40 Stunning Vector Landscape Illustrations
As with traditional art forms, landscapes are also a popular focus in the digital world if vector art. This collection of 40 stunning vector landscapes showcases a range of illustrated scenery from talented artists and illustrators from around the web.
A common feature seen in all the examples is how the use of vector graphics results in a unique crisp and stylized image, ranging from colourful ‘cartoon-like’ designs to more abstract and geometric illustrative works.
Examples in Web Design
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This is a great collection. Some of them are “recycled images” but a good source of inspiration.
Very inspiration compilation! Thanks for sharing!
Great collection Chris, nice one man.
Impressive! Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed watching this ‘art’.
I wish I could take up residence in some of these places.
I like the examples in web design part and #2 was awesome. Thanks.
very nice selection indeed – thanks for posting ‘em.
Thank you for featuring my work “Surprised hedgehog”!!! :D
So honored!
Hey Chris,
I know this will be subjective, but I think several of the examples are poorly crafted, especially the light pole/building and the Parthenon/town ones. They look like bad use of Live Trace and Live Paint. Why not reduce the amount and show the really strong, professional looking ones?
Just my .02
Another good example on my portfolio site at http://www.nickhand.net .
I find it quite hard to believe that the designs in pictures 11.jpg and 11.5.jpg aren’t using raster backgrounds. Are there SVG links for these so we can see how they’re made up? Or am I just being a mug?
I hate to be anything but positive and supportive of other artists’ work, but I’d have to agree with Robin. There appears to be a lot of Live Trace going on. It’s really hard for me to find a whole lot of value in auto-traced “art.” Seems like a rather lazy approach.
There are some really nice ones, though, too (the crazy sunrise/sunset with the rainbows, the second one). I also like the snow scene quite a bit.
Ugh. Total trendfollowing, all of it. Show us something fresh and new, not this warmed over deviantart emo crap.
Good collection, although I may be slightly biased since one of my illustrations made the list! :)
What? No ‘Change of Seasons’ from Silveryn??
That’s a classic from around 2003 that practically spawned countless clones of it all on its own.
Oh cool… I see some Josh Ellingson in there :D
I miss that guy
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
A friend just sent me this link, I just wanted to say thank you for including quite a few of my illustrations in this list! Thanks especially for having them all link to my website, much appreciated.
My tuppence worth… I agree with Robin and Chris Leavens, some of these are using Live Trace/Paint, (and just to stand my ground… none of mine do, all my vector illustrations are traced from my own pencil drawings) but if the effect works for the ‘artist’ then why not? However, these functions will not make someone who is technically proficient into an impressive artist, there will always be a natural illustration talent required to really become a successful illustrator.
Great article =)
Please just put the SVG files right here, or to the very least link directly to them
Awesome illustrations. Glad you shared these with us! Thanx.
Have seen a lot of these but they do hold a great first impression.
But where’s actually vector files? I see only raster graphic. It could be created with any raster software until you don’t provide source file.
Thank you for featuring my site (Best Mortgage Deals)!
Hopefully the design will be even better when I finally open the doors and it becomes a real working site rather than just the fancy holding page I have right now! :)
Nice images.. but these comments suck?
Very nice list, I need to spice up my website and portfolio with some vector work like these, very cool and original. Would be a nice way to add headers to my site. http://www.puredezigner.com
Great post, some really good inspirational pics there.
The one used for the thumbnail is just slick
How come we’ve got to the point where infantile work is rewarded? There are other people (Including myself) who are working on real art applications using the XML graphic format of SVG. This is just sad.
James
Nice post… i like vector art. It’s so beautifull
Nice work, It almost looks like it was created in auto cad which is a landscaping program. you hardly see graphic like this anywhere.
Thanks a lot for these wonderful pics !
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Sweet, love the 14th, 22nd and 34th one down.
thank you so much for these wonderful pics
Hey check this landscape site out. a beautiful illustration by P. D’silva
http://www.safedrivingacademy.net
All hail the mighty Pen Tool! I really like the ‘I Wait’ picture above. Very nice.
wow thanks I’m very much flattered to find one my works here
Great stuff over here. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, some really awesome stuff. Thanks for putting it together.
great collection!awesome..thanks
nice really nice
I love this list! Thanks for collecting and sharing! More landscape illustrations can be found in this catalogue
Impressive list.
These are really cool. Thanks so much. I found more here you might like: http://mintywhite.com/tech/wallpaper/vector-desktop-wallpaper-showcase/
thanks for nice gallery. so i
awesome list keep up the great work :D
Good stuff
Cool list. Thanks for that
I love the design qualities of the landscapes, I am trying to use my years as an illustrator to learn and utilize illustrators vector art capabilities to do theme landscapes for part of my large format event art. So I need some help I would be more than willing to exchange drawing advise for a tutor in creating vector illustrations traditional art placed from photoshop, or just someone willing to be my guide
Cool list.. Much inspiration. Tnx!