Learning the multiple possibilities with Illustrator vast array of tools is a mighty challenge to take on. We've got you covered though, with comprehensive vector tool guides, helpful vector tool introductions, and vector tips that will take you from a novice toward having a deep understanding of how these tools function. Get started with Illustrator's Pen Tool, as that is the quintessential vector tool to master, and then work your way through the rest of these guides.
Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide
If you use Adobe Illustrator, then it's almost certain that you use the Pen Tool when creating your paths. This comprehensive guide aims to introduce or...
Illustrator's Blend Tool: A Comprehensive Guide
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Simona Pfreundner was...
Illustrator's Type Tool: A Comprehensive Introduction
Type is an essential part of Illustrator; whether you're desktop publishing, designing logos, or using type for image building, you'll be reaching for the...
A Comprehensive Guide: Illustrator's Paintbrush Tool and Brush Panel
Illustrator's Paintbrush Tool (B) and Brush Panel are some of its most powerful tools. With the Paintbrush Tool (B) and Brush Panel, you can dress up your...
The Basics of Clipping Paths and Opacity Masks
In this tutorial, we're going to cover the benefits, some uses, and the 'how-to' of two powerful methods to hide or show areas of an Illustrator document...
5 Ways to Customize Adobe Illustrator
Adobe did such a great job of thinking of everything in the entire Creative Suite, they even thought of ways to let us think of our own ways to improve upon...
Seven Helpful Techniques That Every Adobe Illustrator Artist Should Know
Let's look at seven useful Illustrator techniques to accomplish easily. These may seem tedious to resolve issues for the beginning Illustrator user. While...
A Comprehensive Guide to the Pathfinder Panel
You've probably used the Pathfinder panel to combine shapes and make new ones. But do you often find yourself clicking (and undoing) each icon in the panel...
A Comprehensive Guide to the Pathfinder Panel Part 2 - Screencast
"You've probably used the Pathfinder panel to combine shapes and make new ones. But do you often find yourself clicking (and undoing) each icon in the panel...
How to Use Scribble Effects in Illustrator
There are quite a few Illustrator tools that many of us have never used, which is understandable. We often have a workflow that we have found efficient and...
An Introduction to Illustrator's Color Tools
You may know about RGB and CMYK, but how about LAB or HSB? With all these color choices and ways to use them it's often easy to get confused. In this...
All About Transformation in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial you will learn everything you ever wanted to know about one of the most powerful Adobe Illustrator Tools - Transformation. Discover how it...