Scaling Strokes and Effects - Illustrator tutorial

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The option to justify text can be found within the Paragraph window. But what if the text you want to justify isn't actually text anymore? What if you created outlines of your text in order to stylize the text a bit more. How can you justify the text now? With this tutorial you'll learn how!

This is a video tutorial (Flash format) to show my technique on how to trace a human face from a photo.

Creating convincing vectors can be a daunting task. I will show you how to make wood and metal textures for a vector knife using the Gradient Mesh Tool, layering Gradients, and the Pathfinder Tools.

Quick custom shape creation in Illustrator

This is a great way to create a road style that you can apply to any stroke.