Tracing is a way convert a raster image into a vector image. Raster images consist of pixels and are good at storing rich details…

Layers in Illustrator can be confusing as they are not as straightforward as say in Photoshop or many other programs. What you might understand…

By default, Illustrator’s background is shown as white, which doesn’t allow you to see whether some of your objects themselves have white background or…

Patterns are special types of fills, alongside with solid colors and gradients, that consist of repeating objects. They can be made out of any…

Outlining text can actually mean two different things: creating (or converting to) outlines before sending off for print or making your text look outlined.…

There is actually a surprising amount of ways to combine, group or merge objects together in Adobe Illustrator which can lead to confusion. But…

Gradient is a blend between two or more colors or different levels of transparency and the Gradient Tool is a way to fill with…

Clipping mask is a vector shape used to hide the visibility of objects in Illustrator. You can use it to clip the visibility of…

There are plenty of different ways you can resize a layer in Photoshop, but the most common and by far the most universal method,…

Feathering is an easy way of blending an image into another image or background by softening the edges. Extracting something from background properly takes…

Merging layers is necessary when you want to optimize the structure of your file or make several objects behave as one under your manipulations.…

Most of us know how to crop an image from its original, rectangular shape into another, usually smaller rectangular shape that leaves unnecessary objects,…

Photoshop provides a variety of tools for blurring images for all kinds of purposes: blurring objects or specific parts of images, smoothing backgrounds or…

Selection is one of the most important parts, if not the most important part, in image editing, so it’s not surprising there are dozens…