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Category: Adobe Illustrator

Quickly fill in transparent spaces in your Illustrator artwork

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Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Illustrator | November 29, 2019March 1, 2023

Here is a little tip that can save lots of time if you need to fill transparency in Illustrator artwork. Filling in transparent overlapping shapes can be done quickly by following these steps. Select the artwork. Select the ShapeBuilder tool. Click in the transparent area. It will fill with black. Switch to the Direct Selection […]

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Create a perfect circular border using shapes in Illustrator

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Adobe Illustrator, Free Adobe Illustrator Tutorials | May 29, 2013March 1, 2023

If you are looking for a quick and easy way to build a custom border try this technique that uses any shape you want, along with the Rotate tool.  Take the shape that you want to use as a circular border, in the example The Symbols Library Menu was clicked, and the Nature symbol library […]

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Sharing the knowledge…

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Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Design tools | May 25, 2013March 1, 2023

Even the most talented creative pros need help once in a while. That is why I have decided to post answers to some of the most common questions that I have been asked over the years. Send me some of your own if you like. Q: Why do I see a white background behind my […]

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Information Architecture Course

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