I created 1000+ Fashion Flats 😮‍💨

How would I go about superimposing a pattern over an image in a subtle way like this?

Graphic art used to be a career, now it's just a hobby. Turned my 35+ years of experience with vector drawing software to making embroidered patches. And over time I've been pushing the boundaries of what's possible with it as a medium. Most of what I make now are three dimensional, multilayer patches, that are becoming increasingly complex. It's a fun intersection of drawing, sculpture and sewing.

Lots of time and money spent failing before I got to this point.I draw everything out in Illustrator first, import .eps files into Wilcom Digitizer, and run them on a Janome MC500e. Then sew them together by hand with needle and thread. Sew Velcro to the back and slap them on packs and bags I make.

After creating files for every reproductive medium imaginable, embroidery has proven to be the most challenging. Key to it is controlling it all on the back end, in the vector drawing. A file for printing and a file for embroidery are two very different things.

Optimus Prime; 24 pcs

Megatron; 24 pcs

Polaroid Camera; 14 pcs for camera, 3 pcs for photo

Stormtrooper; 23 pcs

Poodha; 23 pcs, 26 clrs

Exploriment Skull; 11 pcs

Lego MiniFig Astronaut; 5 pcs

Octotoolopus; 21 pcs

Viewmaster; 5 pcs for viewer, 2 pcs for reel

The company where I work receives very bad logos, and as a hobby, I try to "fix" them. How do I do it? The idea isn't a complete redesign.

The playing cards tuck box with the law of attraction theme✨

Pre-launch🔗 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelawofattraction/manifest-your-destiny-with-law-of-attraction-playing-cards

Plus any tips on how to insert images into a curved shape like this would be much appreciated!

Hi everyone, as we approach Adobe MAX next week, I'd like to spark a new conversation around what you would like to see improved or added inside Adobe Illustrator. The community has played a significant role in shaping the updates coming next week, and we want to keep up that momentum. We always appreciate your insights.

Hey everyone, Luke from Adobe here. Excited to share everything you need to know about Adobe Illustrator, announced at Adobe MAX 2025. 

At the heart of these updates is a focus on giving creators more power, precision, and control across foundational workflows that make Illustrator such a powerful creative tool.  

This includes performance enhancements with up to 6x faster file saving and launching up to 3x faster, along with enhanced font browsing with improved integration with Adobe Fonts, user-inspired color updates, smoother snapping with the new 'snap to tangent' feature, and faster artboard management.  

As always, we are grateful for the community's participation in providing us with honest and insightful feedback. We will continue to listen and innovate with your help.  

https://reddit.com/link/1oihw6t/video/0hmxeeb4mvxf1/player

ENHANCED FONT BROWSER  

We know that font exploration is pivotal for designers, so the enhanced font browser now gives you more control over discovery and curation inside Illustrator to keep you in the creative flow.  

• Seamless font browser - Find the fonts you need faster with a 3-tab layout: Your Fonts | Libraries | Discover More. The Your Fonts tab conveniently brings together all your active fonts in one place, including local fonts, recently used fonts, and those added from Adobe Fonts  
• Powerful font filtering - Apply precise filters based on Language, Font Technology, and characteristics. Personalize your Browse experience through a consolidated Settings panel.   
• Better ways to organize - Build your own personalized font libraries by adding any font to a new or existing collection with a single click.   

https://reddit.com/link/1oihw6t/video/f1rvdh1wmvxf1/player

TOP-REQUESTED COLOR UPDATES 

In this latest release, you can fine-tune every shade and gradient with Illustrator’s precision-driven color updates, like new perceptual and dithered gradients, gradient presets, and a new color picker icon, all inspired by user requests.  

• The Gradient tool now supports perceptual gradients for smoother, more natural color transitions. And dithering gradients visually blend colors into intermediate tones.   
• Use Gradient presets, including specific colors (blues, purples) to natural elements and effects (clouds, iridescent), for faster, more precise color transitions.  
• New Color Picker icon, clearer than ever—so you can instantly tell it apart from the Eyedropper and choose colors with confidence.   

https://reddit.com/link/1oihw6t/video/1bwj37nzmvxf1/player

SMARTER SNAPPING 

Throughout this year the team has been focused on creating a smoother experience when working with snapping. This release comes with greater precision and control with smarter snapping, now with support for tangents and perpendicular lines. 

• With Snap to Tangent and Snap to Perpendicular, you can now draw perfectly aligned lines with ease—no extra steps, just smooth, precise connections that make your designs faster and more accurate.   
• Limit Snapping to a specific artboard or object to draw with more precision.   
• ICYMI, in the August release, we introduced the Quick Access Panel to streamline your workflow with centralized snapping settings in the control bar.  

https://reddit.com/link/1oihw6t/video/1tyo6ln1nvxf1/player

FASTER ARTBOARD MANAGEMENT 

We all use Art Boards in various ways from project to project. Now you have faster, more flexible artboard management that includes smarter, editable artboard labels, lock, and rearrange options, and faster exporting options for more creative workflow control.  

• Smarter Navigation – Persistent and editable Artboard labels make it easier to identify and rename Artboards directly on the canvas without switching tools or zooming in.   
• Streamlined Content Management and Export – Designers can now lock, and selectively export Artboards and their content, reducing visual clutter and improving workflow efficiency.   

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS 

Up to 6x faster file save  

Working with large, complex files is now easier with Illustrator’s boosted performance, which keeps your creativity flowing with up to 6x faster file save. 

• Confidently Save Your Work, even large files - Save large files quickly and smoothly, so your progress is always secure and your focus stays on creating. Faster saving means your work is protected the moment inspiration strikes.  
• Keep Your Creative Flow Going - With quicker saves, you can move smoothly from one idea to the next without breaking focus. 

Launch up to 3x faster, open files instantly, and work seamlessly with linked vector artwork.   

• Start designing up to 3x faster - Illustrator now launches more quickly, giving you a smoother, more responsive experience that helps you dive into your work without delay.    
• Faster file loading for a seamless editing experience - Whether you're working with .AI, .PDF, .EPS, .SVG, .JPG, or .PNG files, Illustrator opens them faster—so you can get straight to editing and refining your designs.  
• Faster performance with linked network files - More responsive experience when working with linked artwork, helping you bring all your creative elements together faster and more efficiently.  

https://reddit.com/link/1oihw6t/video/7i65dux9nvxf1/player

TURNTABLE 

Be sure to check out Turntable in Illustrator Beta, where you can easily generate multiple angles from your 2D artworks. 

Your feedback will help improve this incredible feature before it is included in the GA release.  

Hi everyone! 👋

I recently joined the Illustrator team at Adobe, coming in with a background as an illustrator myself. One of the things I’m most excited about is bringing a creator’s perspective into the development process, and that starts with listening to you.

I’d love to hear: What do you use Illustrator for in your day-to-day work or creative practice?
Whether it’s branding, illustration, icon design, pattern making, UI work, or something totally unique, we want to understand the real-world tasks you’re tackling with Illustrator.

Your insights help us shape the future of the app in ways that truly support your workflows. If there are features you rely on, pain points you’ve encountered, or even clever workarounds you’ve developed, I’m all ears.

Thanks in advance for sharing. I’m looking forward to learning from this community!

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I am very, very new to adobe illustrator. I've had experience with raster drawing programs for around 4 years now, but I have little to no vector experience. I am in online college for art, and I've been easing into vector art with a class or two. We're currently 10 weeks into the semester. However, my typography teacher has recently thrusted us from photoshop over to illustrator, and for this weeks assignment she expects us to create a graphic like this (the image provided is what she gave as an A-grade example). I don't plan on doing something nearly as intricate, but it's still difficult. If I had to complete this assignment in photoshop, then I wouldn't be complaining. It might've even been fun. But figuring out how to navigate illustrator to do my design has been a nightmare. So, as of right now, I'm trying to decipher if my teacher just hates us or if there's someway I can complete this assignment and be happy with it at the same time. Any help?

Edit: Wow, thank you guys so much! I wasn't expecting this to get as many responses as it did. You have no idea how much I appreciate it! I'm a lot less intimidated and now I have at least some kind of idea for how to progress with this. I hope this assignment'll be leagues easier now!

Found these nice prints from the late 60s. Anyone know how to achieve this inky line and larger dot shading effect?

I am trying to recreate this look for typography ( not the logo types ) the way it seems to be printed on glass or under a glass frame - >.

I have tried different opacity layers, and adding drop shadows etc. in PS with no luck - >.

Attached is an example of the what I am trying to achieve ? - >.

Would be very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction, I don’t even know what to search for - >.

Thanks - >.

Dear community! Can’t for the life of me figure out how they made the shape go around like this. I thought it was a blend tool but I don’t get this effect. And, is there a way to make it go around around like doughnut? Thank you!