Lesson 48

Creating simple blends with Illustrator

In this video you’ll be introduced to Blends, one of Illustrator’s super powers. This lesson will teach you the basics to prepare you to create the blends used for Cafe Puro.

New commands learnt

  • Object > Blend > Make

  • View > Outline

  • View > Preview

New shortcuts

  • Command/Ctrl + Y: Outline / Preview Mode

New jargon

  • Blend

  • Stair stepping