Illustrator Tutorials — Basics

Follow this simple and easy tutorial on creating a simple vector tree in Illustrator. 8 steps.

Publishing a Multiple Paged PDF Document Using Illustrator

How to Create a Colorful Retro Style TV

A nice Gradient Fill can really make the difference and enhance your artwork. Learn all about it in this tutorial.

Sometimes you want to show only part of your artwork, not the whole thing. Deleting portions of your work is not recommended in general, especially since illustrator is equipped with a powerful feature called Clipping Masks.

The Stroke Panel is one of the most frequently used panels inside Illustrator. You use it to control whether a line is solid or dashed, the dash sequence if it is dashed, the stroke weight, the stroke alignment, the miter style and limit, and the styles of line joins and line caps. So let's fully explain all that in detail...

If you use Adobe Illustrator, then it's almost certain that you use the Pen tool when creating your paths. This comprehensive guide aims to introduce or remind you of features, shortcuts, and methods for working with what is arguably Adobe's most essential tool.

Selecting shapes, objects, anchor points etc is of primary importance when working in Illustrator. Knowing which selection tool is appropriate to use can prove substantially time saving.

A design destined for print requires setting up to certain specifications to ensure that the work is printed correctly by industrial lithographic or digital print firms. This often starts with the initial document upon which the design is to be created by adding the correct bleed area and crop marks. Let’s take a look at what crops and bleed actually are, why they are required and how to set them up in your favourite Adobe package.

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