Category Archives: Illustrator

Illustrator Texture Masks

By Conrad Haynes | Published: January 4, 2013

Hello everyone, today I am going to show you how to make a simple concept art image in Adobe Illustrator. For this tutorial, I chose to do an image from Disney Pixar’s Up. – Conrad Haynes 1.) To start, we first need to download all the texture references that we will need for the scene. [...]

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How-To: Illustrator Arrangement

By Amanda Peralta | Published: October 11, 2012

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to arrange objects in Adobe Illustrator. I’ll cover aligning objects (to other objects, art boards, or selections), even distribution of objects, how to create and use guides and other adjustments. This tutorial was made with Adobe Illustrator CS6 in mind, available on all MPS computers.

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Introduction to the Pen Tool in Illustrator

By faber | Published: April 29, 2012

Though it is initially a bit daunting to learn, once mastered, the pen tool is perhaps the most powerful and versatile tool in the software’s arsenal. Today, however, will serve more as an introduction to the pen tool and demonstrate some of its capacity for creative application. The pen tool works through a series of [...]

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Live Trace Tutorial in Adobe Illustrator

By faber | Published: October 11, 2011

Many times, a person will want to incorporate an image or graphic into an Illustrator project, but they only have it as a jpeg, and don’t want to hand-trace it. Now, tracing with the pen tool can be quick and easy once you’ve got the hang of it, but it takes practice, so if you [...]

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Using the Pathfinder Tool in Adobe Illustrator

By faber | Published: December 14, 2010

Written by MPS Consultant Angie Yu – for more help with this topic, visit Angie at the MPS during her scheduled hours, visible on our Live Schedule. The pathfinder tool in Illustrator is one of the niftiest and most useful tools for manipulating paths. You can find the pathfinder tool by going to Window > Pathfinder.

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  • New MPS West Now Open!

    The new MPS in 006 Bostock is officially open! Come see us in our new location near the Link in the lower level of Bostock.

    The Old Chem branch of the Multimedia Project Studio is now permanently closed.

  • What is the MPS?

    The Multimedia Project Studios are a series of high-end computer labs located at Duke University. We feature cutting edge equipment and industry standard software and are staffed by a corps of student Multimedia Consultants who are available to help you out with your project on a one-on-one basis, but are not able to do production work on your behalf.
    MPS Lab Locations & Hours
    MPS East
    115 Lilly Library
    The MPS in Lilly is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.

    MPS West
    006 Bostock
    The MPS in Bostock is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.



    Staffed Hours for Both Locations

    Winter, summer, and other break hours will vary, according to student consultant availability. To check consultants' availability, view our Live Schedule.

    Sunday - Thursday: noon to midnight
    Friday: noon to six
    Be sure to check our Live Schedule to see who will be on staff and our staff page to meet our talented consultants.