Illustrator Tutorials, Illustrator CS Tutorials, Illustrator CS2 Tutorials, Illustrator CS3 Tutorials, Illustrator Tutorial

Designer Today is the premiere graphic design magazine and tutorial resource for designers

Illustrator Tutorials

Creating Flash Animations - Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
The first step in this process is creating the objects that will be used for the animation. I've created a background layer of blue, and then on each layer I duplicated the heart and changed the expression.

Cropping Artwork and Setting Crop Marks - Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
If we open Print and choose Setup, under the dropdown box Crop Artwork to: we can see that we have three options to choose from. The first option is Artboard.

Postcard Titling - Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
We want to start out something like the text below. America is separate from the above text. I increased the size of the first and last letters of the bottom word. The fonts are Quiggly Wiggly and Impact.

Neonic Lettering - Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
To make this neon-like lettering, I started with a font called Family Guy.

Name Logo on a Bar - Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Create the type for the logo then convert the text to outlines. Use the Horizontal Align Center tool to center the text and bar.

Creative Lettering - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Type one letter at a time and then convert it to outline. Use the Gradient tool and apply the gradient.

Create a Brand Title - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Creating a banner brand title.

Company Note Card - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Start with 5.5" by 8.5" in vertical format and CMYK.

Letterhead - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Start with a 8 1/2 x 11 document. We start with a rectangle of color that exceeds the size of the document for printing purposes.

Baby Store Gift Certificate - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Start by creating a document 8.5 inches by 3.65 inches in landscape format and CYMK color format.

Business Card - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Start with the measurements of 1.75" by 3.5".

1.5" Diameter Avery Labels - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Start with a letter size document in CMYK format.

Recreating a Logo - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
In this instance we have a logo that was scanned from a business card.

Set Up Your Art for Screen Printing - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
Here is a graphic that I created in Illustrator. As you can see, there are only 4 colors. For screen printing, it is important to consider how many colors you are going to use because each color you add will increase the cost of printing.

Create a Graphic for Print - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Tutorial
Jacquelin Vanderwood
The first time you create a document for print, the color settings need to be set to CMYK Color.

Page 5 of 15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Illustrator Tutorials for Illustrator 9, 10, CS, CS2 & CS3

In this section you will find excellent Adobe Illustrator tutorials and training, as well as Illustrator tips, tricks, techniques and effects. We have tutorials covering Illustrator 8, Illustrator 9, Illustrator 10, Illustrator CS, Illustrator CS2 and Illustrator CS3 tutorials. Visit the Designer Today resource directory for more Adobe Illustrator tutorial resources. You can also find many more Adobe Illustrator tutorials on Tutorials Today.

Try Mixx for Social News!

Join the Blue Ribbon Online
Free Speech Campaign!

Search and register domains at 123 Domain Names UK, Domain Name Registration UK
and the UK Domain Name Registration Centre

Designer Today - The Graphic Design Magazine for 2D and 3D graphic designers Hundreds of graphic design
and graphic design software tutorials, product reviews and design articles for the graphic designer

Graphic Design Articles | Graphic Design Newsletter | Graphic Design Training
Photoshop Tutorials | Illustrator Tutorials | After Effects Tutorials

Also be sure to visit
Five Million Dots | Affordable Info | Favorite {fvrit} Blog | Poser World | The Poser Gazette
Favorite Media | The Developer Times | Stock 3D wiki | Statesboro Business Magazine