Adobe Illustrator Tutorials for Creating Art and Special Effects
Learn how to create original artwork, special effects, and creative designs with these free online tutorials for Adobe Illustrator.
Drawing a Wineglass in Adobe Illustrator
Learn to use the vector drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator 10 and up to draw a wine glass.
Learn to use the vector drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator 10 and up to draw a wine glass.
Halloween Trio: Draw a Bat, Witch's Hat, and Ghosts in Adobe Illustrator
Halloween is almost here, so this week let's learn how to draw a bat, a witch's hat, and a ghost in Adobe Illustrator. Tutorial by Sara Froehlich.
Halloween is almost here, so this week let's learn how to draw a bat, a witch's hat, and a ghost in Adobe Illustrator. Tutorial by Sara Froehlich.
Halloween Spiders and Webs - Part 1 - Web
Learn how to draw a spider and web in Adobe Illustrator for Halloween. Part one shows you how to create the web.
Learn how to draw a spider and web in Adobe Illustrator for Halloween. Part one shows you how to create the web.
Halloween Spiders and Webs - Part 2 - Spider
Learn how to draw a spider and web in Adobe Illustrator for Halloween. Part two shows you how to create the spider and place him in the web.
Learn how to draw a spider and web in Adobe Illustrator for Halloween. Part two shows you how to create the spider and place him in the web.
Create a Holly Wreath with Illustrator
Using Illustrator's brushes can save you a lot of time and automate tasks. This tutorial shows you how to make one holly leaf and turn it into a custom brush to make a fast and easy holiday weath.
Using Illustrator's brushes can save you a lot of time and automate tasks. This tutorial shows you how to make one holly leaf and turn it into a custom brush to make a fast and easy holiday weath.
Drawing 3D Easter Eggs in Illustrator
Learn how to make and decorate 3D Easter eggs in Adobe Illustrator.
Learn how to make and decorate 3D Easter eggs in Adobe Illustrator.
Making a Clock Face in Illustrator
Illustrator's Transform Again command can save you a lot of work. Used with the rotate tool, it can also save you from doing the math. See how easy it is to space objects around a circle combining these two tools. After you learn the secret, you can use this method to place petals around and flower and much more!
Illustrator's Transform Again command can save you a lot of work. Used with the rotate tool, it can also save you from doing the math. See how easy it is to space objects around a circle combining these two tools. After you learn the secret, you can use this method to place petals around and flower and much more!
Decorating Easter Eggs in Illustrator CS
In this tutorial you'll learn how to make Easter eggs in Illustrator — drawing, coloring, and dividing them using the pathfinder palette, and using brush strokes and symbols to apply decorations. Tutorial by Sara Froehlich.
In this tutorial you'll learn how to make Easter eggs in Illustrator — drawing, coloring, and dividing them using the pathfinder palette, and using brush strokes and symbols to apply decorations. Tutorial by Sara Froehlich.
St. Patrick's Day Shamrocks Tutorial
Learn how to draw a shamrock and apply shading to it using the gradient mesh tool in Adobe Illustrator. Tutorial by Sara Froehlich.
Learn how to draw a shamrock and apply shading to it using the gradient mesh tool in Adobe Illustrator. Tutorial by Sara Froehlich.
Interlocking Hearts in Illustrator CS
Sara Froehlich shows you how to draw the basic shape of a heart, intertwine two hearts together, and use style effects to make your hearts all fancy.
Sara Froehlich shows you how to draw the basic shape of a heart, intertwine two hearts together, and use style effects to make your hearts all fancy.
Interlocking Rings
Use Illuatrator 8 or 9 to create interlocking rings such as those in the Olympic Games' logo.
Use Illuatrator 8 or 9 to create interlocking rings such as those in the Olympic Games' logo.
3D Wireframe Objects
Learn how to create 3D wireframe objects with the blend tool. No plug-ins required.
Learn how to create 3D wireframe objects with the blend tool. No plug-ins required.
Celtic Knot Brushes using Artlandia SymmetryWorks
Using Artlandia SymmetryWorks and simple text you can make brushes reminiscent of Celtic Knots. These brushes work great for borders!
Using Artlandia SymmetryWorks and simple text you can make brushes reminiscent of Celtic Knots. These brushes work great for borders!
Creating Brushes with Artlandia SymmetryWorks
Use Artlandia SymmetryWorks filter to create scatter and pattern brushes for Illustrator 9 and 10.
Use Artlandia SymmetryWorks filter to create scatter and pattern brushes for Illustrator 9 and 10.
Creating Emma
Character face illustration tutorial for Adobe Illustrator. Step by step process of creating a character face. Divided into face, lips, eyes, and hair. Includes open source ai file for dissection.
Character face illustration tutorial for Adobe Illustrator. Step by step process of creating a character face. Divided into face, lips, eyes, and hair. Includes open source ai file for dissection.
Drawing a Pencil
Lear how to draw a pencil in Illustrator 9 or 10.
Lear how to draw a pencil in Illustrator 9 or 10.
Easy 3-D in Illustrator
Macworld: "Successful graphic design grabs your attention and conveys a message -- and nothing grabs attention like 3-D graphics that seem to pop off the page. But most 3-D programs are expensive and difficult to learn. That's where the new 3-D and artwork-mapping features in Adobe Illustrator CS come in."
Macworld: "Successful graphic design grabs your attention and conveys a message -- and nothing grabs attention like 3-D graphics that seem to pop off the page. But most 3-D programs are expensive and difficult to learn. That's where the new 3-D and artwork-mapping features in Adobe Illustrator CS come in."
Geometric Fun
You can create intricate designs that start from very basic shapes in Illustrator.
You can create intricate designs that start from very basic shapes in Illustrator.
Imitating "A Scanner Darkly"
"Using Illustrator's pencil tool and shapes of solid color, you can imitate the graphic novel styling of [the movie] A Scanner Darkly. An animator from the film shows us how."
"Using Illustrator's pencil tool and shapes of solid color, you can imitate the graphic novel styling of [the movie] A Scanner Darkly. An animator from the film shows us how."
Jazzy Vector Effects
Wendy Peck explores the variety of click-and-drag vector effects you can achieve with Adobe Illustrator. Also explains how to edit styles and create your own custom styles.
Wendy Peck explores the variety of click-and-drag vector effects you can achieve with Adobe Illustrator. Also explains how to edit styles and create your own custom styles.
Knotwork
"It's easy to do Celtic knotwork in Illustrator, once you know how." Version 7.
"It's easy to do Celtic knotwork in Illustrator, once you know how." Version 7.
Paintbrush Tutorial
Learn how to draw a paintbrush in Illustrator 9 or 10.
Learn how to draw a paintbrush in Illustrator 9 or 10.
Photo Crosshatch Filter
Use the Photo Crosshatch filter in Illustrator 8 to give a photo a custom graphic effect.
Use the Photo Crosshatch filter in Illustrator 8 to give a photo a custom graphic effect.
Quick and Easy Rainbow Gel Buttons
"This tutorial shows how to make a rainbow of colored gel buttons based on a single master button. Anyone with intermediate level skills should be able to follow this tutorial." Illustrator 9
"This tutorial shows how to make a rainbow of colored gel buttons based on a single master button. Anyone with intermediate level skills should be able to follow this tutorial." Illustrator 9
Quick Wrinkle Flowers
"For quick spring flowers to kick up a spring illustration, try Illustrator's polar grid and wrinkle tool along with Illustrator's brushes."
"For quick spring flowers to kick up a spring illustration, try Illustrator's polar grid and wrinkle tool along with Illustrator's brushes."
Tiling Hatches
An easy way to make tiling patterns.
An easy way to make tiling patterns.