Adobe: Illustrator 2021

: A tool that allows designers to instantly change the color palette of an entire illustration by sampling colors from an imported photo or using AI-driven palettes.

| Feature | Illustrator 2021 | Illustrator 2025 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Basic Extrusion & Revolve (Beta level) | Full Ray Tracing, 1000+ Materials, Image-based lighting | | AI Integration | None (No Generative AI) | Firefly AI: Text-to-Vector, Generative Recolor | | Sharing | Cloud Docs + CC Libraries | Share for Review (web annotations) + Linked Assets | | Performance | Good (M1 Native) | Excellent (M3/Intel 13th gen optimizations) | Adobe Illustrator 2021

Puppet Warp received a massive speed boost. You can now place pins to bend and twist vector shapes (like a snake or a dancer’s arm) without rasterizing the shape. In 2021, Adobe allowed you to adjust the of the mesh to prevent tearing. : A tool that allows designers to instantly