Illustrator Domain 3 - Organizing Documents

This objective covers managing document structure, such as layers and tracks, for efficient workflows. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Illustrator CC Certification Exam.

3.1 Use layers to manage design elements.

a. Use the Layers panel to modify layers.
  • Key Concepts: adding, deleting, hiding/showing, locking/unlocking, duplicating, and renaming layers; layer options; etc.

b. Manage and work with multiple layers in a complex project.

  •  Key Concepts: using sublayers, Paste Remembers Layers, hierarchy and stacking order, selecting and targeting objects using the Layers panel, etc.

3.2 Modify layer visibility using opacity and masks.

a. Adjust the opacity of a layer.

  • Key Concepts: Transparency panel and Opacity masks.

b. Create, apply, and manipulate clipping masks.