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:
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:
Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Pathfinder Tool
Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Create and Export Color Swatches
Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Layers Panel
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:
How to Create Easy Kawaii Animals in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Colorful 3D Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create the Carpet Pattern From "The Shining" in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Detailed Chocolate Chip Cookie in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Trio of Succulents in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Vector Map Infographic 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.
The A to Z of Adobe Illustrator
Hand Lettering: How to Vector Your Letterforms
How to Create a Game Boy Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator
How to Create Vector Floral Typography in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Blueprint Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Floral Anchor Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Pool-Themed Seamless Pattern in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create Fantasy Weapons for Games in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Stripes and Flowers Pattern From Scratch in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Doctor Who Themed Icon Pack in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Copper Pipe Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Cute Raccoon Character in Adobe Illustrator
Yum! How to Create a Delicious Bagel Sandwich Icon in Adobe Illustrator
10 Essential Tips & Tools All Adobe Illustrator Beginners Should Learn
How to Create a Watercolor Texture in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Solar System Planets Icon Pack in Adobe Illustrator
Create an Avocado With Only One Shape in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create Flat Profession Avatars in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Christmas, Knitted Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Hill Scene Using Gradients in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Flat Winter Scene in Adobe Illustrator
27 Amazingly Detailed Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
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