Masking Inline Text Strokes in Illustrator

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

Creating Custom Arrowheads in Adobe Illustrator

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

Deke's Techniques 394: Adding Strokes and Fills to Type in Illustrator

Deke teaches you how to add strokes and fills to your type in Adobe Illustrator, providing a workaround for the limited power of individual character attributes.

Deke's Techniques 193: Drawing an ISOTYPE Couple in Love in Illustrator

This week, our universal bathroom symbols fall in love. Again, using nothing but strokes. And I write an inapproriate blog post. See, everyone wins.

Deke's Techniques 191: Building a Universal ISOTYPE Man with Strokes in Illustrator

Today, I create the universal ISOTYPE symbol for Man using Illustrator. Rather than draw the dude with shapes, I create him using dynamic stroke effects.

Creating a Universal Male Symbol in Adobe Illustrator (No Drawing or Tracing Required)

Illustrator One-on-One CS6: Advanced Is Now Out at lynda.com

My Latest Video Course, "Illustrator CS6 One-on-One: Intermediate," Came Out 2 Weeks Ago

Deke's Techniques 112: Designing a Model Railroad Track in Illustrator

There are model railroad geeks. And there are vector graphics geeks. In this episode of Deke's Techniques, the two groups of geeks get to meet.