Illustrator

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…

Wrapping text in Illustrator involves wrapping the text around an object. It works as an effective visual aid and makes your text stand out. There are a few ways to wrap text in Adobe Illustrator. In this article, we’ll focus on a few methods. Method 1: Wrap Text Around an Object in Illustrator In this…

A Compound Path in Adobe Illustrator is when there are two or more shapes, and they interact with each other in a way that holes appear where they overlap. In other words, a compound path consists of two or more overlapping objects, and where they are overlapping, it’s see-through. How a Compound Path Acts A…

When you need to cut a shape in Adobe Illustrator, there are multiple ways to do it. Illustrator comes with various dedicated tools for this task. In this article, we’ll learn seven different ways to cut a shape in Illustrator. Before we start with the tutorial, let’s look at the tools we’re going to use…