We have another great Vector Plus tutorial available exclusively for Plus members today. If you want to learn how to create stylized vector icons, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn how to use line weight, color and unique shading techniques to create this icons. Learn more about this tutorial at the jump!
Create a Stylized Twitter Bird Icon in Illustrator – Vector Plus Tutorial
Nov 11th in News, Plus by Jonathan
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How to Create a Climbing Rope Pattern Brush
Nov 10th in Designing, Tools & Tips by Mac KrebernikA simple 2-point-path can be transformed into a powerful Pattern Brush. The virtual Climbing Rope may not save your life, but the technique behind this tutorial may help save a lot of time. Let’s get started!
How to Create a Photorealistic iMac and Magic Mouse
Nov 9th in Icon Design by Peter KalousThis tutorial is about using Adobe Illustrator’s Mesh Tool (U) and several basic techniques to create a vector style monitor and mouse, with a similar design as Apple’s brand new iMac 27″ with magic mouse. You can use these techniques to create other monitors and mouse designs as well. Let’s get started!
Interview with Draco
Nov 8th in Interviews by Sonali VoraMeet Draco, a fantastic illustrator from Brazil. He works as a full time designer in a web agency. Draco has a unique and distinctive style of illustration and he designs some awesome T-shirts which are printed by the most famous online T-shirt websites. Read on this interview to learn more about him and his work!
Exclusive Vectortuts+ Social Cubes Pack – Available for Free Download
Nov 6th in News by Oindrila MukherjeeWe have a new exclusive Vectortuts+ Social Cubes Pack available for free download. There are numerous high quality icons for you to use in your work. You may also want to review the process behind this style of icon design in the tutorial series: Create a Fun Icon of Frozen People on Ice – Part I and Part II. Learn more at the jump!
Grab Some Inspiration with Over 25 Yummy Vector Characters!
Nov 5th in Inspiration by Amanda LinderGraphicRiver hosts a truckload of vector characters. In this post we’ve rounded up some of the most inspiring of them. They are all available for a reasonable price. Let’s check out some characters that have been created recently by numerous artists from GraphicRiver! Maybe one day you’ll see one of your characters featured on Vectortuts+.
Professional Workflow for Creating Photorealistic Portraits in Illustrator – Vector Plus Tutorial
Nov 4th in News by Saurabh SharmaWe have another great Vector Plus tutorial available exclusively for Plus members today. If you want to learn how to create professional photorealistic portraits in Illustrator, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn proper workflow for working with Gradient Meshes on large projects. Learn more about this tutorial at the jump!
Working with Client Changes While Illustrating a Hippie Bus
Nov 3rd in Illustration by Jesse Hora Dot ComChanges, changes, changes! As any designer/illustrator can attest to, changes from a client can be a huge headache and can cause major issues in the progress of the project. In this tutorial I will show you how I approach reworking an illustration after the client has change requests, without having to start over and re-draw every step of the illustration.
For the sake of fun and simplicity, I will be supplying a simple drawing of a hippie bus as a starting point. Simple enough, till the client comes back with CHANGES!
Best of the Web – October 2009
Nov 2nd in Web Roundups by Grant FriedmanEach month we round up some of the best vector content on the web and post it here for everyone to enjoy. Three is quite alot of awesome vector content this month. Take a moment and review some of the best vector content from around the web for the month of October.
Seamless Vector Patterns Plus Pack – Dark Grunge
Oct 31st in News, Plus by Sean HodgeWe have a new set of seamless vector patterns available exclusively for Vector Plus members. These are great for using in your creative projects, adding some texture to your designs, or to give your artwork a grungy feel. There are numerous seamless patterns in this set. Learn more at the jump!
