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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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llustrator Tutorials - Save For Web - Make sure you read this so that the work you post on IW is optimized for both file size and appearence.
Illustrator Tutorials - A Rainbow of Illustrator® 9 Gel Buttons - This tutorial shows how to make a rainbow of colored gel buttons based on a single master button.
Illustrator Tutorials - Basic Character Animation - Have a character you want to animate? Let Jose show you how to use your Illustrator art to create SWF animations.
Illustrator Tutorials - Animation and Brushes - Creating an animation using brushes and layers in Illustrator and exporting to Image Ready
Illustrator Tutorials - Releasing Layers for Flash - Follow this tip to see how you can create animated text that builds itself up character by character
Illustrator Tutorials- Rounded Corners - Making rounded corners is EASY in Illustrator. Of course you can make rounded shapes in Illustrator but you can convert line path to rounded corners as well.
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