25+ Tutorials for Working with Shapes in Illustrator

in this post we’ll feature 40 Illustrator tutorials for working with shapes in various ways and for a variety of purposes. As you’ll see in these tutorials, shapes can be used for plenty of real-world purposes in everyday design.

Tutorials for Working with Shapes in Illustrator

Change the Size of a Rounded Rectangle After Being Drawn

Creating a Rotatable Globe in Adobe Illustrator

Illustrate a Vector Lifesaver from Scratch

Simultaneously Expand When Creating Compound Shapes

Extract Paths from Mesh Shapes

Blending Shapes & Colors

Drawing Basic Shapes

The Perfect Diamond

Illustrator Shapes Tutorial

Swingin’ Retro Look in Adobe Illustrator

How to Make Realistic Skate Wheels in Illustrator

Working with Orthographic Projections and Basic Isometrics

How to Create a Magic Wand Icon

Make a Shiny Gum Ball Machine with Mesh Gradients

Adobe Illustrator in 3D

Creating 3D Shapes in Illustrator (video)

Crazy 3D Shapes in Illustrator (video)

Using Photoshop Path Shapes for 3D Effect in Illustrator (video)

Spacing Boxes in Adobe Illustrator (video)

Spin the Bottle with 3D Revolve

Design a Vector Audio Speaker Icon in Illustrator

Making a TUTS Style Shield in Illustrator

How to Make a Delicious Vector Orange in 9 Decisive Steps

Design Gift Boxes Using Illustrator’s 3D Tools

Creating a Can of Beans by Mapping Vector’s to a 3D Object

Create a Vector RSS Icon with illustrator

Make a Perfect Triangle Path in Illustrator

Complex Circular Design Techniques

For more tutorials, see:

• Photoshop Tutorials for Lighting and Abstract Effects
• Photoshop Tutorials for Textures and Backgrounds