanting to get back into graphic design. (side note, would LOVE to see a home office tour // how you set up your space)

  • @diegojimenezbossi7895
    @diegojimenezbossi7895 Рік тому

    Wooow I've seen so many tutorials (and also bought courses) but no one was that funny and easy as this. Thank you so much, like and new sub!! 🤓

  • @nuriddin_
    @nuriddin_ Рік тому +3

    very easy and understandable. please keep doing videos like this!

  • @rafaelatakami8019
    @rafaelatakami8019 8 місяців тому

    Hii, I just wanna say a biiig THANK YOU for this tutorial! A real life saver, I learned a lot watching this 🙌

  • @lanaloladze876
    @lanaloladze876 6 місяців тому

    This was one of the most helpful videos I have seen so far! Thank you soo so much!

  • @anjalaaayyy
    @anjalaaayyy Рік тому +2

    Absolutely love this video! So insightful and fun :D

  • @danielhalifa
    @danielhalifa 7 місяців тому

    this at least to me is the most satisfying tutorial!! i can follow along and learn something new everytime!!

  • @odongodenis9185
    @odongodenis9185 10 місяців тому

    Best tutorial i have watched so far

  • @VictoriaGMota
    @VictoriaGMota 9 місяців тому

    This is SOOOOOOOO helpful!!! I've never seen such great begginer ilustrator tutorial ❤❤

  • @saint8083
    @saint8083 Рік тому +3

    thank u very much, please do more of these! its super fun

  • @mandasetianahuda4997
    @mandasetianahuda4997 5 місяців тому

    I'm looking forward to more content like this! I'm learning to be a good graphic designer and content like this is very, very useful :))))))))

  • @jujurujubs5014
    @jujurujubs5014 7 місяців тому

    Thankyou girl, You taught me more than my graduation teachers ❤

  • @smoothkid820
    @smoothkid820 5 місяців тому

    something very theraputic and fun with the way you teach

  • @ColorOfCozy
    @ColorOfCozy 4 місяці тому

    i always come back to this when I get overwhelmed >.< If you did a intro series to illustrator I would love it!

  • @cyj1x082
    @cyj1x082 Рік тому

    THANK U SOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS U DONT UNDERSTAND HOW HELPFUL IT WAS i would love to see more from u

  • @caicai_kitchen
    @caicai_kitchen 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for this video~spent the whole day playing with fonts and effect in illustrator, hope to see more video like this in the future :)

  • @AbdulAzeezAbdulRahmon-p1f
    @AbdulAzeezAbdulRahmon-p1f 11 місяців тому +1

    This Is Good, You Actually Did Well Keep It Up Nice Work.

  • @dinstorage
    @dinstorage 8 місяців тому

    Saving this so i can learn later with my proper pc soon😭 Love your video btw💖‼️

  • @ulloa2512
    @ulloa2512 2 місяці тому

    awesome vid! for some people this is the best way to learn!

  • @erinhm0404
    @erinhm0404 6 місяців тому

    This video is just exactly what I needed. Thank you 😭🫶

  • @lulululili
    @lulululili Рік тому +1

    Omg 27 min long yes ty for blessing us

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  Рік тому

      yay glad you like it she's a hefty video

  • @arcticgem2800
    @arcticgem2800 7 місяців тому

    Best graphic design tutorial I've come across!

  • @emamati8971
    @emamati8971 Рік тому +2

    thank you for this video! it's sooooo useful!

  • @scumptions6852
    @scumptions6852 Місяць тому

    this was a great video for me to get my foot in the door for illustrator. thanks for the help!

  • @teezb2812
    @teezb2812 9 місяців тому

    This is an amazing tutorial, thank you for sharing it !!

  • @chas3renity754
    @chas3renity754 5 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this! First design class ever and I'm excited to learn!

  • @budro49
    @budro49 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for this tutorial! It was so easy to follow and fun to do. Would love more videos like this!

  • @mgu.h
    @mgu.h 10 місяців тому

    OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU DONT KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HAVE HELPED ME❤❤❤

  • @aludferreira
    @aludferreira 10 місяців тому +2

    this helped me so much, thank you!

  • @sulismeherunissa
    @sulismeherunissa 3 місяці тому

    girl this is so helpful, thank you so much!

  • @deemalkiasworld
    @deemalkiasworld 7 місяців тому

    I needed an Illustrator refresher, thanks for the turtoial

  • @user-jm5jt9ud4p
    @user-jm5jt9ud4p 8 місяців тому +1

    If you did a whole course for beginners I would buy it!

  • @shelleymonder
    @shelleymonder 8 днів тому

    thank you. that was very helpful for a beginner. appreciate your time.

  • @Randas263
    @Randas263 7 місяців тому

    this is the best tutorial ever thank youuu

  • @MiguelAlvarezAdams
    @MiguelAlvarezAdams 9 місяців тому

    Thank you so much Katri, I had so much fun following your tutorial, I feel more confident now =D

  • @shrishti..
    @shrishti.. 7 місяців тому

    This was fun to watch. Please make more of it..with photoshop as well

  • @matissebarrett27
    @matissebarrett27 7 місяців тому

    This was soooo helpful! THANK YOU for this video

  • @chickofmusic001
    @chickofmusic001 7 місяців тому

    24:53 I love this, I should use the mesh tool more for (round) gradients!

  • @ShahlaFazul
    @ShahlaFazul 6 місяців тому

    thank you soo much !! you explained it really well and it was so easy to follow ❤

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  6 місяців тому

      Glad it was helpful! :))

  • @nachel4870
    @nachel4870 3 місяці тому

    my prof does not explain well, you saved my degree, so thank youuuuuuu!!!!

  • @BlumKünstler
    @BlumKünstler 7 місяців тому

    Ten filmik tylko uświadomił mi jak bardzo uwielbiam illustratora

  • @irenesahun3390
    @irenesahun3390 Рік тому +1

    really helpful and lovely tutorial, everything super clear and fun to try along to. Would loooove to see more of this! Or of any content you deliver truly, everything is just visually delightful. I just have a tiny question, how did you manage to add the exclamation point after working the text as image? I'm sure is super simple and intuitive but I am unable to find it haha
    anyhowww thanks for the tutorial :)))

  • @naredanguyen4600
    @naredanguyen4600 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the video! I had fun making the posters 🫶

  • @babarzaman3123
    @babarzaman3123 6 місяців тому

    I have more than one year of experience in graphic design but I really enjoyed the video

  • @lakatianadc
    @lakatianadc 9 місяців тому +1

    i loved this oml

  • @rafaaasss
    @rafaaasss 8 місяців тому

    this is so helpful, thank you so much for this!!

  • @1Fineartsman
    @1Fineartsman 4 місяці тому

    Very good tutorial, thank you, I learned a lot!

  • @rojdaaksoy2914
    @rojdaaksoy2914 Рік тому

    it was really fun to watch what you did and the way you explain it :) thanks a lot... just subscribed for more videos.

  • @FRIENDLYFIRE2020
    @FRIENDLYFIRE2020 11 місяців тому

    Hi ! im having trouble adding more ridges to my star using the arrow key (i think because i have a 60% keyboard) - it just keeps nudging the entire star up or down when i hold shift and try it. is there a way in the menu somewhere i can manually add and subtract ridges ?

  • @MichellePipng
    @MichellePipng 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm only watching this because I don't have anything to do at work and I want to pretend to work on my skills lol. hoping I can maybe pick up some small things I don't know yet along the way 😌

  • @ryyu263
    @ryyu263 8 місяців тому

    absolutely loved it!! Thank you sooo muchh!!!

  • @angiedelgado5974
    @angiedelgado5974 Рік тому +1

    love itttttt!

  • @Bankyu222
    @Bankyu222 5 місяців тому

    hells yeah !

  • @stella8610
    @stella8610 10 місяців тому

    this is soooo helpful and fun thank you

  • @jontychudasama8009
    @jontychudasama8009 28 днів тому

    Thank you for making this video!!

  • @jibabee
    @jibabee 3 місяці тому

    25:53 i apply the color, but it's becoming kinda gray instead of chosen blue😢 what's the problem?

  • @grasmuelliece
    @grasmuelliece 8 місяців тому

    hi, ive got a problem following 15:52 My whole “is” changed color instead of the outlines only. Any chance i could get help on that? Thanks!

  • @KN-yd4jf
    @KN-yd4jf Рік тому +1

    Hi pretty lady ❤ Can we use another alternative such as inkscape or any other app you recommend ?

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  Рік тому +1

      hi! I have personally never used inkscape or many alternative apps so I can't speak on that too much but Figma is free if you want to try that out!

  • @gfxfinder
    @gfxfinder Рік тому +2

    Nice tutorial. simple and interesting

    • @edgykatrina
      @edgykatrina  Рік тому +1

      thanks that was what I was aiming for!

  • @laurenjackson8499
    @laurenjackson8499 6 місяців тому

    This was very very helpful. Thank you!

  • @ayannaarnie6061
    @ayannaarnie6061 5 місяців тому

    sooooo helpful - thank you! 🙌🏿