11. Illustrator Design Center

Adobe’s Illustrator Design Center is the company’s section dedicated to Adobe Illustrator. You’ll find a variety of information, guides, and tutorials straight from the creators of Illustrator and from first-rate professional illustration and design artists. Tutorial examples Creating scatter brushes in Illustrator Using Live Trace and Live Paint Working with Transparencies in Illustrator 12. Kevin Hulsey Illustration

Kevin Hulsey’s tutorial site is dedicated to sharing useful computer graphics tutorials and resources. The Adobe Illustrator tutorials are split into three categories: Basic, Advanced, and Tool tips and tricks. Tutorial examples Drawing Gears in Adobe Illustrator Cutaway Car Illustration Hex-Head Bolts and Fasteners in Adobe Illustrator 13. IllustratorWorld

IllustratorWorld is a leading website for vector art and vector illustration software. It has a large community, so if you want to talk to illustrators and designers, check out the IllustratorWorld forums. Tutorial examples The Importance of Layers Fun with AI’s 3D tool January eMag 14. BittBox

BittBox is a blog by talented designer Jay Hilgert. Jay Hilgert provides tons of freebie design resources and writes quality vector illustration tutorials and helpful Illustrator workflow tips. Tutorial examples Illustrator Tutorial: How To Make 3D Vector Vintage Stars Fun with Illustrator’s Blend Tool How to Make Vector Grunge 15. AiVault

AiVault (Ai is the Adobe Illustrator file extension) is a website dedicated to sharing resources, tips, tricks, and tutorials on Adobe Illustrator and vectors. For those seeking Adobe Illustrator tutorials, check out the Ai Tutorials section. Tutorial examples Tutorial: An intro to mesh tool Know Thy Workspace Create a Cool Air Balloon Wallpaper 16. IllustrationClass

IllustrationClass is a website about illustration. The tutorial section has over 60 brilliant tutorials that you can download (they come with the source file and the tutorial). Tutorial examples Pop Art Illustration Tango - Illustrative Icons Symmetrical Illustration: Thug Bunny! 17. PinkZAP

PinkZAP is dedicated to providing free Illustrator and Photoshop tutorials (as well as other design-related tutorials). Check out the Illustrator category to find articles speficially related to Adobe Illustrator. Tutorial examples Drawing a character’s face in Illustrator How to Make Unique Swirl Graphics Draw a Koi Fish 18. CreativePro

CreativePro is a website for professional creatives. The CreativePro Illustration section provides many helpful tips and tutorials on Adobe Illustrator, as well as relevant news and reviews on the topic of Illustration. Check out the How-to’s section to go directly to the tutorials. Tutorial examples Round Corners Quickly in Illustrator Add Strokes to Placed Images in Illustrator Illustrator How-to: Why the Appearance Panel Rocks 19. Illustrator Tutorials at Designer Today

Designer Today is a graphic design magazine and tutorial resource for designers. The Illustrator Tutorials section has plenty of useful and top-notch tutorials. Tutorial examples Cityscape - Illustrator CS3 Tutorial 3D Logo – Illustrator CS3 Tutorial Abstract Background Path – Illustrator CS3 Tutorial 20. AiBURN

AiBURN is a website dedicated to discussing current art and design trends. The site is run by Sean Hodge, editor of PSDTUTS. AiBurn also has excellent web roundups that contain top-notch resources from around the web. Tutorial examples Building a Website Wireframe in Illustrator Draw Your Self Portrait Design a Business Report Cover