What are some good site for illustrator tutorials?

[thecldriver]

just need some good sites that teaches good techniques on using the pen tool, gradients and transparencies?? Trying to perfect my illustrator skills and i dont know where to turn. Thanks alot for any help and any help would be good. thank you GDF

[PrintDriver]

Try the link at the top of this page.
Or search Adobe.com for tutorials. They actually have some good ones by outside people.

PrintDriver is a large format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing

The best practice you can get is from recreating work.

Take pictures and trace them with the pen tool. Scan a snickers bar label and recreate it in illutrator. Recreate one project a week and in about 1-3 months you'll master the pen tool. You'll need to use gradients to get the work done and if you want experiement with transparancies while your at it.

Good Luck!

[Holliday]

Benjo is RIGHT ON. Last semester I was given an assignment to recreate a DV-Cam as photo-realistically as possible in Illustrator. The whole class, who are almost to a T design/program saavy, didn't think it could be done. But I'll be damned if the things we turned in didn't look freaking incredible. It's just a matter how many hours you're willing to put in.

[snypa]

definitely
all it takes is time. trace anything.

...spending a dime, while earning a nickel

[thecldriver]

took you guys advice and got some inspiration from the big perm http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
this is what i came up with for starters, background and theme i just came up with on my own. What do you guys think about this for a start???

[Ryan8720]

thewebmachine.com (http://thewebmachine.com)

http://edgewebdesign.org/ryan2.gif (http://www.edgewebdesign.org)

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