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Nancy Zonneveld is a freelance illustrator from the Netherlands. She's specialized in vector and drawing animals. She also has a portfolio website and you can follow her on Twitter.
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Create Textured European Goldfinch Characters

Nancy Zonneveld on Jun 29th 2011 with 17 comments

A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Nancy Zonneveld was first published on February 26th 2010.

Make a unique character design of a European Goldfinch with paint splatters and textures. The techniques used will be Live Trace, Pathfinder, Transparency, Distort, Warp and Clipping Masks. We’ll give this character a unique look and fun personality.

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How to Make a Parrot Illustration with Custom Brushes

Nancy Zonneveld on Jul 7th 2009 with 19 comments

In this tutorial, I will show you how I made this parrot illustration. You will learn how to use the standard Illustrator brushes and make your own brushes to add more detail to your illustrations, for example the feathers on the parrot. You will also learn how to make a thick outline around your subject and how to make a soft focus background with the Mesh Tool.

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