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Maybe you are trying to pay off some debt, maybe you are fresh out of school and haven't landed a promising job yet or maybe you are just looking for something new and exciting to focus your energy on. Whatever your situation is, extra income is always nice to have! Adobe Illustrator is such a versatile piece of software and once you have even just basic know-how of the program, it can be used in so many ways to generate income for you if you are willing to dedicate some time into any one of the options we are about to go over. For a measly investment of $19.99/month (Adobe's subscription cost) you can be on the fast track to a phenomenal ROI. But wait. Maybe you don't feel confident in your Illustrator skills or maybe you haven't even opened or even purchased Adobe Illustrator yet. Have no fear! I have created an affordable online course for anyone who wants to take the first step in becoming an Illustrator genius. It's called Illustrator Academy and it's designed for beginners who don't know where to start. You will learn all the basic tools and functions inside Adobe Illustrator with my personal guidance! You can LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COURSE HERE... 1. Sell your vector creations and/or designs on creative market
Hands down, CreativeMarket.com is my GO TO for any and all design assets. Are you good at creating vector icons? Social media templates? Brochures? Business cards? Why not sell your talents to someone who really needs them? You get to create whatever your heart desires and in turn, help someone else who is in need of your creations. You can easily apply to sell on CreativeMarket.com via their website. Happy selling!
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Knowing how to use and create actions inside Adobe Illustrator can help streamline those repetitive, time consuming tasks that you have to do over and over again. I'll show you how to create your own actions and how to use the existing default actions. You might also enjoy...I am so excited about this tutorial. I know that a lot of people will find a creative way to showcase their own artwork. It's really pretty easy to turn any drawing into a printable piece of artwork if you know the right tricks inside Adobe Illustrator. You can apply this technique to ANY hand drawing, whether it be one from your child or you own custom drawn font or a sketch. The possibilities are endless once you know what to do. You might also enjoy...I know the toolbox can be SUPER overwhelming when you are first learning how to use Illustrator. That's why I'm going to weed out the unnecessary tools and show you exactly which ones you need to learn and get comfortable with first. Once you know the power these tools hold and how to unleash it you'll be creating vector masterpieces in no time. Need more pen tool practice?
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Getting into the habit of using guides and grids when you design inside Adobe Illustrator is a great habit to get into. Once you get in the habit of using them it will not only add professionalism to your designs but it will increase your efficiency as well. But you don't have to take my word for it. Take a few minutes to watch the tutorial below and see for yourself, it's easy and you'll be able to implement them very easily. If you are new to Adobe Illustrator, you have come to the right place. Browse thru my tutorials and you'll find LOADS of new stuff that will start you on the fast track to becoming a whiz in no time. Some of my most popular Illustrator tutorials include:
Pen Tool Practice Guide How To Create A Photo Mock-up How To Vectorize a Logo The Basics of Color Make sure to check one out if you're thirsty for more learning! Did you know that you can customize your Illustrator work space? You can! And, it's simple. I'll show you how to re-arrange and show/hide only the windows you need and use so that you can work more efficiently. It also allows you more room for your design and clears all the clutter away from your screen. You might also enjoy...
Illustrator is a great tool for creating brochures. I will show you how to quickly set up your document with the correct sizing and settings so you can get right to the fun part... designing!
Tri-folds are still a very popular and effective way of advertising for many different types of companies. Know how to set one up correctly is a key part of the graphic design process. There are a lot of folds so knowing how to correctly place your design will help you stand out in the design world. And if you are looking for some fun, creative and affordable design elements to spice up your next design project make sure to check out Creative Market. You'll find a huge selection of design assets. I mean HUGE selection. Honestly, I probably waste more time browsing all the cool things than I should but hey, life's too short :) more ways to learn...The Ultimate Illustrator Resource Guide
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Get access to over 150 links to FREE tutorials, FREE templates, FREE vector downloads, money making ideas, merchandise and books!! FREE ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIAL VIDEOS -64 links to Illustrator VIDEO Tutorials -Beginners Techniques -Intermediate Techniques -Pen Tool -Logo Design -Create Your Own Font -Social Media Graphics -Design & Layout ILLUSTRATOR PAID LEARNING INVESTMENTS -10 links to online Illustrator investments (paid learning) FREE ILLUSTRATOR DESIGN ASSETS -25 links to FREE templates -15 links to FREE brushes (some links have 50+ brushes) -25 links to FREE vector icons -10 links to FREE font websites ILLUSTRATOR CAREERS -25 links to money making ideas using Illustrator -10 links to help you get started freelanceing -9 links to help you build a strong portfolio -10 links to the best Illustrator design portfolios ILLUSTRATOR GOOD READS -5 top selling Illustrator paper books to curve your cravings Illustrator MERCH - 9 links to some cool Illustrator inspired merchandise Complete Beginner's Guide To Adobe Illustrator
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This PDF eBook includes 37 pages of my written guidance for everything a complete beginner will need to know in order to function and start creating vector graphics with Adobe Illustrator.
The Ultimate PHOTOSHOP Resource Guide
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Whether you are advanced in your Photoshop skills or just starting to unleash it's powerful capabilities, The Ultimate Photoshop Resource Guide is for you. I have spent hours and hours searching and compiling the BEST, FREE Photoshop video tutorials, FREE Photoshop actions and FREE Photoshop templates... and organized them neatly inside a single PDF download!
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And if you are looking for some tri-fold brochure design inspiration here are a few straight from my favorite inspiration resource, Creative Market.
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Take your eBook, contract, portfolio, ect.. to the next level by adding direct clickable links to any URL that you reference. It's super easy but super helpful for your readers, clients or future customers.
If you would like to learn how to create an eBook, or any multi-page .pdf, in general, you can learn that here. you may also enjoy...This is by far my favorite little trick inside Adobe Illustrator. Once I learned how to streamline the dreaded task of creating social media graphics at a rock star pace, a huge load was lifted off my back. No more Canva... no more clunky Photoshop... just pure speed and agility! View the following tutorial if you're tired of the social media time suck :) you might also enjoy...Complete Beginner's Guide To Adobe Illustrator
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This PDF eBook includes 37 pages of my written guidance for everything a complete beginner will need to know in order to function and start creating vector graphics with Adobe Illustrator.
The Ultimate Illustrator Resource Guide
$15.99
Get access to over 150 links to FREE tutorials, FREE templates, FREE vector downloads, money making ideas, merchandise and books!! FREE ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIAL VIDEOS -64 links to Illustrator VIDEO Tutorials -Beginners Techniques -Intermediate Techniques -Pen Tool -Logo Design -Create Your Own Font -Social Media Graphics -Design & Layout ILLUSTRATOR PAID LEARNING INVESTMENTS -10 links to online Illustrator investments (paid learning) FREE ILLUSTRATOR DESIGN ASSETS -25 links to FREE templates -15 links to FREE brushes (some links have 50+ brushes) -25 links to FREE vector icons -10 links to FREE font websites ILLUSTRATOR CAREERS -25 links to money making ideas using Illustrator -10 links to help you get started freelanceing -9 links to help you build a strong portfolio -10 links to the best Illustrator design portfolios ILLUSTRATOR GOOD READS -5 top selling Illustrator paper books to curve your cravings Illustrator MERCH - 9 links to some cool Illustrator inspired merchandise The Ultimate PHOTOSHOP Resource Guide
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Whether you are advanced in your Photoshop skills or just starting to unleash it's powerful capabilities, The Ultimate Photoshop Resource Guide is for you. I have spent hours and hours searching and compiling the BEST, FREE Photoshop video tutorials, FREE Photoshop actions and FREE Photoshop templates... and organized them neatly inside a single PDF download!
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There's no doubt, the pen tool is by far the most valuable tool within Adobe Illustrator. It is also the hardest tool to master. When I started learning Illustrator in school, my teacher made us spend an entire class period tracing a bunch of lines in order to get comfortable with the tool. I have created a similar practice guide so you can start getting comfortable and learn how to become a master with the pen tool. Don't get discouraged. It's tough but you just have to keep drawing and keep using it. Pretty soon it will become second nature. It's worth taking the extra time because you can use it for SO many different things. You can download the beginner's practice guide here and then just "place" the PNG download inside a new Illustrator document. In the video I will walk you through the best techniques for each shape. I have also added an intermediate practice guide for those of you that have become comfortable with the beginners practice guide. more ways to learn...The Ultimate Illustrator Resource Guide
$15.99
Get access to over 150 links to FREE tutorials, FREE templates, FREE vector downloads, money making ideas, merchandise and books!! FREE ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIAL VIDEOS -64 links to Illustrator VIDEO Tutorials -Beginners Techniques -Intermediate Techniques -Pen Tool -Logo Design -Create Your Own Font -Social Media Graphics -Design & Layout ILLUSTRATOR PAID LEARNING INVESTMENTS -10 links to online Illustrator investments (paid learning) FREE ILLUSTRATOR DESIGN ASSETS -25 links to FREE templates -15 links to FREE brushes (some links have 50+ brushes) -25 links to FREE vector icons -10 links to FREE font websites ILLUSTRATOR CAREERS -25 links to money making ideas using Illustrator -10 links to help you get started freelanceing -9 links to help you build a strong portfolio -10 links to the best Illustrator design portfolios ILLUSTRATOR GOOD READS -5 top selling Illustrator paper books to curve your cravings Illustrator MERCH - 9 links to some cool Illustrator inspired merchandise Complete Beginner's Guide To Adobe Illustrator
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I am excited to expand my library of tutorials to include Photoshop and InDesign. Knowing your way around the layers pallet is an extremely important piece of becoming comfortable inside Photoshop. If you are planning on expanding your current skill set to include Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign, make sure to sign up for free tutorial email alerts so you can start collecting the lessons and learning at your own pace. You might also enjoy...The Ultimate PHOTOSHOP Resource Guide
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Whether you are advanced in your Photoshop skills or just starting to unleash it's powerful capabilities, The Ultimate Photoshop Resource Guide is for you. I have spent hours and hours searching and compiling the BEST, FREE Photoshop video tutorials, FREE Photoshop actions and FREE Photoshop templates... and organized them neatly inside a single PDF download!
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In this Adobe Illustrator video tutorial I will be cover the basics of using color. I cover the following key points: 1. Setting up (and how to change) your document color mode. 2. How to use the color window and the color options. 3. How to add color swatches to your swatch library. 4. How to add color swatches to your Adobe Library (basic over view of the Library feature) 5. How to add PMS swatches to your designs As always, my mailbox is always open if you have questions! I would love to hear from you. Recent Posts...I use this technique A LOT for one of my clients who prints logos on promotional products. They send me a low res raster logo from their customer and I quickly transform it into a vector masterpiece, worthy of printing! You might also enjoy...Recently, I wrote about why I prefer to use Adobe Illustrator over Photoshop for just about everything I do. If you have spent any time on my blog, you have probably noticed that I'm a strong proponent of Adobe Illustrator, which doesn't get the attention it deserves. Since that earlier blog, I've received many questions from clients and partners about what Photoshop is good for. The answer is "a million things!" You can love both of them for different reasons. As you know, anyone who is serious about being the best at their craft should take the time to investigate which tools make the most sense for which jobs. Below is a quick cheat sheet that you can turn to (and feel free to share) on the essential differences between the two and which jobs belong on which tool. Adobe IllustratorHere's a tweetable description: "A professional grade graphics creator for images that look awesome, are easy to edit & scale perfectly. Built for non-artists." I even left you room for a hashtag at the end. Best for: Wow, I could go on all day. Logos, branding, printed marketing materials, social media content, icons, infographics, webinar support, eBooks, etc. With an emphasis on the "etc." Cruise around my site for more ideas. I also have a link that lets you download some design templates and a get a free trial of Adobe Illustrator for 30 days. Not for: Editing photos or making changes to images created by others, which tend to be rasterized (meaning images that get pixelated as you enlarge them). Surprising fact: Adobe Illustrator has a ton of astounding functions that few people use, like the ability to turn any 2D object into a 3D object, or multiple transparent overlays. Adobe PhotoshopHere's the tweetable description: "The golden standard for reimagining photos, layered visual effects & recombining photos in creative ways. Made for graphic artists & extra-dedicated enthusiasts."
140 characters, on the dot. Best for: Photos. OK, that's a bit too simple, but you can see "photo" is right there in the title. This is where I go to editing photographs and raster-based art work. If you have a great photo and you want to apply a filter, adjust the colors, erase a piece of the image, enhance something or combine it smoothly with other photos, Photoshop is the place to go. Not for: Combining images with text or creating line-based/vector-based art. Surprising fact: Filters are all the rage, but you have to choose from presets. Not anymore. One of the top plugins for Photoshop is Filter Forge, letting you make your own preset visual effects and distortions with no programming. Can You Guess My Go-To Tool?The real question is why has "Photoshop" become a verb? You always hear people say things like, "Oh, that looks so photoshopped!" Admittedly, "Illustrator" is already a common word, so it would be hard to tell what you meant if you asked, "Are all of your web graphics Illustrated?" Adobe Photoshop is an excellent tool that is invaluable to me in many cases and I wouldn't use anything else for those projects. However, for just about everything else that I have to do on a daily basis, Adobe Illustrator is the way to go. One easy way to increase traffic to your social media pages is to create custom, eye catching icons for your website and or other brand materials. If you have Adobe Illustrator, there are a lot of ways to customize your icons and I am going to show you a couple different ways in the video tutorial below. Also, please sign up and download your own editable set of icons so that you can follow along and easily create your own icon masterpiece. The possibilities with Adobe Illustrator are truly endless. Did you know you can easily create a multi-page eBook using Illustrator? This is something you do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT want to try doing in Photoshop. It will take you forever and a day to set up a book in Photoshop. It's really easy inside Illustrator... I promise! Don't forget, if you want instant notifications of new tutorials make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you'd rather receive updates, once a week, via email you can subscribe to my email list. As always, if you have any questions, or need additional help after watching the tutorial, either drop a comment below or shoot me an email! If you are looking for the follow up tutorial where I show you how to add clickable links to your final Ebook PDF... you can view that HERE. You might also like...If you are ready to start learning how to master Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop but you hate wasting time searching all over for the best tutorials? Sign up below and I will email you once a week with my latest tutorials so you don't have to waste valuable time searching!
I see these type of images all over social media and inside blogs. It's basically a stock photo with a custom text overlay. Did you know you can create these in Illustrator? That's right. You don't need Photoshop. Watch or download this video tutorial to learn how. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel for more Illustrator Video Tutorials if you'd like :) You might also enjoy...
The export function, inside Adobe Illustrator is, by far, what makes it the best design tool ever made. Not only can you create high quality, vector designs, but by using the Export feature you can also instantly create high or low resolution raster versions of your designs too! I tell ya... I can't say enough great things about Adobe Illustrator and how it helps me save time designing every single day. If you haven't already snagged your free 30-day trial, go ahead and grab it here.
Below you will find a basic guide to exporting your Illustrator designs for use on social media and your website. (This post contains affiliate links.)
If you've ever tried to vectorize a hand drawing in Adobe Illustrator and failed miserably than you will want to check out this video tutorial. Sometimes the auto trace (image trace) tool just doesn't cut it. There is an easier way to recreate your line drawings! I'll walk you thru it :)
UPDATE: I have also recorded a PART 2 for this tutorial and gone a little further in depth with how to use the pen tool. Part two is posted below part 1. And, if you are ready to start learning how to master Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop but you hate wasting time searching all over for the best tutorials? Sign up below and I will email you once a week with my latest tutorials so you don't have to waste valuable time searching! This is probably by far the most commonly asked Illustrator question. How in the heck do you crop photos in Adobe Illustrator?!? There is no cropping tool... you have to use a clipping mask to crop your placed images! I'll show you step by step in the video tutorial below. Feel free to watch online or download it for your own safe keeping! As always, here is a link to download your free trial of Adobe Illustrator. (This post contains affiliate links.) You might also enjoy:
It’s true. I use Adobe Illustrator for 99.9% of everything “visual” for my blog and business. I really feel like Illustrator is the blogging world’s most highly underused asset. I can’t even count the number of bloggers/VAs/entrepreneurs I’ve interacted with that utilize Photoshop instead of Illustrator for their visual content needs. Which seems so weird to me because even as a photographer/graphic designer, I rarely use Photoshop. I feel the need to spread some Illustrator love and be it’s biggest and loudest cheerleader!
I'm almost positive everybody will agree when I say that social media, in it's entirety, can quickly become overwhelming. I mean, between finding content, creating content, scheduling content and let's not forget actually taking the time to be social and interact with our lovely followers... you get consumed faster than a hamburger at McDonalds! I think everybody could benefit on some time saving social media tools! Along with my own social media accounts I also create content and manage social media for 3 of my clients. I have found some tools along the way that help me be productive and literally streamline my process, not only for my own social media but my clients as well.
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