Illustrator

Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Watch Icon
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Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Watch Icon

Welcome back to another Illustrator-based tutorial, in which we’re going to learn how to create a simple watch icon, using nothing more than a couple of basic geometric shapes and tools. So, assuming you already have the software running in the background, bring it up and let’s jump straight into it! 1. Set Up a…

Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Folder Icon
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Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Folder Icon

In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take an in-depth look behind the process of creating a folder icon, and see how easy it is to build one from scratch using nothing more than a couple of basic geometric shapes, which we’re going to adjust here and there. So, assuming you already have Illustrator up and…

Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Simple Computer Icon
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Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Simple Computer Icon

In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take a close look behind the process of creating a simple computer icon, and see how easy it is to build one of our one using nothing more than some basic geometric shapes. 1. Set Up a New Project File As with any new project, we’re going to kick…

Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create an iPhone Icon
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Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create an iPhone Icon

Welcome back to another Adobe Illustrator-based tutorial, in which we’re going to take a close look at the process of creating a simple iPhone icon, using nothing more than some basic geometric shapes that we’re going to adjust here and there. 1. Set Up a New Project File As with any new project, we’re going…

Illustrator 101: How to Fix The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem

Illustrator 101: How to Fix The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem

If you’ve ever run into this annoying little Illustrator problem, it can be very frustrating, but it has a simple fix. Every so often you may find that no matter what color you select, Illustrator converts your selection to grayscale… Grayscale refers to the set of colors or color scheme that consists of repeated grey…

Easy Color Transitions with Illustrator’s Blend Tool

Easy Color Transitions with Illustrator’s Blend Tool

Since all Illustrator objects are vectors it’s much easier to create dynamic effects from basic shapes. Gradients can be applied onto a single shape or they can be created by blending multiple shapes together. Blending two shapes do not involve simply mixing them up but it includes mixing them up in a suitable fashion that…

28 Free Illustrator Brushes for making Swooshes and Swirls
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28 Free Illustrator Brushes for making Swooshes and Swirls

This is a brush set meant for making your own custom swoosh, swirl and curl designs. I have a tutorial on exactly how that process works that you can read here. This isn’t the only way to make swooshes, but it should help you get started, to say the least. I’m continually fascinated as to…