Tools in illustrator- Post 1

As told in my earlier posts, I am explaining the tools of Illustrator, with their shortcuts.

A. Selection Tool :  To add or remove objects from the selection, hold down Shift and click or drag around the objects you want to add or remove. Tip: When the Selection tool is over an unselected object or group, it changes to .
a. Selection (V)
b. Direct Selection(A)
c. Magic Wand(Y)
d. Lasso(Q)
e. Artboard(Shift+O)

B. Drawing Tools : The simplest path you can draw with the Pen tool is a straight line, made by clicking the Pen tool to create two anchor points. By continuing to click, you create a path made of straight line segments connected by corner points.

1. Pen
a. Add anchor point (+)
b. Delete anchor point(-)
c. Convert anchor point(Shift+C)

2. Line segment(\)
a. Arc
b. Spiral
c. Rectangular Grid
d. Polar grid

3.Rectangle
1. Rounded Rectangle
2. Elipse
3. Polygon
4. Star
5. Flare

4. Pencil(N)
a. Smooth
b. Path eraser

5. Perspective Grid(Shift+P)
a. Perspective Selection(Shift+V)

C. Type tools(T)
1. Type 
a. Area type
b. Type on a Path
c.Vertical type
d. Vertical area type
e. Vertical type on a Path

D. Painting Tools
1. Paintbrush(B)
2. Blob Brush(Shift+B)
3. Mesh(U)
4. Gradient(G)

5. Eyedropper(I)
a. Live paint bucket(K)
c. Arc
d. Spiral

E. Rectangle(M)
a. Rounded Rectangle
b.Ellipse(L)
c. Live paint selection(Shift+L)