- illustrator basics - tool panel, menus and more
- Adobe Illustrator Tutorials Beginners
- more youtube - CS5
- Basics Of Adobe Illustrator-Tutorials For Beginners 7 mins*
- All about the pen tool *
- PEN TOOL TUTORIAL
- EASY*
- EASY - Dot EFFECT
- How to Use the Fill and Gradient Tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuG1vAaLxtc 2.5 mins
- Working Quickly with Gradients in Illustrator http://tv.adobe.com/watch/fast-track-to-cut-paste-/tips-for-working-quickly-with-gradients-in-illustrator/ 4 mins
- blend and transform
- create an diagonal pattern
- Patterns and pattern fills
- opacity mask
- Blend tool
- grunge brush tool and border
- gradient mesh tutorials
Live Trace
Tutorials
- http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/illustrator-tutorials/adobe-illustrator-tip-1-intro-and-livetrace/
- http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/11/15/illustrator-s-live-trace-sketch-to-vector/
Videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeD6GZlpKcw 1.5 mins
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcKWIu-3IKU 4.5 mins
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/no-stupid-questions-with-colin-smith/cleaning-up-illustrator-live-trace/ 6 mins
- Tracing a logo in Illustrator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ogz6p1Ln2s 7.5 mins
- How to Clean Up Illustrator Live Trace Drawings with the Pen Tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I7Noo6vmPs 4.5 mins
Text effects
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Project tutorials
List of tutorials
- Designer Today tutorials - BASICS
- Variety of tutorials from Smashing Magazine
- 40 more tutorials
- 55 tutorials - create an icon
- 3D tutorials
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Elegant Bottle of Wine in a Gift Box
create 3D text
Beginner tutorial create icon reflection*
Creating a ribbon tutorial*