Illustrator’s New Turntable Tool Is Weird

Chris Piascik August 21, 2025
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I accidentally became an illustrator as a result of a daily drawing project that spanned 14 years. Throughout my career I’ve worked with clients like Cartoon Network, Microsoft, Facebook, Adidas, Nickelodeon, and countless others. This channel is centered around illustration and my career as an illustrator. I also have ADHD, and I talk about that sometimes too. Typical content includes tutorials, reviews of illustration related things I use (typically revolving around an iPad), Tips + Tricks, Lettering (Oh yeah, I do a lot of that too!).

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Adobe Illustrator just added a new feature in the beta called Turntable… and it’s weird. Basically, you can take a 2D vector drawing, hit a button, and Illustrator will spin it around like it’s on a lazy susan. Suddenly, your flat art has different angles — kind of like fake 3D, but still vector. In this video, I test it out on my own drawings (including a cardinal that did not sign up for this experiment). Does it actually work? Is it useful? Or is it just another strange Adobe idea that makes you go “huh”? Watch me put it through the wringer and see if Illustrator’s new Turntable tool is genius… or just goofy. 🌐 Website: https://www.chrispiascik.com 🖌 Check out my Retro Supply Co Brush and Texture pack: https://bit.ly/3Lk5cMl 💟 Become a Patron for exclusive content / access: https://www.patreon.com/c/chrispiascik 🐐👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 👨‍👩‍👧👩‍👧‍👦🦁🦄 Join our growing creative community on Discord: https://discord.gg/aBsrr6PuMN 💌 Sign up to my mailing list and get a free download!: https://www.chrispiascik.com/free-download ☎︎ Book a 1hr call with me! https://superpeer.com/chrispiascik 🛒 Stuff I use and Recommend: https://tinyurl.com/CPamazonshop 👨‍🎓 Check out my Skillshare classes w/ a FREE Month: https://tinyurl.com/MYSKILLSHARE #art #illustration #drawing #DigitalArt ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ DISCLOSURE: I sometimes review and/or link to products & services I have used (or tried). When available, I use referral links, which means if you click one of the links in this video or description and make a purchase I may receive a small commission or other compensation. Often times, the links to products/gear are links to those products on Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for content creators to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and related sites.

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