Have you ever looked at a word or phrase you type, and something just looked off about it? In typography, kerning is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters or letters in the text. Tracking, on the other hand, adjusts space uniformly over a range of characters. I didn’t cover kerning in the previous […]
This tool enables you to work with letters as individual objects. Creating Outlines is the Past In the past, one would have to convert the type into outlines to edit the character. With this feature in Creative Cloud, you can now select a character or letter, a single word, or a series of words; change […]
You can create type by drawing a text box, which will give you more flexibility. You can also create text with no text box. In today’s tutorial, we will learn how to use the type tool in Illustrator. Using the Character Panel Character panel allows easy access to text formatting and customization. Go ahead and […]
In most cases, you wouldn’t need to convert your text to outlines because you could save your file as a PDF with embedded fonts. Converting text to outlines is easy in Illustrator. Hi, my name is Michael Chow, and in today’s tutorial, we will learn how to convert text to outlines in Illustrator. Save A […]
Creating drop shadows can give you more depth to your designs. Or delete drop shadows from another vector design. In today’s tutorial, we will learn how to create and delete drop shadows in Illustrator. Add Depth to Your Designs Start by selecting the object that you want to add a shadow too, and then you […]
There will be times where you need to get the measurements of an object. Several different ways of getting the dimensions. In today’s tutorial, we will learn how to measure in Illustrator. You could change the measurements in your illustrator Preferences. There is an easier way that I would show later. Panels that you could […]
If you need to make selections that require straight lines and curves, then the Pen Tool is the one to use. Using the pen tool for the first time is a little bit frustrating or daunting. By far, the Pen Tool is the most accurate for making selections either in Illustrator or Photoshop. The tutorial […]
One of the features in Photoshop CC is the ability to create multiple artboards in Photoshop. An incredibly useful tool, especially in web design projects helpful. Why? Because it allows the ability to develop a website for various views. For example, you can have the design for a website for desktop, tablet and mobile all […]
Did you find a great pattern, texture or a swatch of a fabric and you want to create a pattern in Illustrator? In today’s tutorial, we will create a pattern swatch from an image in Illustrator. I have taken a gold foil pattern from the internet as my example in this video. We will need […]
Did you buy a swatch from a third-party website, but no instructions included? Or maybe there were instructions, but it didn’t make any sense? In today’s video tutorial, you will learn how to load swatches in Illustrator. First of all, download the files to your computer. Once downloaded, make sure you unzip or extract the […]