Illustrator Tutorials — Tips and Tricks

Scriptographer is a plugin for Adobe Illustrator which makes it possible to expand the functions of this vector editor. Some scripts may initially appear to be toy-like, but I recommend taking a closer look at them as they might help you to create your own unique style. Let’s take a look at, in my opinion, the most interesting and useful ones.

If you want to add multiple images at the same time in to your design, Adobe InDesign CS5 makes it easy. You just need to know how to place them. In this tutorial I am going to show you in few simple steps.

Today’s article is devoted to the Dynamic Corners Tool using keyboard shortcuts guide. This information, along with the instructional product movies, will help you create vector artwork using the keyboard like on a piano…

I want to get rid of mesh color fills messing up my file , yes as much as i love coloring up with mesh in works like this , things might get messy , as mesh refuses to go away from the final file even though i have deleted all the color nodes , the appearance pallete still shows Mesh points! and it just wont show how to delete the mesh points!? Yikes! help!

Learn the process of making a tribal-style illustration using only some fundamental techniques in Adobe Illustrator. This is more of a process overview than a play-by-play tutorial and thus, some basic skills in the program are needed in order to follow along. The main goal here is to show a workflow process, and from there, it’s up to you to add your own style and aesthetical preferences to your piece. I encourage you to let loose and experiment while doing this project!

In this tutorial we will learn how to create various vector textures using the Scribble effect, Scatter Brush, Graphic Styles palette and Appearance palette. Let’s get started!

In this tutorial we will learn about the new features of the Art Brush and learn how to set up it. Due to advanced features you'll have to experiment less with the brush shape in order to achieve the desired result. In addition, you will be able to use the brush to solve such issues, where its use was previously impossible. Let's begin!

Pixels are not what most designers are thinking about when they launch Adobe Illustrator, but there are some pretty awesome things Illustrator can do with them, by default Illustrator is set up to be a resolution independent vector drawing and print layout tool, in short: not for pixels, but in this tutorial we will go over a few techniques which can potentially add pixel-perfect design to it’s list of uses.

Learn how to create a cool print ready flyer in Illustrator and make a finished display of the Flyer in Photoshop.

This tutorial will show you how to use textures to create a desktop wallpaper or other illustration.