Tutorials

Here is a collection of tutorials for vector illustration. Our tutorials range from beginner up to advanced techniques, so make sure you read them over before deciding to tackle them! If you’re ever looking for something specific please let us know and we’ll do our best to put something up for you.

thumbHow to Prepare Your Vectors for iStock

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added October 29th, 2009

Level-BeginnerDifficulty Level: Beginner

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Drawing People Part 2: Vectorizing

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added September 13th, 2009

Level-BeginnerDifficulty Level: Beginner

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proportion-thumbnailDrawing People Part 1: Proportion

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added August 11th, 2009

Level-BeginnerDifficulty Level: Beginner

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Draw a Cute Purse using Simple Shapes

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added August 11th, 2009

Level-BeginnerDifficulty Level: Beginner

linefreetransform-thumbnailUsing the Free Transform Tool to Add Perspective

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added July 24th, 2009

Level-BeginnerDifficulty Level: Beginner

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panther-thumbnailCreate a Snarling Panther Icon Using Simple Shapes

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added July 15th, 2009

Level-Beginner Difficulty Level: Beginner

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penthumbnailWhat iStock Does and Doesn’t Accept

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added June 26th, 2009

Level-Beginner Difficulty Level: Beginner

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ai8epsicon-thumbAI8 EPS Files Explained

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added June 26th, 2009

Level-Beginner Difficulty Level: Beginner

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cello-thumbDraw a Cello Scroll from a Reference Photo

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added June 8th, 2009

Level-Beginner2 Difficulty Level: Beginner+

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Lipstick-ThumbnailCreate a Cute Lipstick Tube

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added June 8th, 2009

Level-Beginner2 Difficulty Level: Beginner+

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portrait-thumbCreate a High Contrast Vector Portrait

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added June 8th, 2009

Level-Beginner2 Difficulty Level: Beginner+

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shading-thumbnailQuick and Easy Character Shading

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added June 2nd, 2009

Level-Beginner2 Difficulty Level: Beginner+

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face-thumbnailDrawing a Face Using Simple Shapes

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added May 13th, 2009

Level-Beginner Difficulty Level: Beginner

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register-thumbCreating a Vector from a Reference Photo

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added May 8th, 2009

Level-Intermediate2 Difficulty Level: Intermediate+line

penthumbnailHandy Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added May 6th, 2009

Level-Beginner Difficulty Level: Beginner

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penthumbnailHow to Use the Pen Tool

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 30th, 2009

Level-Beginner Difficulty Level: Beginner

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fairy-17Creating a Custom Scatter Brush

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 21st, 2009

Level-Intermediate Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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MortarboardUsing the Transform Effect

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 15th, 2009

Level-Intermediate Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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Seamless PatternCreating a Seamless Pattern

Author: Diane Labombarbe

Added April 14th, 2009

Level-Intermediate Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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Watercolor Flower

Creating a Watercolor Effect

Author: Aliaksandr Stsiazhyn

Added April 13th, 2009

Level-Beginner2 Difficulty Level: Beginner+

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smallhand

Drawing an Apple

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 9th, 2009

Level-Beginner2 Difficulty Level: Beginner+

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pathfindercs4

Vector Newbie Tips for Microstock Applications

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 8th, 2009

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Mountain

Converting Photos into Vectors

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 5th, 2009

Level-Beginner2 Difficulty Level: Beginner+

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pathfindercs4The Pathfinder Palette

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 5th, 2009

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Couple Dancing

Creating Reflections Without Transparencies

Author: Jennifer Borton

Added April 1st, 2009

Level-Advanced Difficulty Level: Advanced

4 Comments Add your own

  • 1. boho  |  October 23, 2009 at 5:26 am

    I love your site, thanks for useful tutorials

    Reply
  • 2. bortonia  |  June 7, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Hi Scoots, sure, I’ll see what I can whip up for you!

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    • 3. Scoots  |  June 8, 2009 at 6:20 pm

      Thanks. I really like the style you have developed and I’d like to see your technique.

      Reply
  • 4. Scoots  |  June 7, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    Say…Jen…do you happen to be working on a tutorial about making vector portraits. My sense is that it would be similar to the one you did with the mountain, but I really like the style of your portraits and I thought I would pick your brain.

    Reply

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