Learn Illustrator
392 videos • 158,887 views • by Helen Bradley
Learn to use Illustrator to make great illustrations. I focus on practical tips, tricks and techniques to get you up and running quickly and efficiently in Illustrator.
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Halftone dot pattern in Illustrator - turn a gradient filled shape into fading dots
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Rainbow Ribbon Effect in Illustrator - Use Lines & Blends for Abstract Shapes
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Illustrator: Make a Vector Sunburst Quickly and Easily
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Illustrator - Zig Zag, RickRack & Wavy Lines
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3D Vortex Shape in Illustrator - Spiral a Pattern to a Cone *READ description for 2023 Instructions
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Gradient Filled Text in Illustrator - Easy & Editable text effect
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Draw Wreaths in Illustrator Two Ways - Paired and Alternating Leaves
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Illustrator - Scale and Bend Shapes along a Path - Get them to Point in the Right Direction
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Using Adobe Illustrator Scripts - How to Find, Download, Install and Run Illustrator Scripts
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Perfectly Scale a Shape in Illustrator - Size shapes up and down exactly
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3D Patterned Spheres in Illustrator - add shine and gloss to them too
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Steampunk Gears in Illustrator - Turn Simple Shapes into Complex Cogs & Gears
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Convert jpg to vector using Illustrator & Photoshop
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Make a Circle of Stars in Illustrator Quickly and Easily
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Make a Pattern in Illustrator - Use the Pattern Maker for Seamless Repeating Patterns
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Illustrator - Adjust Hue, Saturation, Brightness, and more
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Illustrator - Tints Shades and Color Harmonies in seconds
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Curly Bracket Frame in Illustrator Without using the Pen Tool
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Make a Neon Sign in Illustrator
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Create Wave Patterns in Illustrator - Making Seamless Pattern Tiles
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Halftone Hearts in Illustrator (Part 1)
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Illustrator - Hand Drawn Line Effect - Achieve a Sketchy Hand Drawing Look
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Illustrator CC - Remove files from the recent file list
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Label Shapes for Text in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Draw a hot air balloon
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Illustrator - Quickly Cut Lines & Shapes on Anchors and on Paths
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Illustrator - Outline complex objects with a single line
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Illustrator - Gingham Check Pattern - Make a Seamless Tiling Pattern
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Illustrator - Paths vs Compound Path vs Shapes - Demystified
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Illustrator- Rotate & Distribute Shapes around a circle
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Create and Distort Wavy Lines in Illustrator - Draw a Decaying Sine Curve
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Illustrator - Crop, Clip & Layer Clipping explored and compared
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Create a Cool Inverse Color Effect in Adobe Illustrator
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Illustrator - Recolor patterns quickly and easily
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Warp a Pattern in Illustrator - Use Transform & Envelope Warp Like a Pro
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Make Textured Backgrounds in Illustrator - How to make custom vector textures
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Illustrator make complex shapes from simple pieces part 1
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Create Patterns in Illustrator to Use for Spoonflower and how to Export Swatches
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Make Circles of Dots in Illustrator - See how to make dotted circles
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Moving Split Direction Handles together in Illustrator
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Secrets of Aligning & Distributing Shapes in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Cut Lines to Shapes & Guides
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Illustrator - Delete Content Outside Clipping Mask
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Illustrator - Trace Hand Written Text - Get a perfect trace every time
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Create a How To Embroidery Illustration in Illustrator - Making Needles & Stitches
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Create Long Shadows for Flat Icon Design in Illustrator
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Take Pattern Swatches from Photoshop to Illustrator and from Illustrator to Photoshop
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Vector Halftone Effect in Illustrator - turn a bitmap photo into a vector halftone
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Make seamless repeating patterns in Illustrator CS5.5 and earlier
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Crop a Bitmap Image in Illustrator - Learn to Crop Bitmaps using Vector Shapes
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Create a 3D Photo Cube in Illustrator - Harness the Power of 3D
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Illustrator - Evenly space objects along a path
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Draw a City Nightscape in Illustrator: Learn to Create Repeat Shapes Quickly
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Create a Simple Lacy Border Effect in Adobe Illustrator
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Illustrator - Triangle Vector Backgrounds - Poly Art effect ***NEW LINKS IN PINNED COMMENT***
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Create Chevron Patterns in Illustrator - How to Create Seamless Tiling Repeating Patterns
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Illustrator - Bend a Blend along a path
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Paint Vector Shapes with the Blob Brush in Illustrator - Master the Blob Brush tool
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Illustrator - Draw a Cupcake - make shapes, shading and more
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Illustrator - Fixing Uneven Symmetrical Compound Paths
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Cut Out Photos as Text in Illustrator - Learn to fill text with a photo
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Diamond Repeating Pattern in Illustrator- Making Seamless Tiling Patterns
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Create a Multi Layer Dimensional Flower in Illustrator - how to blend translucent objects
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Create Vintage Shapes in Adobe Illustrator using Multiple Strokes & Fills
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Illustrator - Save & Reuse Pattern Swatches - Keep Patterns Accessible
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Create, Color and Save a Vector Pattern Swatch in Illustrator using a Free Madpattern Template
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Draw a Simple Vintage Birdcage Using Illustrator - Learn to Draw Quickly and Easily in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Pattern Fill Secrets: How to Scale, Recolor, and Apply Seamless Tiled Patterns
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Create a Faux Leopard Skin Seamless Repeating Pattern in Illustrator
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Make Cute Doodle Hearts in Adobe Illustrator
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Make Spiral Shapes in Adobe Illustrator Part 2
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Illustrator - Create a Globe Illustration two ways
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Illustrator - Half Drop Repeating Pattern
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Illustrator for Photoshop Users - Part 1 - Learn Illustrator for Beginners
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Illustrator CC2018 - Problems with a no fill no stroke rectangle SOLVED
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Tips and Tricks for Using the Appearance Panel in Adobe Illustrator
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Create Beautiful Snowflakes and Snow Patterns in Illustrator - learn to draw snow flakes
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Illustrator - Draw Mathematically Correct Triangles
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Add Color, Texture and Vignette with Multiple Fills in Illustrator using the Appearance Panel
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Design Paisleys using Graphic Styles in Illustrator - Create & Use Graphic Styles
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Creating Simple Halftone Heart Effects in Adobe Illustrator (Part 2)
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Illustrator - Add a Background to a pattern swatch
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Draw a Radar Screen in Illustrator - Create the look of a radar sweep
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Make Rope in Adobe Illustrator - Learn to Create Your Own Custom Rope Brush
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Illustrator - CMYK & RGB editable text
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Illustrator - Create a Border for Stationery
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Illustrator - Open Paths - find and close or delete
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Create a Cube Repeating Pattern in Illustrator - Making Seamless Pattern Tiles
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Illustrator - Flat portrait icon - Quick and Easy to Make
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Illustrator - Curved Fan Pattern
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Illustrator - Make Holes in Shapes Using the Appearance Panel - Create Custom Knockout Effects
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How to Use Photoshop Patterns in Illustrator - take patterns from PS to IL
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Illustrator - Apply a Pattern to a Real World Object - Working with Repeating Patterns
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Illustrator - Draw Stars - Step by step how to make stars
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Illustrator - Make Cones with 3D effects
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Illustrator - Mirror (Reflective) Drawing
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Illustrator - Create and Use Art Brushes
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How to Create a Basket Weave Pattern in Illustrator - Making Seamless Pattern Tiles
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Illustrator - Hand Knitting Illustration
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Draw Beautiful Flowers Quickly & Easily in Adobe Illustrator using Transform Effects
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Symbol Sprayer Secrets in Adobe Illustrator
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Draw a Vintage Penny Farthing Bicycle in Illustrator
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Make Cool Gradient Filled Spirals in Adobe Illustrator
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Create Illustrator Pattern Brushes Without Distortion - Improved Bunting Brush
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Illustrator - draw a Silhouette Chandelier
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Illustrator - Fix a Broken tool bar - Reset your Tool Panel
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Illustrator Custom Default Swatch
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Create Curly Spiral Pattern in Illustrator- How to Make Seamless Tiles
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Illustrator - Kawaii Icecream Drawing
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Make Text Boxes in Illustrator - Create Colorful Frames for Text
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Illustrator - Place one object inside another - Clipping Mask vs Draw Inside
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Explore the Power of Graphic Styles in Illustrator - how to find and use them.
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Create Cartoon Style Illustrations in Illustrator - Learn to Create & Color Simple Shapes
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Illustrator - Make a simple stripe pattern - Pattern making 101
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Make Flag and Bunting Banner Brushes to Use in Adobe Illustrator - Create Custom Vector Brushes
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Illustrator - Strawberry Illustration
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Trace a Logo or Design in Illustrator using the pen tool
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Illustrator - Position a pattern where you want it to be
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Create a Ribbon Award in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Display the Center Rotation Point for a shape
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Illustrator - Create a layered diamond pattern
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Illustrator - Pen & Ink Style Drawing
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Draw Umbrellas Two Ways in Illustrator - Using Shapes and 3D Effects
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Illustrator - Trace & color with Live Trace & Kuler
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Illustrator - Create a Transparency Mask
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Create a Cartoon Bird in Illustrator: Make Art from Simple Shapes
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Illustrator - 3D Steampunk Gears - 3D Extrude and Color in Illustrator
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Make Simple Hand Drawn Text Dividers in Adobe Illustrator
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Layer multiple patterns in Illustrator - create and layer rose and polka dot patterns
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Misty Mountain Background Effect in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Bisect any Angle
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Hand Drawn Style Retro Camera in Illustrator - Make Sketchy Drawings
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Illustrator - Calculate File Dimensions and Resolution for Accurate Output - File Size Demystified
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Illustrator - Enlarge or Shrink a Shape Perfectly
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Illustrator - Hollow Circular Strokes
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Create an Editable Sunburst in Illustrator
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Create an Editable Hexagon Pattern in Illustrator and Learn to Edit it
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Illustrator CC2019 & 2020 - Expand Appearance Broken
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Complex Illustrator Shapes Made Simple With Shape Builder
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Illustrator - Art Optimized and Anti Aliasing Demystified
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Illustrator - Decreasing Spiral Text
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Illustrator CC - Pencil Tool Improvements
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Illustrator - Mushroom Cartoon Illustration
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Illustrator - Troubleshoot linked objects - how to avoid problems when sharing files
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Create Bokeh Backgrounds in Illustrator - make heart shape, circle, hexagon and other bokeh shapes
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Photoshop & Illustrator - Make Vector Textures
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Illustrator - White vector half tone dot pattern - or any other color! Halftones made simple
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Animate a Vector Shape with Adobe Illustrator
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Create Neon Lighting Effects in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2 of creating a retro neon sign
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Illustrator - Joined up Scallop Brush
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Make Shapes Using the Warp Effect in Illustrator - Draw tea cups & coffee cups in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Faux Tissue Paper Collage
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Illustrator - Create a Swash or Swoosh for Text
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Create And Color Abstract Sun Rays in Illustrator - create rays online for use in Illustrator
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Illustrator - 7 "Must Know" Type Tips
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Create a Dimensional Star in Illustrator - Give a Vector Star a 3D Look
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Illustrator - Copy Appearances with Ease
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Quarter Circle Pattern in Illustrator- Making Seamless Tiling Patterns
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Make a Shiny Sphere in Illustrator - Tips for glossy, translucent and reflective spheres
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Illustrator - Draw Arrows
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Illustrator - Vignettes for shapes and clipped photos
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Create a Fan Shape Pattern in Illustrator - Making Seamless Pattern Tiles
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Illustrator - Perfectly Scale Shapes with the Scale Tool
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Illustrator - Brush Profile Secrets
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Create a Curvy Circular Repeating Pattern in Illustrator - Making Seamless Pattern Tiles
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Illustrator - Recolor Brushes - How to recolor any brush in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Expand Appearance and Strokes - why stroke placement matters
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Illustrator - Bitmap Image to Vector Pattern
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Multi Layer SVG from Illustrator for Cricut Design Space - convert text and images with ease
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Create a Circular Cutout Pattern with Adobe Illustrator - Making Seamless Pattern Tiles
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Illustrator - Cut Lines from a Shape
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Illustrator - Type Tools 101 - Create text in Illustrator
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Illustrator - Texture with Bitmap image
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Illustrator - Make Custom Shapes for Photoshop
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Draw a Unique Folkart-Style Heart in Adobe Illustrator
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Illustrator - Knockout Text Effect
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Create an Oval Repeating Pattern in Illustrator - Making Seamless Pattern Tiles
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Use Adobe Illustrator to Recolor Spirals and Other Shapes Part3
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Illustrator CC - Convert text to outlines - debunking the myths of when to do it
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Illustrator - Textured Pattern - Create a Pattern Swatch with Texture
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Illustrator - Dotted Hexagon Pattern - Create seamless repeating patterns with ease
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Illustrator - Everything is Gray - Can't select Color
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Illustrator - Create a scallop edge brush to use for clothing design and more
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Illustrator - Create Segments of a Circle - Quick and Easy Techniques
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Illustrator - Blend Tool 101 - Make and expand blends in Adobe Illustrator
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Create a Metaball Repeating Pattern in Illustrator- Making Seamless Tiling Patterns
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Illustrator - Pattern in a Pattern Solution - Achieve the impossible in Illustrator
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Illustrator - White Lines in Pattern Swatches for Spoonflower - Solutions and explanations
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Neumorphism Effect in Illustrator - Create a Reusable Dimensional Style
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Illustrator - Warped Geometric pattern
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Illustrator - Make Strokes Thicker or Thinner
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Illustrator - Create a Workspace - How I Set Up My Screen
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Illustrator - Create an Archimedean Spiral
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Illustrator 3D render issues & solutions
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Add a Glowing Neon Text Effect to our Retro Neon Sign in Illustrator - Part 3
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Illustrator - Edit a Color Group with Recolor Artwork
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Illustrator - Align objects side by side
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Illustrator - Whimsical cross stitch effect for shapes and type
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Cut out an object in Illustrator CC - cut an object from its background leaving it transparent
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Illustrator - Whimsical Scrapbook Paper Design
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