Alt (win) / Opt (mac) to copy selected objects

Use your up and down arrow keys to modify the number of sides when drawing with the Polygon or Star tool.

Simply start drawing with the Star or Polygon tool then click the down arrow to subtract sides or points, or click the up arrow to add them. Modify the Polygon and Star tool using the up and down arrow keys

Working with Live Paint in Illustrator CS3

Colouring your drawings has never been so easy. Live Paint introduced in Illustrator CS2 and further refined in Illustrator CS3 makes it easy to flow color into your designs. You can easily flow vector paint into areas created by the intersections of shapes and paths.

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Create a bulletted list in Illustrator CS3

Creating a bulleted list is so easy in many programs but... it takes a little bit more work in Illustrator. This tutorial for creating bulletted lists and hanging indents works in all recent versions of Illustrator.

Create an action in Illustrator

Let illustrator help you with repetitive tasks. Learn how to create actions to speed up your workflow.

Change a Circle into a Heart

This beginner level tutorial will show you how to change a circle into a heart using the convert anchor point tool.

Create a Christmas Candy Cane

Create Christmas candy canes in Adobe Illustrator CS2 using the Pen tool and Live Paint features.

Isometric Illustration (Ellipse)

Isometric Illustrations are based on horizontal and vertical lines at 30 degrees and are used to give the impression of a three dimensional object when perspective forshortening is not required. Isometrics are often used for technical illustrations and product rendering.

Easily Create Starburst Shapes

Starbursts are a common way of highlighting small bits of important information such as "Limited Time Offer". Learn how to use Illustrator's elipse tool and distortion filters to create quick and easy starburst shapes.

Illustrator CS2 Layers to Flash Frames

Take advantage of Illustrator CS2’s expanded support for Flash. Illustrator’s Export To Flash feature allows you to easily prepare graphics for use in Macromedia Flash. It also allows you to create simple Flash animations right in Illustrator. Follow our tutorial to see this feature in action. We will take you through the creation and export of a frame-by-frame animation.

Change the corner radius on the fly.

When creating rounded rectangles change the corner radius on the fly by using the up and down arrows.

Creating multiple objects while drawing.

To create multiple objects as you draw, hold down the tilde~ key while you draw. The star below was created simply by drawing a star while keeping the tilde key depressed .