Patterns and Shapes in Adobe Illustrator
This tutorial is based on an advertisement that uses patterns and shapes to create a unique design effect. Corey recreates the effect using Adobe Illustrator.
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Animate a Flying Bird using Illustrator and Flash, Part 1
In this two-part tutorial, J. Schuh demonstrates how to animate a flying bird using Illustrator and Flash. In Part 1, he goes over the process of creating the vector assets in Illustrator.
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Simple Silhouettes in Illustrator CS4
Creating a silhouette from a photo is nothing new, but with Illustrator CS4's new Blob Brush tool, it has become a lot easier. Corey demonstrates how to use the Blog Brush tool to create a silhouette, and how to create some quick background effects using the Gradient Mesh tool.
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Roundtrip Logo From Illustrator to Photoshop
Dave Cross creates some grungy text graphics. By combining tools from Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, he creates a smart vector object that can be edited on the fly.
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Mapping Photos to 3D Objects in Illustrator
Here's a tutorial about mapping artwork to 3D objects in Adobe Illustrator CS3.
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Illustrator CS4 Blob Brush
Illustrator CS4 introduces the new Blob Brush tool to users. Instead of a regular brush stroke, painting with the blog brush gives you a filled, compound path. Any new shape painted with the same color and stroke will automatically merge with existing shapes with the same settings.
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Illustrator CS4 Artboards
The new Artboard features in Illustrator CS4 have been long awaited by some, but there is plenty here to assist every Illustrator user. New options include the ability to create a document with up to 100 separate artboards.
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Illustrator CS4 Multi Artboards
The ability to create and use multiple artboards in Illustrator CS4 may prove to be the most popular feature in this new version. The multi-artboard options allow you to create many different comps that can be taken into other Adobe applications like Photoshop and InDesign.
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Illustrator CS4 Gradients
Create and edit complex gradients with the new Gradient tool in Illustrator CS4, which has undergone a complete makeover. There's a new reverse gradient button, and gradient widgets that allow users to edit applied gradients visually. There are also new transparency options.
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Illustrator CS4 Appearance Panel
There are some great new enhancements to the Appearance panel in Illustrator CS4 that will consolidate your workflow and save users a lot of time. For instance, it's now possible to make color and stroke adjustments right in the appearance panel, as well as add new fills, strokes, and effects. The new graphic styles panel has new abilities for combining and previewing effects.
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