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As a vector-based drawing program Adobe Illustrator has nowadays become the standard for illustration design. This tendency can be noticed in the Web as well as in Print Design. Few weeks ago we’ve selected some of the best Adobe Photoshop tutorials we’ve found on the Web so far; now it’s time for Adobe Illustrator. Below you’ll find a list of hand-picked Illustrator tutorials you can use to achieve some special visual effects in your designs. There is also a newer Part II covering more Adobe Illustrator Tutorials. Links checked: July/07 2008

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Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

• Various Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
  Computer Display Windows Vista Icon, Web 2.0 Badge, iPod Earbuds, Help Icon, Folder Icon, Shiny Text, Credit Card

  

• The Gradient Mesh
  A Tutorial on using the Gradient Mesh tool in Adobe Illustrator 10
• Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
  An Introduction to Illustrator, Gradient Meshes Introduction, 3D Pill, Abstract Shapes, Illustrator Brush Basics, Glassy Orbs …
• Adobe Illustrator Gradient Mesh Portrait Tutorial
  Below is a mini tutorial on how I did my gradient mesh based “Vector Portrait” in Adobe Illustrator. The thumbnails are screen shots of my workstation.
• Illustration, from sketch to finish – Part One
  Tutorial by Veerle Pieters
• Illustration, from sketch to finish Part Two
  Tutorial by Veerle Pieters
• Illustration, from sketch to finish Part Three
  Tutorial by Veerle Pieters
  
• Swirly curls in Adobe Illustrator
  Tutorial by Veerle Pieters
• Some Illustrator tips
  by Veerle Pieters
• Creating a ribbon in Adobe Illustrator
  Tutorial by Veerle Pieters

  

• Illustrator Tutorial
  Amazing Hidden Tricks in Illustrator! (and other cool tricks)
• Design Spice Illustrator Tutorial
  Mocaic image effect in Illustrator

  

• Creating a Logo in Illustrator
  Tutorial by Jessie Schueler
• Bitmap into Vector
  In just a few minutes you can create a vector file from a bitmap image in Illustrator.
• ErgoDraw
  Novice Tutorials, Intermediate Tutorials, Advanced Tutorials
• Creating organic desktops
  The following tutorial shows how to create organic desktops using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

  

• Adobe Illustrator Scan / Trace / Vector
  This week’s tutorials look at Adobe Illustrator 10 working with the pen tool drawing and tracing Scans… maps, mapmaking, Logo Design, Drawing Curves, Pencil Tool Basics, Text Warping Tools, Vector Graphics, Turn Bitmap Images into Vector Art, and importing illustrator files, and desktop publishing.
• Adobe Illustrator Tutorials for Basics and Tools
  Learn the basics and tools of Adobe Illustrator with these free online tutorials.
• Drawing in Illustrator
  Learn how to use the full power of Illustrator’s tools to draw vector artwork – 19 Tutorials

  

• Design Business Cards in Adobe Illustrator
  This tutorial will guide you through the process of designing business cards and postcards in Illustrator as well as providing press-ready templates to get you started quickly.
• Free Tutorials – Illustrator Techniques
  Imitating A Scanner Darkly, Making Distressed Type with Live Trace, 3D Text Effect, Creating a Quick and Easy Glass Bowl

  

• Illustrator tutorials
  Type on a path, Making of a Logo, The mesh tool, Creating a cd-rom
• Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop Tutorials & Lessons – Kevin Hulsey
  Computer Graphics Illustration Tutorials, Tips, & Tricks for Students. This page is designed to provide helpful information related to computer graphics. Listed below are numerous illustration tutorials and drawing lessons for all skill levels. Additionally, there many pages of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop tutorials, tips & tricks for technical illustration students, professional technical illustrators and digital artists…

  

• Layers Magazine: Illustrator Tutorials
  17 Illustrator Tutorials – Layers Magazine
• Reconfiguring brushes in Adobe Illustrator
  Changing a brush’s scale, dynamics and other characteristics
• Adobe Illustrator tips & tricks
  Here are a collection of tips and tricks for Adobe Illustrator
• Illustrator Tutorials
  Step-by-step Adobe Illustrator tutorials with original source file download.

  

• Oman3D Illustrator Tutorials
  Learn New Skills and Techniques at Oman3D

  

• Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
  In this tutorial we will introduce you to Illustrator by explaining the tools you need to create basic artwork and page design.
• Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
  96 Illustrator Tutorials
• Illustrator Drawing Basics Tutorials
  Illustrator tutorials and free Adobe Illustrator tips and techniques. Learn how to use Illustrator and other drawing basics.
• Illustrator Tutorials
  Illustrator Tutorials at Tutorial Outpost

  

• Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
  Online directory of the best free Adobe Illustrator Tutorials from around the web. Hundreds of great techniques and tips listed.
• Illustrator Tutorials
  Illustrator and other vector and raster graphic designing tutorials
• Illustrator Tutorials
  Realistic Digital Watch, Image Inlay Text, Professional Text, Drawing a Fish, Doll, Flower, Air Balloon, Water Melon, Vase, Swan Logo, Cartoon Birds, Fun Cow.

  

• Free Illustrator video tutorials
  Learn Illustrator CS 2 for free. Follow along as we take you through the Illustrator learning curve with our custom designed free video tutorials.