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1. Abstract Background Path ??? Illustrator CS3 Tutorial -    designertoday.com

In this tutorial we will show you how to create an abstract background in Illustrator CS3.

2. A free video tutorial on Illustrator Apply Text to a Path    video-tutes.com

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3. Illustrator 101: One Gradient Across Multiple Paths | BittBox    bittbox.com

[...] the Pen Tool Duplicate a Shape Using the Rotate Tool Cropping in Illustrator One Gradient Across Multiple Paths Typing Along a Path Rotating Individual Characters Kerning and Tracking Text Creating Custom [...]

4. Take Vector Paths from Photoshop into Illustrator | BittBox    bittbox.com

Select which custom shape you want to create:

5. Text on Paths in Illustrator    tutorialparadise.com

6. Typing Along a Path Illustrator Tutorial    voidix.com

7. Blending Objects along a Path | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

In Illustrator you can create two objects and blend them together and Illustrator will do all of the work of interpolating how the "in-between" objects fit together. However, it arranges them in a straight line. This straight line is called a spine. The default spine has one point for each object in the blend. When you only use two objects, there are only two points. If you connect those two points together you would get a straight line. You can see this by opening the Blend layer that's created. Alternatively, viewing the illustration in Outline mode will give you a good representation as well. You'll notice the two objects you created but you'll also see a third path as well. This path is the spine. The spine behaves much like a regular path. You can add, delete, and move the anchor points that comprise the spine. You can also modify the handles just as you can a regular path. In this exercise you'll learn how to create a custom path to apply to a blend by replacing the original spine.

8. Compound Paths | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

No matter how many components make up a compound path they all act as one unit. If you try to select separate paths that make up the compound with Selection tool the whole compound path will be selected. However, you can select and move component paths with Group Selection tool (you have to click directly on path not on fill) and edit paths with Direct Selection tool.

9. Export Paths to Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

8. Double click on the saved Path (.ai) file, to open it in Adobe Illustrator. (Or Drag and Drop into Adobe Illustrator if its already opened) At first nothing is visible, so select the 'Control + A' keys and your 'Path' will be visible as captured below.