In our today's tutorial I will tell you about the technique, which will help you to avoid artifacts while using the Blend Tool in vector design. By following these simple rules, you can easily control the blend of any complexity.

In this tutorial I will tell you and show you how to create some exciting eye wavy compositions, in other words how to create Wavy Vortex. In fact, it is not a problem to create the wave around with the Zig Zag effect; to create a copy of a wavy circle radiating from the center, is also not a big deal - just use the Blend Tool.  But to make those circles rotate on the wavy curve, when getting further away from the center, is not some trivial task. This tutorial is devoted to the methods of such rotations.

Your knowledge of basic functions of transformation and duplication in Adobe Illustrator can save you a lot of time. You have no need for manual operation when Adobe Illustrator can do it instead of you.

In this tutorial we will create a vector rose petals using gradient mesh. Free gradient mesh plugin, Mesh Tormentor, will help us to make it fast. With its help, we'll also be able to create a scatter brush from the gradient mesh, which in no other way can be done in Adobe Illustrator. Color all the nodes with one click, change the structure of the gradient mesh is not all that can be using this wonderful plugin. Have fun and enjoy our new Adobe Illustrator tutorial!

In this  tutorial we will learn how to create quickly the rocky background using two free plug-ins. Extend your abilities by learning this Adobe Illustrator tutorial.

In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial we will learn how to create an abstract 3D spheres using some interesting techniques, which can be more effective than 3D effects. Have fun and enjoy our new Adobe Illustrator tutorial!

Often you might hear form beginner vector designers a question, how to round the corners of a vector object in Adobe Illustrator. Surely, there are plug-ins and scripts that can help. But for most of them, unfortunately, you should pay. Today I’ll show you several ways how to solve this problem with the help of standard Adobe Illustrator tools. These techniques were developed by my friends ITT and Artelles.

Recently, the subtle pattern has been used more often in the design of websites. Today we will learn how to create several types of these fillings. The whole process should take you only a few minutes if you use the Pattern Creation feature in Adobe Illustrator CS6. Let’s begin!