From the course: Creating Icons with Illustrator
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Challenge - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Creating Icons with Illustrator
Challenge
(upbeat techno music) - Are you ready for your second challenge? So now that you know where and how to configure the grids in Adobe Illustrator, I want you to practice this just a little bit, because depending on the type of icon that you'll be drawing, you might need to change the settings to accommodate for the type of design that you're making. Now, I need to access to preferences in Adobe Illustrator, and I need you to change the grids from lines to dots, and these dots should have a dark gray color so you should be able to find a way to change the color of these dots. And then I need to have a grid line every 10 points, each with 10 subdivisions. Okay, so grid lines every 10 points with 10 subdivisions. Once you're done, just close your preferences and then activate your grids. So there's a menu option somewhere that allows you to activate and visualize your Illustrator grid. And then last option, I need you to…
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