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How to Draw Complex Folds and Ruffles in Fabric and Clothing
Jun 18th
Generally speaking, intricate designs all start with very simple shapes and are easy to create once you know how, but unless you know where to begin, it can prove to be challenging. This tutorial guides you through fabric movement and folds, continuing on to creating a few simple features of more intricate clothing design, which can then be used alongside each other to build up to a higher level of drawing clothing. This tutorial builds on the knowledge gained from my previous clothing tutorial , which was aimed at beginners. 1. Fabric Movement Example 1 When it comes to drawing fabric and clothing, the first thing you’ll need to consider is fabric movement, and how it will fall over the curves of your character’s figure. Before you start drawing any clothing, take a look at fabric around you – your own clothing, for example – and how that works and where it folds, and why. Below are a few examples, using my trusty green curtain, of how fabric folds, and the different shapes it makes, and where the light falls in ‘normal’ lighting. The first example is of the curtain just being a curtain, and it falls and folds vertically, the folds created by the bunching at the top. This example is useful should you wish to consider drawing long flowing skirts, dresses or cloaks. Example 2 The fabric here is folded to fall …
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How to Draw and Vector a Kawaii Vampire Chibi in Illustrator
Jun 13th
Let’s get cute! In this tutorial you’ll learn how to build a chibi character from scratch using the Shape Builder Tool (Shift-M) , Pen Tool (P) , transparent gradients, and more in Adobe Illustrator! The idea of a chibi character is to diminish the overall form, making it cute, big-eyed, and pretty simplistic. Let’s get to it! 1. Form the Head Step 1 Much like Voltron, we’ll start by forming the head. Draw a circle with the Ellipse Tool (L) . You’ll want to hold down Shift to keep it from getting squashed. This circle is a simple line at 1pt Stroke Weight . Step 2 Use the Paintbrush Tool (B) to draw two curved lines bisecting the circle. These will help you define the angle of the head and placement of facial features. In this case, the head will be at a 3/4 view (or thereabouts). 2. Draw the Face Step 1 These blue lines drawn with the Paintbrush Tool (B) are for the base sketch of the face. So no worries if you want to doodle it out a bit or make several changes. Draw a large, almond-shaped eye. This one has two parts: a …
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How to Draw and Vector a Kawaii Vampire Chibi in Illustrator
Free Blue Business Card Design Template Vector | Free Vector Art
Jun 7th
Free vector visiting card design template. Vector Terms : visiting … Drawing created with Adobe Illustrator , a vector graphics editing program; composed of paths connected by points, commonly used for logos and print media. Since Illustrator
A Quick n' Easy Illustrator Tutorial in Drawing Cool … – Naldz Graphics
May 7th
A Quick n' Easy Illustrator Tutorial in Drawing Cool Web Icons. by Alan Klim. advertisement. In this tutorial we're going to create a modern hamburger web icon. We'll be using Illustrator because it's much easier to adjust the sizes without losing …
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Using Gradients to Create a Slick & Fun Cartoon Worm in Adobe Illustrator
Apr 17th
In this tutorial, I’ll be showing you how to draw a slick and funny worm character from rough sketch to the final illustration. I’ll be using various Adobe Illustrator tools and blending options. Let’s get started! 1. Create the Outline of the Worm from a Sketch Base Step 1 I usually start my drawing with a rough sketch in Adobe Photoshop, scanned pencil doodle or directly in Adobe Illustrator. There is no need to add a lot of details, as we will add them later. Let’s create a New Document (File > New) about 600 x 600 pixels, RGB mode. File > Place your sketch image in the middle of the artboard and Lock the layer in order not to move the picture accidentally. Now Create New Layer and let’s start drawing the outline!…
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Using the Blend Tool to Create a Halftone Effect Portrait in Adobe Illustrator
Apr 16th
The Blend Tool has been part of Adobe Illustrator for a long time and it’s very simple to work with. The tool creates objects that fill the space between two key objects. Let’s say we have a square as object A and a circle as object B; the Blend Tool will create intermediate figure shapes between these two objects. You can add how many steps you want and it remains editable until you expand it. We can use this tool to create many effects. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the Blend Tool to create semi-realistic halftones with lines. 1. Prepare Your Stock Image in Adobe Photoshop Step 1 To create a semi realistic illustration, a good stock is essential. Let’s work with this image of this beautiful model. Another good point of this picture is the light source that creates dark shadows and visible halftones. This makes it easier to identity where our shading will be created. Step 2 Our work will be done in black and white, using black lines as halftones. Therefore a basic image treatment will help us to…
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Adobe Illustrator tutorials – Create a Vector Illustration of Red
Apr 12th
Beautiful Vector Illustration. From site title missing… (Adobe Illustrator Drawing). Clicks:3084. In depth tutorial on the fine art of illustrating vector art from photographs. Lots of insight and details. Author uses Adobe Illustrator .
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Adobe Illustrator tutorials – Quick Tip – Create a Color Scheme
Apr 8th
Beautiful Vector Illustration. From site title missing… (Adobe Illustrator Drawing). Clicks:3084. In depth tutorial on the fine art of illustrating vector art from photographs. Lots of insight and details. Author uses Adobe Illustrator .
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Quick Tip: How to Make Longcat Truly Infinitely Long in Adobe Illustrator
Apr 1st
The Internet has been taken over by cats and one of the Internet’s famous characters and memes is Longcat . He’s known for his incredibly long length and is subject to many Photoshop graphics. However don’t you think, out of all the cat memes, this one should be in vector? In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a Longcat Pattern Brush in Adobe Illustrator. 1. Planning Your Pattern Brush from a Photo Step 1 Whenever you consider creating a Pattern Brush, the basic theory is to consider the subject in multiple parts. Firstly, the center of the Pattern Brush will be the repeating element. Then if you’re going more in depth, consider the ends of the brush and perhaps the inner and outer corners. For Longcat, I’m going to be breaking him down into two ends (head and feet/tail) and his abdomen center. Use the Line Segment Tool () to create clear boundaries which break up you subject and then Select All (Ctrl + A) and create a Compound Path (Ctrl + 
. Step 2 Draw a Rectangle (M) around the overall subject and then use your lines with the Pathfinder panel to Divide the rectangle. As all the elements which make the brush won’t be central (for instance the tummy isn’t central), then you’ll need these three rectangles set to Opacity 0% to create invisible boundaries for your brush later on in the process. For now, they’ll be acting as a guide. Take this opportunity to enable Smart Guides (Ctrl + U) to help snap your objects and lines to your brush boundaries. Step 3 So let’s…
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