Archive for April, 2008
Illustrator Blend Tool Experiments
Do you share the same woes when the shapes just go crazy after you blend you shapes? Fret not, Uncle Luc will show us some of his experiences on using the Blend Tool in illustrator. Some of his workarounds include:
- Reversing the start and end points of one of the two images
- Adding new anchor points
- Adding a third object in the blend
- Blending two identical shapes
To see the full article with examples visit Adobe Illustrator’s Blend Tool
Illustrator Tip #1: Dotted Lines in Illustrator
You can get interesting dotted lines with your Stroke Palette. Open up your Stroke Palette from Window>Stroke. Draw a line and select it. Enter the dash and gap value as shown. Experiment with different dash and gap values for different effects. To create a square dotted line, make sure the dash and weight is the same value.
Illustrator Tutorial: Disco Ball
I did a quick search to find an illustrator tutorial on creating a disco ball but I couldn’t find one. So I’ve decided to write this tutorial to help those interested in creating this awesome disco ball effect. It is actually quite simple, the technique is to create the texture first and map it onto the 3D sphere. However, we will require Illustrator CS and above to create this effect. Read the rest of this entry »
The First Adobe Illustrator
This is the VHS tape that was shipped with Illustrator 1.0. It’s amazing to see that Illustrator 1.0 is already so powerful.
