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 Creating Views tutorial . This tutorial was designed to teach you how to make your navigation more convenient by creating views. If you need help with it, or find it confusing, don't hesitate to e-mail me, the information is at the bottom of the page.

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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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If you think Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand are all about creating boring geometric shapes, think again. By the end of this article, you'll have seen some very cool applications of vector graphics in design practice.

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This tutorial will show you how to create a nice logo for Construction Company.

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