Illustrator Question...

[TinCupid]

Hey, need some help here.
I just downloaded the free tryout for Illustrator 11 CS.
On the onset it looks very impressive but playing around with it I can get a ways but I really don't know what I'm doing.
I have thirty days to decide if I want to get a copy before the trial is over.
Anyone have any useful tut links for an absolute rank beginner in Illustrator?
From what I have seen so far, I could really get into vectoring, this engine seems astounding!
Thanks

[Scott]

Hey TC.. here's a couple...

http://pixel2life.com/tutorials/illustrator.php?tut=17

http://thewebmachine.com/


Google will turn up a lot more. I had some beginner ones.. can't seem to find them now though. I'll keep digging.

[PDG]

http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/illustrator.html

http://www.sketchpad.net/illustrator.htm

http://www.tiemdesign.com/HOWTO/Illustrator.htm

http://www.google.com/search?q=illustrator+tutorials&sourceid=firefox&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

That should keep ya busy ;) Seriously though...I believe Adobe has builtin tuturials in the Help section that help out a lot. A quick way to have fun is to grab your tablet and start using the brushes right from the get-go. Illustrator's 1st initial exposure is so intimidating but stick to it. It's poweful as heck...

[Scott]

Sketchpad.. that's the site I was trying to remember.

[TinCupid]

Thanks guys, looks like I may be a bit busy for a while :)
And PDG, I agree, it seems to be a beast of a vector graphics machine.

[PDG]

I've personally reached a point where I value scalability. I love the fact that vectors in general can scale to any size imaginable. Then again, I'm a big fan of clean, sharp illustrations. Especially the Russian-style propaganda posters.

Yes, Photoshop is a powerhouse too, but there's nothing more aggravating than having a client ask you for a larger version of an old ad and spending several days recreating it from scratch to avoid pixelation.

Best 'o luck, TC!

[PDG]

Another Tutorial place...

http://www.hed.swin.edu.au/design/tutorials/flash.php

Just use the drop down on the right to select "Illustrator".

And another though only the first few are available for viewing...

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=97