GraphicRiver hosts a truckload of vector characters. In this post we’ve rounded up some of the most inspiring of them. They are all available for a reasonable price. Let’s check out some characters that have been created recently by numerous artists from GraphicRiver! Maybe one day you’ll see one of your characters featured on Vectortuts+.
Grab Some Inspiration with Over 25 Yummy Vector Characters!
Nov 5th in Inspiration by Amanda Linder
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Top 40 Tuts+ Tutorials in September
Oct 29th in Inspiration by SkellieIn this Best of Tuts+ roundup you’ll learn how to simulate a sniper scope, design and code a flexible website, create an intense movie poster, create a golden vector compass, build a minigolf game with ActionScript 3.0, take sports photos like a pro, create a rocky video game terrain in Blender and get a useful introduction to home recording–among many other things! Let’s take a look.
Halloween Horror Fest of Over 50 Scary Vector Illustrations
Oct 28th in Inspiration by Sean HodgeTo get in the Halloween evil spirit we’ve looked at loads of creepy vector illustrations. In the last two parts of this series we looked at over 100 vector illustrations of both Brain-Sucking Zombies and Bone-Crunching Skulls. If you need some quick inspiration for some super-evil, vector Halloween work, then don’t worry because we’ve got you covered!
Today we’ve let the evil, vector hoards loose. Now it’s time to burn your eyes with this assortment of vector Halloween horrors! Whoooahaha!
50+ Bone-Crunching, Deadly Vector Skulls
Oct 22nd in Inspiration by Sean HodgeLast week we released 50+ Brain-Sucking, Walking the Earth Dead, Vector Zombies to help get you in the spirit of Halloween. The holiday is fast approaching and you may need to bang out a skeletal illustration or just want to get your vector creep on. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
Next week we’ll cap this series off with a big bag of vector Halloween horrors. Today let’s browse through a deadly mix of vector skulls and skeletal illustrations!
50+ Brain-Sucking, Walking the Earth Dead, Vector Zombies
Oct 16th in Inspiration by Sean HodgeHalloween is on October 31st, and that day is fast approaching. You may have client requests for evil vector illustrations, a need to create a flier or poster for your raging Halloween party, or just want to jump in and create something creepy to get in the Halloween spirit! Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
For the next three weeks we’ll be releasing inspirational vector posts on various creepy Halloween related topics. Today we start off with some fresh from the grave, zombie vector illustrations!
Light Up Your Retina with 40 Rampaging Vector Robots!
Oct 1st in Inspiration by Sean HodgeWe’ve assembled an army of overly-mechanized killer machines, truly nightmarish weaponized bots, ready to lay siege to the nearest city and take over the world as we know it, as a full-on, frontal vector assault! Take a look through this collection of killer machines and grab some inspiration. Infuse your next vector, robot illustration with overpowering, reckless abandon!
30 Illustrator Gradient Mesh Tutorials to Help Enhance Your Vector Realism
Sep 24th in Inspiration, Web Roundups by Sean HodgeWe’ve got some awesome tuts from across the net for learning and improving your Gradient Mesh skills with. It’s a great tool to work with to achieve vector realism. It takes a little practice to get the feel for working with it, but it’s worth the effort.
We’ve released quite a few tutorials for learning and mastering the Gradient Mesh Tool. There are lots of dedicated tuts on this tool on Vectortuts+ and across the web listed here. Also check out some inspirational links at the end of this post as well. And now it’s time to get our vector realism on!
A Clever Collection of 40+ Inspiring Ambigrams
Sep 17th in Inspiration by Sonali VoraAn ambigram as defined by Wikipedia, “is a typographical design or artform that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation.” To simply put, an ambigram is a typographical creation where the word reads the same when upside down, or flips to create a whole new word. Ambigrams are often very sophisticated and very imaginative typographical style of visual design.
So let’s take a look at some delightful graphic logotypes that read the same when they are reversed or flipped upside-down.
50+ Illustrations with Crazy-Wild Vector Hair
Sep 10th in Inspiration, Web Roundups by Sean HodgeLong hair, shot hair, crazy-wild hair, rockin’ sideburns, funky mustaches, and long beards, we’ve got a full-spectrum of vector hair that is sure to inspire in this collection.
Hair can be a challenging subject. Take a look at how numerous artists depict hair as realistic, stylized, to set the composition, to add personality to their characters, and more. If you’re looking to create stylized vector hair for your next illustration, then this is a must view roundup. Time for some hairy vector inspiration!
50+ Diverse Vector Masks from Across the Globe
Aug 27th in Inspiration, Web Roundups by Sean HodgeAsian dragons, latin lucha, opera faces, and other masks from all over the world. There is a wide variety of mask styles displayed here, like horror, comics, line art, shiny gradients, highly personal work, and pure commercial gold.
Take a look at how numerous artists have created vector masks. There are quite a few ancient mask traditions one could research for further inspiration from various county’s cultures. After viewing this collection of vector art, dig deep and then get expressive with your own mask. First, let’s check out all this awesome vector artwork!
