Creating 3D Planets with Illustrator
This tutorial is about how you can create a sapphire and apply the texture map on it.

Create a Textured Journal Icon
Illustrator is an amazing tool for building scalable vector art. I 've decided to see what you can do for texture within Illustrator. The results of this experimentation are summed up in this tutorial.

A Quick Wood Grain Texture Using Adobe Illustrator
Making a wood grain in Illustrator can seem to be a daunting task. Not to fear - this is a relatively easy way to make a good-looking detailed wood grain using the warp tools.

Creating a Toaster-Popping Illustration
With this tutorial, learn how to apply some effects not often used in Illustrator, like the Chrome effect, which is used to create metallic look with a realistic aspect. Also, notable in this tutorial is the use of Texturizer to create toast texture. We will also use 3D effect and the Mesh tool, which bring depth to the this illustration.

Disco Ball
Learn to create a cool 3D disco ball using 3D evolve tool. See how to create the disco ball texture and map it on the sphere.