Creating Views Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
This tutorial was designed to teach you how to make your navigation more convenient by creating views. If you need help with it, or find it confusing, don't hesitate to e-mail me, the information is at the bottom of the page.
Soft proof your colors Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
In a traditional desktop-publishing scenario, you create your artwork using a software program, print a hard proof of the results, and then use the proof as a reference to adjust for color shifts in the artwork. The color management features in Adobe Illustrator simplify this process of managing and previewing colors in your artwork. Color management helps you keep colors consistent when they are transferred between different output and display devices and lets you display an online preview, or soft proof, of the printed colors.
Blending Objects along a Path Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
In Illustrator you can create two objects and blend them together and Illustrator will do all of the work of interpolating how the "in-between" objects fit together. However, it arranges them in a straight line. This straight line is called a spine.
Custom Libraries Illustrator Template Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
Do you have certain graphic elements(ie. your logos, credit card logos, icons), Color Swatches, Graphic Styles, and Art Brushes that you commonly use in Illustrator? If your answer is yes, this tutorial might be helpful to you.
Spiral Tool Mysteries - Solved! Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
One of the most intriguing tools in Adobe Illustrator is the Spiral tool, not because of what it does – creates spirals – but because of the mysterious terms used its dialog box. Words like Radius, Decay, and Segments leave artists with more.
Manipulating Guides in Illustrator CS Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
If you use Illustrator regularly, no doubt one of your first steps when working on a new document is to set up your guides. The process, though, can take some time, especially if you like to create a grid made up of guides or want your guides perfectly centered.
Using Masks in Illustration Programs Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
A mask is a vector path which allows part of an object to show while blocking out the rest effectively making part of it transparent. A mask in an illustration program is functionally equivalent to a clipping path in an image editor.
Photo Frames Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
This tutorial is designed to assist you in using some of the built-in features of Illustrator to enhance/decorate your photos or other images. All levels of users should be able to follow along and complete this tutorial.
Rotated Characters Adobe Illustrator / Getting Started
Sometimes text can get a little boring. Here's a way to rotate individual characters and make that text a little more fun! The results vary depending on the font that you use, so the effect is always fresh and exciting.