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Illustrator Symbols, Part 3

A.J. Wood — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:52:29 +0000

In this third video on working with Symbols in Adobe Illustrator CS5, AJ Wood shows how to move those Illustrator symbols into Photoshop and Flash.

Adobe Illustrator CS6 Sneak Peek: Pattern Creation

adobe — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:42:23 +0000

Adobe Illustrator CS6 will include an exciting new way to create seamless, repeating vector patterns in Illustrator CS6. Check out the video to learn more.

Adobe Illustrator CS6 Sneak Peek: Gradients on Strokes

adobe — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:35:55 +0000

Join Illustrator product manager Brenda Sutherland, as she shows how the new gradients on strokes feature in Illustrator CS6 lets you create artwork that looks complex but is easy to edit.

Gap Options in Illustrator CS5

A.J. Wood — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:39:58 +0000

AJ Wood talks about setting Gap Options when working with the live paint and the shape builder tools in Adobe Illustrator CS5.

Creating Dashed Lines in Illustrator CS5

jeff witchel — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:03:14 +0000

In Illustrator CS5, there are some new features in the stroke panel for creating dashed lines. Follow along with Jeff Witchel as he goes through options for setting up a dash pattern, creating rounded dashes, dotted dashes, and adding color to dashes and even the gaps in between the dash marks.

Applying a Gradient to Editable Type in Illustrator

jeff witchel — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:08:19 +0000

Jeff Witchel has worked out a backdoor workaround to apply a gradient to type while keeping it editable. Watch this video to learn Jeff’s method.

Illustrator Symbols, Part 2

A.J. Wood — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:40:31 +0000

In part two of this series, AJ goes over the symbol tools and their tool options. He covers the sprayer, the sizer, the shifter, stainer, and the screener tools.

Illustrator Symbols, Part 1

A.J. Wood — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:46:16 +0000

In part one of this series, AJ Wood goes through the symbols panel which allows Illustrator users to reuse artwork quickly throughout their Illustrator document. In this video, AJ covers making symbols edits in the isolation editing mode, creating new symbols, using multiple instances of one symbol, and exploring the symbol libraries.

Working with Outline Fonts in Illustrator

Pete Collins — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:39:19 +0000

What do you do when you want to use a font, but it is only available as an outline font? This tutorial will show you a quick and easy way to make the most of it.

Sculpting Signatures in Illustrator

Corey Barker — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:01:56 +0000

Create a stylized digital signature in Illustrator to drop onto your artwork when you are finished. Use Illustrator’s width tool to add some calligraphy style to your signature.