Author: Syeda Hussain

When using Adobe Illustrator, copying or duplicating design elements or, in some cases, duplicating the whole artboard is a common task, especially when working on a project where you need to make a similar design. For example, if you’re managing a social media platform and have to make a visual post every day. In that…

Color is a big factor when it comes to design. It not only changes the appearance but also carries an identity of a design or brand. To make your design stand out, you can apply various techniques of color combinations. And a Gradient is one of them. In this article, we’ll cover how to create…

Adding a bleed to your artwork is a must when preparing your artwork for printing. Without a bleed, there’s a good chance that your printed copies may not look as you expect them to. In this article, we’ll learn more about bleeds in Illustrator. We’ll also learn how to add a bleed in Adobe Illustrator….

There will be times when you may need to resize or crop the images you’re working with. However, images can become distorted if you’re not careful. Thankfully, this can be easily avoided using proper ways of resizing images in Adobe Illustrator. In this article, we’ll cover how to resize an image in Illustrator. Before we…

Zooming in and out is one of the most frequent functions you’ll perform in Illustrator. You may need to zoom in to see the fine details of your work or zoom out to see the entire design. Adobe Illustrator offers various ways of zooming in and out for you to explore. There are some dedicated…

Sometimes it’s advantageous to convert text to a vector shape in Adobe Illustrator. Converting text to a shape is a feature in Illustrator that allows you to work with the text in the same way you would work with other shapes instead of facing the limitations of text. There are various ways you can convert…

For design purposes, we sometimes want round corners instead of sharp corners. We can turn any sharp edges into rounded corners with a few simple steps. This article teaches how to round corners in Adobe Illustrator. We can use various methods to round corners, but we’ll discuss four methods here. We’ll use the Rounded Rectangle…

You can fill your Illustrator art objects using the Live Bucket Tool. This tool is very easy and quick to use. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that your artwork must have closed paths as the live paint bucket only works on closed paths or when the paths have very small…

Saving a file as a JPG or PNG in Adobe Illustrator is different from saving in the default AI file type. To save a file as PNG or JPG, you need to export it rather than save it. In this step, you’ll choose how you want your file to be saved, its resolution, and the…

Texture is an excellent feature of Adobe Illustrator. Adding texture to your design not only makes your design unique but also adds more detail and character. This is an easy yet effective tool to make your design stand out. There are various ways to add texture. In this article, we’ll cover two methods to add…