Julian Dorado is a talented illustrator and graphic designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started a character design project that merges typefaces into unique monsters, cute animals, and various other font inspired character creations. Let’s learn more about Julian and the Typefaces project in this interview!
How to Make the Vector Character “Cactus King” - Vector Plus Tutorial
Jul 1st in News by DacostaWe have another great Vector Plus tutorial available exclusively for Plus members today. If you want to learn how to create dimensional vector characters, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more about this tutorial at the jump!
Best of the Web – June 2009
Jun 30th in Web Roundups by Grant FriedmanEach month we round up some of the best vector content on the web and post it here for everyone to enjoy. This month we had a lot of fun identifying the best vector tutorials, freebies, and articles. Please take a moment and review some of the best vector content from around the web for the month of June.
How to Draw A Realistic Vector Light Bulb From Scratch
Jun 29th in Illustration by KamenIn this tutorial, I’m going to show you how I build a light bulb from scratch in Illustrator. We’ll use numerous shapes and effects to create this illustration. I’ll take you through each step in creating this bulb. Let’s get started!
Seamless Vector Patterns Plus Pack - Botanical Pop
Jun 27th in News by Sean HodgeWe have a new set of seamless vector patterns available exclusively for Vector Plus members. These are great for using in your work, adding to your blog background design, or twitter page. There are numerous plants, flowers, and pop elements making up each design of this set. You can use them in your next project to add a bit of happy, organic, vector goodness! Learn more at the jump!
Interview with Giulia Balladore
Jun 26th in Interviews by Sonali VoraGiulia Balladore is an illustrator based in Italy. She has a extraordinary and hyper-realistic style of illustration which possesses the rare talent of breathing personality and life into her vector drawings. Her illustrations are beautiful, alive and captures the spirit of modern women.
Giulia’s work has the ability to grab your attention and her choice of software to create the vector illustration is Flash. She eloquently uses Flash’s vector capabilities to create amazing still images. This stands as proof that the software is indeed more than an animation tool. So, let’s move on to this interview with Giulia Balladore.
How to Create Your Own Abstract, Music Design
Jun 25th in Designing, Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create some abstract shapes and combine them to create a funky music inspired design. This illustration, could serve as a good starting point for a flyer or other design. Let’s get started!
Who Should Win $3,500? Vote Now!
Jun 25th in Contests by SkellieDuring our very awesome Graphic Design Week we offered a $3,500 USD prize to the person who could create the best and most original collection of Envato marketplace files. Literally thousands of entries poured in, and now we have chosen the top 10. Cast your vote to determine who will win an incredible $3,500 to spend on the ultimate graphic design setup!
The Basics of Clipping Paths and Opacity Masks
Jun 24th in Tools & Tips by Daniel SwartzIn this tutorial, we’re going to cover the benefits, some uses, and the ‘how-to’ of two powerful methods to hide or show areas of an Illustrator document without deleting objects that you want to be invisible, which allows you to go back and re-work more easily.
How to Create a Fresh Mojito Cocktail Glass
Jun 23rd in Illustration by KamenIn my latest tutorial, I show you how to create a cocktail glass from scratch. This tutorial is aimed at intermediate illustrators. I approached this project by doing a quick hand drawn sketch of the glass and its elements just to break down the illustration to different stages, then I built it in Illustrator, which this tutorial covers. Let’s get going!
