Chapter 6
Organizing Documents with Layers
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding why and how to use layers
Working from a template layer
Defining layer properties
Organizing layers
Styling with layers
Expediting export with layers
Layers help organize large projects in Illustrator. In this chapter, I explain how to add layers, organize objects with layers, and take advantage of other unique features available in layers.
Before you starting generating additional layers in a document, a caveat: You might not need layers to organize your project. Chapter 5 demonstrates how grouping can organize many projects, how you can select cohorts of similar objects, and how to move objects in front of and behind each other. All that without layers.
If you’re coming to Illustrator from a Photoshop background, welcome! Note that many of the techniques I just listed, such as making selections and moving objects ...
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