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Quick Tip: Quickly Create Recycled Paper Textures with Adobe Illustrator

Quick Tip: Quickly Create Recycled Paper Textures with Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to quickly create a series of recycled paper textures. You can use these to apply the effect of old paper over illustrations. The goal of this tutorial is to show you some shortcuts for aligning objects on the Artboard by using the Align Panel to your advantage. With this basic knowledge it will become very easy to create many patterns with many different looks in just minutes.

Quick Tip: How to Create a Blueprint Illustration
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Blueprint Illustration

Have you always wanted to be an architect, but really just because you want to show people cool blueprints? Well‚ neither has Ryan, but he’ll certainly show you how to create a blueprint illustration in Adobe Illustrator. It all starts with a square filled with a gradient, and demonstrates techniques that will help you create almost any type of document.

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How to Create Smoky Brushes and Type In Illustrator CS4

I’ve always been fascinated by smoke, and have experimented a lot with it. So in this tutorial, I explain how to create realistic smoke, make it into a brush and use it for type. Let’s light up our vector cigarettes and get started smokin’!


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How to Create Realistic, Vector Bubbles

How to Create Realistic, Vector Bubbles

His Majesty the Bubble! In this tutorial we will learn how to create realistic colorful bubbles. We’ll cover numerous techniques and build this illustrations step by step. Set aside a couple hours for this one!

Quick Tip: How to Create a Futuristic Scarlet Eclipse Effect
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Futuristic Scarlet Eclipse Effect

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a dark eclipse design which could be a perfect base for a poster or a flyer. We will use blends, effects, various transformations and spice up the effect by adding texture to the final design.

Quick Tip: How to Evenly Distribute Different Size Objects along a Path in Adobe Illustrator

Quick Tip: How to Evenly Distribute Different Size Objects along a Path in Adobe Illustrator

In this Quick Tip we will use the Art Brushes and the Blend Tool to evenly distribute different sized objects along a path in Adobe Illustrator. I’m sure that techniques described here will make you look at the well-known tools and their properties in a different way. This technique was developed by my friend Iaroslav Yemz.

Quick Tip: How to Create a Seamless Wood Grain Effect in Inkscape

Quick Tip: How to Create a Seamless Wood Grain Effect in Inkscape

In the following Quick Tip you will learn how to create a seamless wood grain effect. This is a step-by-step tutorial which is perfect for beginners to Inkscape. Let’s begin!

Quick Tip: How to Create a 3D Like and Unlike Symbol with Adobe Illustrator

Quick Tip: How to Create a 3D Like and Unlike Symbol with Adobe Illustrator

In the following Quick Tip you will learn how to create a multi-purpose 3D Like and Unlike symbol with the help of the Extrude & Bevel settings and the Appearance Panel in Adobe Illustrator This technique can be used with many different shapes and symbols, so let’s get started!

Quick Tip: Wrap a Ribbon Around a Cone to Create a 3D Christmas Tree

Quick Tip: Wrap a Ribbon Around a Cone to Create a 3D Christmas Tree

This is a fun and simple tip using Illustrator’s 3D Revolve effect. You’ll create a symbol, which will then be mapped to a 3D object, creating the illusion of a single ribbon wrapping around a cone.

Quick Tip: How to Create a Watercolor Background Using Adobe Illustrator

Quick Tip: How to Create a Watercolor Background Using Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial we will learn how to create Watercolor Background using a Gradient Mesh, tools of deformation and Blending Modes. The techniques which are described here allow the creation of complex textural backgrounds in a simple and effective way.

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