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Free Resources for Adobe Illustrator on DeviantART

http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/free-resources-for-adobe-illustrator-on-deviantart/ DeviantART released their group’s platform this time last year. It’s spawned 1,000′s of groups ranging from digital art groups to fan art groups. Let me introduce you to the only Adobe Illustrator resources focused group on DA and some of it’s many AI resources.
Fuzzy, sketchy, bubbly, viscous, sleek, shiny, retro, futuristic: you can do it all in Adobe Illustrator. In this showcase, we have collected 40 tutorials that show you how to create awesome typographic effects in Illustrator, step by step. Some of these tutorials require the use of Photoshop for finer details. With these tutorials, you’ll learn how to create these typographic masterpieces and develop the skills to apply them to your own personal creations. If you know of any other great tutorials for text effects in Illustrator, please share them with us in the comments at the end of the article. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/03/40-tutorials-for-outstanding-text-effects-in-illustrator/

40 Tutorials for Outstanding Text Effects in Illustrator

Learn how to earn $125 or more per hour as a freelancer - Click Here While there are not as many free brushes available for Illustrator as there are for Photoshop, there are still some excellent, high-quality options. In this post we’ll look at 45 sets of brushes in several different categories. Abstract Brushes: 35 Free Abstract Illustrator Brushes 105 Stunning Retro Tech-Shaped Illustrator Brushes

45 Excellent Sets of Adobe Illustrator Brushes

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People tend to forget that Illustrator contains several Photoshop filters that can be applied directly to vector objects inside Illustrator. http://layersmagazine.com/leather-stylin-illustrator.html

Leather Stylin' in Illustrator