Adobe Illustrator User Resources

Learn about Wacom Inkling, a digital sketch pen which allows you to create drawings on standard paper or in a sketchbook, and later transfer your sketches to Adobe Illustrator for further refinement.

Learn from this tutorial how to use Illustratror CS4 to re-create a logo from a poor quality scan, three different ways; automatically trace the logo using Live Trace, manually trace the logo using a template layer, and use a matching font.

Take a sneak peek at the new features coming in Illustrator CS5, part of Adobe Creative Suite 5.

Patterns in Illustrator are easy to use, and they can be applied to fills, strokes, and even resized, rotated, or repositioned within an object. Let's look at applying patterns to an object, and then see how easy it is to resize, reposition, or even rotate the pattern within an object.

Graphic Styles in Adobe Illustrator allow you to save a collection of effects as a Style so it can be used over and over again. I'll show you how to access the Graphic Styles installed with Illustrator, and how to use a new feature in Illustrator CS4 called Additive Styles to make transformations and effects a snap.

Graphic Styles in Adobe Illustrator allow you to save a collection of effects as a Style so it can be used over and over again. I'll show you how to access the Graphic Styles installed with Illustrator, and how to use a new feature in Illustrator CS4 called Additive Styles to make transformations and effects a snap.

With new features like multiple Artboards and the vastly improved gradient tool, Illustrator CS4 is one of the best Illustrator upgrades ever. Browse this screen shot tour to learn more about the what's new in Illustrator CS4.

This is an overview of Illustrator CS2 designed to help you get started with Adobe's top layout program.

Biography of Sara Froehlich, guest contributor of Adobe Illustrator tutorials for the graphics software site.

An overview and feature highlights of this industry-standard application for vector-based drawing and illustration.

This is not your basic Illustrator book, but if you are a novice and are willing to spend the time required going through this book you will become a very competent Illustrator user.

These training books from Adobe staff are a great way to learn any Adobe software, including Adobe Illustrator.

The program was designed to help you pass the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Illustrator. It is laid out in a similar style to the actual Adobe exam and contains 250 questions and answers plus references to help you expand your knowledge. A demo version is available for download. Full version can be purchased for $40 USD.

Adobe Certified Expert Shangara Singh tells you the who, what, where, how, and why of becoming an ACE.

Browse the alt.graphics.illustrator newsgroup via Google.

Sara Froehlich of Northlite Designs offers several Illustrator tutorials. You can also find out about her Illustrator classes at LVS Online.

Using OpenType extended characters, or glyphs, is a snap with Illustrator's OpenType Panel. Learn some tips and tricks for using extended characters with OpenType fonts in Illustrator.

Learn how to use glyphs, or extended characters, in OpenType fonts with the Glyphs Panel in Illustrator.