Whether you're new to the software or wanting to brush up on your skill set, we have 100's of amazing beginner Adobe Illustrator tutorials for you. 

In this "Learn Adobe Illustrator" learning guide, we'll show you where to start your journey and where to go next.

Illustrator Quick Links

If you want to skip to specific tutorials for the most common uses of Illustrator, here are our most popular tutorial sections:

• Icon Design Tutorials
• Character Design Tutorials
• Logo Design Tutorials
• Illustration Tutorials

Get to Know the Illustrator Basics

Before we jump into beginner exercises and fun projects, it's always best to know your basics. In our 60 Second Video learning guide, we have a wide selection of quick video tutorials which will introduce you to the basic Illustrator tools.

Here's some of our favourites from the much larger series:

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  Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Pathfinder Tool

  Having trouble figuring out how to use the different Shape Modes found under the Pathfinder panel? Well, worry no more, since in this short video you’ll...
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  Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Create and Export Color Swatches

  Want to create and export custom color swatches but don't know how? Well follow the steps presented in this little tutorial and you'll be able to master it...
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  Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Layers Panel

  Creating detailed compositions will often prove to be a tedious task since you'll almost always have to deal with a lot of objects and paths, making it...

Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

If you want a more in-depth guide into Illustrator, we have many Illustrator courses available for all abilities. Here's a preview of some of our beginner courses:

FREE COURSE: Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator in a three-hour video extravaganza with Daniel Walter Scott. It really is the ultimate guide to learning Illustrator, and it's now free to watch.

Mastering Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator

FREE COURSE: Mastering 3D Text in Illustrator

Create 3D text in Illustrator in this detailed course with Matt Withers. He'll show you every step involved in creating a variety of different 3D text effects.

We have many other Adobe Illustrator video courses available which cover a variety of themes and tools. Why not try our Coffee Break courses which are much shorter and are an in depth look at specific tools:

• How to Use the Touch Type Tool in Adobe Illustrator
• How to Organize Artwork with Layers and Artboards in Adobe Illustrator
• How to Work with Dynamic Symbols in Adobe Illustrator
• How to Use Live Shapes in Illustrator
• How to Use the Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator
• How to Use the Shaper Tool in Adobe Illustrator
• How to Use the Curvature Tool in Adobe Illustrator

Easy Illustrator Tutorials

Perhaps you'd like a taster of the many beginner to intermediate Illustrator tutorials we have. These are some of our recent favourites:

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  How to Create Easy Kawaii Animals in Adobe Illustrator

  Learn how to create and transform cute, Kawaii animal illustrations using basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator.
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  How to Create a Colorful 3D Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

  In the following steps, you will learn how to create a fully editable, colorful, 3D text effect in Adobe Illustrator.
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  How to Create the Carpet Pattern From "The Shining" in Adobe Illustrator

  In today’s tutorial we’re going to continue with the Horror Movie Special, and learn how to create the trippy carpet pattern from Stanley Kubrick’s “The...
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  How to Create a Detailed Chocolate Chip Cookie in Adobe Illustrator

  Learn how to draw a detailed chocolate chip cookie using brushes available in Adobe Illustrator.
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  How to Create a Trio of Succulents in Adobe Illustrator

  Love succulents? Learn how to create succulent illustrations using basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator.
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  How to Create a Vector Map Infographic in Adobe Illustrator

  In the following steps you will learn how to create a simple map design in Adobe Illustrator.

Illustrator Learning Guides

If you're more the sort to learn from structured learning, with a variety of projects and lessons on a specific theme, why not check out one of our many learning guides:

• Create Your Own Comic
• Simple Silhouette Exercises
• Mastering Vector Portraits
• Caffeine Fueled Vector
• Halloween and Day of the Dead Vector Design

Further Recommended Reading

With 100s of Illustrator tutorials, it's hard to pick out where to start if you're at an advanced skill set, so let us leave you with a handful of our all time favourite Illustrator tutorials and articles.