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The Basics of Clipping Paths and Opacity Masks - Illustrator Tutorial
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 without deleting objects that you want to be invisible, which allows you to go back and re-work more easily.
submitted: 2 years and 310 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 310 days ago
Tags:Mastering The Effects - Illustrator Tutorial
Have you been missing out the Illustrator Effects? Did you know it is a powerful tool for creating symmetrical shapes or adding texture to vector paths? For example, with just one simple effect, you can turn a polygon path into a flower shape. You can also make paths look sketchy with the Scribble effect. Read this tutorial to learn how to save time by using Illustrator Effects and work more efficient.
submitted: 1 year and 264 days ago
submitted: 1 year and 264 days ago
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The Pen Tool - Illustrator Video Tutorial
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics application, therefore virtually everything in Illustrator is created using paths. The Pen Tool is the king of paths, you can create any king of path using the pen tool, you just need to know how to use it! We are going to learn how to use the pen tool and we will trace the outline of an object as well! Watch, Learn, Enjoy!
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
Path Finder Shape Modes - Illustrator Video Tutorial
This tutorial demonstrates the basic shape modes in path finder (add, subtract, intersect, and exclude), and shows how to use the direct selection tool and expand feature. Finally, a bubble box is created (for the Yahoo Map project) with the add shape mode and a drop shadow effect added.
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
