With a simple and direct methods described in this tutorial, you can create a female portrait easily. This process will have you creating anatomically correct human faces in no time.
How to Create an Elegant, Vector Pen in Illustrator
Feb 5th in Illustration by AliIn this tutorial, I’ll show you how to draw a vector pen, in an elegant box using Illustrator. We’ll pull out the Pen Tool, Rectangle Tool, and gradients in this one. Let’s see the final result which is our goal.
Create a Valentines Day Illustration for Your Sweetie
Feb 3rd in Illustration by Lazunov IaroslavIn this tutorial we will learn to create a cheerful character and lovely, colorful bubbles. Use this knowledge to create a darling Valentine’s Day card for your sweetie. We’ll cover numerous techniques and build this illustrations step by step.
How to Create an Electronic Piano in Illustrator
Jan 29th in Illustration by AliIn this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make your own realistic, electronic piano in Illustrator. We’ll create quite a few shapes and apply various gradients and blends to make this vector instrument. Even though it’s a bit of work to put all this together, the techniques used in this tutorial are fairly simple. Set aside a couple hours for this one!
Create a Vector Tree with Custom Brushes and the Gradient Mesh Tool
Jan 20th in Effects, Illustration by Isabel Romero HoffmeyerIn this tutorial you will learn how to create a leaf-filled, vector tree – step by step. Some of the techniques we’ll use are custom made brushes to create the leaves, and Gradient Mesh Tool for creating light and shadows. So let’s get started!
Create an Illustration of a Pearl-Filled Clam on an Ocean Bed
Jan 18th in Illustration by Lazunov IaroslavPlunge with me on a vector ocean dive. In this tutorial, we’ll create a shell with pearls in a unique ocean scene. We’ll be using various effects, such as: mesh, blend, warp, clipping mask, opacity mask, depth of sharpness, editing of swatches, and pathfinder box. Have fun diving in and then surfacing!
How to Make Super-Sharp, Vector Swords
Jan 13th in Illustration by AliIn this tutorial I’ll show you how to draw a sword in Illustrator, using the Rectangle Tool, gradients, and other Illustrator tools. Actually the tutorial isn’t very hard, let’s see the final result that is our goal first!
Reflections Done Right – Creating a Money Roll Icon
Jan 11th in Effects, Illustration by JonathanCash-in when you follow this tutorial for creating accurate and logical reflections. I’ll cover how to use shading and masking to create an illustration that’s worth the look.
Creating a Surrealistic Hand-Drawn Illustration
Jan 4th in Illustration by Roberto SensiIn this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a surrealistic illustration using fine liners, marker, an economic all in one printer, Illustrator and Photoshop.
I’m going to explain how to draw the figures that we need even without having great drawing skills. Then vectorize the drawings in Illustrator where we do the most part of positioning and coloring the illustration. After we’ll import into Photoshop to apply a texture, some filters, india ink splashes and some tonal adjustments. This is a great way to create illustrations with a hand-drawn feel!
How to Create a Curious Owl in Illustrator CS4
Dec 28th in Character Design, Illustration by Andrea AustoniOne of my favorite TV shows of all time is Twin Peaks and one of its most memorable lines is “The owls are not what they seem.” Inspired by that ominous truth I decided to create a little illustration. I chose a rather non-spooky scene set at dusk, with a curious owl sitting on a branch and some scenery in the background.
