We have been coming up with the huge compilations of what all we witnessed in the year gone by. Hope you liked our latest compilations of 180 Best Photoshop Tutorials of Year 2014, and 125 Best Free Fonts of Year 2014. It is actually one task that for immense efforts, hard work and one needs to invest good amount of time. Hope our efforts are paying off!
Today’s compilation is of 120 best Illustrator tutorials of year 2014 that we saw in previous year. Which all best Adobe Illustrator tutorials compelled you to try your hands on? Just incase you missed out any of our monthly list of useful Illustrator tutorials, this is a complete showcase of the best Illustrator tutorials 2014 that your fellow designers prepared for you all to learn tips and tricks of handling Adobe Illustrator.
This actually going to be a joyride that besides helping you in working on Adobe illustrator to get the desired results is initially going to be a perfect visual treat. So sit back and check all best Illustrator tutorials 2014!
1. Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Create type filled with characters
Spotted at DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk, this is a very detailed Illustrator tutorial that will help you create type-filled cute characters in the form of “R” character.
2. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create urban type
Inspired from London Olympics, this urban type poster masterpiece is created using Adobe Illustrator and published at DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk.
3. How To Create Geometric Low Poly Art The Easy Way
This Illustrator tutorial is written by Chris Spooner and SpoonGraphics.co.uk that will help you learn creating geometric low poly art in a very easy and detailed tutorial. If you love polygonal art too, you can check other articles ; one is showing creative polygon style logo designs and other one has 130+ high-quality free polygon backgrounds for your next design project.
4. How to Create a Cute Coffee Maker
We spotted this Illustrator tutorial at InstantShift.com that helps you learn creating cute coffee maker using basic shapes, blending, masking and other techniques.
5. Create a Hill Scene Using Gradients in Adobe Illustrator
This tutorial was inspired from a photograph clicked by Felecia Simon. Sharone Milone loved the photograph so much that she decided to create the same scene using Gradients in Adobe Illustrator at Design.Tutsplus.com
6. Create the Captain America Shield Icon in Adobe Illustrator
By Andrei Marius, this tutorial is specially designed keeping beginners in mind. In this tutorial, designers will learn to create Captain America shield icon and helps you to know more about The First Avenger.
7. Illustrator Tutorial: Create a Summer Sunglasses
Spotted at VectorDiary.com , this tutorial was published in the spring time and does the justice with the pleasant weather. If you too love spring time, check out the tutorial that will help you create summer sunglasses that shadows dreamy beach landscape.
8. How to Create a Splash Screen Illustration
Create a beautiful splash screen Illustration with the help of Adobe Illustrator tutorial using vector elements published at DesignModo.com.
9. Create a Fabulous Nail Polish Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
This tutorial will help you create nail polish text effect and nail polish bottle using Illustrator software and published at Design.TutsPlus.com
10. Creating Seamless Patters and Seamless Backgrounds in Illustrator
In this Illustrator tutorial at Vectips.com, you will learn to create seamless patterns and backgrounds that you can use later in your design projects.
11. How to Create a Tasty Cupcake in Adobe Illustrator
This Illustrator tutorial will help designers learn creating cupcake using basic shapes and techniques that not only looks awesome but tasty too.
12. Create a 3D, Fruit-Textured, Text Effect
Well, you’ll come across many best Illustrator text effect tutorials later in this article and here’s the first one from Design.Tutsplus.com that will help you create 3D fruit-textured text effect.
13. Turn any Font Into a Sketch Font
Designers love to experiment when using fonts in any design and changing any font to sketch font is not that difficult. If you want to create such effect, check out this Illustrator tutorial at Vectips.com.
14. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create a low-poly portrait
Creating a low-poly portrait is fun and if you want to do so, check the tutorial at DigitalArtOnline.co.uk that will help you create polygonal style portrait using Illustrator and Photoshop.
15. Creating an Animated GIF in Illustrator and Photoshop
This tutorial was at the time of Christmas we really liked how Veerle used Illustrator and Photoshop to create a animated gif showing Santa on cycle carrying gifts.
16. Customize your Own Holiday Sales Tag
Want to create holiday sales tag? This tutorial will also come handy if you need sales tag even without any holiday. Just click on the tutorial title and learn creating sales tag at Vectips.com.
17. How to Create a Yoga Goddess Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
Create a beautiful yoga goddess illustration with the help of Illustrator tutorial written by Asher Benson at Design.TutsPlus.com.
18. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create Symmetrical Vector Character Art
Create symmetrical vector character art using Illustrator and Photoshop with the help of tutorial you can check at DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk.
19. Create a Yawl in Adobe Illustrator
Want to create a semi-realistic yawl illustration? Check out the tutorial at Vectorgraphit.com that uses basic shapes and tools, offset path and pathfinder techniques to create one.
20. Create a Detailed Cheese Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Using basic shapes, creative bleding, 3D text effect, this tutorial will help designers to create cheese wedge illustration and cheesy text effects in minutes.
21. How to Create a To-Do List App Icon in Adobe Illustrator
By Mary Winker, this tutorial will help you to create to-do list app icon in Illustrator that you can use in your iOS or Android mobile apps.
22. How to Make a Neon Calavera Girl Vector Portrait in Adobe Illustrator
This tutorial will focus on how to use Blob Brush Tool in Illustrator that helps drawing fine details in any design.
23. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Combine Photos and Vectors into a 1980s Look
A perfect tutorial that blends photos and vectors to give 1980’s look to any poster design.
24. Design a Flat Chicken Logotype in Adobe Illustrator
Many designers these days using Illustrator to create logo designs. This is one another attempt by Yulia Sokolava that helps designers to create flat chicken logotype in Illustrator and you can check some other best Illustrator logo design tutorials later that we featured on our blog.
25. Create a Multicolored Splashed Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Here’s another Illustrator text effect tutorial that is written by Diana Toma that help you to create multicolored splashed text effect.
26. Experiment With Color in Adobe Illustrator to Create an Abstract Rose Illustration
By Masha Goubar, this tutorial helps designers create an abstract rose illustration using gradients and transparency tool.
27. Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Create a 3D Creature in Illustrator
Using Map Art Tool, you will learn how to create a cute 3D creature in Illustrator.
28. How to Create Autumn Leaves, Berries and Chestnut Icons in Adobe Illustrator
Another Illustrator icon design tutorial from Design.Tutsplus.com and written by Nataluta Dolotko that help designers to create autumn leaves, berries and chestnut icons design.
29. Create a Clownfish in Illustrator Using Basic Shapes
Do you remember Finding Nemo movie? If yes, you will love to create this cute clownfish in Illustrator using basic shapes.
30. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop Tutorial: Create an Amazing Abstract Artwork
Rob Shields writes this tutorial that will help you learn creating amazing abstract artwork using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
31. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop Tutorial: Create Vector Animal Type
Another tutorial that used Illustrator and Photoshop tutorial to create vector animal illustration.
32. Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to make objects look 3D in Illustrator
Want to make objects that looks 3D, this Illustrator tutorial by DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk will help you to learn the same thing in easy way.
33. Create a Coffee Mug Design in Adobe Illustrator
By Ivan Petrusevski, this Illustrator tutorial will help you create coffee mug design that you can later give to print and use while working.
34. All the Rage: 3D Style Retro Text Effect Tutorial
We spotted this tutorial at Vectips.com that helps designers to create 3D retro style text effect that give vintage feel to your designs. If you love retro or vintage, check out our other tutorial showcasing free vintage logo templates.
35. Create a Gingerdead Man in Illustrator
Check out this Illustrator tutorial that will help you creating gingerdead man using basic shapes, tools and techniques. A perfect tutorial for beginners that you can find at ZombieDream.co.uk.
36. Create Cupcake in Illustrator
Another tutorial that we fount at ZombieDream.co.uk that will help beginner learners to create a cupcake in Illustrator using the Pen tool.
37. Create a Gentle Flat Oriental Pattern in Adobe Illustrator
Another tutorial that will help you create seamless flat oriental pattern in Adobe Illustrator.
38. How to Create an Easy Coffee Shop Facade in Adobe Illustrator
Create a coffee shop facade in a very easy detailed Illustrator tutorial from Design.Tutsplus.com.
39. Illustrator Tutorial : Corn
Create a realistic corn in Adobe Illustrator using tutorial shared by VectorDiary.com.
40. Sweet and Sassy: How to Create Your Own Lollipop Vector
Lollipops, we are sure everyone loves it irrespective of what age he/she is. Try creating lollipop vector design in Illustrator using Vectips.com tutorial.
41. Game of Thrones Inspired Line Art Logos in Illustrator
There are many Game of Thrones fan and Chris Spooner is one. That’s the reason, he explains how to create geometric line art logos inspired by the game of thrones tv show.
42. Wow Your Upscale Crowd with This Simple D-I-Y Ribbon Font Text Effect
Here’s another Illustrator tutorial that will help you learn creating text effect using the software. This tutorial by Vectips.com will help you learn giving ribbon text effect to any font and use it in design projects.
43. Create a Retro Phone Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
We have showed many tutorials by Mary Winkler and here’s another one that helps you learn creating retro phone illustration.
44. How to Create a Weather Icon in Adobe Illustrator
Creating icons is favorite task of any designer and if you love that too, check out creating weather icon in Adobe Illustrator using VectorBoom.com tutorial.
45. Create a Flowerpot from Scratch in Adobe Illustrator
Want to create flowerpot from scratch, check out this tutorial we spotted at VectorCove.com.
46. How to Create Semi-Realistic Weighing Scales in Adobe Illustrator
Create a semi-realistic weighing scale machine using basic shapes and techniques as described in VectorCove.com tutorial.
47. Create a Retro Footballer in Adobe Illustrator for the World Cup
Another retro inspired tutorial that will help you create retro footballer in Adobe Illustrator and show your love for football.
48. How to Create a Surreal Poster Design in Adobe Illustrator
Designers love creating posters in Illustrator and Photoshop and this Illustrator tutorial will help you create surreal poster design using basic shapes and techniques that will help beginners. If you too love creating poster design, do check our article featuring best poster design Photoshop tutorials.
49. Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Create Stylish Vector Portraits
Another cool Illustrator tutorial that we spotted at DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk that will help you create stylish vector portraits.
50. Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Add depth to your Vector Art
Want to create depth to your vector design, check out this tutorial created at DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk.
51. How To Create Typography Illustrations the Easy Way
A step-by-step Illustrator tutorial explained by Chris Spooner to create typography illustrations.
52. More Than a Box: Tips for Creating a Cardboard Vector Texture
Create a cardboard vector texture easily with the help of Illustrator tutorial shared by Vectips.com.
53. How to Create the Batman Dark Knight Logo in Adobe Illustrator
We are sure you’ll love this tutorial if you a batman fan. This tutorial will help you create Batman Dark Knight logo In Illustrator.
54. Illustrator Tutorial: Orchid Plant
Create this detailed orchid plant using Illustrator tutorial shared by VectorDiary.com.
55. Create a Simple Drum Icon in Adobe Illustrator
One more Illustrator Icon tutorial shared by VectorCove.com that will help you create drum icon that you can use in music websites or mobile apps.
56. How To Create Geometric Stripy Line Art in Illustrator
A simple but detailed Illustrator tutorial by Chris Spooner that helps designers to create geometric stripy line art.
57. How to Create a Long Shadow Effect with Stylism in Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a fun software to work and this Illustrator tutorial will help you add long shadow effect to any icon or design element easily.
58. How to Create a 3D Vector Button
Creating 3D vector buttons in adobe Illustrator is another useful task and this tutorial from Vectips.com will help you to do so easily.
59. Create a semi-realistic Electric Extension Cord
VectorGraphit.com came up with this very useful Illustrator tutorial that will help you create semi-realistic electric extension cord.
60. How to Create an Abstract Low-Poly Pattern in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Low-poly art is not going anywhere and that is the reason this tutorial will help you create an abstract low-poly background pattern using Photoshop and Illustrator that you can use later in your designs.
61. How to Create a Delicious Breakfast with Egg and Sausages in Adobe Illustrator
Create a breakfast plate showing eggs and sausages in Adobe Illustrator with the help of tutorial shared at VectorCove.com.
62. Create the Enchanting Maleficent Portrait in Adobe Illustrator
Another detailed Illustrator tutorial from Design.Tutsplus.com that will help you create portrait of enchanting maleficent in Illustrator.
63. How To Create an Origami Style Logomark in Illustrator
Create a origami style logomark in Illustrator with the help of tutorial explained by Chris Spooner at Blog.SpoonGraphics.co.uk.
64. Create a Chalkboard Effect with the New Pen Tool in Illustrator
Give chalkboard effect to any text with the help of Illustrator tutorial posted at Design.Tutsplus.com. This tutorial will also help designers to learn New Pen Tool introduced in Illustrator.
65. Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Fresh Cooked Lobster on a Plate
I just love sea food and after seeing this tutorial, I am heading to sea food restaurant. You can learn creating fresh cooked lobster on a plate with the help of below Illustrator tutorial.
66. How to Create a Seamless Vintage Nautical Life Pattern in Adobe Illustrator
Use simple geometric shapes and create vintage nautical life pattern in Adobe Illustrator that you can use as a home wallpaper or website background.
67. Create a Crayons Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
Create crayon style illustration in Adobe Illustrator by checking Illustrator tutorial posted at Design.Tutsplus.com.
68. How To Create a Web Icon in Adobe Illustrator
Spotted at DesignModo.com, this Illustrator tutorial will help you create a web icon.
69. Create Yummy Donut Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Another text effect tutorial in the list and this time you will get to learn creating yummy donut text effect.
70. Bright Light Bulb Vector: Lights On in Under an Hour
Posted on Vectips.com, this Illustrator tutorial will help designers to create light bulb vector. .
71. Design a Crazy Retro Poster with Quirky Lettering in Adobe Illustrator
Another one from Yulia Sokolava that help designers to create a quirky typographic retro poster that looks crazy and colorful.
72. Design a Minimalist Hair Salon Website in Adobe Illustrator
Designing a website layout in Illustrator is difficult task but the tutorial by Robert Sarudy makes it very easy.
73. How to Create Summer Road Trip Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
Looking to go on a summer road trip? Get inspired with the help of this Illustrator tutorial that will help you create summer road trip illustration that looks colorful.
74. Draw a Vector Pirate Cartoon Character in Illustrator
In this tutorial by VectorCove.com, you will get to learn drawing a pirate cartoon character in Illustrator.
75. How to Create a Hand Drawn Fox Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
Hand Drawn illustrations always looks beautiful and this one is no different. This Illustrator tutorial from MediaLoot.com helps you create a hand-drawn fox illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
76. Create a Seamless Autumnal Pattern in Illustrator
Create a seamless pattern that truly describes the spring with the help of Illustrator tutorial posted at ZombieDream.co.uk.
77. Create a Puffin in Illustrator
Another one for ZombieDream.co.uk that will help you create a cute puffin in Illustrator.
78. Create a Toothless Style Dragon in Illustrator
Toothless Dragon, sounds interesting? Check out this tutorial from ZombieDream.co.uk that will help you create dragon in Illustrator.
79. Design a CD Cover in Low-Polygonal Grungy Style in Adobe Illustrator
One of its own kind Illustrator tutorial that we came across in the 2014 year. This tutorial will help you design a CD cover in polygonal grungy style.
80. Create a Tasty Pretzel Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
By Diana Toma, this amazing Illustrator tutorial will help you in creating pretzel text effect.
81. Create a Dragon Fruit Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
By VectorCove.com, this Illustrator tutorial will help you in create fruit inspired text effect.
82. How to Make a Cute Pig Face Icon With Simple Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator
Using Gradient Mesh tool in Illustrator, you will learn to create a cute pig face icon.
83. Create a Candy Gumball Machine Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
Create a colorful candy gumball machine with the help of Illustrator tutorial shared by Design.TutsPlus.com.
84. How to Create a Realistic Game Controller in Adobe Illustrator
Another one from VectorGraphit.com that will help you create real-looking game controller in Illustrator.
85. How to Design a Folky Gig Poster in Adobe Illustrator
Another poster design tutorial using Adobe Illustrator that is perfect for music shows or live events.
86. Create a Modern Fantasy Card Design for E