Creative Bloq's 2-Minute Tool School for Adobe Illustrator
Master Illustrator's most popular tools with these quick video tutorials.
As if all the fine news, articles and tutorials we bring you daily on this website wasn't enough, Creative Bloq's YouTube channel is also bursting with great videos – and it's totally free to subscribe.
If you're wanting to learn Adobe Illustrator, then we've got just the YouTube playlist for you. Listed below (and embedded above) are 10 great Illustrator tutorials - all short, snappy videos aimed to help you master Illustrator's comprehensive toolset.
The videos are designed for users of Illustrator CC but don't worry if you haven't signed up to the Creative Cloud yet, because the tools showcased are also included in Illustrator CS6 and earlier versions. Here's the full list of what's available to view right now:
- How to use the 3D tool in Illustrator
- How to use the Artboard tool in Illustrator
- How to use the Blend tool in Illustrator
- How to use the Blob Brush tool in Illustrator
- How to use the Gradient Mesh tool in Illustrator
- How to use the Perspective tools in Illustrator
- How to use the Shape Builder tool in Illustrator
- How to use the Symbolism tools in Illustrator
- How to use the Touch Type tool in Illustrator
- How to use the Width tool in Illustrator
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Craig Stewart is a writer, SEO strategist and content marketer, and is a former editor of Creative Bloq. Craig has written about design, typography, tech and football for publications including Creative Bloq, T3, FourFourTwo and DSG, and he has written a book on motoring for Haynes. When he's not writing, you'll usually find Craig under his old car learning about DIY repairs the hard way.
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