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1. Secrets of Styles, Symbols, Liquefy, Warp, Shapes, and Brushes - Adobe Illustrator 10 Tutorial -    designertoday.com

2. Circular shapes and patterns in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

3. Creating a comment icon in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

4. Custom brushes in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

5. Drawing symmetrical shapes in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

6. Illustrator 101 - Guides and Smart Guides | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

7. Illustrator 101 - Opacity Masks | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

8. Illustrator 101 - Selection tools | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

Now select the Selection Tool (shortcut V). Click on a circle to select it. Move the mouse to the centre of the circle and you will see the icon changes, losing the tail to the arrow. This means you can move the shape. Click hold and move the shape. Releasing drops the shape where you want to put it.

9. Illustrator 101 - The Blend Tool | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

10. Illustrator 101 - The Lasso Tool | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

11. Illustrator 101 - The Magic Wand Tool | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

12. Managing colours in Illustrator CS3 | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

13. Pattern Swatches in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

14. Repeating shapes in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

15. Rounding edges in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

16. Smarter Illustrator with Symbols | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

17. Create a Retro Style Poster with Shapes, Patterns, and Eagles - Vectortuts+    vector.tutsplus.com

18. Create a Detailed Vector Traffic Light with Simple Shapes, Gradients, and Glows - Vectortuts+    vector.tutsplus.com

19. Make a Fairy-Tale Inspired Magical Hand Shaped Vine - Vectortuts+    vector.tutsplus.com

20. Create a Vibrant Digital Collage Mixing Buildings and Vector Shapes on Paper - Vectortuts+    vector.tutsplus.com

21. How to Create a Gearbox Settings Icon Using Simple Shapes - Vectortuts+    vector.tutsplus.com

22. Simple organic shapes the Illustrator way | Veerle's blog    veerle.duoh.com

Give the rectangle a linear gradient fill, going from white to black at an angle of 0°. Now select both the drop shape and the rectangle. Go to the Transparency palette and select Make Opacity Mask from the palette's drop-down menu as shown in the image above. You should see the drop shape filled with a gradient as shown in the image below.

23. A free video tutorial on Illustrator Outlines Around Shapes    video-tutes.com

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24. A free video tutorial on Illustrator Custom Brush Shapes    video-tutes.com

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25. Create Interlocked Text & Shapes in Illustrator | dezign Musings    dezignmusings.com

26. Illustrator Tutorial - Create a Cool Ad Design with Shapes and Patterns | Geek Inspired    geekinspired.com

We will be creating this design inside Adobe Illustrator. While this design can be made inside Photoshop, it?s much easier to layout in Illustrator and you will end up with a more versatile master file in case you need to recreate the design for multiple purposes.

27. Illustrator Tutorials - Abstract Shapes    jacorre.com

Here's another way of doing it. Go to Edit > Undo to go back to our previous step. Using the Selection Tool (the black arrow) click on the shape to select it. Now go to Object > Expand Appearance. You should see the following:

28. Glossy badges in Illustrator | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

The star tool and opacity masks make it easy to make eye-catching glossy badges for websites and user interface designs. Here's an example of how to do it, including a downloadable Illustrator file to work with.

29. Illustrator 101 - The Twirl Tool | Shape Shed    shapeshed.com

If you select multiple objects on the canvas you can twirl them together - the tool will blend the shapes for you.

30. Working With Predefined Shapes    sketchpad.net

31. Draw Shape Illustrator CS3 - Draw a Shape in Illustrator Cs3 - Illustrator CS3 Tutorial    techtutor.tv

Use any of the shape tool such as the rectangle or ellipsis tool to draw shapes in Adobe Illustrator CS3. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to draw a shape in Illustrator CS3.

32. Create a vector gear shape in illustrator tutorial    tutorialfolder.com

33. Paths and Vector shapes in Illustrator    tutorialparadise.com

34. A free video tutorial on Illustrator Spray Can Shapes    video-tutes.com

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35. A free video tutorial on Illustrator Shape Morf    video-tutes.com

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36. Abstract Shapes | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

Abstract shapes can be used on wallpapers, logos, pretty much anything you'd like. Making abstract shapes aren't all that hard either. Here's a few methods for creating some quick and easy abstract shapes!

37. Crazy 3D Shapes in Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

Just by experimenting with the Type tool and the 3D effect Revolve, you can use the alphabet to create a whole series of 3D objects.

38. Creating 3D Shapes in Illustrator (Video Tutorial) | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

Corey learned this from a fellow designer. He shows us how to use Illustrator to create a stroke and apply 3D effects to it and then bring it over to Photoshop to use as an interesting background graphic.

39. Patterns and Shapes in Adobe Illustrator (Video Tutorial) | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

This tutorial is based on an advertisement that uses patterns and shapes to create a unique design effect. Corey recreates the effect using Adobe Illustrator.

40. Transforming Shapes | Adobe Illustrator    webdesign.org

Welcome to the Transforming Shapes tutorial . This tutorial was designed to teach you how to modify and transform shapes with ease in Illustrator . If you need help with it, or find it confusing, don't hesitate to e-mail me, the information is at the bottom of the page.