Where Are My Stroke Styles in Illustrator?
Recently, I got the following question from an InDesign artist who was just getting into Illustrator: “In InDesign, after I apply a stroke to a ...
No Matter How You Slice the Pie
You’ve created a pie chart using the Pie Graph tool in Illustrator. With lots of beautiful alterations, your chart looks nothing like the standard Illustrator ...
The Key to White Fill, Black Stroke.
You’ve been playing around with all kinds of fills, strokes, and effects for selected objects, but now you want to get back to Default – ...
Animating Basic 3D Motion
In this technique, we'll create a blend of 3D objects and export it as an animated Flash file. We'll create a series of objects that ...
Combining Layers
You have created a very complex illustration with a lot of objects and numerous layers. As the illustration moves along to completion, you decide to ...
Type Gets Selected When Clicking Anywhere Near It
You’re working on a complex design with lots of type elements. When you try to select an object that’s close to any type, the type ...
Creating Border Effects
Dave Cross shows how to combine Illustrator and Photoshop to create a border effect.
Finding an Object Lost in Layers
In a complex design containing multiple layers and sub-layers, sometimes it can be difficult to find an individual object in the Layers palette. To quickly ...