Online Vector Tutorials

• Layers Magazine: Tons of great tutorials and how-to’s from beginner level to advanced.
• GoMedia Tutorials: Step by step tutorials (and videos) on everything from converting your pencil sketches into vectors to creating your own custom scatter brushes
• Vectorkid.com: A great resource, with tutorials on how to do everything from creating maps to complex lighting effects
• Vectortuts.com: Slightly more advanced techniques for mesh, type, and transparency effects
• Webdesign.org: A little bit of everything from simple character design to complex 3D effects
• Good-Tutorials.com: Tons of great tutorials from logo designs to blend functions
• Vecpix.com: Simple, well demonstrated and easy to follow tutorials
• AI Real World Illustrator: Adobe Illustrator genius Mordy Golding’s personal blog. One of the most comprehensive AI tutorial sites online!
• Lynda.com: Excellent video tutorials
• iStockdiary: Tons of tutorials for all things vector, great stuff!
• Adobe Illustrator Techniques: A great tutorial resource. Subscribers receive both a magazine and access to their online tutorials
• Marvin’s Corner: An excellent introduction to pre-press and printing files, and how to avoid common mistakes in setting up your vector files
• Vectips.com: Full of handy tips, tricks, and tutorials
• Sketchpad.net: An excellent ‘everything you needed to know about vectors’ tutorial
• Northlite Designs: Tips and tricks (everything from brushes to text effects)
• Freetransform.net: A great selection of step-by-step tutorials for Illustrator
• Bittbox: A handy tutorial on creating your own custom Illustrator brushes
• Character Illustration Tutorial: A great how-to for anyone interested in drawing original characters
• Veerle: Taking your illustration from sketch to adding finishing touches
• Digital Media Net: Assorted tutorials from building 3D charts to reconfiguring brushes
• Illustrationclass.com: A comprehensive start-to-finish classroom site
• Tutorial Outpost: Step-by-step instructions on how to do pretty much anything in AI
• VectorDiary: A great vector blog offering tutorials and links to other vector related sites.
• N.Design Studio: A wide range of Illustrator tutorials
• Illustration Info: A variety of vector tips and tricks
• Smashing Magazine’s Top Illustrator Tutorials 2007: A collection of the best tutorials from 2007. Everything from basic to advanced techniques.
• Smashing Magazine’s Top Illustrator Tutorials 2008: A collection of the best tutorials from 2008. Everything from basic to advanced techniques.