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45 Fresh And Best Adobe Illustrator Tutorials | Free and Useful …
May 29th
As we all know very well that Adobe Illustrator tutorials are very powerful designing resource for the designers as they help them learn new and easy trick to use Illustrator in the best possible way. These Adobe Illustrator … Starting with line art the tutorial moves onto coloring using Gradients and a variety of Blend Modes. The tutorial explains … This tutorial uses many different vector techniques including the Appearance Panel, 3D Settings, Grain Fills. How to Create a …
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How to Create a Semi-Realistic Graphics Tablet in Adobe Illustrator
May 7th
In the following steps you will learn how to create a semi-realistic graphics tablet in Adobe Illustrator. For starters, using basic tools and effects, the Round Any Corner script and taking full advantage of the Appearance panel you will learn how to create the tablet. Moving on you will learn how to cleverly use the Warp effects and how to add depth to your shapes using complex gradients or blending options. Finally, you will learn how to create, save and use a simple pattern. 1. Create a New Document & Setup a Grid Hit CMD + N to create a New document. Enter 760 in the width box and 600 in the height box then click on the Advanced button. Select RGB, Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the “Align New Objects to Pixel Grid” box is unchecked before your click OK. Enable…
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How to Create a Unique USB Sign in Button in Adobe Illustrator
Apr 2nd
In the following steps you will learn how to turn simple USB stick illustration into a nice sign in button. It’s another one of those tutorials that focuses a lot on the Appearance panel. We’ll start with a simple rectangle, the Rounded Corners effect and some simple Pathfinder and Transform options. Once we get the stating shapes we’ll move inside the Appearance panel where we’ll use a bunch fills and strokes along with a lot of effects and some blending techniques. For the final touches we’ll use a simple piece of text and some basic vector shape building techniques along with some new effects. 1. Create a New Document & Setup a Grid Hit Command + N to create a New document. Enter 600 in the width box and…
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Quick Tip: Creating a Bazinga! Text Treatment in Adobe Illustrator
Apr 1st
With this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a Bazinga text effect made famous by Sheldon from the sitcom The Big Bang Theory in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll be using some techniques to add multiple effects to a single shape, also duplicating and copying objects quickly, as well as creating a pattern and even rotating that pattern without disrupting the shape it’s applied too. Tip: Please be aware that you may have to install fonts before you open Illustrator in order for it to show up in your list of fonts. 1. Create a New Document Let’s start off by preparing our document. Open Illustrator and hit Command + N to create a New document. You can make your document any size but for this tutorial I’ll be using a default desktop wallpaper size so enter 1024 in the width box and 768 in the height box then click on the Advanced button . Select RGB , Screen (72ppi) and make sure…
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Quick Tip: Create a Simple, Pen Tool Free, File Icon in Illustrator
Mar 15th
In the following steps you will learn how to create a simple file icon in Adobe Illustrator. It’s a pretty simple tutorial that will introduce you to the basics of pixel perfect vector shape building techniques. For the starting shapes you will only need the Rectangle Tool (M), the Rounded Corners effect and some simple Pathfinder options. Next, for the coloring you will need a simple linear gradient, a bunch of flat colors and some simple blending techniques. In the final/extra step you will learn how powerful the Transform effect can be. Step 1 Open Adobe Illustrator and hit Command + N to create a new document. Enter 600 in the width box and 300 in the height box then click on the Advanced button. Select RGB, Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the “Align New Objects to Pixel Grid” box is unchecked before…
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How to Create a Witch’s House Scene with Gradients in Illustrator
Feb 27th
In this tutorial you will learn how to illustrate a cute quirky landscape with a witch’s house. Starting with line art the tutorial moves onto coloring using Gradients and a variety of Blend Modes. The tutorial explains tools such as the Pencil Tool and shows smart Illustrator options to edit a whole illustration within minutes. The whole illustration was created in Adobe Illustrator, showing the powers of the program. This tutorial is more of a process walk through, one example of how such an illustration can be created. Step 1 Start by creating a New document in the dimensions of 1200 × 740 px landscape format. The whole line art will be drawn using the Pencil Tool (N). You do not need a tablet pen to do so, but it helps. Seeing that the style of this illustration is rather free and not precise, a mouse will eventually be just as good. Let’s start by looking at the Pencil Tool (N) settings. Using a mouse/tablet pen to draw with the Pencil Tool (N) may result in your shapes being different than your stroke with the physical tool. But you can change the Pencil Tool settings: double-…
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How to Create a Detailed Goldfish Couple with Adobe Illustrator
Feb 21st
In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a couple of detailed goldfish using Adobe Illustrator. I’ll be showing your how to create a simple scale effect and then how to create a bulging effect around the abdomen. Finishing off with a quick way to create some stylized bubbles. So let’s get on with it! Step 1 I’m going to start by using two stock images of goldfish. I could use the same reference of a fish and mirror a duplicate, however I want some difference between the fish so I don’t look as if I’ve taken the easy/lazy approach to this illustration. I got my two stock images from PhotoDune which you can purchase here and here . I’ve cropped the images in Adobe Photoshop and then created a New document in Adobe Illustrator and File > Placed them on the canvas. I’ve needed to flip across one of the images of the fish and slightly rotated them so they are facing in the same direction. This is so it’s easier to render them in the same way. I’ve then set up my Layers panel as shown below, with the “BG” containing a white fill Rectangle (M) set to Opacity 50%. Step 2 I’ll be using the colors from the Basic CMYK palette. Use the Pen Tool …
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How to Create a Simple Step by Step Progress Bar in Illustrator
Feb 15th
In the following quick tip you will learn how to create a simple step by step progress bar using Adobe Illustrator. For the main shapes we’ll use some basic tools along with the Transform effect and some simple Pathfinder options. For the small details we’ll use some basic vector shape building techniques, several Drop Shadow effects and some simple blending techniques. In the final steps we’ll add the simple pieces of text and the little check symbol. Step 1 Open Illustrator and hit Command + N to create a new document. Enter 600 in the width box and 200 in the height box then click on the Advanced button. Select RGB, Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the “Align New Objects to Pixel Grid” box is unchecked before your click OK. Enable the Grid (View > Show Grid) and the Snap to Grid (View > Snap to Grid). You’ll need a grid every 1px. Simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides > Grid, enter 1 in the…
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How to Utilize the Pattern Tool to Create a Pattern Brush in Illustrator CS6
Feb 5th
One of my favorite new tools with Adobe Illustrator CS6 is the Pattern Tool. It’s great for creating complex seamless patterns in real time and gives you so many options. However it’s not so easy to create a Pattern Brush. Today’s Quick Tip tutorial is a bit of an experimental one, showing you how you can use the Pattern Tool to help in the creation of a Pattern Brush. Step 1 Using the Rectangle Tool (M) click on the artboard once and create a 50 by 20pt rectangle. This is going to be the boundary of your Pattern Brush segment. Step 2 While the rectangle is selected, go to Object > Pattern > Make and it will open up the Pattern Options dialog box. Lock your rectangle into place as we …
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