Dec
13
2011

15 Awesome Christmas Gifts for Digital Illustrators and Designers

As we count down the days until Christmas, it’s time to make our lists and check them twice. Today we have an awesome gift guide full of hand picked goodies for illustrators and designers. Make sure to link this post on Twitter, Facebook and G+ – you never know – a friend or two may take it as a hint.

Designer and Illustrator Christmas Gift Guide

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Dec
13
2011

Create a Steel, Vector Power Button Set

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a steel vector power button set in Adobe Illustrator. A power button symbol can be used on a interface design or as a positive digital metaphor in your design work. Let’s get to work using numerous shape building techniques, combined with Illustrator effects, and learn to add nuanced lighting to make glossy buttons with steel plating. It’s time to turn on your own vector power button

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Jun
21
2010

How to Illustrate Deliciously Realistic Grapes using Simple Techniques

In this tutorial we will learn how to illustrate a bunch of grapes using basic Adobe Illustrator tools. You will learn how to render multiple light sources and how to model a complex object using simple shapes and techniques. Let’s get started.

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Jun
02
2010

Quick Tip – Using Raster Effects to Stylize an Artwork

Adobe Illustrator contains a number of Raster Effects such as the Drop Shadow, Feather and Glow. Application of these effects greatly accelerates the creation of your artwork. However, sometimes the result is not what you’re expecting. The following quick tip will outline

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Jun
01
2010

Quick Tip – How To Make Grunge Text Using a Digital Tablet

Sometimes you have to break out of the design box and go crazy! In this vector quick tip you will learn how to create a grungy text effect without ending up with a complete mess. Using a digital tablet and the blob brush you can create images that have

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May
31
2010

Best of the Vector Web – May 2010

It’s the end of May. Spring has come and gone. Summer is here and it’s time to break out the swimsuits and beach towels and get in shape for our summer vacations. As you know, each month we round up some of the best vector related content on the web.

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