4 Illustrator Tools You Don't Use Enough (BUT SHOULD)

Today learn about 4 Illustrator tools or functions, that you probably don’t use enough, and how to use them properly

Adobe Illustrator has a lot of tools available for we the ‘designer’ to be making use of in our workflow. Many of them are handy, some of them are crucial and a few are, in my opinion, useless.There are quite a few tools or functions in Illustrator that designers rarely use or use properly, but in todays tutorial I have selected 4 that are very useful and crucial to any graphic designer. I also show you how to use them, and explain in an easy to follow manner, their functions and worth.

So please do follow along to todays 4 tools or functions that you probably do not use enough, when designing in Illustrator.

How many of the 4 additions do you utilise fully in your workflow, and do you feel that you are going to start using them more often??If you’d like to see more tutorials based around Illustrator tools that designer rarely use, just let me know down in the comment section below. I hope todays Illustrator tool tutorial was useful to you though :)

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[SatoriGraphics]

Welcome back to my channel. I hope you found todays content useful, and don't be shy in letting me know what you want to see here at Satori Graphics

[honeynandal]

You are right, Buddy. I was not using these tools enough. Thanks for reminding their Importance and how to use them with ease.
That is really great.

[meiravichvichy]

didn't know about the first one, all of them are useful, thanks for sharing

[BernardWilliams]

Thanks for the great video Sir Tom. I use all the mentioned tools you have shown us. As always, have a great day.

[janus]

Always a great pleasure hearing you about tips on Illustrator Tom ! I always follow your videos with great pleasure. Keep going Tom and 100K followers are in view ;)

[HarishDhalia]

Good... Your tutorials are always helpful. 👍

[anika]

you are great and extremly helpful minded god bless you

[phillip]

Same here (not using these functions enough) and I have to say that I have never even noticed that path eraser tool (Illustrator CC2017) but I am going to use the heck out of it from now on!
Thanks for another excellent video!

[raylyons]

Great Tutorial man! Think I might delve into Illustrator tutorial making myself

[neetabudhraja]

Nice.. thank u for sharing these tools.. path eraser tool is awesome... i dint know about it..

[aybek]

Awesome video as always. Another tip: just add some points hit "A" select path and hit delete

[jma.]

I love ur channel so much. Very helpful. I want to be a graphic designer in the future.

[JoeBodego]

Nice one, i would have included the group selection tool, this is a very powerful unused tool.

[JoeBodego]

Trying to find that video where you mentioned my name, it was about outlining fonts in illustrator. Could you send me the link

[KyleMerl]

Great video! I would have hit the like button three times on this one if I could.

[nanarts]

I think it's a fact I don't use these functions enough cause I didn't even know about the path eraser tool haha Way better than the scissors
Thanks for the content!

[Mizaeducation]

I'm trying to switch to illustrator inserted of Photoshop because it's faster and lighter to work with
So i hope you make more tutorials to make it easy to adapt to it

[jaseylove]

Path eraser tool, I can't believe you've been hiding from me. Thanks for the top tips Tom 👌

[MrMark]

I DEFINITELY don't use these tools enough! Thank you

[rectify]

I have a Tip: You can switch off many Layers at once by, by Left clicking and painting over the eye icon.
I hope this helps somebody.