Hi All! I live in the outskirts of Orlando, Florida. I'm a Creative Editor/Manager for Tuts+, running the sites: Vectortuts+ and the Tuts+ Marketplace. I'm also the former editor of Psdtuts+ and Creative Sessions. You can also follow me on Twitter: @seanHodge, where I post tidbits about art and design.
This week the assignment is to draw a silhouette. This is a simple drawing exercise, which has a long tradition. It’s a great way to learn to see larger shapes, poses, and more. You can grab your last family vacation photo to draw from or have your significant other pose for you. Be sure to vectorize the results.
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We’re adding more community features to Vectortuts+. In addition to larger community projects, which launched this week, we’ll also regularly have assignments for you all to do. This week the assignment is to get everyone to pick up their pencil and draw a bit, then vectorize your imagined doodle creations.
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As you know, each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we found some really great tutorials on creating magazine layouts, illustrative vector type, and drawing vector water, among others. Grab your quick dose of colorful vector inspiration, downloadable freebies, interesting articles, and more. October was another vector month with loads of quality material to dig into.
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This year Vectortuts+ is taking part in Blog Action Day to raise awareness about clean water and water conservation. A large part of raising awareness about any issue is clearly communicating the issues. When you need a powerful way to clarify information and make it stand out visually turn to infographics – a great tool in the designer’s arsenal. Let’s take a look at a couple effective uses of infographics that focus on the importance of clean water and water conservation.
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As you know, each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we found some really great tutorials on vector perspective drawing, dimensional button creation, and silk screened promotional material. Grab your quick dose of colorful vector inspiration, downloadable freebies, interesting articles, and more. September was another vector month with loads of quality material to peruse.
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Last week, in Chicago, we held our first ever Envato meetup with our Australian, American, Canadian, and European staff. During the week, we held a community meetup with a group of Envato authors and readers at a local pub. We really enjoyed getting to meet our community and would like to judge your interest for more meetups. Would you like to attend a meetup if we held one in your area?
Right now, we are considering holding an initial meetup in New York City and possibly additional events in other major metropolitan areas. Please feel free to cast your vote and let us know what you think in the comments.
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As you know, each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we found some really great tutorials on vector character design, creating charts in Illustrator, and vector skulls among others. We’ve also expanded this month’s offering. We have the regular articles and freebies sections, with some high quality fonts front-lining this month, and we’ve added sections on inspiration and quick tip tutorials. August was another vector loving month, so let’s check it out.
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Vector Premium launched in late September 2008. Since then we’ve added over 60 Premium tutorials for Premium members and hundreds of Illustrator and InDesign source files. Over 10,000 members have formed our unique Premium community. Learn more about the material and resources available to Premium members to Join Premium today.
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It’s a wrap. This session has covered a mix of digital illustration articles on theory and in depth case studies. We’ve looked at various artist’s work and their workflows. We’ve taken a close look at the topic of style development, finding your market, and promoting your work. This session posted across numerous Tuts+ sites: Psdtuts+, Vectortuts+, and Cgtuts+. We’ll continue to expand each session as we cover new topics and integrate your feedback. Let us know what you think of this session’s material.
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This month on Creative Sessions the vast creative landscape of Digital Illustration. Most successful illustrators have some level of traditional training that they mix with digital techniques, which are indispensable in the field today. We cover a plethora of subjects on digital illustration spanning digital painting, vector illustration, 3D techniques, and more.
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