Part 1 of this tutorial will take Flash novices through the fundamental principles behind drawing and animating vectors in Flash. We’ll be drawing and animating a bouncing beach ball. Prior knowledge of Flash will of course help, but the following techniques should be accessible to everyone and with most software versions. Part 2 coming soon…
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Get into the holiday spirit with this fun ornament tutorial. This tutorial is ideal for the beginning to intermediate Adobe Illustrator artist. We’ll cover how to make scatter brushes and create a highly reflective sphere.
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Vector drawings, particularly those of animals, have a tendency to look flat and stale. Adding fur to your animals can help to turn your drawing into a rich, textural piece without having to rely on Photoshop. This tutorial is geared towards intermediate to advanced Adobe CS3 Illustrator users.
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We’ve recently included some funny looking cartoon style silhouettes on our website, so in this tutorial I will take you through the process of drawing these cuties. The concept is based on the Emo trend and I will take you trough all the steps from sketch to full color vector. I am using Illustrator CS3, pen, paper, scanner, and Wacom tablet.
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In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create a realistic magnifying glass with shapes and gradients. You’ll also learn how to effectively use Illustrator’s text tool to create a three column layout, and then integrate this into an illustration. Let’s jump into the tutorial.
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Adobe Illustrator offers plenty of alternatives to good old Copy and Paste, depending on what you’re doing at the time. In this quick tutorial we’ll look at creating multiple instances of a single bumper sticker on your artboard. With this method you’ll need only edit the original to change all copies on your page. We’ll also look at how the Graphic Styles palette can help us round off the process.
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Using Illustrator’s 3D Revolve tool, we will create a set of realistic skateboard wheels and map our own artwork on the wheel. We will cover advanced techniques, such as using the revolve tool, preparing the artwork, mapping it to the 3D surfaces, and some cool tricks for adding the finishing touches.
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One cool trend in logo design is the use of repeating shapes, associated with gradients and transparency. While this style of logo tends to be a bit overused, and may not be suitable for all projects, imitating it is a great way to learn about one of Illustrator’s most powerful and time-saving features, which is effects.
Effects are similar to filters, but the key difference is that they are non-destructive, meaning you can remove or modify them later on (through the appearance palette). Lets review a few quick Illustrator tips.
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In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create a vinyl record with blends and opacity masks. We’ll also create some funky pulsing elements, grunge typography, and put it together into a unique poster design. Let’s jump into this upbeat tutorial.
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In this tutorial, we’ll be using basic Illustrator tools to create a Media Player design. This is an excellent tutorial for beginners to Illustrator, as it’s mostly creating and manipulating basic shapes to arrive at a polished final result. Let’s get started!
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