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Vector halftones with Phantasm: ⭐️ Create your shapes and color them, we used a gradient fill ⭐️ Open the Phantasm panel (Window > Astute Graphics > Phantasm) ⭐️ Click the Halftone icon button (top left) ⭐️ Change the color type to sample your object, it will pick up on the gradient fill ⭐️ Alter the DPI to your liking (lower the number the bigger the dots) ⭐️ Change the pattern or angle if you wish ⭐️When you’re happy, click OK Start your 7 day trial today ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eyF4k79y . . #astutegraphics #VectorFirstAid #VectorScribe #artwork #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #poster #illustration #art #screenprint #poster #postermockup #posterart #vector #mirrorme #illustrator #instantsymmetry #illustratortips #illustratorlifehacks

Copy and paste who? With Space Fill you can fill single or multiple shapes with selected objects, packing the items for a great result. Here's how... 🥐 Open the Space Fill panel (Window > Astute Graphics > Space Fill) 🥐 Make the shape you want to fill (we recommend having no fill or stroke applied) 🥐 Now select that shape, and the object(s) you want to fill it with. These can be groups, symbols, open paths etc, and if items are grouped together, they will stay as a bunch together. 🥐 Head over to the Space Fill Panel and click the Make button. This will scatter the objects. 🥐 Now you can mess around with the panel settings! https://lnkd.in/e8s9VJ-j . . . #astutegraphics #vectorsticker #VectorFirstAid #VectorScribe #artwork #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #poster #illustration #art #screenprint #poster #postermockup #posterart #vector #mirrorme #illustrator #instantsymmetry #illustratortips #illustratorlifehacks

If you use the roughen effect in Adobe Illustrator, you’ll want to try Astute Graphics' perturb live effect for finer control! Perturb allows you to distort vector shapes, paths, and text non-destructively and flick through endless variations with the seed button. Try it today ➡ https://lnkd.in/dN-fdHsV . . . #astutegraphics #wavylineart #artwork #gridart #checkeredart #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #poster #illustration #art #poster #postermockup #posterart #vector #illustrator #illustratortips #illustratorlifehacks

Today we’ve used the PathScribe Panel to create these three flowers: 🌼 Open the PathScribe Panel which is part of VectorScribe (Window > Astute Graphics > PathScribe) 🌼 Click the Plus button to add more points to path - by default it will add one point between each existing point with each press. 🌼 Drag one of the selected handles up and out from your circle and all the handles will follow. 🌼 Release the mouse when you’re happy with your flower shape. Start your 7 day trial today ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ezAptBQh . . . . . #astutegraphics #flowerart #vectorflower #artwork #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #poster #illustration #art #poster #vector #mirrorme #illustrator #instantsymmetry #illustratortips #illustratorlifehacks

👀 STACK LIVE EFFECTS 👀 We took a simple green stroke and turned it into this tomato vine just by stacking live effects in Adobe Illustrator. 🍅 The Dashify, Extend Path and Make Shape are all new to the building block live effects you can get from Astute Graphics. 🍅 You can create brush effects like this in the appearance panel simply by stacking them on your fills and strokes. And they are totally editable and non-destructive. 🍅 They’re even made to work with all the native live effects. https://lnkd.in/ezAptBQh ㅤ. . #liveeffect #liveeffectbuildingblocks #illustrator #illustratortips #graphicdesign #adobeillustrator #illustratortutorial #illustratortip #liveeffects #liveeffecttutorial #appearancepanel #artwork #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #designhack

👀 CITRUS GOT REAL 👀 Achieving the perfect randomness in a design or illustration can be difficult and time consuming, that’s why Randomino’s perturb tool is a huge game changer! You can randomly distort vector shapes, paths, and text non-destructively with this live effect. It’s perfect for producing hand-drawn styles and avoiding the rigid appearance of vectors. 🍊 PEEL like giving it a go? ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dN-fdHsV . . . #astutegraphics #illustratorhack #adobeillustratorhack #adobeillustratortutorial #VectorFirstAid #VectorScribe #artwork #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #poster #illustration #art #screenprint #poster #postermockup #posterart #vector #mirrorme #illustrator #reform #illustratortips #illustratorlifehacks

With DirectPrefs, you can set and draw at any angle without having to rotate your artboard, adjust keyboard increments and manage your guides and grid all in one place! Angles: 🔸 There are three customisable pre-set buttons for you to set recurring angles you work with. Just hold opt and click, enter your desired angle and these will be saved within the panel for next time. 🔸 When you draw, create shapes or add text, it’s being created at your set angle, preventing time spent rotating and reflecting objects. Keyboard Increments: 🔸 When you nudge your object using your arrow keys, the increments also comply with the angle you’ve set. These keyboard increments can be changed, customised and saved for later, just like your angles above. 🔸 It’s not only the value that can be altered, if you change your documents unit of measure, DirectPefs will offer you different preset increment values. Guides & Grid: 🔸 The lowest section in the panel allows you to control your guides and grids visibility, lock and snap status. 🔸 Your grid will also be at the angle you have selected, making it much easier to draw at an angle accurately, especially with snap to grid enabled! Try it out for FREE and keep the plugin 🔸 https://lnkd.in/eiQpAry5 ㅤ #illustrator #illustratortips #graphicdesign #adobeillustrator #illustratortutorial #illustratortip #logodesign #logomaker #logodesigns #brandidentity #visualidentity #liveeffects #artwork #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #poster

CRAY-VING Photoshop abilities when working in Illustrator? 👀 With Phantasm you can apply a live filter effect to your artwork similar to Photoshop! You can adjust: 🦞 Brightness 🦞 Contrast 🦞 Hue 🦞 Saturation 🦞 Lightness 🦞 Exposure 🦞 Temperature Phantasm is perfect for any designer, as it works on vectors, editable text and embedded images. Start your 7 day trial today ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eyF4k79y . . #astutegraphics #texttovector #artificialintelligence #aidesign #designwithai #designwithtexttovector #artwork #digitalillustration #vectorart #Vectorillustration #poster #illustration #art #screenprint #poster #postermockup #posterart #vector #illustrator #illustratortips #illustratorlifehacks

We love to see that our tools make working within Adobe Illustrator: 👉 Faster 👉 More efficient 👉 Simpler 👉 More enjoyable Today's favorite tool is PathScribe (part of the VectorScribe plugin): “Path and point editing that is similar to Composer’s, much more powerful than Illustrator’s built in tool.” - Horst Signs Learn more about this time-saving tool 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezAptBQh Do you already have a favorite Astute Graphics plugin❓ Let us know what it is (and why❗) in the comments. #illustrator #graphicdesignteam #designteam #graphicdesigner #graphicdesigngroup #feedback #testimonials #testimonial #successstories #businessplans #audience #horstsigns #horstsignage #vectordesign #vectorgraphics #illustratortips #tipsfordesigners

We hear that Adobe have put an update to #Illustrator out today. Quite a coincidence. Astute Graphics has just announced the largest set of new live Effects ever — every vector designer's new "Building Blocks" 🚀 https://lnkd.in/ehdn5QTc This is truly one of the best days for Adobe Illustrator users 🤓 #softwarerelease #softwareupdate #newtools #software #development #vectordesign #creative #design #news