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Posts Tagged with Alignment
Illustrator: How to average points for perfect alignment

I’ve only recently been using this Illustrator feature, but I’ve found it to be very useful for really precise drawing. In my case, when I draw fonts. I want to show you how to use the Illustrator “Average” feature to get perfect point alignment during drawing.

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Illustrator: Align to Key Object [HD Video Tutorial]

I’ve got a super-useful Illustrator tip today. How to align to a “key object.” This is my first HD video, so it’s best viewed in full screen mode. I hope this tip saves some people a little headache

Illustrator: Align to Key Object [HD] from Jay Hilgert on Vimeo.

Illustrator 101: Perfect Path Alignment

Today I have a simple but important tip when drawing in Illustrator. Have you ever needed 2 points to be perfectly aligned but nudging simply won’t work? Well, you can align points, just like you can align objects. In this example I’m going to use some outlined text. Let’s get started.

Illustrator 101: Perfect Point Alignment

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Illustrator 101: Superfast Spacing with the Blend Tool (Video)

Here’s a quick and dirty way to space objects using Illustartor’s Blend tool. Havent done a video in a while, or an Illy post, so it’s back to the basics this week! Hope you like it :)

Illustrator: Blend Tool Spacing from Jay Hilgert on Vimeo.

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Illustrator: Rock-Solid Alignment using Anchor Points

We all know that alignment is a huge part of any design. The more control we have over alignment, the better. After a certain point, 100% alignment control gives way to new opportunities to make Illustrator even more useful, like making seamless patterns for example. I want to show you how “anchor points” work in Illustrator, and hopefully send you into control-freak bliss.

Illustrator: Rock-Solid Alignment using Anchor Points
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