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Quick Tip: Create a Metal Grille using the Transform Effect
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Quick Tip: Create a Metal Grille using the Transform Effect

Illustrator’s Transform effect makes it quick and easy to create a pattern from any object. Add some careful highlighting and gradients, and you’ve got a metallic industrial background.

Quick Tip: How to Create an Abstract Desktop Wallpaper

Quick Tip: How to Create an Abstract Desktop Wallpaper

Looking for an abstract wallpaper but can’t find a color or shape that your like? In this tutorial you will learn how to create desktop wallpapers using simple geometric figures, the Blending Mode, and Gaussian Blur. Let’s get started!

Create a Dazzling Aurora Borealis   – Screencast
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Create a Dazzling Aurora Borealis – Screencast

It’s time to create some Northern Lights. Ryan from QuintalDesigns demonstrates how to light up the vector night sky in this video tutorial. Using gradients, blur effects and more you will learn how to create a vector Aurora Borealis in Adobe Illustrator.

Keep the File Size Down and Spice-up our Vectors with Bitmap Textures

Keep the File Size Down and Spice-up our Vectors with Bitmap Textures

In a previous tut I covered creating vector textures; but a common concern is that vector textures create extremely large files. In this tutorial I will outline the process of creating and using bitmap textures. This will help you cut the file sizes down without compromising your image.

Using Surprising, Raster Effects with Vector Shapes

Using Surprising, Raster Effects with Vector Shapes

Raster effects can be made in Illustrator easily. Here are three examples of what you can do by combining Illustrators vector tools, and brushes, with raster effects. The possibilities are endless when only your imagination is the limit.

How to Create Realistic, Vector Bubbles – Screencast
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How to Create Realistic, Vector Bubbles – Screencast

“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!” – Iaroslav Lazunov

How to Create a Vector Optical Illusion

How to Create a Vector Optical Illusion

In this tutorial we’ll learn to create three types of optical illusions. Learn how easy it is to fool our brains. You’ll not believe there is no curved lines on the chessboard.

How to Create a 3D Iconic Sphere in CorelDraw

How to Create a 3D Iconic Sphere in CorelDraw

Learn here how to create a 3D iconic sphere using a few techniques in CorelDRAW X4. This tutorial will explain every single step to do, so don’t be afraid to try this even if it is your first time using corelDRAW X4. We think it’s easy as there is no need for sketches that are usually needed in the first step when working. Let’s get started!

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Create an Abstract, Textured Artwork in Illustrator

Ever wondered how to create a textured, abstract piece of art only using Illustrator. Well, here your challenge is to learn how to do it! We’ll be using mostly the Blend Tool, Paintbrush Tool and textures to enhance the image. A basic understanding of each and every tool is advised.

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Create a Colorful, Vector Carnival Mask

This tutorial is about how to draw a colorful, jolly, full-face, carnival mask in Illustrator. I explained how every part was made like: the jolly hat, the border seam brush, the bells, the small mask on the face, the glitter symbols and the other decorations on the face. Hope you enjoy it.

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