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Vector vs Raster – Which Do You Prefer?
When it comes down to it, which would you prefer to work in: vector or raster? Why do you prefer one over the other and is it just a matter of time before vector art rules the digital art and design...
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Quick Tip: The Eyedropper Tool
Illustrator’s humble Eyedropper tool can save you lots of time, once you learn your way around it. This Quick Tip will help you to get the hang of these shortcuts to make the most of it.
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How to Be Productive Over the Holiday Season
It’s the end of the year and many freelancers and studios will be winding back their work over the holiday period. Rather than seeing this time as a lull in your schedule, take the opportunity to fine...
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Draw a Realistic Pineapple Using 3D Illustrator Effects
Learn how to easily draw a vector pineapple using the 3D Revolve effect, how to create the realistic texture and apply it with the Map Art option. This tutorial could also by a great way for you to...
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Quick Tip: How To Create a Simple Sticker Text Effect
In the following tutorial you will learn how to use text and the Round Any Corner script to create a simple sticker effect. This effect can be applied to a variety of graphics, including shapes and...
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Create a Blood Elf Inspired Portrait in Illustrator – Vector Premium Tutorial
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take learn how to create a blood elf inspired portrait from a photo, then we have an awesome...
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Quick Tip: Importing Type Using InDesign CS5
Importing type into Indesign can seem like a straight forward process, either copy and paste or use the place option. It is definitely a process designers take for granted. This tut will illustrate...
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Inking and Coloring the Comic Strip “The Brads”
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Brad Colbow was first published on October 13th 2008. In this...
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Jacek Utko Designs to Save Newspapers
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 Jacek Utko did at TED on newspaper design. He...
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How to Create 3D Buttons in Illustrator
In the following tutorial you will learn to create shiny, 3D buttons in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll cover a complete workflow and every step to take to create this high quality design element. These...
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Quick Tip: Make a Cut Out Gift Tag with Adobe Illustrator & InDesign
This is a fun little project for beginner Illustrator users who are just finding their way with the Pen Tool and feel much more comfortable using shapes and lines. This Candy Cane tag is made using an...
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Tuts+ Holiday Quiz – Thousands of Dollars in Prizes, Anyone Can Win!
It’s the holiday season. And to celebrate, we’re launching something special: the Tuts+ Holiday Quiz. Each day for 10 days we’ll publish a quiz question on a different Tuts+ site. Together, the...
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The Development of a Vector Artist
The phrase “born to do it” comes to mind when we talk about those who excel in their chosen field, but is this really the case. In this article we’ll look at the early work of the vector artist and...
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Soccer Ball – Vector Freebie
Today, as a special bonus to all of our readers, we have an Soccer ball vector illustration available as a freebie for anyone to download. This illustration is created Irmi Arieli and is made using...
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How to Design a Realistic Gamepad
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an illustration of a gamepad using the Pen Tool, Gradients and Filters. You can use this illustration as the basis of an icon or for a decorative element...
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Zodiac Themed Graphic Style
In this tutorial you will learn how to create A complex graphic style, using only the Appearance palette and commands from the Effect menu. We will be creating a style based on the signs of the...
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Create a Vintage, 50′s Style Auto Advertisement – Vector Premium Tutorial
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take learn how to create ads with a rockin’ 50′s retro flair, then we have an awesome tutorial...
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Quick Tip: Create an Upholstery Pattern in Five Minutes!
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a vector upholstery pattern, using the Gradient Mesh and Transform Effect. Now you can upholster your vector furniture. Let’s get started! Step 1 Take the...
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Interview with Cathy Martin aka flashparade
In this interview we meet Cathy Martin aka flashparade, a vector artist from Canada. Her style of illustration is simple yet attractive with an appealing color scheme. Cathy talks about how she got...
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Scott McCloud on Comics
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 Scott McCloud did at TED. He bends the...
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