May 26, 2010 Posted by Asmaa

Creating a custom Font : Understanding the Dynamics of Blend Tool

This tutorial will take you through creating a custom Font while understanding the dynamics of Blend Tool . *By definition, a blend is the result of two or more items that are combined. In Adobe® Illustrator®, a blend is a set of at least two objects that morph into each other. In an example where you are blending two objects, Illustrator generates new shapes that appear between the two objects,... read more

May 12, 2010 Posted by Asmaa

Tutorial : How to Create a Print Ready Invite with Bleeds

This tutorial will take you through setting up a document , creating bleed area , and working while keeping it in mind , along with some tips and tricks . A very bright sunny simple tutorial. Source file can also be downloaded which is accessible to our premium members. This Final PREVIEW , what we are going to create! (more…) If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS... read more

May 10, 2010 Posted by Asmaa

Aivault Answers: How can i tilt a pattern fill?

I get questions through email time after time , which i mostly answer through email . I thought it is a better idea to answer these through Aivault post! So today’s questions is How to tilt a pattern fill? Answer is very easy. … (more…) If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS... read more

Jan 28, 2010 Posted by Asmaa

Illustrator Tips : Create a Swatches Palete from artwork with one click

This one is pretty useful sometimes , when you are done with a particular artwork and would like to work on something else using the same color scheme as well.Or sometimes the artwork has mesh tool and using mesh you have come up with new colors which are not part of your actual swatch. You can easily extract colors from the artwork either by using this tip that i shared a while ago OR by using this one... read more

Jan 9, 2010 Posted by Asmaa

illustrator & Photoshop Tip : Exporting Layers as PNG files

This one is very short and sweet , i was working on a few files and this was a big file with numerous illustrations which i needed to convert to JPG and well as PNG . And while searching through google i found this little handy dandy script provided by HicksDesign .All you have to do is place all your graphics in separate layers and then just run the script , the png is cropped to the artboard and saved... read more