Repeating styling tasks in Illustrator can be a waste of time. Fortunately, with a little bit of Illustrator magic, they can be handled for you.
Join us for a free 1-hour webinar on Tuesday, June 2 at 10 am Pacific to explore one of Illustrator’s most powerful and overlooked features: Graphic Styles.
In this replay of a highly rated @creativeproweek session, @lauracoylecreative shows you how to build your own styles, apply them across your artwork, and make global updates without reworking every object. You’ll discover practical workflows, smart shortcuts, and creative techniques you can use right away.
You’ll learn how to:
• Apply complex styling instantly by building Graphic Styles from fills, strokes, and effects
• Update your entire document in seconds with fast, global artwork changes
• Save time on future projects by creating reusable, scalable custom styles
• Keep your artwork consistent by avoiding broken style links, and fixing them when they occur
• Add and layer effects without rework using additive styles that preserve existing appearances
• Format type correctly and consistently using object-level appearances instead of manual overrides
Chat with attendees and experts throughout the session, and then bring your questions to our live follow-up Q&A with Laura.
Plus, you’ll receive a special discount code for $100 off CreativePro Week 2026, being held in Nashville June 29–July 3.
Can’t watch live? Everyone who signs up will receive a link to watch the recording on demand after the webinar, available until June 26.
Sign up now at CreativeProWeek.com
Photoshop and Illustrator have been a dynamic duo at the core of professional design workflows for decades. But these powerhouse programs are always evolving, and yesterday’s best practices have been replaced by new tools and techniques that are easier and faster than ever.
If you want to save time and get better results with photos and illustrations, these five sessions at CreativePro Week 2026, picked by our Editor-In-Chief Mike Rankin, are just the ticket:
• Hidden Photoshop Features Designers Love – @jrfromptc
• Photoshop and Illustrator: Playing Nice Together – @nigelfrenchphoto
• Mastering Masking in Lightroom & Camera Raw – @photoshopwithben
• Illustrator Power Techniques – @lauracoylecreative
• Beyond Compositing: Creative Workflows Powered by AI – @robdewinter1
working on this illustration made me smile every day, listening to music and dreaming in bright colors…
Hope Fest is happening on May 16 at Vinyl at Center Stage, all for a great cause. Great live music by Tounds and Mimi Naja.
All proceeds support @hopeatlanta and their work to prevent and end homelessness in Atlanta.
I’m so glad I got to work with @ryanwoodsdesign and the Hope Atlanta Young Professionals board on the artwork.
Hope to see you there. See my link in bio for more info. @itsspelledtounds@miminaja
Laura Coyle returns to CreativePro Week for her 7th year of speaking! 🎨
A world-class illustrator, educator, Adobe Community Expert—and yes, even a jazz singer—Laura brings a creative, practical approach to mastering Illustrator. Through her teaching, supportive learning community, and courses, she helps designers build skills, confidence, and a workflow that actually works.
Don’t miss her sessions, “Making Confident Color Choices in Illustrator” and “Illustrator Power Techniques”, at CreativePro Week 2026.
White lines in your Illustrator patterns?
This is a question I hear a lot, so I put together a quick checklist you can swipe through and save. It covers the 3 most common reasons and what to check for each one.
Watch my YouTube video for the step-by-step fixes and a printable checklist - see my 👆linkibio
❤️ Save this so you have it handy next time those lines show up.
#adobeillustrator #patterns #patterndesign
Spread the Illustrator love for Valentine’s Day! ❤️
GET THE ❤️ BRUSHES, sign up for my newsletter at the link in bio 👆, and I’ll send them right over!
Here are two ways to scale an art brush to toss and scatter hearts:
1️⃣ Create a new art brush and set it to “Stretch to Fit Stroke Length”
2️⃣ Use the Line Segment tool to prevent heart bending
3️⃣ In the Appearance panel flyout, make sure “New Art Has Basic Appearance” is unchecked
4️⃣ Draw ✏️
5️⃣ Double-click the brush to switch to “Scale Proportionately” for big and small hearts
One brush, two fun settings!
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘 Please like and share!
#adobeillustrator #brushes #pattern #patterndesign #surfacedesign @adobe
Swooshy abstract repeat pattern in #adobeillustrator - I use pattern mode to make a repeat from my sketch, but create the repeat outside of pattern mode so my linework stays live (unexpanded) and I can always change it. Best add-on tools: my iPad with Astropad for drawing, and @astutegraphics Extend Path tool. 🧡 #illustrator #vector #pattern #patterndesign
SALE! Take $30 off your first payment on any plan at Laura Coyle Courses! Treat yourself and learn Adobe Illustrator at your own pace in the way that works best for you:
🧡 Clear, step-by-step courses that give you a steady, logical path for building your skills.
🧡 Training on core tools, beginning foundations, everyday workflows, pattern design, exploring color, working with textures, images, plugins, scripts, and drawing on the iPad.
🧡 Updates on new features and how to use them in your own workflow.
🧡 Live Q&A sessions where you can ask questions, watch me demo techniques, and try out new tools and workflows together in real time.
👆For more info, jump to the link in my profile
Join us now! This is our best sale of the year. ⭐️
#adobeillustrator #patterndesign #vector #illustrator #surfacedesign #graphicdesign #design #adobe #astutegraphics
Our Zoom call today was all about ACTIONS in #adobeillustrator - they save you time by automating multi-step tasks. 🤩Do you use actions? We cover a different topic plus Q&A twice a month in my Illustrator learning community. Find out more in my #linkinbio 👆#vector #illustrator #artlicensing #surfacedesign #craft #art #patterns
