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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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Adobe Illustrator and its series of versions are known to be the leading vector image editing programs. Illustrator's encompassing tools and features create beautiful vector images used for a myriad of purposes. If you are a
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By using Adobe Illustrator's 3D effects, you'll also discover some of the advantages of using this instead of a full ray-tracing 3D application such as the fact that you don't have to leave the friendly confines of Illustrator , your use of vector objects, which can be re-purpose and scaled down to just about any size without loss of quality, and last but not … And if you're just an aspiring graphic artist who only happened to stumble upon this post but wish to learn a few Illustrator tricks, don't fret.
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We publish tutorials on techniques and effects to make awesome vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator . My name is Sharon Milne, I'm the Editor of Vectortuts+, and it is my pleasure to share with the Adobe Illustrator community
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In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn the step by step process of creating a set of coffee and tea icons, in Adobe Illustrator. If you are looking to take your skills to the next level then Log in or Join Now to get started! View the Tutorial Tuts+ Premium Members can login now for instant access to this tutorial. Membership to Tuts+ Premium gets you access to hundreds of exclusive premium tutorials, top selling ebooks, in-depth courses, member forums, and much more. To learn more about Tuts+ Premium, Take the Tour or Join Today .
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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…