We have two new stars of Astute graphics this Month! InkScribe and DynamicSketch! Throughout May we are going to be focusing on both DynamicSketch and InkScribe with tutorials, free webinars and giveaways to help you make drawing in Illustrator a breeze !

Today you will learn how to quickly create a neon text effect using Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Transform effects and Appearance panel. Thanks to Stylism the control over effect parameters became much easier; I hope that you have already experienced it if not, download 14 day free trial now!

In this tutorial you will learn how to combine Stylism and Appearance panel to create fairly complex visual effects. It’s hard to believe that a chamomile can be represented by a simple circle, but it is true. Today, you will also learn how to apply multiple effects to an object and target fill, set the resolution and implement contour control of bitmap effects and so on.

When the global economy is still trying to recuperate from recent years of recession and baby boomers and Gen X are struggling to move up the ladder in cash-strapped corporates, generation Y is all set to make their own fortune in innovative ways. But one of the biggest struggles for the Gen Y entrepreneurs is to be taken seriously by investors and customers alike. In fact, most investors, consumers and business professionals believe young entrepreneurs to be amateur leaders just trying to live their impractical dreams.

With the help of Stylism we can easily obtain dynamic circular and spiral shapes, which are often used as elements of the logo. The plug-in provides a simple and intuitive control over all the effects, which saves a lot of time and allows us to find optimal solutions.

The awesome Stylism is taking centre stage as our product of the month. The whole of April will be dedicated to Stylism learning material, all focused on getting to grips with this powerful revolutionising plug-in. Even better news is that for this month only, you can now get 30% off Stylism!

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Today you will learn how to create a stylish frame for a logo or monogram. Thanks to the MirrorMe Tool you do not need to think over the shape of a pattern well in advance, just trust your intuition…

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Adobe Illustrator has plenty of tools and features, but advanced users will always need more. Therefore, developers create scripts and plug-ins to help solve various problems and accelerate time-consuming processes. Today we have prepared an overview of the best free Illustrator scripts on the market. The list is systematized and is divided into several groups according to functionality. Groups include working with paths and points, different types of distribution of shapes, generating objects, working with Layers panel, text object and so on.