The Graphic Arts calendar is a great way to view everything you have to do for Illustrator in one place. You can view daily calendar events and scroll to review past calendar postings. The calendar also includes video instructions and project links.
Friday, March 8, 2024
Illustrator Tutorials
Lesson 34: Illustrator Tutorials. Download any files and read the lesson - Practice using various tools, panels, and menus to create vector artwork.
Lesson 29: Working with Patterns. Download any files and read the lesson - A seamless pattern is an image that can be placed side-by-side with copies of itself without any visible seams or interruptions on the content, so you can repeat this image and create a pattern that can go on infinitely to create unique backgrounds, text effects or brand elements.
Lesson 27: Transparency and Blending Modes. Download any files and read the lesson -Blending modes are useful to change the color of the objects by adding blending effects and colors on the chosen objects based on the position of the object on the layer or group.
Lesson 26: Working with Brushes. Download any files and read the lesson - Brushes can be applied to paths and strokes, and they are great for creating stunning stroked designs quickly and easily.
Lesson 20: Working with Gradients. Download any files and read the lesson - A gradient is a graduated blend of two or more colors or tints of the same color.
Lesson 19: Blend Objects and Envelopes. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator blends lets you combine shapes and colors between two or more objects to create a new object.
Lesson 18: Combine Objects and Pathfinder. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator can join vector objects to create shapes in a variety of ways depending on the method you use to combine the objects.
Lesson 15: Erase, Cut, and Mask Artwork. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator has numerous tools and methods for dividing objects into separate pieces.
Lesson 14: Offset, Rotate and Reflect. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator has useful and effective tools that can be used to rotate, mirror, and modify objects.
Lesson 13: Working with Color. Download any files and read the lesson - When building visual compositions in Illustrator, layers allow you to manage multiple elements that make up an image.
Lesson 12: Working with Color. Download any files and read the lesson - Learn about the many ways and tools Adobe has when working, editing and saving colors within Illustrator.
Lesson 10: Simple Lines and Shapes. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator has simple tools to quickly create shapes and other forms that require only the use of lines.
Lesson 09: Pen and Curvature Tools. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.
Lesson 09: Pen and Curvature Tools. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.
Lesson 09: Pen and Curvature Tools. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.
Lesson 09: Pen and Curvature Tools. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.
Lesson 09: Pen and Curvature Tools. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.
Lesson 09: Pen and Curvature Tools. Download any files and read the lesson - Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.
Lesson 08: Fill, Stroke, and Color. Download any files and read the lesson - Learn how to apply color and patterns to basic shapes and create a variety of attributes to every object drawn in Illustrator.
Lesson 06: About Vector Graphics. Download any files and read the lesson - Vector images use mathematical equations or geometric shapes, such as points, lines, or curves, to form an image that can be infinitely scaled larger or smaller without loss of quality.
Lesson 05: Rulers, Grids, and Guides. Download any files and read the lesson - Accurately place and measure objects in the illustration window or in an artboard by using, rulers, grids, and guides.
Lesson 04: Working with Documents. Download any files and read the lesson - Learn how to create a new document, work with the artboards in the document, and save that document.
Lesson 01: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator. Download any files and read the lesson - Adobe Illustrator is the premier vector drawing application used to create shapes composed of points, lines, and curves.