I want simple features like "path-continuation" or a simple way to color shapes that were made by paths.
Okay im super new to Illustrator and just got kind of used to Photoshop but now I try to make some stuff with Illustrator and run in constant issues.
I actually spent more time looking up extremely basic things that should simply work but are hidden somewhere or not possible? in Illustrator than I got to work on the things I tried to make.
For example I created a detailed image with thousands of paths, tried to fit it into After Effects for an animation just to find out its much to bright. I went back to Illustrator and found no option to make the paths darker or how to color individual shapes and not the whole image in one color! I searched online and found that there is no function to just select a bunch of shapes and turn them all down a few shades in one go. Each has his own shade of grey so it would be similar to Word when you select your whole text and click the little button to change the size of every letter no matter the individual sizedifferences.
Im so ******* angry every time I use Illustrator ._.
its the most frustrating piece of software I ever had to use!
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As for the 'path continuation' thing, you should explain more. The are many ways to continue a path. But take a look at Path Extend plugin on YT.
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Mate, don’t be that frustrated.
Learning Illustrator after mastering Photoshop is indeed not an easy task, because the look deceptively alike, but differ a lot. It does not mean it is hard, it’s just designed by different teams for different purposes.It will come to you eventually if you embrace it.
Of course we have ways to make an art brighter here! Do you think us users that stupid? :D We have several ways to do it. Let me guide you through.
1. Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Color Balance.
Want to make an image (or a part of it) brighter — drag all three sliders closer to the right end (or to the left if you are in CMYK, which i most probably not the case). Want a tint — drag by different values.2. Edit > Edit Color > Recolor Artwork.
Advanced Options (used to open by default just recently). Toggle Edit switcher there (it is set to Assign by default), make sure that 'Show saturation and hue on the wheel' button is active (textless, under the big spectrum circle), and then drag a slider to the right.3. OK, this is not Photohopy enough for you? Grab a Phantasm plugin by Astutegraphics (paid, but it is worth it). Open its panel (or call a dedicated filter if you want it get applied directly an not as 'an adjustment'). Drag the Brightness slider.
Is it enough for you, my friend?
See, Illustrator is like an axe. You can build anything with it if you know how to chop well enough. It’s just you are too much used to handle a saw.
Good luck and don’t hulk out.
