In this post, you will find some of the best adobe illustrator tutorials from 2010-2011 , which we have collected from many sources
After going through these tutorials you will cover some fresh illustrator techniques which you can use into your own vector projects.
1.Create a Burning, Vector Match Using Gradient Meshes
Learn how to create realistic vector fire in adobe illustrator, using Screen Blending Mode and Gradient Mesh Tool. And yes- it’s easy just give it a try

2. How To Create a Beautiful Vector Portrait in Illustrator
Follow this step by step tutorial for the making of vector art portrait of Tron Legacy’s Quorra. Learn how the portrait is carefully traced and vectorized in Adobe Illustrator to create an interesting vexel style design.

3.How to Make a Golden Compass in Illustrator
learn how to create an antique golden compass, using simple Illustrator drawing tools such as the Ellipse Tool, Pen Tool and Line Tool. If you are a vector illustration beginner,just follow the steps and you will create nice golden compass yourself.

4. Create a Royal Crown Using Adobe Illustrator CS5
you’ll learn how to create a crown using four stages of design: 3-D modeling, creating of elements of the crown, colors, and creating glare on the surface.

5. Create a Semi-Realistic Light Bulb in Adobe Illustrator
you will learn how to draw a light bulb illustration. Most of the time, we’ll be using the Pen Tool, so this is great practice for those struggling with drawing freehand.

6. Create an Adorable Puppy with Negative Space and the Paintbrush Tool.
Show you how to create a quick illustration of a puppy using negative space and the ever so versatile Paintbrush Tool (B)….

7. How to make a realistic vintage typewriter in Illustrator.

8.Create a Sparkly Female Portrait in Illustrator.

9. How to Create a Glamorous Portrait Using Adobe Illustrator.

10.Quick Tip: Create a Shiny Shield with Illustrator

11.Create a Fun Icon of Frozen People on Ice.

12.Create a Top Gun Badge on Illustrator.

13.Create a Lava Island Scenario in Illustrator

14.How To Create an Intricate Vector Heart Illustration.

15.ADD MOTION TO AN ILLUSTRATION USING LINES.

16.PUT A LOW-POLY SPIN ON MUSIC COVER ART.

17.How To Create a Colorful Logo Style Icon in Illustrator.

18.Create a Painterly Landscape with the Blob Brush Tool.

19.Create a Pretty Bouquet of Flowers with Adobe Illustrator.

20.Design Wedding Rings Using Adobe Illustrator.

21.Draw an Analog Stopwatch with Illustrator.

22.How to Create a Hair Braid Pattern Brush in Illustrator.
23.Create Complex Shades.

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AWESOME DUDE!!!
It is good to see such a sampling of Illustrator techniques. For those who design in Adobe Illustrator for prepress, Markzware made a video on how to save files in Illustrator for prepress usage. Thanks for posting!