As part of Envato’s 3rd Birthday celebrations we’re offering not one but two fantastic Premium tutorials this week. Not a Premium member? There’s no better time to join with the chance to win a new 20″ iMac if you sign up to Premium before midnight the 21st of August (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

If you want to learn extreme uses for typography when creating your vector art, or how to combine illustration and typography at once, then we have some awesome typo-licious tutorials for you! Hit the jump to learn more about these fantastic tutorials.

Tutorial #1: Using Extreme Typography to Make Vector Art

Morph words into art with this typographically-saturated tutorial. You’ll need a keen eye for detail and a strong sense of design to successfully accomplish this tutorial. We’ll mold type around an object, which we’ve photographed ourselves. You’ll learn how to give this illustration a sense of depth while getting extreme with your typography.

Tutorial Details

• Program: Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Difficulty: Advanced
• Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours

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This is a Fun and Professional Tutorial

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Tutorial #2: Create Illustrated Type From Sketch to Vector

As a commercial artist I do a ton of illustration, custom lettering and typography. There have been many cases that I’ve experienced where using a combination of both illustration and typography is the best solution to communicate the message. In the following tutorial, I’ll show a method I use to approach and execute illustrating type.

Tutorial Details

• Program: Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Difficulty: Beginner
• Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes

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This is a Detailed and Professional Tutorial

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