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’!
How to Create Smoky Brushes and Type In Illustrator CS4
Oct 26th in Effects, Text Effects by Mathias M. Stav
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The Hidden Power of the Average Command: Creating Swirly Type
Oct 6th in Text Effects, Tools & Tips by Diana BergIn this tutorial we will explore the “Average” command in Adobe Illustrator, and learn how to use it in rather unusual way. In this case, we’ll create abstract swirls using relatively simple methods and apply it to type. Let’s get started!
How to Add Decorative Glamour to Your Ordinary Script Font
Jul 28th in Text Effects by Ferenc SzelesSometimes you need to go a little bit wild with your typography. In these cases, you can either take the easy way and choose a fancy font from some of the free font site like Dafont or Urban Fonts, or get creative and give some extra sparkle to your ordinary font, creating a typographic design which can stand by itself. This tutorial, discusses this later option. Beware of the following boolean operations galore!
How to Create a Flag Graphic with Type in InDesign
Jun 18th in Designing, Text Effects by Keith GilbertIn this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use InDesign’s ability to create type on a curve, and flow that type from one curve to another. Along the way, you’ll learn a slick technique for step and repeat and how to apply gradients to text. This technique will work in InDesign CS or later. This technique would also will work in Illustrator, with minor modifications.
How to Create a Smokin’ Western Type Treatment in Illustrator
Jun 15th in Text Effects by RypeIn this easy tutorial, I will show you how to create a western type treatment primary using Illustrator’s Effects. Using the effects from this tutorial, you can easily apply them to other type treatment and logos. Let’s get started!
Design and Print Bold Promo Cards in 60 Minutes
May 20th in Designing, Text Effects by Collis Ta'eedI still remember the days when you had to go to a post office to pay your bills, a travel agent to book flights and a video store to get movies. Pretty much everything seems to have moved online these days, including print services. In this tutorial I’m going to show you how incredibly easy it is to put together some promo cards using MOO.com’s minicards and a couple of vectors from GraphicRiver, in fact the whole thing from idea to execution to print only took me just 60 minutes, now that’s a fast print job!
Make an Old Style Sign From Scratch in CorelDRAW
Mar 3rd in Designing, Text Effects by Ferenc SzelesFollowing the instructions below you will learn the steps of creating a custom sign board. The base of a good shop sign design is the text which is the message itself conveyed towards the possible customers. All the rest of the sign should be built around the text.
The building blocks in this case are the logo (a spoon), the name of the store (Vectortuts),the description of the store (Spoonfed Vectors) and any additional information (like since 1935). For this tutorial, I used CorelDRAW but the techniques discussed apply for most vector editing software. Let’s get started!
How to Create a Magnified Text Illustration
Dec 5th in Illustration, Text Effects by Simona PfreundnerIn 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.
Create a Swirly Type Treatment
Oct 6th in Text Effects by RypeIn this Illustrator tutorial I will show you how to create a swirly type treatment. With a free font, some brushes, and gradients you can easily create this type treatment. Moreover, you can apply these techniques to other type treatments, logos, and illustrations as well.
Create a Vibrant 3D Pixel Type Treatment
Sep 29th in Text Effects by RypeIn this tutorial, I will show you how to create a fun 3D pixel font type treatment. Using a free font, gradients, and Illustrator 3D filter, you will easily create a type treatment that you can apply to many other fonts.
