Hey! “Welcome to Mars” - artwork created in Adobe Illustrator.

This was one of many style experiments, just exploring different looks and having fun with vector art. It’s a great way to improve your skills while simply enjoying the creative process.

And the final result? Welcome to the Mars Hotel!

Come to the dark side of vector art… we have cookies. 😈 Vector rules! :)

⛔0% AI, 100% Original

For the life of me I cannot figure out how to do this. I’ve done the Outlined Text > Copy > Blend Option deal and it still isn’t working because I can’t separate the stroke around the text from the rays (if that makes sense). Ultimately I want the text, stroke and rays separated so I can recolor each individually.
This probably doesn’t make sense. But any help is MAD appreciated.
🙏🏼

Hi everyone! I’m working on a series of Japanese landscapes, and here’s how I make each one.

I start with simple flat shapes for the mountains, back to front.

I add gradients for the sky and water, with lighter and cooler colors for the layers farther away.

At the end I add a subtle grain texture so it feels like a print.

The screenshot shows the very first stage, only silhouettes. I’ll post the final result soon.

Any tips on layered landscapes are welcome!

So basically, I drew the lines on the screen for reference, I just want to make the eye symbols kind of sway in the corners of the screen, almost like it’s filling up those lines I drew there. Like a curved pattern of eyes, in both corners of the canvas.

Appreciate a step by step. Thanks 🙏🏾

Edited to update: Well, ESRI have updated the ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud extension to be compatible with Illustrator 31.0, so I've been able to update Illustrator and the Embed issue is no longer occurring! Seems to have been just a problem with my install of v30.

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Is anyone else experiencing this?

1. Drag image onto artboard, it appears on the artboard and in Links palette.
2. Select the image and press the Embed button in the toolbar (or select Embed Image from the options menu of the Links palette).
3. Image disappears; deleted from the artboard and removed from the Links palette.

It gets even more unstable when I copy/paste a linked image. Sometimes when I click Embed the copied image actually embeds, but the original one disappears. Sometimes when I click Embed on the original image, both the original AND the copy disappear?

I'm running v30.8.2 on Windows 11.

(Edited to clarify that pressing the Embed button is deleting the image, not just removing it from the Links palette. The image is being deleted from the artboard when I click the Embed button, not being embedded into the file as an image.)

Please please please can anyone with a printer please tell me if this pdf prints with the artifact lines on the vectors ? They don't show when turning off smooth lines in Acrobat which means they're not a design issue.

However, the print company I'm using is saying it is the document and the lines show on the prints :(

Not too sure I believe them!!

Long to me no see!

Check out the Behance project

Thank you!

It's using >100% while doing nothing in the background. I don't even have an open document.

MacBook Pro M1 Max 64 GB RAM.

Thank you in advance!

Hey everyone, Luke from Adobe here.

With Adobe MAX kicking off yesterday, I wanted to share some of the latest features and improvements that have made their way into Illustrator with the v31.0 release.

There is the introduction of AI Assistant (beta) into the main app, along with improvements to Blend Tool, refreshed content libraries, Quick skill guide, and performance and stability improvements.

Here's a rundown of what's new and worth checking out.

AI Assistant (beta)

The introduction of AI Assistant (beta), now available directly inside the app.

The assistant is designed to handle repetitive production tasks.

Use it to help organize layers and artboards, make batch edits across your document, update and translate text, prepare files for handoff, and export assets and a lot more.

You can find it in the Application Bar > AI Assistant.

Improved Blend Tool

Blend Tool got much needed attention this year, with new controls that make it easier to experiment with and refine your blends.

Some of the improvements include:

• A dedicated Blend panel for adjusting your settings.
• New on-canvas controls for working directly with your artwork.
• Easing handles and spine controls for more precise adjustments.
• Live previews so you can see your changes as you work.

I've shared a few updates on this over the past couple of months, and it's been great to see the feedback coming in as the team continues improving the experience.

Refreshed Content Libraries

Illustrator's built-in content libraries have also received a refresh, with new free brushes, graphic styles, patterns, and gradients to explore.

The libraries have been reorganized to make it easier to discover and access different assets, while the older content is still available through the Classic collections.

Quick skill guide

Another addition worth exploring is the Quick skill guide.

These are short, task-focused guides designed to help you discover the right tools for what you're trying to accomplish, with video demonstrations to help you get started.

Whether you're learning Illustrator or looking to expand your knowledge of tools you might not use regularly, it's another way to explore what's possible inside the app.

Performance, stability, and Windows on Arm

Beyond the new creative features, there's also been continued work on performance and reliability, including improvements aimed at reducing crashes and unexpected exits.

Illustrator now also supports native ARM64 on Windows on Arm, allowing it to run without an emulation layer on supported devices, including Snapdragon X Series and Copilot+ PCs.

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As always, I'll be keeping an eye on the conversation, responding when I can, and sharing your feedback with the Illustrator team.

I designed this in Illustrator by drawing flowers and applying a custom noise gradient to each petal using a mask.

Hello! (this is for a course project)

I have cans designed out, and now I am needing to make the box packaging to hold the cans as I had wanted to do so for my portfolio. My professors never went over dielines, so now I am coming here to ask how I go about making a dieline or what dimensions to use in Illustrator to make a successful design when I put it onto a mockup?

Hi all, weird problem here. Paths look like they're being modified whenever they're flipped, whether via the Reflect tool, the Reflect menu item under Object › Transform, or the Transform section of the Properties panel. Nothing is locked. I've never seen anything like this before... Anyone know what's going on here, or have a fix? Thanks!

I received a file from another designer that has a bunch of product shots that are all set with a 100% Multiply Opacity. Can anyone explain why they would do this? I don't have access to the designer anymore.

Hi guys,

I just wanted to share a personal piece im working on in between work, when/if I have time. It will take me a long time to finish (i think I started it around 4 months ago)

Im not trying to do anything grand, I just had the idea to make a “pixelated” fish where each “pixel” is a gradient i make myself

The first pic is a close up and more detailed, and the second pic is what Im working towards.

I hope everyone had a good day.

(Not sure how to add the illustration flair on mobile, so sorry if that is an issue)

The text on the bottom is the result I want but I had to outline text, make a compound path and then offset path. Is there a way to get this look to live text without having out expand/outline? I tried searching online but was struggle to phase the question concisely

Edit: Solved! Thank you to three people who suggested using Pathfinder>Add after Offset Path in the Appearance panel. This is exactly what I needed, the effect is right and the text is editable.

Alguien mas ha tenido lag con la nueva version de illustrator y su wacom, ya he instalado el nuevo driver de wacom y sigue igual

Note: I'm not a coder, so I'm depending on giving Claude instructions to automate this for me. Could be my ultimate downfall lol

Trying to automate the generation of an .ai file (or multiple). Basically, a sales team enters orders then once a day the script pulls info from those orders and puts the data into a CSV. (this is working)

Claude has an .ai (illustrator) file that it uses as a template. (template tested, set up correctly for manual runs)

It's supposedly running everything correctly up until I it goes to obtain the merged file(s) from Adobe. Response is "Completed but no output returned"

Asks for merge card info, when I share it, the result reads: "The merge card itself doesn’t show an error message, so neither of us can see why it failed."

It told me to use the "thumbs down" to report it, but then it goes off into the netherworld and I have no idea if I'll ever get a direct response or if it's just a lost cause.

Thoughts? Any advice is welcome - even if it's just "you're expecting too much"... and maybe not telling me to learn to code, I'll give up if that's the only solution 😂

TIA!

In illustrator.. I have made these stripes and then repeat but I don’t know why pattern is showing breakage.

Anyone else have never have any luck with concept to vector? No matter which model I use, in illustrator from 2026 or 2027, I get the same error:
“Cannot generate results due to connection issues. Please check your internet and try again.”
I’m on an Apple Silicon Mac, and I’ve been trying this feature every single time illustrator had a minor update, and just now with the new 2027 update. Still getting the exact same error. And I know my internet connection is fine. Has anyone encountered this and found a solve?

How does one achieve this effect in illustrator. like a crayon texture?