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How to create diagonal seamless pattern in Adobe Illustrator
In today's tutorial we will look at a very simple technique of creating and editing of a diagonal seamless pattern. It is a common technique, and it can be used in any Adobe Illustrator release. Have fun learning one of the new Adobe Illustrator tutorials!
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
How to Avoid Elliptical Gradient Problem When Saving in Illustrator 8 EPS and 10 EPS
Many contributors of microstock websites faced a problem when an elliptical gradient breaks into a lot of objects, and even converts into a raster image when saving the file in the eps8 and eps10 format. Today we'll talk about how to avoid such unpleasant consequences.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
How to Combine Several Gradients in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we will deal with some combination of gradient fills with the help of Blending modes, gradients with transparent sliders, and Opacity masks. These techniques allow us to create complex color blends, which typically have real world objects.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
Registration Open for Astute Graphics FREE Webinar

We welcome you to join us at the next Astute Graphics FREE webinar session to get more from our extensive vector design toolset! Date and time of webinar: Wednesday, 24 April 2013; 4pm BST (London time)

posted by: Nicolas Van Der Walle, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
Shortcuts for ColliderScribe

ColliderScribe is a simple toolset for Adobe Illustrator that enables you to position shapes accurately, placing any object precisely next to another when it touches. Today’s guide is devoted to speeding up your workflow with ColliderScribe by using keyboard the shortcuts available. This information, along with the ColliderScribe’s instructional product movies, will help you get the most from this unique toolset!

posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
How to Obtain the Right Color in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we will discuss a couple of ways in how to obtain the right color in Adobe Illustrator. Then we will select the most optimal one, which will let us work on professional level.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
3D Modeling in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we will learn how to model vector objects in Adobe Illustrator with the help of Revolve, Extrude & Bevel and Rotate effects. Then we will apply a symbol to 3D model and make it ready for our further work.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
How to Remove Gaussian Blur Limitation in Adobe Illustrator
When Gaussian Blur with a large blur radius was applied to the object, we can observe the cutoff of some part of the effect, as if Clipping Mask was applied to the object. In this short tutorial we will learn how to remove the restriction.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
Alignment and Combining Objects in Adobe Illustrator
Today we will be talking about objects alignment using the Align panel and combining them with the help of the Pathfinder panel and Shape Builder Tool. What you read here is the basic minimum that will allow you to work efficiently with these tools in Adobe Illustrator.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
Creating Objects Using Basic Geometric Shapes in Adobe Illustrator
The shape of most objects represents a combination of simple geometric shapes. Therefore it is very important to learn how to work effectively with the tools that create such objects. This is what we are going to talk about today.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
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