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  We created this pepper using Illustrator’s brilliant gradient mesh tool. Let us show you how to create Photorealistic imagery.

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  Illustrator is great for geometric patterns. We created this one with extensive use of Illustrator's appearance palette. You'll be surprised how easy it is.

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  How do you make a flag in Illustrator? You use envelopes, blending modes and gradient meshes. It'll take you about ten minutes when you know how.

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  First we created the profile of the bottle. Then we created the logo. Then we used Illustrator's 3D tools to wrap that label around that profile. Smells good, doesn't it?

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  Recognise this? It's easier than you think when you get a handle on Illustrator’s opacity masks.

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  Illustrator's great for creating ornamental pepper pot designs. This one's a killer. Quick – let's get behind the sofa!

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  A real pen and ink… No it isn’t a photo – and there was no drawing involved. This was done by creating a rectangle and letting Illustrator weave its magic.

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  That's what Illustrator is – and you could be, too! This awards banner was created using graphic styles and a few filter effects.

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  Make a bigger splash with Illustrator. We created our splash using a custom art brush. You can too.

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  OK. We cheated a little. This was created from a photo using live trace and the blend tool. Learn how to turn your pix into vector art.

We can’t get enough of Adobe Illustrator.

With fantastic drawing tools such as Live Paint, Live Effects and Gradient Meshes we believe that there is very little a designer or Illustrator cannot create.

We use Illustrator to create logos and designs using skills that have been painstakingly refined over the years. Some of us for our sins have been using the program since it was called Illustrator 88. (Thatcher was still in power, New labour was Old Labour and a young lad named Gazza was busy making a name for himself up in Tyneside.)

We may have picked up a few wrinkles since that time but Illustrator seems to get younger and fresher. It may just be the program that you have been looking to learn.

If you're a designer who needs to increase your productivity, if you're an illustrator who needs to master Illustrator, if you're an architect who needs to add sparkle to your plans, we can help. If you're a textile designer, a fashion designer, an artist, a marketing maestro or a shop-keeper we can give you skills that will dazzle.

Click on the thumbnails above to see a slideshow of some of the projects that are featured in our renowned Illustrator courses.