Editor's Pick in Adobe Illustrator, December 2005
If youre not an insanely talented artist, you might need some props to help you draw vector images. Simple photos can be a great prop! This tutorial will teach you how to use them to help you draw better.

Illustrator CS's 3D Effect is a powerful tool for creating three-dimensional objects-but it doesn't give you a true 3D environment that lets your objects interact with each other. So what do you do if you want a vase with rings floating around it or intersecting wedding bands? With some careful gr.....

In this exercise, you're going to create a leaf using the Mesh tool. I must first warn you that this exercise isn't for the faint of heart. The Mesh tool is one of Illustrator's most powerful tools-along with that power comes complexity. However, I'll break each Step down for you to make it as e...

In Illustrator you can create two objects and blend them together and Illustrator will do all of the work of interpolating how the "in-between" objects fit together. However, it arranges them in a straight line. This straight line is called a spine.

1. First i grabbed any photo from the net. In this case a man in jumping motion.
2. The background color by default is white so I eliminated it by use of the Magic Wand. Selecting only the white area of the image and then hit the delete key.
3. As you can see the image needs...

Okay for alot of people familiar with Adobe Illustrator this is may seem like a very simple tutorial, but for a lot of beginners the pathfinder palette can be quite unknown and is a such an important tool in creating shapes in Illustrator...

Editor's Pick in Vector Graphics, August 2005
Using Adobe Illustrator, learn how to refine any image to create a corporate identity or stylized illustration.

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 and above...

Infuse your work with a high-tech, yet organic look by learning how to make this relatively easy shape. By learning how to create the shape in this tutorial, you can go on to create illustrations like this; with the help of some Photoshop filters...

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...