50 Best illustrator tutorials from 2019

• December 16th, 2019
• Illustrator

Illustrator is a great tool for creating vector graphics from illustration to text effects. A great tools for creating SVG graphics, which can be used as part of a web design project. This roundup includes fresh new illustrator tutorials for sharping your design skills, all the tutorials featured in the roundup where all created in 2019. This post is a great resource for newest and latest techniques available in illustrator.

I hope you enjoy the roundup, and would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below on what was your favourite illustrator tutorials created in 2019.

1. How to Draw a Unicorn Illustration in Illustrator

In this Illustrator tutorial, we will learn how to illustrate a unicorn using very simple techniques.

2. How to Use Outline Stroke in Illustrator

In this tutorial, you’ll learn more about outline stroke and how you can use it for various purposes in your designs like creating decorative borders, masking specific elements in your design, or creating shadows.

3. How to Create a Ruby Gemstone Icon

You’re going to learn how to create a simple ruby gemstone icon, using nothing more than some basic geometric shapes and tools.

In this Illustrator tutorial, we will learn how to create a delicious pizza using very simple techniques.

11. How to Create a Stained Glass Text Effect in Illustrator

In the following steps, you will learn how to create a stained glass text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

12. How to Draw a Back to School Character in Adobe Illustrator

This time we’ll be creating a cute cartoon Back to School character! Let’s use the Pencil Tool and other handy tools of Adobe Illustrator to draw a funny raccoon wearing glasses. This character can be used for making stickers, patterns and designs for stencil and fabric.

13. Create a Gorgeous Retro Badge in Adobe Illustrator

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a gorgeous retro badge in Adobe Illustrator.

14. How to Make an Illustrator Chevron Pattern

If you’re interested in Adobe Illustrator patterns, in this tutorial I’ll show you how to make a pattern in Illustrator—specifically, a seamless chevron pattern. The process is pretty straightforward, and after you try it once, you’ll fully understand how to create a repeating pattern in Illustrator.

15. How to Make a Carbon Fiber Pattern in Illustrator

For starters you will learn how to set up a simple grid, which will help you create a pixel-perfect Illustrator pattern. Next, using basic tools and blending techniques along with a set of blends, you will learn how to create a pattern in Illustrator. Moving on, you will learn how to apply an Illustrator pattern fill and how to make a second type of carbon fiber pattern in Illustrator. Finally, you will learn how to add an Illustrator pattern fill for a fully editable piece of text.

16. How to Create a Western Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In the following steps, you will learn how to create a simple Western font text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

17. How to Create a 3D Soccer Field in Illustrator

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a detailed 3D soccer Field in Adobe Illustrator.

18. How to Make a Report Icon in Adobe Illustrator

Love icon design? If so, then this is the project for you. Follow this tutorial and learn the process of creating a report icon in a minimal style and in three different versions.

19. How to Create a Gold Text Effect and Graphic Style in Illustrator

You’ll learn how to create a complex gold text effect which includes a reflection, dropping shadows, and highlights. These all can be created with the help of the most powerful tool available in Adobe Illustrator–the Appearance panel.

20. Three Ways to Create the Photocopy Glitch Distorted Type Effect

The warped and distorted text effect is a classic technique artists would use when creating collages, posters and flyers with photocopiers in the analog days. The effect is still used today to create abstract art, but we can now also use digital creative software to reproduce the distorted appearance with text, logos and other graphics. In today’s guide I show three ways to create photocopy style glitch distortions. Firstly the manual way using a scanner, then techniques to mimic the effect in Photoshop and Illustrator.

21. How to Use Brushes in Adobe Illustrator to Create a Colorful Flamingo

how to create your own Illustrator brush and how to do some shading using the same brush. You will learn how to create a flamingo on a tropical background. We will use basic shapes and warp effects, and we’ll use the same brush for the feathers, leaves, and flowers.

22. How to Create a Flowerpot in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a flowerpot from scratch using several techniques in Adobe Illustrator.

23. How to Create Hand-Drawn Frames in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a flowerpot from scratch using several techniques in Adobe Illustrator.

24. How to Create Line Patterns in Adobe Illustrator

In today’s tutorial, you’re going to take a quick look at the process of creating a set of vector line patterns in Adobe Illustrator, using nothing more than some basic shapes that we’re going to adjust here and there.

25. How to Create a Battery Icon in Adobe Illustrator

In today’s tutorial, you’re going to look behind the process of creating a battery icon using a couple of basic geometric shapes which we will adjust here and there.

26. How to Make a Watercolor Brush in Adobe Illustrator

See how easy it is to take an ordinary paint brush such as the Bristle Brush, and turn it into a tool that you can use for drawing and shading in Illustrator.

27. Tutorial Details: How to Transform a Flat Icon into a Dimensional Icon in Minutes!

Learn how to take a one-noted icon and transform it into a multi-dimensional piece that will help your designs stand out.

28. How to Create a Seder Plate for Passover in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial, we’ll work from provided sketches in creating rendered illustrations of the six Seder dishes, while learning a little bit about each. As an alternative, you may want to use references for various food types from stock images purchased from Envato Market. Fire up Adobe Illustrator CC and let’s get to it!

29. How to Create a Seder Plate for Passover in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial, we’ll work from provided sketches in creating rendered illustrations of the six Seder dishes, while learning a little bit about each. As an alternative, you may want to use references for various food types from stock images purchased from Envato Market. Fire up Adobe Illustrator CC and let’s get to it!

30. How to Create a Hiking Backpack in Adobe Illustrator

Are you ready for our next adventure? This time we’ll be creating a flat backpack for camping using geometric shapes, Stroke panel and various tools and functions of Adobe Illustrator.

31. How to Create a Coconut Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Follow this tutorial and learn how to create a fun and tropical coconut text effect in vector form. At the beginning, we will make a few adjustments to the text; then we’ll continue with the coconut flesh, for which we will use effects and brushes to make it look quite realistic. We will then complete the look by adding fibers on the coconut shell and a bunch of leaves.

32. How to Create a Simple & Cute Fox Logotype in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial, you’ll go through a fun and easy process of working with simple shapes and warp effects to create this fancy fox logotype! We’ll be modifying and transforming objects, using various tools and functions of Adobe Illustrator, so you don’t need to draw anything by hand or use a graphic tablet.

33. How to Create a Social Media Icon Pack in Adobe Illustrator

In today’s tutorial you’re going to approach a somewhat different theme and learn how to create some social media icons, using some simple shapes such as the Rounded Rectangle Tool and Ellipse in combination with the power of the Align and Stroke panels.

34. Put a Hex on Your Designs with this Hexagon Pattern Vector!

Create a folded paper style Rainbow Hexagon Pattern Vector with a single hexagon, a few line segments and a few triangles. Layering gradients really makes this hexagon pattern vector pop!

35. Create a Simple Drum Icon in Adobe Illustrator

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a simple drum icon in Adobe Illustrator.

36. How to Create a Set of Veil and Hijab Avatars in Adobe Illustrator

Follow this tutorial by using Adobe Illustrator, and let’s learn together how to design different styles of hijab avatars, using simple tools and handy shortcuts. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to distinguish the styles of hijab and associate them with the regions they are worn, plus create your very own avatars.

37. Create artwork with the Paintbrush and Pencil tools

Use the Paintbrush and Pencil tools to create expressive, free-form drawings that can be edited and adjusted easily.

38. How to Create an Isometric Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In the following steps you will learn how to create a simple isometric text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

39. Create a Grungy 3D Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a grungy 3D text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

40. How to create a logo for the Chinese market

Even though there is room for more brands, Chinese consumers are not clamouring for Western brands. So how do you make a success of your brand in China? Here are some points to consider.

41. How to Make a Travel Flyer Background in Illustrator

In this tutorial, you will have the opportunity to learn how to use the Gradient Mesh Tool in Adobe Illustrator to draw a simple travel flyer template. Then you’ll see how to turn this template into a real flyer with Placeit!

42. Smile! Learn How to Create a Camera Icon

you’re going to take a look at the process of creating a camera icon, using nothing more than the basic shapes and tools that we work with on a daily basis.

43. Serve Up Sweetness With Your Own Cake Vector!

Create something on the sweet side with custom brushes and the Rotate Tool in Adobe Illustrator CC. We’ll speed up the process of illustrating a decadent cake vector with a couple useful techniques, ready for a plethora of designs.

44. Combine shapes in different ways

An effective way to create more complex artwork is to combine simpler artwork in different ways using the Shape Builder tool and Pathfinder effects.

45. Create perspective in Adobe Illustrator

Discover how to master the three-point perspective grid in Illustrator to create a beautiful gift box.

46. How to Make a House Icon in Adobe Illustrator

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a minimal icon pack in Adobe Illustrator using basic icon design tips and tricks.

47. How to Make a Colorful Icon Pack

In the following steps, you will learn how to create a colorful icon pack in Adobe Illustrator.

48. Practice creating with the Pen tool

Once you’ve covered the fundamentals of this powerful drawing tool, practice your Pen tool skills by creating new artwork.

49. Ñam Ñam! Make a Delicious Taco Icon in 10 Simple Steps!

In this tutorial we’ll be cooking a yummy vector taco in Adobe Illustrator, using basic geometric shapes in order to preserve a simple flat style.

50. How to Make a Money Icon in Adobe Illustrator

In the following steps, you will learn how to create a minimal icon pack in Adobe Illustrator using basic icon design techniques.