Create a Cozy Autumn Composition in Adobe Illustrator

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September 11th, 2018
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Autumn is by far the most beautiful season of the year! Golden foliage, a blue sky and warm sweaters can’t help but inspire us to create something cozy and atmospheric. In this autumn composition tutorial, we’ll be using the Effects and Brushes of Adobe Illustrator to create a simple yet charming autumn forest scene with a mushroom, leaves and berries. Let’s begin!
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Create a Mailbox Icon in 10 Simple Steps in Adobe Illustrator

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January 9th, 2018
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In this tutorial we’ll be creating a simple mailbox icon in flat style, that can be used for your newsletter or website design. We’ll be modifying basic geometric shapes and using various handy functions of Adobe Illustrator. Let’s get started!
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How to Design a Festive 2018 New Year Card

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December 5th, 2017
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Let’s prepare for the celebration of the upcoming 2018 year and learn how to design a festive postcard that we can send to our friends and colleagues! We’ll be using simple shapes along with some fancy effects of Adobe Illustrator to create a festive look and add a glossy sparkling effect to the whole composition.

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How to Create a Creepy Halloween Potion Vector Icon in 10 Easy Steps

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October 17th, 2017
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Are you ready for Halloween? In this tutorial, we’ll be creating a creepy potion bottle with an eye floating inside! We’ll be transforming basic geometric shapes to create a simple yet balanced composition just in 10 steps. Let’s get started!
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How to Make a Smiling Emoticon in Adobe Illustrator

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July 11th, 2017
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Thanks to emoticons and emojis our communication on the internet has become more expressive and fun than just a boring text. Let’s follow this tutorial and create our own smiling emoticon, using simple geometric shapes, the Mesh Tool and Blending Modes to make it look dimensional and vivid!
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Summer is So Close! Create a Paper-Cut Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial we’ll be creating a simple paper-cut effect, using various stylizing effects, shadows, and simple shapes. Then we’ll learn to apply our paper-cut fill to letters, text or other shapes. Let’s get started!
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Shape Builder Tool as Paint Bucket – Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

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February 23rd, 2016
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Shape Builder Tool as Paint Bucket

When the Shape Builder tool came out in CS5, it wasn’t really on my radar. I have a set of actions and keyboard shortcuts setup for the different Shape Modes from the Pathfinders panel. I didn’t really need a new tool to replace my workflow. After using it more and more, I’m coming around to thinking it’s a pretty powerful tool and I really like to use it as a Paint Bucket.

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