We’ll use the transform tools in Illustrator to duplicate a series of shapes to quickly and precisely build a floating 3D shape for our iOS icon. The inspiration for this tutorial. In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we’ll create a simple disk shape with edges and light glow to build depth in our object and then...
You can create a sort of live mask effect to wrap text around any graphic, object, or photo in Illustrator and it will automatically update when the text is changed, rescaled, styled, move, or more. In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we’ll cover the Text Wrap feature and how to split a text field into multiple...
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, I will walk you through and around the Recolor Artwork feature set and how I use it to adjust and change the colors of multiple pieces of complex artwork in Illustrator. We’ll talk about applying brand new colors, changing the way the color is displayed, desaturation all the color, and...
You’re going to love using the Curvature Tool and the Blend Tool to create these beautiful line graphs! In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we’ll build a simple colorful analytics dashboard style line graph with a blended gradient that fades in and out based upon the curve in the line chart. We’ll use the Grid tool,...
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we’ll create this cool 3D geometric gemstone using simple drawing tools. We will create custom guides with shapes, lines, and even the Pen tool, we’ll work to create an entire global color library quickly, we’ll work with some gradients, layer strokes, mask different objects, work with raster effects, and much...
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we’ll look at using the Shaper and Join Path tools to easily work with shapes and lines to create a perfectly aligned and structured line art version of the Empire State Building. If you’re just interested in making a quick piece of line art, or if you’re more interested in...
In this Illustrator tutorial, we’ll create the Penrose Triangle–also known as the “Impossible Triangle”-using a series of guides and simple drawing tools. We’ll then add a series of colored gradients to this shape to help build out the optical illusion factor of the triangle a little more. Whether you’re into just drawing this Penrose Triangle,...
How To Create an Easy Abstract Blur Pattern Design Creating Bart Simpson Vector Character in Illustrator How to Create a Flat, Subtle Textured Fox in Adobe Illustrator Simple organic shapes the Illustrator way Create a retro T-shirt design in 10 easy steps using Illustrator Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create a 3D vector...
Create a Vector iPad 2 Illustration –Adobe Illustrator Tutorial Let’s spend an hour running over some super sweet techniques in Adobe Illustrator to create a full, photo-realistic illustration of an iPad 2! We will cover using a reference image and drawing based on that, working with & fine-tuning gradients, working with paths, sizing and path...
Create a Simple Vector Badge – Illustrator Tutorial Go ahead and follow along with this pretty basic tutorial and you will be sure to pick up some valuable tips and tricks for working in and with Adobe Illustrator. We will be creating a cool little badge icon which can be used in all kinds of...
Create a Vectorized Folder Icon – Illustrator Tutorial Check out this nice little tutorial on creating a fully vector, shiny, folder icon using Adobe Illustrator CS4. This tutorial is compatible with older versions of Adobe Illustrator as well. We will talk about using gradients and subtle shadows to create the illusion of depth in an...
Create 3D Light Zips – Illustrator Tutorial I’m sure you have seen them, but maybe did not know how they were made. Today we take a look at those cool glowing, color changing, fading, bright, neon-like, fanning spread of glowing colors. Not really sure what you want to call them, but I am going to...