Learn how to create a drop shadow and an inner glow effect using the appearance panel and stroke options available in AI CS5, which is 100% vector.
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Quick Tip: Create a Puzzle with the New Shape Builder Tool in Illustrator CS5
The new Shape Builder Tool in Illustrator CS5 has really made me happy. This tool has similar properties as the commands from the Pathfinder palette, but it is easy to use and is more user-friendly. Besides, the Shape Builder Tool includes other useful features. Let’s see how it works, and compare it to the commands from the Pathfinder palette. After the theory, we will proceed to the practical training. Let’s get started!
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A Look Inside InDesign CS5
InDesign CS5 has arrived with lot of new tools, panels and features. Let’s have a closer look at these changes and discover how they can improve our workflow, productivity and, best of all, our creative process. Time to also think outside of the box, since InDesign is starting to explore new grounds of interactivity and digital publications with growing enthusiasm. So, what’s new?
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Quick Tip: Illustrator to Photoshop
There may be times when you want to open an Illustrator file in Photoshop. Perhaps you want to add some raster effects to it, or incorporate the vector file into a Photoshop composite. Or perhaps you need to send the file to a friend who doesn’t have — or doesn’t know how to use — Illustrator. Whatever the reason, there are ways to import and export the file that will ensure maximum quality and compatibility. Let’s have a look.
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Quick Tip: Using Illustrator Templates and How to Make Your Own
Illustrator comes with tons of templates to help speed up your workflow. But did you know that it’s also super easy to make your own? In today’s Video Quick Tip you will learn how to make Illustrator templates for various designs and layouts.
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Quick Tip: How to Create an All Purpose Water Drop using Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial you will learn how to create all-purpose water drop using the Clipping Mask and gradient fills. Water drops created in this way can be placed on any texture, both vector and raster, and the texture under the drop will look enlarged – just like a real drop of water. Creating the drop only takes a few minutes but adds a level of detail to your illustration that looks great.
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Quick Tip: Make Vector Silhouettes with Live Trace and Photoshop
Live Trace is a quick and easy way to make vector silhouettes from photos. If your photo is less than perfect, Photoshop can help. In this Video Quick Tip you will learn how master the Live Trace settings and turn a raster image into a clean vector shape.
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Quick Tip: Creating a Custom Text Box using Type and InDesign
Setting type using InDesign doesn’t have to be about drawing simple square and rectangle boxes. In this tutorial you will learn how you can use the actual type to create a custom shaped text box.
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Pixel Perfect Glass Button with Adobe Illustrator CS5
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a glass button using simple shapes, pathfinder box, clipping and opacity masks, and Blending Modes. You will also learn how to optimize your vector work as a web graphic and how to quickly replace the colors of the required elements.
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Quick Tip: Use Warped Type to Make a Sports Design T-shirt
In today’s Vector Quick Tip Video, you will learn how to bend and curve text, while keeping it fully editable. It’s easy with Warp effects and Envelope Distort.
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