Adobe Illustrator CS5 comes equipped with awesome 3D tools that can help add depth to everyday illustrations. Using the illustrated steps below, novice CS5 users will learn how to use the Illustrator toolbox to create a fantastic fruit bown in 3D. 1. Install Adobe Illustrator New Illustrator users need to download a trial version of [...]
Jitbit Macro Recorder Easy, Powerful Windows Automation
Macro Recorder, a powerful Windows automation tool, makes it easy to do complex tasks across multiple windows and applications. We have used this application to automate maintenance for several of our customers’ websites and databases and found it perfect for simplifying the use of Windows and Windows software in ways that no other macro platform [...]
Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Valentine hearts for Illustrator
Love is in the air, so it’s time to express some of that love for Valentine’s Day. The CPG How To illustrator will take readers through a step-by-step tutorial for Illustrator users that will show how to draw an attractive Valentine heart that can be used by itself or as part of a larger layout. [...]
Adobe Illustrator Tutorials: How to draw bamboo
Bamboo has a fresh, Asian look and carries the connotation of a natural, renewable material. Bamboo plants are popular in residences and offices right now, adding unique overtones to almost any room. Because of the popularity and natural aesthetics of bamboo, it might be nice to incorporate the plant into some of your Adobe [...]
Illustrator tutorials: Envelope distort for Illustrator
In this Adobe Illustrator How To, we demonstrate the use of the Envelope Distort tool for Illustrator. We will use a female wearing a Wonder Woman t-shirt to create a cool marketing gimmick. Let’s get started. Place the gal Begin by opening Adobe Illustrator CS5 and creating a new document. Click File and then Place [...]
Find and use the Scissors tool for Adobe Illustrator to un-Join two paths
When you have joined a path in Adobe Illustrator CS5, you might need to change it later. Take a look at this botched join between two lines. Two paths improperly joined This path is supposed to be a square corner, but the illustrator messed it up. However, the two points are joined using the Adobe [...]