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Hey everyone! Today we will be creating a nice Japanese style cherry blossom scene in Adobe Illustrator using the Blob brush, Eraser and the Ellipse tool. So let’s get started! Final Image Below you can see the final image for this project. Project Details Program Adobe Illustrator CS4 + Difficulty Beginners / Intermediate Topics Covered Blob Brush, Eraser, Ellipse Tool Estimated Completion Time 1.5 – 2 hours Step 1 Create a new document 600
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In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an aerial view of a car using Adobe Illustrator. The nice part about illustrating it from this angle is that you only have to draw half of the car! As reference, I am using a photograph I took of a diecast model MINI. 1. Place the Reference Photo Create a New document and File > Place the reference photo onto the artboard. Title the first layer “reference”. Double-click the “reference” layer to bring up the Layer Options dialogue box. To lock the layer and keep it safe from stray mouse or pen clicks, tick the box next to Lock . Then, tick Dim Images to 50% , or any other percentage that suits you. Create another layer above the locked “reference” layer. This will be the illustration layer. Title it “Awesome Illustration” A little self-praise before you begin never hurts! 2. Create a Dividing Line Create a vertical line down the center of the car photo. Then, go to View > Guides >…
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With this tutorial today, we are going to make a repeating pattern for the back of a birthday card. From the digital … This can be anything from a simple shape to a few different vector graphics or illustrations . You will see here
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In this tutorial I will show you how to create a detailed robot head in Adobe Illustrator. The tools that I will be used in this tutorial include: the Pen Tool (P), Ellipse Tool (L), Rounded Rectangle Tool and Eyedropper Tool (I). I will also using Pathfinder panel and Outline Stroke options in the process. Patience is needed when creating such a detailed illustration. So let’s begin! 1. Prepare the Basic Sketch Step 1 Create a New Document ( Control + N ), name it “Robotic Head”. Set the artboard size to 600px x 700px and Color Mode CMYK at 72dpi . All we need is a basic sketch in this first step. So we can start by creating a new layer, name it “Basic Sketch”. Step 2 Draw a rough sketch of robot head with Blob Brush Tool ( Shift + B ). In this case, I will recommend you to do it with a graphic tablet as it will feel…
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Inspiration can come from many sources. The inspiration for this effect is from a recent BBC One animation for their spring season programming. In the following steps you will learn how to create a colorful text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to setup a simple grid and how to create a set of graphic styles using the Appearance panel and some basic effects. Next, using the Ellipse Tool and the Transform effect you will learn how to create the pieces that will help you build the text. For the final touches you will learn how to create a scatter brush and how to use a built-in pattern or a pucker and bloat effect. 1. Create a New Document & Setup a Grid Hit Control-N to create a new document. Enter 600 in the width box and 360 in the height box then click on the Advanced button . Select RGB , Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the Align New Objects to Pixel Grid box is unchecked before your click OK . Enable the Grid ( View > Show Grid ) and the Snap to Grid ( View > Snap to Grid ). You’ll need a grid every 1px, so simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides > Grid , enter 1 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. You should also open the Info panel ( Window > Info ) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. Do not forget to set the unit of measurement to…
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This tutorial starts out with a tour of the Illustrator interface, and an explanation of vector art . Once you have a grounding in the basic navigation, Andy quickly takes you into applying Illustrator tools for selections, color management, shapes, fills …
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Nothing beats the beauty of painstakingly crafted hand lettered type but not all of us have the patience or ability to create such lovely letterings. With this tutorial I hope to show you a few techniques you can use to adjust pre-made fonts and break them apart to create your own masterpiece in Adobe Illustrator. For this tutorial I will be using some fonts that you can find at the following locations: Mission Script Twentytwelve Slab Tip: Please be aware that you may have to install fonts before you open Illustrator in order for it to show up in your list of fonts. 1. Create a New Document The size of your document for this project is entirely up to your purpose with the finished product. For me, …
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Tutorials can often be your greatest source of inspiration and learning when trying to design . Adobe illustrator is a vector graphics editor that mostly use in standard applications in creating illustrations designs. Adobe illustrator …
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Practical working files further enhance the learning process and provide a degree of retention that is unmatched by any other form of Adobe Illustrator CS6 tutorial , online or offline… so you'll know the exact steps for your own projects. Contents: 00. Free Videos From This Course 01. … Creating And Managing Vector -Based Shapes 09. The Ubiquitous Pen Tool 10. The Illustrator Type … Working With Images And Masks 14. Down And Dirty Illustrator Tricks 15.
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… Adobe Illustrator with this Ultimate Digital Hot Rod Flame Tutorial . Over the years I've needed hot rod style flames for various projects and every time I came to the same conclusion – I will never find the perfect stock clip art …