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Title: useful illustrator links
Post by: rchadd on May 18, 2005, 08:27:09 am

i have just started using illustrator and was getting very frustrated. i found this link that has useful tutorials on using vector drawing programs (it covers illustrator and others)

http://www.sketchpad.net

i think it would be good to have stickied thread where people can post useful illustrator tips and links?

Title: Re: useful illustrator links
Post by: rdagger on May 18, 2005, 12:05:05 pm

Frosty's site (http://arcade.tomvanhorn.com/) has a great tutorial.

Title: Re: useful illustrator links
Post by: rchadd on May 18, 2005, 05:07:44 pm

i read his tutorial - but didnt really understand the explanation of the ink drawing functionality especially how to make a besier curve to exactly fit a shape on a cpo.

would apreciate if someone can clarify curves for  me   :-\

Title: Re: useful illustrator links
Post by: rdagger on May 18, 2005, 09:05:55 pm

You could try Adobe Studio (http://studio.adobe.com/us/search/main.jsp).  Adobe has tons of tutorials online.

I got a copy of "Illustrator 10 Shop Manual" which I found helpful although you probably want to get a CS book now.

Title: Re: useful illustrator links
Post by: rchadd on May 19, 2005, 05:28:17 am

i just bought a CBT training course off ebay hopefully it should be better than reading a book

Title: Re: useful illustrator links
Post by: rchadd on May 19, 2005, 11:51:41 am

found this site that has pretty good tracing video tutorial

http://www.tutorialoutpost.com/count/2805

at the sites home page there are many others