How to – Create an ATM Icon

Welcome back to another Illustrator based tutorial, in which we’re going to take a quick look behind the process of creating an ATM icon, and see what it takes to build one from scratch using just a couple of basic geometric shapes. So, assuming you already have the software up and running, let’s jump straight into it!

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How to Draw Chinese Lanterns in Adobe Illustrator

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In this tutorial we will learn how to design traditional Chinese lanterns to create a festive postcard that you can send to your friends and family on a Chinese New year! We’ll be using basic geometric shapes, some of the most useful tools of Adobe Illustrator along with Effects and Pathfinder panel to vary the shapes of our lanterns to make them look interesting as a composition. Let’s start!

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Create a Christmas Globe Icon in Adobe Illustrator

project-preview-smallWith Christmas just around the corner, I thought it would be nice to give you guys a little early present by showing you how to create a cute Christmas Globe Icon that you can use in any future projects. We’ll be using some of Illustrator’s basic shapes and tools that you probably already rely on a daily basis, so without wasting anymore time, pour yourself a fresh dose of coffee and let’s get started.

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