Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

Create an iPod Nano
In the following Illustrator tutorial I will shown how to make an iPod Nano. It's a very simple one. For the overall shapes you will only have to use the Rectangle Tool and the Ellipse Tool. Then, you'll need some linear/radial gradients, some strokes, a Drop Shadow effects plus some simple text.

Importing Text and Playing With Typography
In the third part of this Getting To Grips Series we will be covering the following topics: * Creating and editing text * Creating a headline * Text alignment * Flowing text (automatically and manually) * Working with and applying styles * Loading pre-existing styles from other documents * Finding and changing * Much more....

Create an Ominous Jar of Purple Ooze
Beef up your Illustrator skills while creating an ominous jar of purple ooze. In this tut you will find handy tips and techniques for illustrating glass, chrome and toxic ooze.

How to Create a Medieval Paper Scroll
In this Illustrator tutorial, you will learn how to create a medieval paper scroll with the 3D Extrude & Revolve tool. Using texture, you will also learn how to make an object look old and how to map artwork to a 3D Vector object.

Create an Elegant Theater Interior
The keys to this richly-appointed theater interior are simple Gradient Meshes and a few well-placed gradient fills. Once you've created the basic building blocks, it's easy to re-purpose them for every element in this illustration. Sit back and enjoy the show!

How to Create a Lustrous Electric Guitar
In this Illustrator tutorial you'll learn how to create a realistic looking electric guitar. How to use 3D Effect, Scale and Blend Options, to make a guitar worthy of even the most rockin of vector fans!

Sketch to Vector
In this Vector Basics tutorial you'll learn how to take design from a sketch to vector and how to make a minimalist illustration of your own.

Make Realistic Grapes using Simple Techniques
In this Illustrator tutorial we will learn how to illustrate a bunch of grapes using basic tools. You will learn how to render multiple light sources and how to model a complex object using simple shapes and techniques.

Discover tattoo illustration techniques
Want to produce clean and detailed line work but with a hand drawn edge? Not sure whether to use the pen tool in Illustrator or a tablet in Photoshop?

Create a Sporty Tennis Girl Using Gradient Mesh
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial learn how to use the Gradient Mesh tool for character design. We'll begin with a sketch and build the character using different shapes and gradients to achieve a smooth, almost 3D finish.

Illustrate Wine Bottle in Gift Box
Make use of the 3D tools in Illustrator and learn to create this fantastic looking bottle of wine in a gift box. In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own gift box of wine using the Rectangle Tool, Pen, 3D Revolve and Gradients.

Create a Dazzling Aurora Borealis
It's time to create some Northern Lights. This Illustrator video tutorial demonstrates how to light up the vector night sky. Using gradients, blur effects and more you will learn how to create a vector Aurora Borealis in Adobe Illustrator.

Coloring Techniques to a Pencil Drawing
In this tutorial we will learn how to easily take a pen and pencil sketch and turn it into a vector illustration without losing the aesthetic of a hand rendered image.

Create a Glossy Power Button
In this Illustrator tutorial you'll learn to create a glossy power button. For starters you'll only need the Ellipse Tool to create some simple circles. To create the power sign you'll have to play a little with some anchor points and strokes. Finally you'll need some Warp effects to create the glowing details.

How To Create a Trendy Seamless Pattern
The great thing about seamless repeating patterns is that once created, they can be used as a base for all kinds of awesome designs. Skateboard decks, custom apparel, package designs and website backgrounds are just some of the uses for the good old pattern swatch.

Design an Underwater Clown Fish Tutorial
In this Illustrator tutorial I'll show you how to create a beautiful clown fish illustration. This is an intermediate tutorial and it requires some pen drawing skills.

Create a paisley seamless vector pattern
Inspired from Indian culture and brought back in the 1960s, the paisley prints still give a glamorous feel to textile prints. We'll take you trough the process of making a vector paisley seamless pattern using Adobe Illustrator CS3 for PC.

Retro vector illustration in 15 Steps
In this Illustrator tutorial I will show you how to create a retro vector illustration using stock vectors and simple distortion techniques.

The facial structure
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial I will explain the basics for portrait drawing. These guidelines are a must to know and will help you a lot in your future portrait drawings.

Draw a Cute Vector Dog
Follow this step by step Adobe Illustrator design process of the making of a vector character. We'll start with a hand drawn sketch of my dog, then add various lines, colour fills gradients and highlights to produce a cute cartoon representation.