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Workshop: Vector Critique #14

Kate McInnes — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Vectortuts+ is all about helping people turbo charge their skills, and today we have another special community post that will help our readers take their images to the next level. The best thing is, you can be part of it too! Find out more at the jump. How to Participate: This workshop contributor...

Quick Tip: Creating Simple Icons with Adobe Illustrator, a Beginners Guide

Kate McInnes — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:07 +0000

For beginners, crisp icons can be hard to make in Adobe Illustrator. With a few simple tricks, the Appearance Panel and the Shape Builder Tool, you will be creating professional looking icons in no time, it’s easy! Step 1 First create a New Document in the scale of your icon, common sizes are...

Pricing Your Design Work: Everything You Need to Know!

Sean Hodge — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:33:50 +0000

Do you ever feel unsure about pricing your services as a freelance designer? We’re running a fantastic series of articles on our FreelanceSwitch newsletter, focused on how you can effectively and easily price your services. It’s relevant to graphic designers, illustrators, and any...

Create a Detailed, Vector Fan Illustration – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

Andrei Marius — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:07 +0000

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn how to create a detailed fan illustration. Begin with pixel perfect vector shape building techniques. Also, use Illustrator’s pathfinder tools to build complex shapes. Then add dimension by coloring the shapes with complex gradients. You can use...

Quick Tip: Create a Computer Key Icon Using Linear Gradients

Cheryl Graham — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:00:08 +0000

Illustrator’s Gradient Panel gives you several options to create and fine-tune multi-stop gradients. Put a few together for a computer key with a satin sheen.

Create a Vector Hair Dryer in Illustrator

Alexander Egupov — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:46 +0000

A hair dryer is a tool that helps women add beauty to their hair. Let’s illustrate a vector model of it and learn important techniques, which can improve the designer’s skills along the way. Step 1 Take the Pen Tool (P) and draw a flat contour of the hair dryer without a nozzle. Fill it...

Workshop: Food Van Showdown

Kate McInnes — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:15 +0000

Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be launching a new community project that combines both, the Vectortuts+ Food Van Showdown. The best thing is, you can be a part of it! Find out how to get involved, at the jump. Create Your Own Food Van This is...

Create a Simple Set of Vector Shelves

Andrei Marius — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:41 +0000

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a wooden shelf and a glassy shelf illustration. We’ll use pixel perfect vector build techniques, built in Illustrator patterns, controlled gradients, Pathfinder tools, and more to create these shelves. Step 1 Hit Command + N to create a...

Quick Tip: How to Create a Seamless Pattern in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Iaroslav Lazunov — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:49 +0000

The creation of the seamless pattern was always not an easy task, which required exactness and diligence. Fortunately with the new version of Adobe Illustrator CS6 this process became automatic, so now every beginner can solve this task easily. Let’s check out how it works! Step 1 In July...

Creating a Detailed Eye from Stock in Adobe Illustrator

Sharon Milne — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:37 +0000

In today’s tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a detailed eye from a stock image in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll work from some basic skin shading around the eye, to eyelashes, then a detailed iris and even eyebrows in this vector workflow. Introduction When I’m...