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 […]
Creating a mock-up for the first time can be hairy. For our class project, we are creating a movie database. Why we are creating a database? In 2 or three months from now, you will be creating a React movie database site. Chances are you won’t have time to create a new one unless you […]
Quickly create a pie chart for your designs in under 2 minutes. Do you love working in Microsoft Excel? Excel has some great features, but to import it into Illustrator, one needs to download a variable script. Instead, I am going to show you how you can use Illustrator to create a simple pie chart. […]
If you watched some of my videos, you may have noticed my Place image keyboard shortcut isn’t the default setting of Command/Control Shift P. In my video tutorial, I will be showing you how to change a keyboard shortcut setting in Illustrator in about 60 seconds! Because I use InDesign, InDesign uses Command D. Trying […]