Illustrator Tutorials

In this lesson we will look at features of the application Width Stamp Tool to raster and vector objects to create a fairly complex illustration in the engraving style. You will also learn how to use a custom hatching and Width Stamp presets.

In todays article you will learn how to use a flexible contour control in the Stylism plug-in to achieve the levels of subtlety direct in vector art.

A tutorial that shows you how to make a series of different type of complex patterns in Illustrator.

Tis the season to be jolly! Start the holiday season off with this tutorial on how to create a holiday wreath!

In this tutorial, we are going to create a wispy flowing line special effect in Illustrator. I will be using Transfuchsian premium light effect brushes to easily and quickly create the light effect.

Amazing guide as to how professional illustrators go from sketch to vector illustration.

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a surrealistic illustration using fine liners, marker, an economic all in one printer, Illustrator and Photoshop. I'm going to explain how to draw the figures that we need even without having great drawing skills. Then vectorize the drawings in Illustrator where we do the most part of positioning and coloring the illustration. After we'll import into Photoshop to apply a texture, some filters, india ink splashes and some tonal adjustments. This is

Learn about the pen tool, pathfinders, and transforming objects while making a fairly basic but cool looking skull tattoo.

Stylism makes 8 of the favourite native Illustrator live Effects interactive, giving complete control over the options. Control over the Effect parameters is now done in a more intuitive way compared to using Illustrator’s own dialog boxes. Today we will learn about all the features of Stylism and talk about all the Effects it offers control to.

A short tutorial on creating a vector-based comment icon in Illustrator. The tutorial includes a downloadable illustrator file to work through the example with.