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How to Draw a Fall Leaf Using Adobe Illustrator
During this tutorial we will learn to create a vector autumn leaf and the universal texture of a leaf. You will learn to use the following techniques in practice: Live Trace, Art Brush, Mesh and many...
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Quick Tip: Uniform Stroke Scaling
When an illustration contains strokes of varying sizes it may not be immediately obvious how to scale all the strokes (larger or smaller) and still keep the illustration the same size. This Quick Tip...
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Create a Rationalized, Geometric Wordmark and Ambigram – Vector Premium Tutorial
We have another great Vector Premium tutorial available for Premium members today. If you want to learn how to create your own graphic identity, through the creation of your own geometric letters,...
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Create a Super Happy Octopus Character
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Ryan Putnam of Vectips was first published in June 24th, 2008. This...
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Profile: Hyaku, One Hundred Percent Creativity
The proverb is, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" and with their love of toys, movies and Japanese animation, Aya and Shingo Miyazaki of design team Hyaku show that you can have the best of...
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Best of Tuts+ – October
October saw the launch of the latest Tuts+ sites, Webdesigntuts+. Edited by popular Themeforest author Brandon Jones, probably better known as Epicera. There’s already a lot of great content on...
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Create a Lunar Surface Background
Gradient Mesh can be daunting for a beginner. Trying to achieve realism takes a lot of time, effort and patience. If you are intimidated by Gradient Mesh, this might be a good place to start. We’ll...
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Community: Totem Project
Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be launching a new community project that combines both, the Vectortuts+ Totem Project. The best thing is, you can...
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Best of the Vector Web – October 2010
As you know, each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we found some really great tutorials on creating magazine layouts,...
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Quick Tip: Create an Axonometric Image Without Guides or Grids
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an axonometric image in a few simple steps, without using guides or grids. It’s a simple trick to apply, but very useful. Read on to learn more. Step 1...
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Customizing a DIY Vinyl Toy – Vector Premium Tutorial
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take your custom toy skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you where...
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Vectortuts+ Assignment: Create a Vector Doodle
We’re adding more community features to Vectortuts+. In addition to larger community projects, which launched this week, we’ll also regularly have assignments for you all to do. This week the...
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Quick Tip: Creating New Documents, InDesignCS5
This Basix tutorial will give readers with no or limited InDesign experience the basic knowledge on how to set-up a document for print. Step 1 Open InDesign and you will be presented with an...
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Interview with Emory Allen
Meet Emory Allen, an illustrator and Graphic Designer currently living in Minneapolis. As a child Emory loved comics and drawing super heroes. His artistic leanings were well nurtured by his father...
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Quick Tip: Using Nested Styles with InDesign
You probably use Paragraph Styles to format text. Nested Styles takes it a step further by allowing you to set up multiple styles within a paragraph, based on criteria that you specify. Taking some...
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Make a Fairy-Tale Inspired Magical Hand Shaped Vine
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Jonathan was first published on July 14th, 2008. This tutorial...
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Getting to Know Vectortuts+ Associate Editor, LoungeKat
If you’re a dedicated follower of Tuts+ you might already know Kate McInnes (aka LoungeKat), the Associate Editor of Vectortuts+. She works along-side Vectortuts+ Editor, Sean Hodge, to make sure you...
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Create a Realistic, Burning Sparkler Using Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we will create a photorealistic image of a sparkler. We will learn how to create vector textures using the standard bitmap filters. We’ll create complex lighting from two light...
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Wax Seal with Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we will learn how to create a voluminous seal print on the wax with the help of 3D modeling. You can use the achieved knowledge to designs prints of your own style. Let’s get started!...
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Premium Members Now Have Access to Photo Premium
Now that we’ve added Phototuts+ to our Premium family, Premium members will begin to receive weekly bonus photography tutorials and video training as part of your Premium membership. We hope you’ve...
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