slides: bit.ly/itp-illustrator-basics

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Technical Concepts

RGB: screen based, all mixed - white

CMYK: ink based, all mixed - black

resolution: how dense the pixel inside a dimension

screen: 72 ppi is ok

print: 300 ppi is better

JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compress is a lossy ways, compress more than PNG

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) lossless

GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) 8-bit color profile (256 color)

save for print: PDF or PNG

Illustrator Basics

Window > Workspace > Essential Classic

Direct selection tool (white mouse) - change points inside a shape

the second one means stroke

the second one means stroke