deke.com posts about Illustrator

Masking Inline Text Strokes in Illustrator

Deke takes his inline text effect and masks it so that the strokes end within the letterforms.

Center-Stroking Letters in Illustrator

Deke takes a viewer's suggestion to recreate an inline type effect in Adobe Illustrator.

Fixing Jagged Illustrator Artwork in Photoshop

Deke explains anti-aliasing in Illustrator and how you get to maintain the anti-aliased effecst when you move artwork to Photoshop.

Mastering Adobe Illustrator 88

Deke takes a look back at an old version of Adobe Illustrator in honor of AI's 30th anniversary.

Customizing a New Document in Illustrator

Deke helps you customize the New Document settings in Adobe Illustrator so you can start where you want to start.

Tinted Custom Arrowheads in Adobe Illustrator

Deke takes the custom arrowheads he created last week in Illustrator and adds some tinted variations.

Creating Custom Arrowheads in Adobe Illustrator

Deke shows you how to dig into Illustrator and create custom arrowheads.

Symbols and Spaces in Adobe Illustrator CC 2017

Deke demonstrates the new symbols and special character features in Adobe Illustrator CC 2017

An MC Escher-esque Hex Pattern in Illustrator

Deke takes his hexagon-based tile and turns it into a repeating pattern in the style of MC Escher.

Creating an MC Escher-esque Shape in Illustrator

Deke creates a hexagonal pattern in Adobe Illustrator with an eye to creating a tessellating, interlocking MC Escher-inspired pattern.

Projecting Simple Shapes into 3D Perspective in Illustrator

Deke takes on a member challenge and recreates a spherical shape effect in Adobe Illustrator.

Creating Photorealistic Neon in Photoshop

Deke takes last week's Illustrator neon sign project and ups the realism in Photoshop.