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Illustrator Guide
This guide is meant to bring you to tutorials on how to use tools and get the full functionality of Illustrator. There will be a series of questions that will bring you to the tutorial that will answer your question. If this guide doesn’t answer the question you have, email simeon@possiblezone.org and the tutorial will be added as soon as possible. Please do this so the next person who has the same question will get answers.
I’m A Beginner In Illustrator:
I Have a Question on How to Do Something in Illustrator:
The Basics:
If you are new to Illustrator, watching all these videos will give you enough information to make any great basic project.
The Basics of Illustrator: Link
Layers and Copying and Pasting: Link
Align Objects: Link
All Tools Explained: Link
Copyright for Images:
When using images obtained from the internet, check if the image is copyrighted. If it is, you may have to pay to use that design for your business. It usually isn’t too much, but needed if you are using the image for a commercial purpose. A good way to check is by going to the page that originally has the image and see if you have to pay to download it. If the image is already being used by a professional website and you can’t pay to download it, you most likely cannot use it.
To have your search only show images which are free to use, if you credit them, in a google image search, click tools which is to the right of all the search options, and under Usage Rights, select Creative Commons License. You should still double check, but every image then should be able to be used.
More Complex Question?
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I Have a Question About Text:
I Have a Question About Shapes and Combining Shapes:
I Have a Question About Images and Image Tracing:
I Have a Question About Creating a Design and the Pen Tool:
I Have a Question on How to Take My Design to the Next Level:
I Have a Different Question:
I Want to Design a Logo:
I Want to Learn About Design:
I Want to See Tutorials on How to Make Specific Designs:
List of Tools and Their Tutorials:
Text:
How to Type on a Line/Path: - Type Tool: Link
How to Curve and Warp Text - Type Tool: Link
How to Put Text in an Object - Type Tool: Link
How To Make Custom Fonts/Texts: Link
How to Choose Fonts/Typography: Link and/or Link
Shapes and Shape Building:
How to Make Shapes - Shape Tool: Link
How to Combine and Alter Shapes - Shape Builder Tool: Link
Images and Image Tracing:
How to Turn Images Into Shapes and Do Cool Things With Them - Image Tracing: Link
How to Put an Image Inside an Object - Clipping Mask: Link and/or Link
Pen Tool & Pencil Tool:
Basics of Pen Tool: Link
More in Depth of Pen Tool: Link
Pen Tool Game/Practice: Link
Pencil Tool Tutorial: Link
Taking Your Design to the Next Level:
Adding Coloring, Shadows and Highlights: Link and/or Link
Adding a Gradient - Gradient Tool: Link
Make a Pattern a Shape background: Link
Making Flowers / Creating Repeating Patterns: Link
Color, Shape and Text Theory: here
Other Tutorials:
Entire Beginner Illustrator Tutorial: Link
Logo Design
Process of Creating a Logo: Link
Create a Logo of an Animal: Link
Create a Logo Based on a Sketch: Link
Logo Design Tips: Link
Logo from Start to Finish: Link
Design Tips:
Color Theory in Design: Link
How to Use Color: Link
How to Make a Color Palette: Link
Website to Test and Visualize Color Palette: Links
How to Apply a Color Palette in Your Design: Link
How to Use the Golden Ratio in Design: Link
How to Use Shapes in Design/Shape Theory: Link
How to Choose Fonts/Typography: Link and/or Link
Examples and Tutorials:
How to Make a Sneaker: Link
How to Create a Car: Link
How to Make Fantasy Artwork: Link
Clothing Brand Logo Examples: Link and/or Link
Skincare Logo Examples: Link
Services Logo Example: Link
List of Tools:
