Coloring Artwork in Illustrator Using Live Paint The introduction of Live Paint in Adobe Illustrator CS2 revolutionized the way we color and even draw our artwork. How you ask? In every version of Illustrator prior to CS2, it was extremely difficult (or impossible) to add color to
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I’m an avid user of Adobe Illustrator, but in all honesty I did not create patterns very often…before CS6. A lot of the work I do does not involve patterns, but since the release of Illustrator CS6 I’m finding ways to include them in my work and
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Adobe Illustrator CS6 is the newest in Adobe’s line of high-performance vector image editing programs. This newest member of the Illustrator family provides increased speed, precision and stability when working with complicated or large files. It also makes use of a range of new tools and features
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It’s official…CS6 is here! Now let’s discuss what’s new and we’ll start with Adobe Illustrator: The first change you will notice right away when you open the program—the interface. Controls in the Preferences let you control the brightness of your workspace. The default is a much darker
Read more →In the newest release of Adobe Illustrator (CS5), there are 3 drawing modes: Draw Normal, Draw Behind and Draw Inside. Draw Normal is the default drawing mode. The default mode simply means that the arrangement of your objects will appear in the order in which you draw
Read more →If you’re a designer and work regularly with Adobe Illustrator, then you’re probably aware that the Adobe Illustrator CS5 was released not too long ago. A lot of people that have previous versions of Illustrator are wondering if they really do need to upgrade to the CS5.
Read more →One of the great tools introduced in Adobe Illustrator CS5 was the the Shape Builder tool. This particular tool has the ability to combine and separate shapes. If you are already familiar with Illustrator, you probably already knew there was a way to do this with the
Read more →When Illustrator CS4 was released in October 2008, one of the greatest new features was the addition of multiple artboards and the multiple artboard tool on the toolbar. It’s hard to imagine, but pre-Illustrator CS4 you could not create multi-page documents in Adobe Illustrator. But multiple artboards
Read more →Many people contact us with questions about what Adobe software class is right for them. They know what they want to use the software for, but unsure what software will provide the tools they need to do it. We find that Adobe Illustrator seems to be the
Read more →With today’s economy, companies everywhere are tightening their budgets while still trying to maintain an edge on their competition. This can leave a quandary when it comes to training. Employees need to learn new information as well as have their current skills updated to stay viable in
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