Adobe Illustrator CC and CS6 Tutorials

Adobe Illustrator is a greatest and most famous tool of the Adobe. Its used to draw vector graphics. You will learn more and shine your skills with the help of these Adobe Illustrator CC and CS6 Tutorials. Hit the jump to checkout complete collection of tutorials.

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How to Create a Seamless Pattern in Adobe Illustrator CS6

In this tutorial, you can learn how to create a seamless pattern. It was not as easy with the other editors. But Adobe Illustrator CS6 makes it so easy.

Create an African Silhouette Sunset Using Image Trace in Illustrator CS6

It is very helpful tutorial which shows how you can make an African silhouette sunset scene with the usage of image trace and brush tools of Illustrator CS6.

Creating iOS App Icon in Illustrator CS6

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make an attractive and cool iOS app icon in no time using adobe Illustrator CS6.

Create a Steam Punk Inspired Portrait in Illustrator CS6

If you are fancy about portrait making, this step by step tutorial will help you with a great deal. You can make a very creative look like portrait using illustrator CS6.

Tracing Images in Illustrator CC

In this tutorial, you’ll see how you can save an image as template with the help of image tracer tool in Adobe Photoshop CC.

How to create symbol fonts with Illustrator CC

With the usage of Illustrator CC, someone can make a black& white shapes and save as SVG graphics. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how you can easily create symbol fonts using illustrator CC.

How To Create a Comic Style Text Effect in Illustrator CC

In this tutorial you’ll see how to create a comic book like text effect. You’ll learn how to produce a simple 3D effect with Blend tool and some other tools to make text creative and elegant.

Creating Revolving 3D Objects in Illustrator CS6

Creating 3D objects is a powerful feature of Adobe Illustrator CS6. In this tutorial, you’ll see how easily you can make revolving 3D objects easily and efficiently.

How to Create 3D Type in Perspective in Illustrator CS6

In this tutorial, you’ll learn about creating 3D typography, which is most common in web design nowadays. You can create cool effects of textures using the Perspective Tool of Photoshop CS6.

Create a One Stroke Tropical Flower Using Adobe Illustrator CS6

This is very good step by step tutorial about how to create a beautiful tropical type flower.

How to draw a character in Illustrator CC

This tutorial consists of 10 simple and easy steps to create a character with the help of Pathfinder and Image Trace palettes tools of Adobe Illustrator CC.

Freehand Drawing with Adobe Illustrator CC 

Freehand drawing is one of the greatest features in Illustrator. In this tutorial, you will learn the techniques of drawing with freehand tools with vectors.

Creating arrows and arrowheads in Illustrator CS6

This is one great tutorial to learn how to make simple to advance arrows using Illustrator CS6 in no time. These arrows can be very attractive for any web.

How to Create 100% Vector Shadow in Illustrator CS6

This is a detailed tutorial, which shows how you can easily add shadows with different kinds of vector shapes. In this tutorial, you’ll see the different ways and solutions of creating shadows using Illustrator CS6.

How to Create Metal Chair with Gradient on Strokes using Adobe Illustrator CS6

In this tutorial, a step by step procedure is given about creating a real look like metal chair. With the advanced new feature ‘gradient on strokes’ of Adobe Illustrator CS6, you can turn your imagination into reality.

Create a Grungy CMYK Pattern in Adobe Illustrator CS6 

In this tutorial, you will know how to create a quick CMYK pattern for a face via Adobe Illustrator CS6 with the help of different pattern tools.

How to Create a Floral Seamless Pattern with Adobe Illustrator CS6

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how you can create a floral seamless pattern using Adobe Illustrator CS6. Its technique can be used for textile printing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Adobe Illustrator hard to learn for beginners?

Illustrator has a learning curve, but the basics are approachable. Simple tools like shapes, text, and color are easy to grasp even with no design experience. The Pen Tool is the part most beginners find tricky, so start with short tutorials that focus on one tool at a time, like the ones collected above.

Should I learn Photoshop or Illustrator first?

It depends on what you want to make. If your main interest is photo editing, retouching, or social media graphics, start with Photoshop. If you want to design logos, brand identities, icons, or scalable illustrations, start with Illustrator. Most professional designers eventually learn both, and skills transfer between the two because Adobe keeps the interfaces similar.

Do tutorials made for Illustrator CS6 or CC still work in the latest version?

Mostly, yes. The core fundamentals, such as the Pen Tool, shape tools, layers, the Pathfinder panel, and gradients, have barely changed, so these tutorials still teach the right techniques. Menus and the workspace have been redesigned over the years, so some screens may look slightly different in the newest release.

Can I learn Adobe Illustrator for free?

Yes. There are plenty of free tutorials on YouTube and design tutorial sites that cover the essentials well. Adobe also offers a free trial of Illustrator if you want to practice with the real software before deciding on a subscription.