Early magazine advertisements (featured in graphic design trade magazines such as Communication Arts) referred to the product as "the Adobe Illustrator". Photoshop is primarily geared toward digital photo manipulation and photorealistic styles of computer illustration, while Illustrator provides results in the typesetting and logo graphic areas of design. Adobe Illustrator is the companion product of Adobe Photoshop. And now, copy and paste hex values into other applications more quickly. Sample colors faster and more precisely using an expandable color spectrum in the Color panel. Enjoy inline editing of layer names, precise color sampling, and UI brightness that's smoothly adjustable to match other Adobe tools.Īpply gradients to your strokes - along the length, across the width, or within the stroke itself - all with complete control over gradient placement and opacity. Take fewer steps to accomplish daily tasks in a new, streamlined interface. Get clean lines, accurate fitting, and reliable results without using complex controls. Experiment freely with different types of repeating patterns that can be edited at any time for maximum design flexibility.Ĭonvert raster images to editable vectors with a completely new tracing engine. Automatically link them to their extracted PSD or TIFF files.Įfficiently track and access complete information on any artwork placed within an Illustrator file, directly from the Links panel.Įasily create seamlessly tiled vector patterns. Quickly unembed images that have been placed and embedded into an Illustrator file for quick edits or for use outside Illustrator. Use the Package Files feature to easily hand off Illustrator files to production, by automatically collecting the necessary fonts, linked graphics, and a package report in a single folder. Just about everything feels faster and more responsive.
With native 64-bit support on Mac OS and Windows you can access all the RAM on your computer to easily open, save, and export large files and preview demanding designs. Work with precision, speed, and rock-solid stability on large, complex files thanks to a new performance system that powers Illustrator CS6.
Achieve consistency across your work areas and maintain layout changes until you actively reset them.Įfficiently edit names in layers, swatches, brushes, artboards, and other panels directly in the panels themselves without using intermediate dialog boxes. Move fluidly from workspace to workspace with support for rooms. Create and work with opacity masks more easily, thanks to the new Make Mask/Release button that now displays the masking functionality in the Transparency panel. Enjoy a new tracing engine, quickly design seamless patterns, and apply gradients to strokes. A newly modern interface streamlines daily tasks.
Work with precision, speed, and rock-solid stability on large, complex files in Adobe Illustrator CS6 software powered by the Adobe Mercury Performance System.
Creative Cloud members can access the Illustrator update now and start using its new must-have features immediately. With Adobe Illustrator CS6, you can join Adobe Creative Cloud and start handing off your Illustrator files faster than ever with the new Package Files feature. Advanced creative tools enable you to capture your vision better than ever.
A modern, updated user interface streamlines daily tasks. It is powered by the new Adobe Mercury Performance System so that you can work with speed and stability on large, complex files. Here come happy tidings for Adobe software enthusiasts with the launch of Adobe Illustrator CS6 software.