This tutorial explains how to make patterns that will repeat seamlessly in Illustrator. It shows how to use single and multiple images.

Learn how to make a black-and-white vector Silhouette in Adobe Illustrator using this easy-to-understand tutorial for beginners.

Once you've selected a pattern swatch in Illustrator, you can apply the pattern to other tools. Using the Rectangle Tool, you can quickly use a pattern to fill the entire page using the same pattern.

Using Illustrator's Tracing tool, you can create a vector edition of a pixelated image, enlarge it and thereby smooth out the grainy edges and blurry artifacts.

Illustrator's Live Trace feature is the subject of our fourth article on how to create your own avatar portrait for social networking Web sites and instant messengers.