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Best of the Vector Web – November 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 vector portraits...
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How to Deal with Creative Block
Even the most accomplished Illustrators and Designers will come up against a block at one time or another. In the following article I’ll share with you my personal experiences with Creative Block and...
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Create a Personalized Toolkit for Making Maps
There’s no need to reinvent the wheel every time you draw a map. With Illustrator, you can set up your own map-making toolkit, full of the styles, symbols and other elements you use every time. Having...
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Quick Tip: Using Kuler with Adobe Illustrator
Kuler is Adobe’s internet application that lets you create, modify and save color schemes. You can download these schemes to use in various Adobe applications, or you can use the Kuler extension built...
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Convert A Still Photo Into 3D Animated Stained Glass – Vector Premium
Today we’re collaborating with sister site Aetuts+ in bringing you this two-part Premium tutorial. Rob Birnholz will demonstrate a technique for converting a still image into a dynamic 3D animation....
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Best of Tuts+ – November 2010
Did you know that there are now ten Tuts+ sites and the Tuts Marketplace? If you didn’t get a chance to check them out in November here’s a look at the top three from each site! Aetuts+ – Adobe After...
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Quick Tip: How to Enhance a Vector Image with Photoshop
Salt and Pepper, Pen and Paper, Cookies and Milk, although they are all good on their own, these things work together to bring out the best in each other. Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop are no...
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Playing Around with Gabriel Mourelle
Inspired by Surrealism and the beauty of music, Gabriel Mourelle finds himself combining his love of design and illustration into art that tells a story. Salvador Dali once said, “Surrealism is...
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Milton Glaser on Using Design to Make Ideas New
Just because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend, we feature a talk that Milton Glaser did at TED. He discusses what makes a...
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Create Winter Festival Brushes in Illustrator CS
In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a holly, ivy and a berry brush to create a Winter Festival wreath. The brushes aren’t limited to this and can be used in pieces of vector art and...
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Quick Tip: Put Text Into Perspective Using Illustrator CS5
When you think of drawing in perspective, you usually think of buildings and cityscapes. But live, editable type can also be used for some interesting effects. There are a couple of special things to...
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20 Wonderful Winter Illustrations and Graphics from GraphicRiver
As one of the few Canadian Envato staff, I’m often called upon by the Australian staff to explain exactly what’s up with all that white stuff? So it was no surprise that I stepped up to handle this...
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Community: Totem Project 3
I’m happy to present Vectortuts+ Totem Collection 3! Part three has some great pieces to look at and is almost entirely made from Vectortuts Flickr Group submissions! You can still take part in this...
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Choose Your Apps
Two years ago we started a little side project to review and roundup apps. Being bloggers, a kick-ass WordPress setup was the natural way to go. My little brother threw in a great idea for a name, and...
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Create a Vector Penknife Illustration
In the following tutorial you will learn to create a penknife illustration. We’ll create simple shapes with Illustrator’s basic tools. We’ll place shadows and highlights at key locations, and then use...
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Quick Tip: How to Use the Flare Tool in Adobe Illustrator
The Flare tool in Illustrator is a bit of a mystery. How often do you find yourself in need of a lens flare in Illustrator? Never? Don’t write it off just yet! The Flare tool can be tweaked and...
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Premium Vector Pack – Holiday Decorations
We have a new set of vector illustrations available for Vector Premium members. Crafted by Iaroslav Lazunov, there are numerous high quality vector illustrations of holiday bows and decorations in...
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Quick Tip: How To Draw Wood Curls Using The Scribble Effect
In this Quick Tip you will learn how to draw wood curls and create cracked edges using the Scribble effect in Illustrator. You will also learn a quick way to make a wooden texture effect using Sprayed...
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How to Turn Glasses into a Great Geek Icon
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Ian Yates was first published on December 8th 2008. In this...
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Marian Bantjes: Intricate Beauty by Design
Just because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend, we feature an inspiring talk that Marian Bantjes did at TED. She explains her move...
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