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Adobe Illustrator CS6 Sneak Peek: Gradients on Strokes
Join Illustrator product manager Brenda Sutherland, as she shows how the new gradients on strokes feature in Illustrator CS6 lets you create artwork that looks complex but is easy to edit.
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Envato’s Most Wanted — $1,000 Reward for the First 40 Illustrator Actions
We’re putting a $1000 bounty on the heads of Envato’s most wanted file type — Illustrator Actions on GraphicRiver. The first 40 files uploaded (and subsequently approved) to GraphicRiver each get $25 (with a maximum of 4 files or $100 per author).
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Astute Graphics acquires PointExp IP

The aquisition of PointExp's products will both compliment and further extend Astute Graphics' range of vector creative workflow tools for Adobe Illustrator users.

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Dynamic Sketch Tool for Adobe Illustrator (Movies)

The Dynamic Sketch tool is a very intelligent tool with an understanding of the drawing process. For example, by sketching in a circular motion, the tool will optionally interpret this gesture and create a perfect circle. It will also intelligently join intersecting paths to allow shapes to be constructed quickly and easily. If you're a fan of drawing more naturally in vector, but you'd like to speed things up, you'll love the Dynamic Sketch tool.

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Inkscribe Tool for Adobe Illustrator (Movies)

Use Inkscribe to replace the Pen and its related tools, and it will revolutionise the way you draw precise and calculated shapes. The tool offers a smooth transition for experienced users to gain more freedom, power and time savings when meticulously drawing in vector. But it will also help those new to Illustrator to concentrate on the creative process rather than which keypress to aim for. Watch the movie via  to learn more:

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Win 66 Abstract Backgrounds from Vectorpack.net!
As the guys at Vectorpack.net have launched a new Mega Design Bundle which contains over 900 design elements, which, for the following 15 days, are to be available for only $37 instead of $550, they have also decided to host this incredible contest which will give you the opportunity of winning the Abstract Backgrounds Bundle!
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DrawScribe — get your 14 day trial now!

After a year of intensive development, and months of careful fine-tuning, we’re extremely excited to introduce DrawScribe — a brand new plugin for Adobe Illustrator. Consisting of two major vector artwork creation tools — InkScribe and Dynamic Sketch — DrawScribe will give you more time to focus on the creative aspect of the drawing process. As with all Astute Graphics plugins, we’ve provided a FREE 14 day trial which is now available for you to download

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Discussion: How Can a Vector Designer Protect Their Author’s Rights?
This question is very topical. It is often discussed on vector forums and between different vector designers. In this discussion I want to show you some different ways to protect your author’s rights and how to find the solution to this problem.
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DrawScribe preview: Dynamic Sketch introduction

With the availability of the recently announced Astute Graphics plugin for Adobe Illustrator, DrawScribe, drawing ever-nearer, it is time to introduce the second tool within the new product; Dynamic Sketch. A few days ago, we introduced its counterpart, the InkScribe tool. Whereas InkScribe replaced the Pen tool and allows for the improved creation of precise vector paths, the Dynamic Sketch tool is all about drawing more naturally in Illustrator.

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DrawScribe preview: InkScribe introduction

Now that we have revealed the new Astute Graphics plugin for Adobe Illustrator, DrawScribe, from now until the launch in early March, we will be showing more of the forthcoming product via the final tutorial videos. We begin by introducing our replacement for the Pen tool. InkScribe has been developed to answer many of the issues which have hindered the vector creation process over the past 25 years. inkScribe is a combination of powerful functionality, ease of use and perfect integration into Illustrator — and any user’s creative workflow.

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