Adobe Illustrator 101: Using Illustrator Shapes to Create Objects
Most basic artwork made in Adobe Illustrator uses shapes. Take this Abacus for example: The circular balls were made using the ellipse tool. Each side of the abacus as well as the poles the balls are on use the rectangle tool. Even the
Showcasing your Artwork: How to make a Polaroid Garland
I am always looking for new ways to show off my patterns and designs so when I started to get into Polaroids I thought I could make my own Polaroids to feature my designs. To make this tutorial as easy as
How to Make a Coffee Cup in Adobe Illustrator
For this week's blog post I wanted to teach you how to actually make something, in this case, a coffee cup. This tutorial requires some knowledge of basic Adobe Illustrator functions, however, I have provided links to relevant articles that explain
How to Create 3D Block Letters in Illustrator
If you’ve ever tried to make block letters by hand it can be quite difficult to get the proportions right on each letter. Lucky for us Illustrator has a 3D effect tool that makes it easy to create 3D block
How to Make a Color Lighter or Darker in Adobe Illustrator
What I like about design software is you are able to develop your own ways of doing things. I tend to like the very dumb down, simple ways of working in Illustrator and this is one of them. A while back
How to Make a Simple Wreath Using Illustrator’s Rotate Tool
With Illustrator's rotate tool making a simple wreath is rather quite easy. In this tutorial, I am going to show you step by step my process of creating wreaths and how you can go about making all sorts of wreaths
How to Make Scalloped Edges in Adobe Illustrator
I don't understand why Illustrator doesn't have a tool for creating standard scallops. To be clear they do have what I like to call a reverse scallop tool which sucks in the edges in a haphazard way but what if
How to Create the Appearance of an Object Behind Glass in Adobe Illustrator
About a month ago, I was trying to make a glass illustration similar to the one in this post by making a square with a rounded bottom and overlapping it with an oval circle to create the appearance of the
