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Erasing parts of an image is something that is typically reserved for pixel-based design applications such as Photoshop. However, thanks to the masking feature, this sort of thing is possible in a vector application (like Adobe Illustrator) as well. In this tutorial we’ll be going over a simple workaround that will allow you to erase…

Working with layers in a vector environment (such as Adobe Illustrator) can be an excellent way to organize complicated and elaborate designs so that they’re easier to work with and navigate through. What if you want to combine multiple layers though, or even flatten the image altogether? Today we’ll be going over how to flatten…

Applying a grid to your workspace can be an excellent way to organize your work and draw with precision — especially when it comes to vector designs that would typically be created in Adobe Illustrator. In today’s tutorial we’ll be going over how to make a grid in Illustrator, which is something that is not…

One of the many things vector design software can be used for is creating diagrams and infographics — both of which may require you to work with arrows. In today’s tutorial we’ll be drawing pen strokes that can be used to create arrows in Illustrator. This is done via the Stroke menu, and it only…

As an Illustrator user you may occasionally have the need to create dotted lines, whether it be for sketches, key line grids for logos, or whatever other reason. Making a dotted line in Illustrator is simply a matter of drawing a stroke and changing the stroke properties to dashed, but there’s other properties you’ll need…

Inverting the colors of an image may be a commonplace photo editing task, but it’s also something that can be done in most vector design applications. Adobe Illustrator is no exception to this. The method used to invert colors in Illustrator works for both vector paths and for raster images so long as they are…

The way that you’d typically replace colors in Illustrator is by selecting an object and then changing its fill color. What if there’s lots of objects with that color though, and changing each of them individually would be too time-consuming? In this tutorial we’ll be going over a shortcut that allows you to replace a…

Don’t let the vector environment that Illustrator operates in fool you: this software can also handle many photo editing tasks. One of which would be adding color overlays to images, and in this tutorial we’ll be using blend modes to make a simple color overlay in Illustrator. This is something that can be done in…