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Huge List of Adobe Illustrator Plugins and Filters -
If you are an Adobe Illustrator user, then this mega-list of Adobe Illustrator Plug-ins is just what you are looking for.
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Illustrator
Tutorials - Vector Artwork by Graphic Visuals - Learn how to create this bold effect made famous by The
Design Chapel. -
Illustrator
Tutorials - Create a 3D Cylinder by Vecpix - You
can create three-dimensional effects in Adobe® Illustrator®
using a few simple shapes. Scale a one-dimensional object
and then add a bottom, sides, and shading to give it a three-dimensional
look. The Illustrator Smart Guides and Pathfinder palette
help you draw the object accurately.
Illustrator Tutorials - The Anatomy of Vector Illustration - Illustrations created in all major vector drawing programs have a definite anatomy and share a common pattern. Whether you use Deneba Canvas™, Adobe® Illustrator®, CorelDRAW or Macromedia® FreeHand® you will find that this pattern exists even though each program may define the parts differently. The purpose of this section of the web site is to take apart a vector drawing so you can see how it is put together and able to understand it. In the illustration section is a table of equivalent terminology to better help you translate the terms from one application to another. This will clarify the subject and make it less confusing. You will not be bound to a single application once this becomes clear to you.
Illustrator Tutorials - Fine Line Design - Create Fine Line Designs in Illustrator
Illustrator
Tutorials - Aqua Balls by Vecpix - Perhaps you're
hooked on the "Aqua" look and are just aching to
use it in your work. Look no further Trend Boy and/or Girl!
Requires Adobe Illustrator 9+. This tutorial teaches you how
to create Opacity Masks that lend a photorealistic touch to
your work.
Illustrator
Tutorials - Organic Tech by ErgoDraw.com - Infuse
your work with a high-tech, yet organic look by learning how
to make this relatively easy shape.
Illustrator
Tutorials - Cartoon Clouds by ErgoDraw.com - Light
and fluffy clouds are easy to create in Illustrator and I\'ll
show you one way to create them. This tutorial introduces
you to a few of the Pathfinder filters and will familiarize
you with the Drop Shadow stylize effect in Illustrator 9+.
Illustrator
Tutorials - Mod City by Tutorial Guide - Learn
how to draw a city in this Illustrator tutorial.
Illustrator Tutorials - Knotworking - Making a Knot in Adobe Illustrator 7.0 - Making intricate knotwork isn't too hard in a vector drawing package like Adobe Illustrator 7. On the other hand, it isn't the easiest thing to discover on one's own. Here's my method.
Illustrator Tutorials - Illustrator Tracing Tutorial - Here you'll learn how to do those nice looking traced images like the one to your right.
Illustrator Tutorials - Create Paths of Least Resistance - Did you ever wonder whether big-time illustrators and cartoonists draw each of those tiny lines individually? Learn how to make Illustrator take your instructions and do the "mousework" so you don't have to.
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