Illustrator

Free Vector Wing Pack

Free Vector Wing Pack

I’ve got some cool wings to share with everyone. I took the time to follow this tutorial over at the GoMediaZine Blog and I’d like to share the results with everyone. I’ve got the usual EPS format, and I also included 3 feathers for anyone who would like to try and follow the tutorial and…

Working with Illustrator ‘Art’ Brushes: Options and Adjustments

Working with Illustrator ‘Art’ Brushes: Options and Adjustments

In this tutorial, I’m going to cover several things that effect the way we use Illustrator brushes. Remember, there are 4 types of Illustrator brushes, and this tutorial will be covering “Art” brushes. There are many things that effect the way your brush stroke will take form, and I hope by the end of this…

Illustrator: Rid Yourself of Pesky "Expand Appearance" Woes

Illustrator: Rid Yourself of Pesky "Expand Appearance" Woes

In the spirit of April Fools day, I wrote a tutorial on something I once considered “tricky.” If you’ve ever run into problems while trying to “Expand Appearance” on your brushes in Illustrator, you’re not alone. Expanding the appearance of your brush work has many helpful uses because you can get paths that outline your…

Illustrator Workflow: "Persistent" Brush Palettes

Illustrator Workflow: "Persistent" Brush Palettes

Workflow is always important for productivity. Avoiding as many clicks as possible is an everyday battle, and, with this little Illy tip, I hope to help you avoid yet another 3 clicks. For some reason, the folks at Adobe decided that Illustrator shouldn’t have a ‘Preset Manager’ like Photoshop, so here we are working around…

Get More-Natural Adjustments with the Illustrator "Reshape" Tool

Get More-Natural Adjustments with the Illustrator "Reshape" Tool

A hidden gem in my opinion, Illustrator’s “Reshape” tool can come in very handy in a variety of situations. In a nutshell, the Reshape tool allows you to drag a single point on a path and it tries to retain the overall shape of the entire path, while you only move the one anchor point….