Vector Tutorials by illustratortips.com

Beyond adding a single stroke... Mutiple strokes, when applied correctly, can make objects or typography much more exciting!

Although Illustrator probably wouldn't be my first choice of software animators... individual layers are saved as sequential individual Macromedia Flash frames. If you have ever made a flip book animation you have an idea of how this kind of cell animation works.

Always keep this in mind: When something looks funny, Expand it.

Exercise on recreating objects and effects in Illustrator to really develop your skills!

You've seen it everywhere and you're probably going to be asked to do it at some point. Adding a "worn" looking texture over an image can make it more visually appealing and sometimes even breathe life into a boring image.

This tip is a great exercise in using COMPOUND PATHS and the PATHFINDER PALETTE for the sometimes difficult task of making interlocking objects. Give it a try!

Easy tutorial on mimicking Photoshop Layer Styles.

One thing we do regularly at Go Media is create beautiful vector people. Having illustrated hundreds of these, I have worked out a few tips that I would like to share with you. This will make your job much easier.

This process was done specifically for someone printing separations on their inkjet printer in order to make film positives for screenprinting.

Setting up a document to work from.