Season Greetings From Envato
We would like to thank all of you for being with us through 2010—for reading, subscribing, commenting, and submitting awesome tuts and community artwork. 2011 should be amazing! Enjoy the time you...
View ArticleTuts+ Quiz, Day 8 – Vectortuts+
It’s Day 8 of our stupendous Tuts+ Holiday Quiz competition. We’re on the home stretch now! Today, you’ll be tested on your knowledge of Vectortuts+. Read on to unlock the eighth part of the entry...
View ArticleHow to Create an Entangled Lettering Illustration – Part 1
In this two part tutorial, we’re going to look at how to create a brief typographic message from scratch. In part one we’ll go over the basics of constructing the letterforms. Step 1 Start by creating...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Organize and Save a Vector File
Vector is a great medium for collaborative work, but can become frustrating if the file you’re using is badly organized. If you work in a collaborative environment, or want to upload files to stock...
View ArticleHow to Create an Entangled Lettering Illustration – Part 2
In the second part of this tutorial series, we’re going to bring this treatment to life with some color. Stick around to learn about casting shadows and highlights through abstract color shapes. Step...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions for Illustration and Design
In the countdown to 2011 I’ve been thinking about the things I have achieved over the past year and the things I would like to achieve for the next. While I haven’t made a New Year’s Resolution for...
View ArticleInterview with Philip Tseng
Philip Tseng is an illustrator from San Diego, California. He works as a 2D artist for an online game company. Philip says he loves vector art for it’s versatility and simple, clean and crisp design....
View ArticleIntroducing the Vectortuts+ Writing Team
Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that actual human beings create the content here on Vectortuts+. We are in fact real people, and not just vector loving robots. In addition to numerous part time...
View ArticleBest of the Vector Web – December 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 high quality tutorials on creating vector...
View ArticleThelma Golden: How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change
Just because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend, we feature Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talk at TED about...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to make a Golden Curled Corner using Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a decorative curled edge using some easy illustrator techniques and a custom Adobe Illustrator Script. Let’s get started! Step 1 Take the Rectangle Tool...
View ArticleLearn to Create a Variety of Script Lettering
In this tutorial I will showcase three different approaches, which result in three different script lettering styles. We will start with a nice simple basic script, touch on a more athletic inspired...
View ArticleCreating Scalable Textures Within Illustrator
Sometimes it’s just quicker to apply a raster texture on top of a piece of vector art to take your work to the next level. However doing this prevents the work from being entirely scalable. For some...
View ArticleHow to Survive a Job Interview, 10 Tips for Creative Professionals
Are you the kind of person that — no matter how many job interviews you attend — you’re a ball of nervous energy? You’re not alone! In the following article I will share a few tips on how to be...
View ArticleCreate a Green Viscous Text Effect
In the following tutorial expand an existing font, use illustrator’s 3D tools to add dimension, and then add a green viscous text effect. If you want to add a fun, vector text effect to your...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Make a Text Mask in Adobe Illustrator
Let’s imagine your boss gives you a commission to create a simple flyer advertising an event. Nothing fancy – just a plain image, some bubbles and a tiny bit of text. The only reservation is that the...
View ArticleCreate a Male Portrait from a Photo Reference – 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 male portrait from a photo reference, then we have an awesome...
View ArticleCreating Vector Eyes with CorelDraw
Drawing eyes can be troublesome sometimes, but with a few vector tricks you can make a nice looking eye in no time. In this tutorial you will learn how to make a vector based eye using CorelDraw. Step...
View ArticleTuts+ Marketplace Tutorial Competition Winners: $1500 Cash and Additional...
Today we announce the three winners of the Tuts+ Marketplace Tutorial Competition. Combined, they take home more than $1,500 worth of cash and additional prizes. Take a look to see if your entry came...
View ArticleDon Norman on 3 Ways Good Design Makes You Happy
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 Don Norman did at TED. He turns his incisive eye...
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