Creating Flat Art Illustrations: Using Adobe Illustrator

Learn how to download Adobe Illustrator, start a seven-day free trial through Creative Cloud, and explore individual plans with cloud storage. See how Illustrator scales illustrations without pixelation.

Create a new illustration from mobile presets in Adobe Illustrator, set orientation, and explore the properties, layers, and libraries panels to tweak shapes across five artboards.

Learn how to save and export flat art illustrations in Adobe Illustrator by managing artboards, duplicating canvases, and exporting pngs with adjustable ppi and transparent backgrounds.

Explore Adobe Illustrator's tools and menus, and adjust smart guides and the user interface color. Use select, same, fill and stroke, appearance, windows, rulers, and grid for efficient styling.

Master the pattern brush tool in Adobe Illustrator to create custom patterns, apply varied colors, and refine strokes for dynamic flat art illustrations.

Master the rotate tool to duplicate shapes around a center, forming a circular pattern. Use copy-paste in front, alt and shift for sizing, and a 15-degree rotation with color tweaks.

Learn how to use the knife tool in Adobe Illustrator to cut shapes, work with circle/ellipse, adjust stroke and fill, and create a logo or design with advanced knife features.

Master the blend tool in Adobe Illustrator to create arc and ellipse shapes with gradients and strokes, then copy-paste in front, adjust blend distance, and stage top-light highlights.

Learn to use the direct selection tool in Adobe Illustrator to tweak an object's shape, size, and form, including tapering paths with the down arrow.

Learn how to evenly resize shapes in Adobe Illustrator by holding the alt key while stretching, so both ends or the top and bottom resize simultaneously.

Master the rotate tool in Adobe Illustrator by selecting the axis, clicking to set it, and rotating the object or shape.

Use the line segment tool in Illustrator to draw a straight line with a chosen thickness, then apply the rounded curve setting in stroke properties to create a rounded corner.

Create flat art illustrations of cooking utensils in Adobe Illustrator by combining geometric shapes, rounding corners, aligning and distributing, and using Pathfinder minus fronts to form ladles, pots, and knives.

Learn to design flat logo icons with geometric shapes in Adobe Illustrator, creating pirate, hamburger, and butterfly logos using basic shapes, path operations, and reflect and group techniques.

Create a sticker emoji for flat art illustrations in Adobe Illustrator by building shapes, applying rounded corners, sampling color with the eyedropper, and using Pathfinder to assemble and refine features.

Design a cute female character in Adobe Illustrator by forming the face, hair, eyes, nose, and lips with simple shapes, color values, and pathfinder.

Create a flat art male character in Illustrator by adapting a prior female design, shaping features with rounded shapes, color, and a suit.