astute graphics
illustrator plugin

Vector Scribe
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Collider Scribe
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Ink Scribe
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Dynamic Sketch
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Texurino
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Stylism

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Width Scribe
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Shortcuts
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Making colourful offsets with gradients - AG Offset

Making colourful offsets with gradients – AG OffsetIn this tutorial we are going to show you how to quickly make a gradient from an existing graphic and then applying a multiple off…

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How to make a 3D glitter effect with text and 'cookie cutter'

How to make a 3D glitter effect with text and 'cookie cutter'Step 1: Create a new document 1080px x 1080pxStep 2: Now draw a black rectangle to fill the whole document as the background. Then…

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10 Min Skills - Making sketch lines

10 Min Skills – Making sketch linesIn this tutorial we are going to show you how to quickly make hand sketched looking art with just three tools and a few simple ste…

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#10MinSkills - Recolor clothing with Phantasm

#10MinSkills – Recolor clothing with PhantasmFollow Sew Heidi as she shows how she uses Phantasm to recolor flat lay clothing artwork. This is part of a longer series which ca…

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#10MinSkills - Find & Replace with Color

#10MinSkills – Find & Replace with ColorFollow Mike Rankin as he shows how to use FindReplace to select and replace color in vector artwork. This is part of a longer seri…

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#10MinSkills - Making bubbles with Stipplism

#10MinSkills – Making bubbles with StipplismFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use our Stipplism tool to quickly create a bubble effect background. This is part of a longe…

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#10MinSkills - Create a gear icon with Dynamic Shapes

#10MinSkills – Create a gear icon with Dynamic ShapesFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use VectorScribe's DynamicShapes tool to quickly create a gear shape icon with live adjustab…

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#10MinSkills - Clean up hand lettering

#10MinSkills – Clean up hand letteringFollow Will Patersom as he shows how to use VectorFirstAid to clean up hand lettering artwork in Illustrator. This is part of a lo…

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#10MinSkills - Create cool backgrounds with FindReplace

#10MinSkills – Create cool backgrounds with FindReplaceFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use AG's Offset Path (in this video it is part of our Astui tools but now available in Styli…

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#10MinSkills - Create a quick Wifi icon with Astui

#10MinSkills – Create a quick Wifi icon with AstuiFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use AG's Offset Path (in this video it is part of our Astui tools but now available in Styli…

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#10MINSKILLS is back!

#10MINSKILLS is back!One of our most popular video series were our #10MINSKILLS. We want to continue giving you more of these helpful mini tips that sh…

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Quickly add texture to a vintage logo in Illustrator

Quickly add texture to a vintage logo in IllustratorDesigner Chris Spooner explains how to add authentic distressed effects to a vintage logo – without leaving Illustrator. This pro…

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How to vectorize hand lettering with Illustrator’s Pen Tool

How to vectorize hand lettering with Illustrator’s Pen ToolIllustrator’s Pen Tool might be one of the software’s most powerful, but it’s also notoriously tricky to master. When it comes to…

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How to create a radial pattern using the Rotate Tool in Illustrator

How to create a radial pattern using the Rotate Tool in IllustratorLooking to create an eye-catching radial pattern for a logo, crest or badge? Maybe you want to craft an intricate radial infograph…

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Create custom lettering with the Mesh Tool in Illustrator

Create custom lettering with the Mesh Tool in IllustratorThe Mesh Tool in Illustrator is a versatile tool, and when it comes to distorting type, it can save you hours. In this short video…

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Create complex shapes with Illustrator’s Shape Builder Tool

Create complex shapes with Illustrator’s Shape Builder ToolDesign ninja Tony Harmer demonstrates a quick way to create compound shapes in Illustrator, in this two-minute video walkthrough f…

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Create captivating Spirograph designs in Illustrator

Create captivating Spirograph designs in IllustratorIn this short video, London-based illustrator Matt Lyon walks through a quick technique that he uses to create Spirograph designs…

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A quick tip for using the eraser in Adobe Illustrator Draw

A quick tip for using the eraser in Adobe Illustrator DrawWe’ve looked at all kinds of time-saving vector techniques in our #10MinSkills series of tutorials. But what about when you’re on…

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Create vector knot in 3 easy steps

Create vector knot in 3 easy stepsIn a new approach to extending our popular new #10MinSkills series, we have posted our new technique on Instagram using a deck of…

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A faster way to draw an eye in Illustrator

A faster way to draw an eye in Illustrator#10MinSkills: Pro artist Bert Musketon walks through a faster, more intuitive way to draw an eye in Illustrator. Using the Dynamic…

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How
to convert outlined text to editable text with VectorFirstAidIn this article, we’ll talk about how
to con…

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How to create infographic elements with VectorScribe in Illustrator

How
to create infographic elements with VectorScribe in IllustratorToday we will look at how to create
infographic…

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How to create a skull in Adobe Illustrator with DynamicSketch by Musketon

How
to create a skull in Adobe Illustrator with DynamicSketch by MusketonWe are proud to say that

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How to calculate an object’s area with Phantasm and InkQuest in Illustrator

How
to calculate an object’s area with Phantasm and InkQuest in IllustratorIn this article we will look at a
universal way…

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How to create Queen Elizabeth portrait in engraved style with WidthScribe

How
to create Queen Elizabeth portrait in engraved style with WidthScribeToday we will create a portrait of the
Queen in…

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Designing with Phantasm and VectorFirstAid with Illustrator Adam Grason

Designing
with Phantasm and VectorFirstAid with Illustrator Adam GrasonThis piece was inspired for me and my
f…

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Create a children’s book illustration with DynamicSketch in Adobe Illustrator

Create
a children’s book illustration with DynamicSketch in Adobe IllustratorIn this tutorial, you will learn how to
create…

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Welcome
to DirectPrefs – FREE additional Illustrator controlDirectPrefs is a completely FREE plugin for Ill…

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Astute Graphics training series

Astute Graphics training series

 

As part of the subscription, we want to give yo…

 

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Getting to know Autosaviour

Getting to know AutosaviourAs

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What is the difference between VectorScribe and InkScribe?

What is the difference between VectorScribe and InkScribe?Overall premiss of each productAs an o…

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Welcome to DirectPrefs – FREE additional Illustrator controlDirectPrefs is a completely FREE plugin for Ill…

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Creating actions for VectorFirstAid

Creating actions for VectorFirstAidActions are your friends in Adobe Illustrator….

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Combine and repair point text in Adobe Illustrator with VectorFirstAid

Combine and repair point text in Adobe Illustrator with VectorFirstAidOften, designers have to work with text in PDF…

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Welcome to DirectPrefs – FREE additional Illustrator control

Welcome to DirectPrefs – FREE additional Illustrator controlDirectPrefs is a completely FREE plugin for Ill…

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How to crop and trim a photo in Adobe Illustrator

How to crop and trim a photo in Adobe IllustratorOne of the most frequently asked questions from…

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Quick FindReplace - Swapping shapes in a poster

Quick FindReplace – Swapping shapes in a poster

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New Texturino Features - Invert textures & knockout opacity

New Texturino Features – Invert textures & knockout opacity

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Making cookie labels with graphic styles

Making cookie labels with graphic styles

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How to make symbol variants

How to make symbol variants

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Making colourful offsets with gradients - AG Offset

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How to make a 3D glitter effect with text and

How to make a 3D glitter effect with text and ‘cookie cutter’Step 1: Create a new document 1080p…

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Interview with High Road Design

Interview with High Road DesignThis is an edited extract from a new

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Going dotty with Squircles

Going dotty with SquirclesAnother month, another batch of ground-breaking…

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10 Min Skills - Making sketch lines

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Making gift tags with our FREE resource packs

Making gift tags with our FREE resource packsJust this month we released four brand new reso…

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The Glitschka Studios Brush Pack - AG Exclusive

The Glitschka Studios Brush Pack – AG ExclusiveOne of the great benefits of working with the b…

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Early November 2020 updates

Early November 2020 updatesLate in October, to coincide with the release o…

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Featured Artist - Ryan Reason

Featured Artist – Ryan ReasonHi, my name is Ryan “Ryi” Reason. I own and ope…

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Special offer: Pen and paper styles creativity pack

Special offer: Pen and paper styles creativity packWe have just dropped FOUR brand new crea…

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Special offer: Vintage styles pack

Special offer: Vintage styles packEarlier this year we added a cool vintage graph…

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Special offer: Glitter brush pack

Special offer: Glitter brush packWHO DOESN’T LOVE GLITTER?As part of ou…

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Special offer: Christmas styles creativity pack

Special offer: Christmas styles creativity packChristmas is coming and we decided to create a…

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We are Illustrator 2021 compatible

We are Illustrator 2021 compatibleThe most important news our customers hear from…

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Do plugins work with Illustrator for the iPad?

Do plugins work with
Illustrator for the iPad?Illustrator on the iPad is now amongst us. Here…

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Ready for macOS 11 Big Sur

Ready for macOS 11 Big Sur

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5 Star Updates

5 Star UpdatesOne of the greatest benefits with our
move to t…

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5 things you didn

5 things
you didn’t know you can do with Astute Graphics5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With
A…

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The NEW AG Trim and Join Tool - What is it?

The NEW AG Trim and Join
Tool – What is it?Every once in a while it is nice to drop a litt…

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Have you seen our monthly Webinars yet?

Have you seen our monthly
Webinars yet?You should check out our

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We’ve reset everyone’s trial!We get it.You
started the trial, life go…

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Celebrating 14 years of plugins, 1 year of subscription!

Celebrating 14 years of plugins, 1
year of subscription!At Astute Graphics, we knew that when we mad…

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Brand New Astute Manager v2 Launched!

Brand New Astute Manager v2
Launched!Download, install, trial and manage your plugi…

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Third-party Illustrator plugins

Third-party Illustrator
pluginsAdobe Illustrator has an established third part…

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What happens if the InkFlow, InkQuest, Phantasm, Stylism, Stipplism or Texturino plugins are not present?

What happens if the InkFlow, InkQuest,
Phantasm, Stylism, Stipplism or Texturino plugins are not present?This article relates to

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InkFlow – 5 Top TipsWe recently
introduced our NEW plugin INKFLO…

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Download, Install, Action!

Download, Install, Action!After 13 years
selling individual plugins, Sept…

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A bucketful of updatesAstute Graphics
continues to develop our softwa…

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InkFlow - a special new creative scalpel

InkFlow – a special new
creative scalpelAstute Graphics’ founder and CEO, Nicholas van…

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Top free must-have scripts, plugins and extensions for Illustrator

Top
free must-have scripts, plugins and extensions for IllustratorAstute Graphics Free PluginsUpdated 6…

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Getting to grips with InkFlow - Start drawing now!

Getting to grips
with InkFlow – Start drawing now!With the introduction of

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Welcome to NEW InkFlow - The drawing & lettering tool

Welcome to
NEW InkFlow – The drawing & lettering toolWelcome to the BRAND NEW tool added to t…

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How to crop and trim a photo in Adobe Illustrator

How to crop and
trim a photo in Adobe IllustratorOne of the most frequently asked questions from…

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How to create dripping effect for editable text with Stipplism in Adobe Illustrator

How
to create dripping effect for editable text with Stipplism in Adobe IllustratorToday you will learn how
to create a drippin…

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What is the difference between VectorScribe and InkScribe?

What is
the difference between VectorScribe and InkScribe?Overall premiss of each productAs an o…

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How to create leaves Space Fill with ColliderScribe

How to create
leaves Space Fill with ColliderScribeIn this tutorial we will look at a combination…

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How to add bullet points to text in Adobe Illustrator

How to add
bullet points to text in Adobe IllustratorIn today’s article, you’ll learn how to add bul…

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How to create festive fireworks with Stipplism and Illustrator

How
to create festive fireworks with Stipplism and IllustratorToday you will learn how to create
fireworks…

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How to create the bevel & emboss effects for editable text in Adobe Illustrator

How
to create the bevel & emboss effects for editable text in Adobe IllustratorIn this tutorial we will
talk about how to g…

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Create neon text effect with Stylism and Adobe Illustrator

Create
neon text effect with Stylism and Adobe IllustratorIn this tutorial you will learn how to quickly…

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9 ways to minimize
file size in IllustratorLarge files can significantly slow down your wo…

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How to create a gold glitter texture in Adobe Illustrator

How to
create a gold glitter texture in Adobe IllustratorTurning any artwork into a realistic gold effec…

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Color Value Fixing With Phantasm

Color Value Fixing With
PhantasmBelieve it or not, all of our digital softwa…

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A quick tip for using the eraser in Adobe Illustrator Draw

A quick tip for
using the eraser in Adobe Illustrator DrawWe’ve looked at all kinds of time-saving vector…

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Make it big! Long shadows and isometric perspective with Astui

Make it big!
Long shadows and isometric perspective with AstuiThe launch of

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Ending support for Illustrator CS6

Ending support for Illustrator
CS6The time has finally come for Astute Graphics t…

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MirrorMe is now FREE!

MirrorMe is now FREE!Seven years ago,
Astute Graphics released ou…

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Our plugins pay for themselves after 3 days

Our plugins pay for
themselves after 3 daysIn spring 2020, we conducted a survey to both c…

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Astute Graphics’ BIG Listen 2020

Astute Graphics’ BIG Listen 2020by Nicholas van der
Walle, CEO & Founder of…

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Make a simple logo with Astute Graphics plugins (inc 4 FREE)

Make a simple logo with Astute Graphics
plugins (inc 4 FREE)Working in Illustrator can be both fun and frus…

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Featured Artist - Mark Ruffle

Featured Artist – Mark RuffleHi,
my name’s Mark Ruffle. I’m an illustrator b…

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Creating textured stickers with Texturino

Creating textured
stickers with TexturinoAdding textures to vector artwork requires a lo…

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Are you watching Webinar Wednesdays?

Are you watching Webinar
Wednesdays?Since March we have been running a weekly webin…

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Tidying up your type with Astute Graphics

Tidying up your type
with Astute GraphicsJust because your type is wonky and playful do…

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Speeding up my isometric design workflow

Speeding up my
isometric design workflowAndrew (Andrii) Kliatskyi is an Illustrator and…

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Quickly add texture to a vintage logo in Illustrator

Quickly
add texture to a vintage logo in IllustratorDesigner Chris Spooner explains how to add auth…

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»

 

Patterns &
polka dots with Space Fill in ColliderScribeSometimes you gotta fill a shape with s…

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It’s a shark! Getting creative with phantasm and the Symbols Panel

It’s a
shark! Getting creative with phantasm and the Symbols PanelPhantastic phun with Astute Graphics Phantasm…

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How to vectorize hand lettering with Illustrator’s Pen Tool

How to
vectorize hand lettering with Illustrator’s Pen ToolIllustrator’s Pen Tool might be one of the soft…

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How to create a radial pattern using the Rotate Tool in Illustrator

How to
create a radial pattern using the Rotate Tool in IllustratorLooking to create an eye-catching radial
patter…

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»

 

Getting to know Autosaviour

Getting to know
AutosaviourAs

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Creating an ‘IT’ inspired poster with Stipplism

Creating an ‘IT’
inspired poster with StipplismClowns always seem to be the theme of s…

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Create dotted shading with Phantasm and Stipplism

Create dotted
shading with Phantasm and StipplismIn this article, I will talk you through a quic…

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Create custom lettering with the Mesh Tool in Illustrator

Create
custom lettering with the Mesh Tool in IllustratorThe Mesh Tool in Illustrator is a versatile too…

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Create complex shapes with Illustrator’s Shape Builder Tool

Create
complex shapes with Illustrator’s Shape Builder ToolDesign ninja Tony Harmer demonstrates a
quic…

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Create captivating Spirograph designs in Illustrator

Create
captivating Spirograph designs in IllustratorIn this short video, London-based illustrator M…

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Stylism v2.3 – What’s new?First, we
brought you

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Create a Skyscape with Stylism v2.3 AG Block Shadow

Create
a Skyscape with Stylism v2.3 AG Block Shadow’s Vanishing PointIn this tutorial for the

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#10MinSkills - Recolor clothing with Phantasm

#10MinSkills –
Recolor clothing with PhantasmFollow Sew Heidi as she shows how she uses P…

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#10MinSkills - Find & Replace with Color

#10MinSkills – Find
& Replace with ColorFollow Mike Rankin as he shows how to use Fi…

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FREE Mandala Coloring PDF - made with MirrorMe

FREE Mandala
Coloring PDF – made with MirrorMeWe know it’s a difficult time for many being at…

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Team license management now available!

Team license management now
available!Following numerous requests from teams, larger…

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#10MinSkills - Making bubbles with Stipplism

#10MinSkills –
Making bubbles with StipplismFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use ou…

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Doing it with Graphic Styles - plus, download your free style pack!

Doing it with Graphic Styles – plus,
download your free style pack!In our webinar on 22 April 2020 we covered how…

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#10MinSkills - Create a gear icon with Dynamic Shapes

#10MinSkills
– Create a gear icon with Dynamic ShapesFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use Ve…

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Type Effects with Stylism's NEW Block Shadow

Type Effects with
Stylism’s NEW Block ShadowAG BLOCK SHADOW: HOW TO CREATE A GRAPHIC STYLE…

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Introducing the brand new AG Block Shadow tool in Stylism

Introducing
the brand new AG Block Shadow tool in StylismNEW AG BLOCK SHADOW TOOLToday is the l…

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#10MinSkills - Clean up hand lettering

#10MinSkills – Clean up
hand letteringFollow Will Patersom as he shows how to use…

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Creating ‘Planet
offset’ with StylismWith the new

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#10MinSkills - Create cool backgrounds with FindReplace

#10MinSkills
– Create cool backgrounds with FindReplaceFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use AG…

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#10MinSkills - Create a quick Wifi icon with Astui

#10MinSkills –
Create a quick Wifi icon with AstuiFollow Tony Harmer as he shows how to use AG…

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Featured Artist – AG Offset Tool
with John HarmanFor this monthly theme of daily Geometric Vecto…

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Announcing NEW AG Offset in Stylism

Announcing NEW AG Offset in
StylismWe’ve just released our new industry-leading

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Our LIVE webinars are back!In previous
years we have held live webinars an…

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Featured artist - Fine art paintings by Eric

Featured artist –
Fine art paintings by EricWe are pleased to highlight some fantastic work…

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Astute Graphics training series

Astute Graphics training seriesAs
part of the subscription, we want to give yo…

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#10MINSKILLS is back!

#10MINSKILLS is back!One of our most
popular video series were our #…

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Select like a pro with Super Marquee!

Select like a pro with Super
Marquee!Welcome to a fantastic new tool in Adobe Illust…

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