HowTo: Add and Edit Custom Fills in Illustrator

Or, how to make even prettier pie charts

Following on from the previous pie chart tutorial, in this tutorial we’ll cover exactly how to add and manipulate custom pattern fills in Illustrator – a very powerful technique that allows for some very fancy effects. We’re only scratching the surface of what this sort of thing can be used for, but it you’re after an effect similar to that used in the Demographics of Digg post, then this is all you need to know. [read more...]