Vector Diary for May 2013

123RF Coupon Code + Win 30 Days Subscription Plan

Tony Soh — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:57 +0000

Are you a print designer who is looking for new images or photos that would not only captivate your taste in design but with your clients as well? Worry no more because 123RF.com is here! 123RF.com will bring out the best in every creation and style that you never believed is possible.

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123RF.com caters to almost everyone. Young and old alike may enjoy and make use of their stock photos and they make sure that it is all worth it. Not only that, professional photographers and models make all of those fantasies alive and in a flash. They bring you the latest trends and photos that you surely don’t want to miss! They have loads of pictures to choose from for your every need. Just take a look at all the fashionable images and you will be amazed on how 123RF.com made those remarkable stock pictures.

Now, if you think that this is way too costly for you, think again. 123RF.com assures all of their subscribers that they will get their money’s worth. For just a single subscription starting from $89, you will have a complete access to all of their high-resolution images. You may also have the option to shop for the photos using your credit and download the images at a very low price. If you are only interested in buying a few photos, you can sign up for credits packs starting at only $12.50.

Another good thing about 123RF.com is that they work together with fellow photographers and they make sure that these stock photos are given on a cheaper price. With 123RF.com, you will always be guaranteed with the best magnificent stock pictures that will definitely astound you.

A lot of their subscribers, who are designers just like you shall attest that 123RF.com made their work easier and faster. Just by using the images at 123RF.com on their sites made it more attractive to their clients as well as their fellow designers. Try to think about it, no more hassles of getting your own models, photographers, props, location and the like. 123RF.com can do that all for you. Since 123RF.com is royalty-free, you would not have any problems in paying any royalty fees for the photos that you have chosen. It would really save you a lot of time, energy and money.

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Tweet this page and get a chance to win a 30 Days Subscription worth $89. It allows you to download up to 5 royalty free images and/or illustrations daily for 30 days.

To join this contest, simply tweet this page and leave a comment on this page on what you like about 123RF and also include your twitter profile page. 3 lucky winners will be selected on 15 May.

Premium Tutorial: Creative Music CD

pankajkumar — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:57:01 +0000

This tutorial will guide you in making a music cd with music notes. With the help of this tutorial, you can make colorful graphics which can be used for any music related projects. It will also teach some hidden effects which will be very beneficial if you’re a designer.

Illustrator Tutorial: Army Cap

Michael Brown — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:00:21 +0000

In this tutorial, you will learn how to design an army cap using Illustrator. In each step, we will first draw the outline and then apply colors and shadows. Finally, we will add the necessary details to complete the army cap. Let’s get started!

Cap Body Design

1. Draw a simple sketch by using the Pen tool from the tool box.

2. Select the appropriate color (C=0, M=4, Y=25,K=0). This color makes good a base for the cap.

3. Draw the leading edge of the cap with the Pen tool.

4. Select the body color (C=0, M=4,Y=25, K=0).

5. Draw the cap’s leading edge seperately using the Pen tool.

6. Select the appropriate color (C=30, M=50, Y=75, K=10) and draw a midline to bold the cap’s leading ledge. Select the Stroke Adjustment Mode (as shown below).

7. Now, select the appropriate color (C=0, M=4, Y= 25, K=0) and then apply the Gussian blur from the Effect > Blur menu to add a blur effect.

8. Draw the bottom of the cap with the Pen tool.

9. Select the appropriate color (C=0, M 4, Y=25, K=0).

10. Remove the stroke line.

11. Now, draw beyond the cap’s edge and button with the Pen tool.

12.Select (C=0, M=4, Y=25, K=0).

13. You can use the gradient to add volume to the edges.

14. Draw a line and change it (as we did in Step 6).

15. Apply the Gussian blur from the Effect > Blur menu to add a blur effect.

16. Draw the camouflage textures that are on the cap using the pencil from the tool box. Draw these textures randomly. The final textures should create a nice camouflage pattern.

17. Fill it with the appropriate color (C=39, M=25, Y=61, K=0).

18.Trim the textures protruding from the cap surroundings. In order to do this, you should first group all textures. Then, select the grouped textures with the cap object by holding the shift key. Apply the clipping mask from the Object > Clip Mask menu.

19. For your cap to look better, you need to apply a linear gradient.

20. For adding another color to the texture, draw some other objects with the Pen tool.

21.Add an appropriate color (C=17, M=22, Y=36, K=0).

22. Trim the protruding parts (as we did in Step 18).

23.Apply a gradient color.

24. For adding another color to the texture, draw more camouflage patterns with the Pen tool (as we did in Step 20).

25. Select the appropriate color (C=42, M=45, Y=56, K=9).

26. Trim the protruding parts (as we did in Step 18).

27. Select the appropriate gradient color. To do this, the cap should appear like this.

28. Draw the cap seams with the Pen tool.

29. Select the appropriate color (C=11, M=31, Y=38, K=0)

30. Select “multiply blending” from the transparency palette. This step makes the seams look darker and more natural.

31. Draw the cap sewing with the Pen tool.

32. Adjust the stroke setting as shown.

33. Select the appropriate color (C=35, M=60, Y=80, K=25).

34. Draw an object to create shadow above the cap’s cover.

35. Create a gradient as shown (left side colour-opacity=0). After we complete this action a part of the cap will be in shadow.

36. By now, the cap shape should look like the one shown below.

37. Draw an object to make shadow on the right side.

38. Fill drawn object with black color. You can also use gradient color (as shown).

39. Apply blur with Gussian blur from the Effect > Blur menu.

40. Set Opacity to 57% from the transparency palette.

41. Set multiply blending from the transparency palette to make the cap look more natural.

42.Draw a line to create a sharp shadow.

43. Apply changes (as we did in Step 6).

44.Select the appropriate color (C=40, M=70, Y=100, K=50).

45. Blur the object with Gussian blur from the Effect > Blur menu.

46. Set the blur radius to 4 pixels in order to produce a better blur effect.

47. Now the cap shape is complete. We will proceed to make the shadow below the cap.

48. To create a shadow, draw an object under the cap.

49. Fill the drawn sketch with black color.

50. Blur the shadow as many as 45-46 times and your camouflage pattern is completed.

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CafePress Coupon Code (20% OFF)

Tony Soh — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:57:23 +0000

CafePress is one of the best online stores when it comes to extraordinary gifts and loads of customizable stuff like shirts, wall calendars, mugs, stickers, iPhone cases and everything under the sun. You can find endless designs that will certainly fit your personality and the person you’ll be sending off gifts from CafePress. Sometimes you can even find things that you wouldn’t imagine they have in store, and then realizing that it’s just the right one you’re looking for.

CafePress Coupon Code May 2013

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CafePress has been in the business for more than a decade now and has successfully produced countless printings on almost all kinds of topics making them well-known and well-trusted until this very minute. If you’re a movie or sports addict, CafePress can offer you themed products like The Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games, The Walking Dead and so much more. Whatever you order from them, they can certainly create ways to make it possible for you. Not only that, CafePress is also popular for their design tool wherein you, as the customer can freely add messages, photos, logos or any designs that you like. This allows you to personally customize your items according to your desires and needs. So if you are a newbie, CafePress templates will definitely help you in creating your personal designs. In case you weren’t satisfied with the item, you can ask for a refund or they will immediately replace your item with a new one without even sending back the old item.

What’s also great with CafePress is that they allow you to resell the products you purchased from them. It’s not only them who benefit from the income but their customers as well. It is easy and free of charge when you decide to register at CafePress. You can even get around 80 products from CafePress and sell them in your own online store or blog site. They may also allow you to sell your customized products on their CafePress Marketplace. If you have your own designs, you can just upload it at CafePress and let them handle the printing and shipping aspects. All you have to do is to wait for your items within their 24-hour turn-around time. Make sure to read the policies in order to smoothly earn from the products being sold.

With millions of quality products and loyal visitors, you can never go wrong with CafePress. It’s just the best place to shop, share and sell products online and offline.

Shutterstock Download Trend Infographics 2013

Tony Soh — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:06:52 +0000

Sutterstock has created a nice visual infographic of the most popular downloaded stock images in 2012. Vector has been on a rising trend over the years compared to stock photographs. If you are looking at creating new stock vectors to sell, creating images related to green, nostalgic and geometric is a good idea. Hope this helps you know what to shoot or draw for this Summer.

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Threadless Coupon Code (75% OFF)

Tony Soh — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:55:00 +0000

Threadless is now having a online sale. Get tees at up to 75% OFF using this Threadless coupon code!

Threadless offers you great t-shirts with unique ideas and fantastic drawings. It is one of the most popular online selling t-shirts website with lots of fans worldwide. All the designs are created by online community and well-executed.

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Each week about 10 designs submitted by designers are selected based of votes and sold worldwide. Lots of sizes are available and you can take your pick at the design that fits your style. Lots of themes are available, from funny to political, cute to abstract and dark to stylish. Collections are also available which includes Spider-man, Sesame Streets, college tees, Muppets, Minecraft and many more! And with the latest sale, you can get the tees at only $10 instead of $20, which is a very good bargain.

Quality of Print

The tees are comfortable to wear and comes with very soft fabric made of 100% cotton. The design is printed using silk screen printing to help make the print last longer.

Threadless is a good place to shop for cool t-shirts for yourself or as a gift for friends. With the huge online catalog, you can search for funny t-shirts to fit the personality of your friends. If you don’t like what you get when you received your order, you can simple write your reasons and return to Threadless within 60 days and get a refund. Simple as that.

Fonts.com Coupon Code (20% OFF)

Tony Soh — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:20:49 +0000

Fonts.com is a typeface service with thousands of font faces. It is part of Monotype Imaging, a company that offers fonts from Adobe, the Font Bureau, Lanston Type, The Chank Company, Linotype and Elsner+Flake. Majority of the fonts at Fonts.com are suitable for commercial use; you can view, download and purchase them. If you sign up for a free account, you can find a free site section where you can get any free fonts of your choice. You can add these great and unique font styles to your personal blog or website to make your website stand out from the clutter.

There are a lot of useful information found at Fonts.com. You can preview the latest typefaces, most-requested fonts, top searched keywords and bestselling font designs. The website’s “Learn About Type” section contains information of all their resident font designers as well as the different foundries. This section is also filled with additional information on the technology used in creating a typeface into the finest font style, and the mechanism used in making typeface makeups.

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Get 20% OFF at Fonts.com. Expires 8 May 2013.

Fonts.com differs from other font download services in the following areas:

The widest font range compilation
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Numerous site tools for font selection and download
A stream of help and support functions
Affordable subscription rates

For commercial websites, Fonts.com has just the right selection for you to choose from which could be suitable for logo designs, advertisements and branding. Most of the typefaces offered and found on the website are created in such a way that any website can be marketable and presentable. From small-scale business, that want to purchase cheaper or free typeface designs, to big corporations, that access the entire font selection, Fonts.com have all the things you need.