Recently on our Facebook page, we were asked in response to a vector tutorial being posted:
Ain't that too detailed for Illustrator?
In response to one of our readers... here's an article especially for you and other vector fans. Here are 27 tutorials from our archives, with amazingly detailed end results, that you wouldn't believe were created in Adobe Illustrator.
27 Amazingly Detailed Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
Let's start with the original tutorial which our reader questioned...
If you're looking for more detailed Gradient Mesh tutorials, Vladimir Galantsev has plenty available over on his profile. Here are some of my favourite detailed gradient mesh tutorials by him and other talented artists on Envato Tuts+.
Amazingly Detailed Gradient Mesh Tutorials
How to Draw a Festive Winter Landscape With Glowing Lamps in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Traditional Chinese Bird and Flower Painting Using Gradient Mesh
How to Draw a Gradient Mesh Sunflower in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Rainbow Umbrella in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Burning Vector Match Using Gradient Meshes
How to Create a Realistic Reindeer with Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator
Amazingly Detailed Illustration Tutorials
Did you know Illustrator can do more than detailed gradient meshes? Well what about these detailed illustrations!
Working With Blending Modes and Gradients to Create a Dark Elf
Vectoring Short Hair in a Negative Space Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create Vector Sushi Icons in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Watercolor Mermaid Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Vibrant Day of the Dead Portrait in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Detailed Isometric Building in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Sparkling, Glitter Portrait From Stock in Adobe Illustrator
Experiment With Color in Adobe Illustrator to Create an Abstract Rose Illustration
Create a Cute Moldovan Chibi Character in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Vector Portrait With Curly Hair in Adobe Illustrator
Create an Art Nouveau-Inspired Glinda Character in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Greyscale Monochrome Vector Portrait in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Slam Dunk Cat With Textured Background in Illustrator
It's Guy Fawkes Night! Create a Bonfire With Blends in Adobe Illustrator
Amazingly Detailed Illustrator Text Effect Tutorials
What happens if illustration isn't your thing... well we've got plenty detailed text effect tutorials in Adobe Illustrator!
How to Create a Sari-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Colorful, Sparkly Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Cherry Pie Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Mosaic, BBC Inspired, Text Art Effect in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create a Rococo Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Create a Detailed Cheese Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
Show Us Your Detailed Vector!
Let's open the floor... do you create detailed vector art? We'd love to see it, so please upload it to the comments and show other vector fans what you can create with some vector points.
Stay tuned to Envato Tuts+, for more detailed vector art tutorials... as well as other amazing content for Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Affinity Designer, and much, much more!
