Adobe Illustrator 2020 is the industry-leading vector graphics software that lets you create anything you can imagine – from logos and icons to graphics and illustrations – and customize it with professional-level precision, as well as time-saving features like Repeat for Patterns or Global Edits. You can use the graphics you create with Illustrator in any size digital or print format, and be confident that they will look sharp and crisp at every resolution. In this article, we will show you how to get started with Adobe Illustrator 2020 in a few easy steps.

The first thing you need to do is to download and install Illustrator on your computer. You can get a 7-day free trial of Illustrator from the Adobe website. Just click the Start Free Trial button, sign in or set up your Adobe ID, and download your free trial. After your 7-day free trial ends, your Creative Cloud membership will continue, unless canceled before free trial ends. You can also buy Illustrator as a standalone app or as part of the Creative Cloud All Apps plan. The plans start from US$20.99/mo.

Once you have installed Illustrator, you can launch it from your desktop or applications folder. You will see a welcome screen that gives you some options to start your project. You can choose from a variety of templates for different purposes, such as web design, print design, mobile design, etc. You can also browse more templates online or create your own custom document. To create a new document, click the Create new button on the welcome screen or go to File > New. You will see a dialog box where you can set the name, size, orientation, color mode, and other settings for your document. Click Create to open your new document in the workspace.

The workspace is where you create and edit your graphics in Illustrator. It consists of several elements, such as the menu bar, the toolbar, the artboard, the panels, and the control panel. You can customize the workspace by rearranging, resizing, hiding, or showing these elements according to your preference. You can also switch between different preset workspaces or save your own workspace by going to Window > Workspace.

The toolbar is where you find all the tools you need to draw, edit, and manipulate your graphics in Illustrator. The tools are grouped by function and some of them have a small triangle at the lower right corner, which means they have more hidden tools under them. You can access these hidden tools by clicking and holding on the tool icon or by pressing the keyboard shortcut for that tool repeatedly. To see what each tool does, hover over it and a tooltip will appear with its name and shortcut. You can also learn more about each tool by clicking on the question mark icon at the bottom of the toolbar.

One of the most basic things you can do in Illustrator is to draw and edit shapes. Shapes are vector objects that are made of paths and anchor points. Paths are lines that connect two or more anchor points, which are points that define the direction and curvature of the paths. You can draw shapes using different tools in the toolbar, such as the Pen tool, the Pencil tool, the Curvature tool, or the Shape tools. You can also use the Pathfinder panel or the Shape Builder tool to combine or subtract shapes from each other.

To draw a shape using a Shape tool, such as the Rectangle tool or the Ellipse tool, select the tool from the toolbar and click and drag on the artboard to create a shape. You can hold down Shift to constrain the proportions of the shape or Alt/Option to draw from the center. To edit a shape using a drawing tool, such as the Pen tool or the Curvature tool, select the tool from the toolbar and click on an anchor point or a path segment to modify it. You can add or delete anchor points using the Add Anchor Point tool or the Delete Anchor Point tool under the Pen tool. To edit a shape using direct selection methods, such as