Gradient Mesh » The Adobe Illustrator Video Podcast

Last week we took a look at the Actions Panel in Illustrator CS3 and how we could use some of Illustrator’s built-in actions to help us improve our everyday workflow.

In this week’s episode (per user request) we take a look at how to create our own simple Action in Adobe Illustrator. I find this extremely useful for adding in functionalities, such as on the fly opacity change, that Illustrator lacks. Hopefully after watching this you have a better understand of what an Illustrator Action is, and how you can create your own to help you improve your skills.

Download Episode 06 (quicktime).

Everyone is always looking for that competitive edge when it comes to the world of creative media. In this episode of Gradient Mesh we take a look at one of the little-known features of Adobe Illustrator, the Actions Panel, which is sure to help you gain that competitive edge.

Many people use Actions on a daily basis in Photoshop, but very few people even know it exists inside of Illustrator. The best part about the Actions Panel in Illustrator is that it is identical in terms of look and functionality to its counterpart in Photoshop!

Download Episode 05 (Quicktime)