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How to Use Smart Guides in Illustrator

December 29, 2009

How to Use Smart Guides in Illustrator

Smart guides are hands down one of Illustrator’s most powerful and useful features. If you have ever tried to place objects next to each other in Illustrator without smart guides you probably know how difficult it is to get them to line up just right. Today’s video tutorial will explain Illustrator’s smart guide functionality and then put it to use using some simple shapes and lines.

Video Tutorial

Preview Image

Below is a screenshot of smart guides in action.

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Posted in: Illustrator Tutorials, Screencasts, Tutorials

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Grant Friedman is a graphic design, blogger, and author. In addition to being the founder of this website, Grant is also an interactive and graphic designer with 10 years of experience who is available for freelance or full-time work.

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sriganesh

@animhut

December 29, 2009

surely try this and see how it comes :D | happy new year
sriganesh´s last blog ..100+ Most Popular Icon packs of 2009
Timothy Blake

@creativenerds

December 29, 2009

I’m really enjoying the sceencasts which you’ve been producing of as late thier great keep doing them. p.s thanks for elegant themes membership:).

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