Each week you will need to respond to two questions posted. Your response should be a minimum of 300 words for both questions. You should also include at least one response to your fellow students. The responses are a requirement for participation part of your grade.
Question 01 –
What tool(s) to your use to navigate to another part of your artwork?
Question 02 –
What is the value of using that tool?
There are a plethora of tools used to navigate to other parts of your artwork with ease, precision, and minimal effort. The hand tool is the most universal Adobe tool. The keyboard shortcut is the letter H. This allows you to easily drag the artwork in any direction, left or right, so you can navigate your artboard. Another navigation tool is the rotate view. The keyboard shortcut is the letter H + shift. This tool allows you to manipulate the artboard, changing the canvas’s orientation. This is particularly helpful when working on anything upside down. The final navigation tool is the Zoom tool. The keyboard shortcut is the letter Z. To zoom in you just double-click the area you want to enlarge. To zoom out hold Alt and then click on the area you want to zoom out of.
The value of using all these tools is that they all create an easier environment to work around. With more complex designs and illustrations, the artboard can begin to get muddled together and our eyes can begin to fatigue. By manipulating the artboard by zooming in, changing the orientation, or using the hand tool to drag the artboard– you can properly navigate the work without messing up your layers or strokes and make it easier to view.
Thank you, Kayla for your answers. I usually use shortcuts but thank you for explaining how to use these tools manually.
One tool that can be used to navigate to another part of artwork is the hand tool, which allows you to drag and change positions of what you’re looking at the screen. Another tool that can be used it the zoom tool, which allows you to zoom in or out to get a close look at your artwork. The value of using these tools, is that they both allow you to pay close attention to detail on your artwork.