Adobe Illustrator Getting Started
Effective Methods of Working in Adobe Illustrator (Part 8)
You will learn some tips and hints while working with the paths, with the transformation of objects; you will learn how to find the true center of the figures and learn some other tricks which allow you to do more work in less time.
How to Considerably Reduce the Source EPS File Size?
Probably you have been searching for the answer to this question many times. Standard proposals as to this problem solving can provide your source file size reduction only by a few hundred kilobytes, and it is doubtful whether this would satisfy you. Today let me tell you how to make the source EPS file much smaller. The solution is very simple and original. Hope you find it interesting!
Tool Options
This is very cool tip to access tool options dialog for most of the tools in Adobe Illustrator. First you will need to select tool in order to see tool icon in Toolbox on the left side of screen (Window > Tools). Next step is to double click tool icon to open dialog with options.
How to apply stroke around multiple objects
In Adobe Illustrator you can take advantage of strokes to end up with very cool results using this unique feature. It is pretty easy to apply stroke effect to any shape but little bit tricky to add stroke effect to multiple objects, I mean one stroke for all objects with ability to change any of objects or shapes independently.
Effective Methods of Working in Adobe Illustrator (Part 5)
Today we will talk about work with guides. After finishing today’s tutorial we will know how to create guides, how to hide and snap an object to them and how to create the prospective grid and so on. Learn at the jump!
How to Create a Template Document with Default Path Settings
If you already have some experience working in Adobe Illustrator, then you probably already have some settings that are often used in daily work. It may be colors, symbols, sets of brushes, graphic styles and path settings. There is no need to add all these resources to each document; you can simply create a template with all the necessary settings and graphics. In this article we will discuss how to do this and look at some of the interesting properties of the Appearance panel. Let’s reduce your design preparatory process down to the minimum…
InkScribe Tool Use Tutorial Part 3 – Setting up the Tool
I’m sure that very soon InkScribe will become an integral part of your workflow in Adobe Illustrator, so now I want to tell you how to customize the tool to fit your preferences.
Fast and Accurate Work with InkScribe Tool - 2
Today we’ll talk about how using InkScribe allows you to work faster, smarter, more accurately — in other words, more efficiently. As it was already discussed in Part 1 of this series, we can easily choose the type of segment to be created; curved (Bezier) or straight. But now I should say that working with straight segments in InkScribe has one unique feature — Ghost Handles
Work with color, gradient fills and Eyedropper Tool
In this article we will talk about the work with color, gradient fills and about peculiarities of work with the Eyedropper Tool. Also we will learn a bit more about the alignment of the objects with the stroke. Personally I found a lot of new and useful information in this article.
Complex Symbols with Pathfinder
Last week I posted an article showing some great logos using 3D effects and colorful gradients. There are quite a few ways to do create those effects in Illustrator, however for most of them you will have to use the Pathfinder tools. Because of that I will show you an example based on a few logos from that list.
Using Textures in a Landscape Illustration
This Adobe Illustrator tutorial will show you how to use textures to create a desktop wallpaper or other illustration.
How to Create a Hair Braid Pattern Brush
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create a deceivingly complex yet easy to make patterned hair brush using Adobe Illustrator. You'll learn how I illustrate braids/plaits and then how to apply this element yourself in your hair designs.
Create a Nice Search Form
In the following steps you can learn to create a nice search form. It is a pretty simple tutorial that will introduce you to the basic tools and effects. For a nice 3D effect we will use some drop shadow effects while for the glowing effect we will use some inner glow and outer glow effects.
Create an Abstract Vector Lava
Learn how to create this super cool abstract lava illustration in Adobe Illustrator. You will learn how to use transparency options to create the overlap color effect. A simple tutorial to achieve trendy lava splashes in Illustrator.
How To Create a Sophisticated Business Card Design
Business card tutorials always seem to go down well with my Blog.SpoonGraphics readers, so I figured it was about time for another one! Follow this step by step guide to create a sophisticated business card design with a beautiful mix of coloured stripes. Learn how to set up your design file, create the card design and export a print ready document.
How To Create a Repeating Camo Pattern
A couple of weeks back I posted a collection of free military camouflage patterns, featuring woodland, desert, urban and digital style designs. This week I'm going to show you how the camo designs were created and how the pattern file was made so it would seamlessly repeat.
Vector Retro Television
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a stylish retro television in Adobe Illustrator. You will learn how to draw basic shapes, modify them and apply gradient and gradient mesh for more realism.
Create a Bright Vector Snowboard Design
Follow this Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a cool snowboard illustration. We'll build up the design with an array of bright shapes, trendy lines and patterns to produce a bright and funky vector composition. The final design will then be mocked up on a handy snowboard deck template to show off the design in all its glory.
Master the basics: Perspective drawing
This tutorial explores how to set up a perspective grid, draw directly on to the grid, then map existing artwork in a perspective plane. Beyond the creation of visuals, perspective drawing can lead to new ways to develop logos and icons that play on the ambiguity of 2D space.
Quickly Create Vector Clouds
Here is a very quick way to create fluffy clouds in Illustrator from scratch. It's really easy to accomplish and fit perfectly in any colorful nature theme artwork you might create.