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Workshop: Creative T-shirt Project, Round 3
May 15th
Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be showcasing the third and final round of the Vectortuts+ Creative T-shirt Project. Check it out at the jump! Create Your Own T-shirt Design , Round 3 The designs are posted in no particular order, but we thought it would be fun to kick things off with some cuddly animals and dinosaurs by Andres! Great work everyone, it’s been fun to see what you’ve come up with. Thankyou to everyone who participated, if you missed the previous designs, check them out in Creative T-shirt Project Round 1 and Creative T-shirt Project Round 2 Andres Alfonso “Hello, I’m Andres Alfonso, I like to illustrate funny animals and here’s my t-shirt designs “We are all animals” and “Prehistoric Kids” like me on facebook ” Js Daniel “Hi JS Daniel here. I am an illustrator & designer. I love anything art. You can see more of my work at www.jsdaniel.com ” Joe St Onge “I was hungry when I did this!” Seyi Oyekoya “Can’t say much cos it was done in a rush” Adrien Falconnier “Hello, my name is Adrien, I’m French, and I draw the head of my friends! Vectortuts you soon!” Piotr Bajbak Michel Moura “My work here are different, more dream of one day being only illustrator, drawing done in 10min” Mahdi “Hi, I’m Mahdi I’m from Morocco! This is Badass Rabbit” Syed Maaz “My name is Syed Maaz. I gave life to my graphic designing…
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Interview with Illustrator Tom Percival
May 15th
Tom Percival is a writer, illustrator and animator who is based in the United Kingdom. He has created the illustrations for the successful Skullduggery book series and his own picture books, Tobias and Home for Mr Tipps. During the following interview, Tom shares his knowledge and experience on working within the creative and publishing industry. Q How did you enter into a career of illustration and what education/experience did you have? I made a conscious decision during 2004 to become an illustrator. Prior to this I was working in a web-based design agency in London. The work that I did there was occasionally illustrative, but mainly I did a lot of animated gifs, Flash work, animation and a bit of coding on simple games. I studied graphic design at University and up until then used to draw all day every day. When I attended university I focused on motion graphics and music production. I guess it was a bit of a deviation, but ultimately any creative skills that you learn feeds back into each other, so it was by no means a waste of time. Besides, I do a lot of motion graphics work alongside my illustration work to help promote the books that I write and illustrate. Because I can create the music, animation and illustration work, it means that I have a very clear idea of how I want the final piece to be presented. When I decided to become a full time illustrator I reduced my working week to three days at my full-time job and used the other two days…
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Quick Tip: How to Create Folded Text with Adobe Illustrator
May 10th
Today we will learn how to create text that is located in different planes. One very interesting trick with the Bounding box will let us do it without using 3D modeling. Find out more at the jump! Step 1 Take the Type Tool (T) and create an inscription. I used the Impact font . Also you can choose one of the Sans serif fonts. There is a good selection of such fonts here . Align the text to the left by pressing the appropriate button in the Control panel. It is better to use the Character panel (Window > Type > Character) to control the text parameters. Step 2 Keep the text selected, go to the Object > Transform > Shear. Set the angle and choose the axis in the dialog box. Reduce the leading in the Character panel. Step 3 Turn the text into the group of…
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Workshop: Creative T-shirt Project, Round 2
May 9th
Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be showcasing Round 2 of the Vectortuts+ Creative T-shirt Project. The best thing is, you can be a part of it! Find out how to get involved, at the jump. Create Your Own T-shirt Design , Round 2 The designs are posted in no particular order, but we thought it would be fun to kick things off with an imaginative piece by Nico! Great work everyone, it’s been fun to see what you’ve come up with. Submissions are open for one more week! Get your entries in before Monday 14th of May 2012 for a chance to be in the 3rd and final round. Nico Encarnacion “The artwork here is my creative interpretation of the things that have intrigued me after reading Dr. Medina’s book. I sketched it a few months back and did some modifications in Illustrator. It’s my first full vector artwork done in Adobe Illustrator (Yey for me!) after so many years of being stuck with digital painting brushes in Photoshop. I was finally able to have the courage of a Kamikaze pilot to dive right into a whole new style of illustrations. I am Nico Encarnacion. I am a freelance illustrator and most of my artworks are doodles and character designs. I also have a blog (my portfolio – www.nicoencarnacion.me – is under construction) – blog.nicoencarnacion.me – where I …
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Kickstart Guide to Breaking into Freelance Illustration
May 9th
However if the work is going to be displayed on a billboard and you're going to need a high resolution graphic , perhaps looking at vector work in Illustrator is what you need. If you're unsure of the key differences of these mediums, check out this article on What is Vexel Art ?, which goes into what raster and vector art is. Client vs ….. The traffic gained from creating tutorials have given my illustration work an priceless boost and has opened doors to several opportunities.
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Kickstart Guide to Breaking into Freelance Illustration
Illustrator CS6
May 8th
Illustrator CS6 is shipping ! I’m sure most of you know and have already downloaded the the trial version, but if you haven’t, go and get it already ! In the following post I breakdown some of the new features in CS6 and it’s not quite a review, just an overview at what is new. I want to use CS6 for a solid month in production work before I put up my review. Adobe Mercury Program The most significant change in Illustrator is the the Mercury Performance System. With the Adobe Mercury Program, Illustrator has native 64-bit support on Mac OS and Windows. You can access all the RAM on your computer to easily open, save, and export large files and preview complex illustrations. Mordy Golding has a good breakdown of what 64-bit Illustrator CS6 actually means and you can read more about the Mercury Performance System over at Adobe. Flexible…
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Quick Tip: How to Draw an Apricot with the Mesh Tool
May 7th
Follow this simple but detailed quick tip and learn how to draw an apricot using the Mesh Tool. It includes step by step instructions about how to create all the mesh points and lines plus all the color shades used so you can draw a realistic apricot from scratch. Let’s begin! Step 1 First open a new web document. Use the Ellipse Tool (L) to draw an oval shape and select any fill color for the moment. Now let’s start with the first part of the tutorial in which we will create all the mesh lines step by step. Step 2 Take the Mesh Tool (U) and click on the spot indicated at the top of the ellipse. This way you will obtain the first vertical mesh line. To move the mesh point from the center in the desired spot just select it with the Direct Selection Tool (A) and drag it …
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45 Cute Illustrations By Skinny Andy | designrfix.com
May 3rd
An illustration art is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information (such as a story, poem or newspaper article) by providing a visual representation graphically. Read Article » …. May 2, 2012. “Tuti and friends” is a family of cute vector characters originally created by Raden Mohamad Fajar, a freelance illustrator , character designer and graphic designer from.
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Create a Detailed, Vector Clothespin Illustration
May 1st
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a detailed clothespin illustration. It all starts with a simple pixel perfect vector shape building techniques. Then we’ll use the appearance panel and Illustrator effects to add dimension to the illustration. You can use these professional techniques to create quality icons, detailed web graphics, and more. Step 1 Hit Command + N to create a new document. Enter 600 in the width and height boxes, 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). Next, you’ll need a grid every 5px. Go to Edit > Preferences > Guides > Grid, enter 5 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. You can also open the Info panel (Window > Info) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. Do not forget to replace the unit of measurement to pixels from Edit > Preferences > Unit > General. All these options will significantly increase your work speed. Step 2 Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and create a 20 by 230px shape. Fill it with R=0, G=148, B=68, and remove the color from the stroke. Select this green shape and go to Object > Path > Add Anchor Points. Make sure that this shape is still selected, switch to the Direct Selection Tool (A) and focus on the top anchor points. Select the top, left anchor point and move it 100px down, then select the top, middle anchor points and move it 5px to the right. The Snap to Grid should ease your work. Continue with the Direct …
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Learn How to Create a Garbage Bin Illustration in Illustrator
Apr 25th
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a garbage bin illustration. Use a complete Illustrator CS5 workflow, vector shape building techniques, gradient and opacity shading, as well as various vector effects. Let’s get started. Step 1 Hit Command + N to create a new document. Enter 700 in the width box and 600 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. Now, turn on the Grid (View > Grid) and the Snap to Grid (View > Snap to Grid). Next, you’ll need a grid every 5px. Go to Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid, enter 5 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. You can 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 pixels from Edit …
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