Just because ours are the best vector illustration tutorials around doesn't mean you can't find incredible tutorials elsewhere, too. In this post we shine the spotlight on 40 tough but awesome vector illustration tutorials we kinda wish we'd written ourselves! (OK, we did write a few of 'em).

1. Poster Illustration: Tiger

2. Create a Professional Business Background

3. Tropical Transparency Effect

4. How to Create a Vector iMac Graphic in Illustrator

5. Illustrator Tutorial: Disco Ball

6. Illustrator Pucker and Bloat Effects

7. Illustration from Sketch to Finish

8. BMX Graphics Illustration

9. Make a Fairy-Tale Inspired Magical Hand Shaped Vine

10. A Pseudo-Sugar Skull: From Start to Finish

11. Vector Christmas Tree

12. Tracing a Photo to Create a Realistic Illustration

13. Create Sketchy-Style Vectors

14. Vector Fashion Illustration Tutorial

15. Create a Vector Home Cinema Design

16. Creating Line Drawings in Adobe Illustrator

17. Symmetrical Illustration: Thug Bunny

18. Beautiful Vector Illustration

19. Create a Cute Vector Monster from a Pencil Sketch

20. Drawing Vector Figures from Photographs

21. From Sketch to Vector Illustration

22. Creating a Hand Drawn Vector Illustration

23. Create a Vector Pirate Cartoon Character from a Hand Drawn Sketch

24. Create a Vector Photoshop CS2 Feather

25. Vector Gigposter Design

26. Create a Stylized Semi-Realistic Wine Glass

27. Draw a Vector Koi Fish

28. How to Create a Regal Sword and Shield Design

29. Trendy Geometric Lines Design Tutorial

30. Creating a Ribbon in Adobe Illustrator

31. Skate Deck Art Using Patterns

32. Vector Illustration Walkthrough

33. Creating Convincing Characters

34. Vectorial Character Illustration with Illustrator

35. Design a Business Report Cover

36. Create a Vibrant Digital Collage Mixing Buildings and Vector Shapes on Paper

37. Experimental Text Effects

38. Design with Swirls and Flourishes

39. Vector Based T-shirt Design

40. Creating Trees in Illustrator

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