In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you’ll learn how to go from basic sketch concept, which was inspired by a past era, as well as stock, and then set to vector an aged retro living room. The final artwork is complete with vector textures, a television, chair and folded fabric using gradients and the ever wonderful Appearance panel. If you are looking to take your skills to the next level then Log in or Join Now to get started!
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Love it or loath it, the lead up to the holidays is often the busiest time of the year for designers and illustrators. It’s around this time requests come in for all sorts of promotions and sales. I’ve lost count of the number of baubles, turkeys and gift boxes I’ve been asked to illustrate. Today’s Quick Tip is a quick and easy tutorial that will teach you how to use the appearance panel and some nice fonts to make a very simple sales illustration. The focus here is on quick and easy illustration that will let you get on with the more important tasks of the season. Let’s get started!
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Wow, if you’re looking for high quality free vector graphics, then you’ve landed on the right article. We’ve roundup up a massive collection of free vector flourishes. These graphics are composed of a wonderful mix of vintage elements, floral ornaments, swirly design mixes, and are all made of beautifully curved vector art.
These retro designs are great for adding a classic feel and to separate areas of information in your work. These lovely vector flourishes are available in EPS, SVG, AI and other vector formats for free download. Whether you’re an Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, or prefer another vector software package, you can download these sets and use them in your next design.
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A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Rype was first published on September 11th 2008.
In this Illustrator tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a trendy retro type treatment with a free font, gradients, blends, and some scatter brushes. It’s a relative easy tutorial containing techniques that can be quickly applied to many other type treatments and various graphic elements.
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We have a new set of vector illustrations available exclusively for Vector Premium members. In this pack you will find a great selection of rockets in a retro style with an additional grungy texture. The plain colours make the images easy to edit, which makes it easier to use them in your designs, stylish posters, adverts, stickers, or postcards. These illustrations can add a retro throwback and vintage space age feel to your next project. Learn more at the jump!
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