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Create a Vintage Art Deco Poster with Illustrator’s Grain Effect
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Create a Vintage Art Deco Poster with Illustrator’s Grain Effect

on Apr 20th 2012 with 26 comments

You might not know the name A. M. Cassandre, but you’ve surely seen his work. His early 20th century French advertising posters have become iconic images of the Art Deco movement, and have inspired a new generation of designers worldwide.

One of the characteristic aspects of Cassandre’s work is the grainy texture used to shade objects. In painting, this technique is achieved by the artist using his thumb to flick paint off the end of a toothbrush. In printmaking, the grainy tone is created with aquatint.

Illustrator users can keep our hands clean and duplicate this technique with various texture effects. This is a beginner tutorial, which starts with basic shape-building methods. More experienced users can skip ahead to the texture part. Let’s get started!

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This entry is part 6 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
How to Animate a Vector Character in After Effects with Aetuts+ and Ben Mounsey
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How to Animate a Vector Character in After Effects with Aetuts+ and Ben Mounsey

on May 10th 2011 with 4 comments

We’re proud to announce that Vectortuts+ author Ben Mounsey has teamed up with Aetuts+ to create "Breath Of Life" a five part series on how to animate a vector illustration with After Effects. You may remember Ben from his fantastic Core Art Skills Series, and excellent illustrator tuts. Now you can follow along with a five part video series that will take you from working with a sketch to animating a walk cycle. Read on to find out more!

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25 Creative and Challenging Vector Poster Design Tutorials
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25 Creative and Challenging Vector Poster Design Tutorials

on Feb 14th 2011 with 5 comments

Jump into this roundup of some of the most creative and challenging vector poster design tutorials on the web. There is a large assortment of styles and approaches here to review, from spacey psychedelic poster design, to geometrically influenced poster design, to robotic stomping power, to retro aesthetics and more. Check out these inspiring poster design tutorials.

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This entry is part 13 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
Create a Variety of 3D Lettering Effects for Poster Design
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Create a Variety of 3D Lettering Effects for Poster Design

on Feb 7th 2011 with 7 comments

In this tutorial I will showcase three different approaches for creating simple 3D lettering effects in the context of poster design. Onward and upward we go!

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This entry is part 5 of 22 in the Vector Text Effects Session
The Art of Choosing the Right Paper
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The Art of Choosing the Right Paper

on Feb 4th 2011 with 5 comments

Choosing the right paper for your printed media can be tricky. Paper tells about the function of the product, it’s feeling and quality. Therefore it’s a crucial part of the overall experience of your final product. Best of all is to start thinking about the choice of paper even before you start your work on the computer, not only to get the feeling right but also because of printing issues and costs. You can then optimize the production and design according to the paper of your choice. Here are some of the things to keep in mind about the use of paper for your printed media production.

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This entry is part 10 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
Create a Japanese Ukiyo-e Style Print – Vector Premium Tutorial
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Create a Japanese Ukiyo-e Style Print – Vector Premium Tutorial

on Feb 3rd 2011 with 5 comments

Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take learn how to create a traditional japanese style print, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. We’ll cover some brush techniques, gradient mesh shading, and more in the creation process of this tranquil, vector print.

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This entry is part 9 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
Creating Limited Edition Posters and Prints
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Creating Limited Edition Posters and Prints

on Feb 2nd 2011 with 5 comments

Have you ever wanted to make your own limited edition prints and posters, but weren’t sure where to start? In the following article you will learn about various ways to print your designs and how to package and sell your creations. Let’s take a look!

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This entry is part 8 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
Interview With Travis Price
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Interview With Travis Price

on Feb 1st 2011 with 3 comments

Meet Travis Price, freelance designer and illustrator from Australia. He also runs a kids label called Mister Mista. Travis says as a child he did a lot of drawing and was fascinated with skateboarding, graffiti and clothing design. Those early influences can be seen intertwined in his work. His style of illustration is versatile, having the ability to appeal to both kids and grown-ups. Travis also creates a lot of print posters. He tells us that posters are the perfect medium where you can combine typography and illustration. Let’s have a chat with him.

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This entry is part 7 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
Create an Art Nouveau Poster in Illustrator – Vector Premium Tutorial
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Create an Art Nouveau Poster in Illustrator – Vector Premium Tutorial

on Jan 27th 2011 with 4 comments

Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take learn how to create a vintage, Art Nouveau poster using Adobe Illustrator, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. We’ll cover how to create the main female image, with Mucha inspired flowing hair, as well as characteristic deco elements that bring this poster together.

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This entry is part 5 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
Community Project: Gig Poster Showdown!
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Community Project: Gig Poster Showdown!

on Jan 26th 2011 with 5 comments

If your digital art-form was a band, what style of music would it play? Is your Vector style bright and crazy like J-Pop? Do you rock Photoshop harder than Death Metal? Are you more like a Super Group of Show Stopping Mixed Media? As part of this Creative Session, we’re calling on our readers to strut their stuff on the Tuts+ virtual stage and go head to head in a massive Battle of the Bands Posters!

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This entry is part 4 of 14 in the Poster Design Session
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