Illustrator Quick Tip: Creating a Color Spirograph

Illustrator Quick Tip: Creating a Color Spirograph

Using the Rotate Tool in Illustrator you can create some awesome radial designs. Today we’re going to look at using the tool to create a color spirograph. Spirographs are always elegant and impressive, and creating them is quite simple with just one tool in Illustrator and a little bit of simple math.

Illustrator Quick Tip: Selecting Behind a Shape

Illustrator Quick Tip: Selecting Behind a Shape

Sometimes there are little things I do in illustrator that I just accept and do without seeking out an alternative (better) solution. For example, in the past I would always lock top objects in order to select and move objects underneath. Last week I discovered a much easier way to select objects behind a shape. And the best part is it’s incredibly simple.

How to create a glassy text effect in Illustrator

How to create a glassy text effect in Illustrator

A good designer knows that a good mastery in designing cool text effects is really important in many situations. There are a lot of design works that need a good text effect to be really professional, so in the following tutorial I’ll show you how to create a glassy text effect in Illustrator. We’ll learn some simple techniques to enhance our types giving them gloss and shine.

How to create a Rubik’s Cube in Illustrator

How to create a Rubik’s Cube in Illustrator

To continue the series of tutorials aimed to provide useful tips, tricks and advices in creating nice illustrations (using Illustrator), I’ll show you how to create a simple Rubik’s cube illustration.

Create a Semi-Realistic Cutter Illustration

Create a Semi-Realistic Cutter Illustration

In this super-detailed tutorial I’ll show you how to create a semi-realistic cutter in Illustrator. We will use the photo of a cutter to draw the basic shapes, then we will play with gradients, shape modes and other useful tools to realize all the detailes of the illustration.

How to create a baroque pattern in Illustrator

How to create a baroque pattern in Illustrator

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a decorative pattern in Illustrator starting from a sketch. The process is really easy to follow. You’ll need only 10 steps to create a baroque stylished pattern. Have a try!

How to create funny swirls in Illustrator

How to create funny swirls in Illustrator

This is an Illustrator tutorial that explains how to create decorative swirls that can be easily integrated in your works. The creative process is easy to follow and the result is a vivid, outstanding image.

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