Light and fluffy clouds are easy to create in Illustrator and we'll show you one way to create them. This tutorial introduces you to a few of the Pathfinder filters and will familiarize you with the Drop Shadow stylize effect in Illustrator 9+.


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Infuse your work with a high-tech, yet organic look by learning how to make this relatively easy shape. By learning how to create the shape in this tutorial, you can go on to create illustrations like this; with the help of some Photoshop filters.


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You can create three-dimensional effects in Adobe Illustrator using a few simple shapes. Scale a one-dimensional object and then add a bottom, sides, and shading to give it a three-dimensional look. The Illustrator Smart Guides and Pathfinder palette help you draw the object accurately.


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There are many ways to create artistic brushes for use in the Adobe Illustrator 9.0 Brushes palette. The easiest, of course, is to load the Artistic Brushes Libraries found on the application CD. There you will find quite a selection of artistic brushes. Read no further if you found the brush you need. But, for those of you who might like to customize a brush a bit more, read on. In this tip we will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop brushes and paths to create a more organic-looking brush to use in Illustrator.


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In this illustrator tutorial we will show you how to create a fine line design. Let's start!


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Adobe® Illustrator® provides a vast array of filters and tools that can twirl, tweak, roughen, and otherwise transform an object into something completely different. Start with the simplest of objects — you might be amazed at what you can end up with. In this tip, we'll turn a couple of simple stars into a flower in a few quick steps.


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Making intricate knotwork isn't too hard in a vector drawing package like Adobe Illustrator 7. On the other hand, it isn't the easiest thing to discover on one's own. Here's our method.


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Welcome to the Transforming Shapes tutorial . This tutorial was designed to teach you how to modify and transform shapes with ease in Illustrator.


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This week we'll leave the patterned strokes behind and delve into the messier realm of Art Brushes. These types of brushes differ from Pattern Brushes in that they produce strokes that resemble, in some ways, traditional media, everything from thick, creamy, bristly paints to dry, rough materials. So strap on your smocks. It's going to get sloppy!


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If you use Illustrator regularly, no doubt one of your first steps when working on a new document is to set up your guides. The process, though, can take some time, especially if you like to create a grid made up of guides or want your guides perfectly centered. And, even if this isn't a problem for you, well, it is redundant and at least a little time-consuming. So today we'll take a look at a few methods for manipulating guides and for setting up an automated action for creating any number of evenly spaced guides for any size document.


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