This must-see video shares 10 hidden tips for Adobe Illustrator

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(Image credit: Satoti Graphics on YouTube)

Creative software is so powerful nowadays there's always something new to learn. Most software contains a bunch of hidden capability just waiting to burst out and make your life easier – and Illustrator is no different. Creatives have been going wild over this video tutorial, which shares 10 hidden tips for getting even more out of Adobe Illustrator.

Sharing tips and tricks like speeding up the grid, and recolouring artwork, this set of, frankly, magical instructions is bound to speed up your productivity and supercharge your process. Don't yet have Illustrator? See our how to download Adobe Illustrator guide, then head over to our favourite Illustrator tutorials.

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Georgia Coggan

Georgia is lucky enough to be Creative Bloq's Editor. She has been working for Creative Bloq since 2018, starting out as a freelancer writing about all things branding, design, art, tech and creativity – as well as sniffing out genuinely good deals on creative technology. Since becoming Editor, she has been managing the site and its long term strategy, helping to shape the diverse content streams CB is known for and leading the team in their own creativity.

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