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Interview with Catherine Dedova aka Zzanthia
In this interview we will meet great Russian illustrator Catherine Dedova. She believes that vector is powerful, but it is also limited in artistic tools. In order to have your own style, new ways to...
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Quick Tip: Make a Celtic Knot With the Shape Builder Tool
The Shape Builder in Illustrator CS5 combines the best of Live Paint and the Pathfinder into one easy-to-use, intuitive tool. As we demonstrate in this video tip, the Shape Builder makes quick work of...
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Best of Tuts+ in January 2011
The first month of the year was a very busy one for Tuts+. Here’s a catch up of the Editor’s picks from each site in case you missed them! Cgtuts+ | CG & 3D Tutorials Coding a ‘Blueprint Manager’...
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Create a Safe Icon in Adobe Illustrator
In the following tutorial you will learn to create a safe icon. We’ll use a variety of Adobe Illustrator tools and techniques to create this icon. Learn how to make a place to stash your vector gold....
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Quick Tip: Create a Pretty Bouquet of Flowers with Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a bouquet of pretty flowers, using only Art Brushes and and the Gradient Mesh Tool. You will find that the techniques learnt in this Quick Tip will help...
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John Maeda on His Journey in 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 John Maeda (the president of the Rhode Island...
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25 Creative and Challenging Vector Poster Design Tutorials
Jump into this roundup of some of the most creative and challenging vector poster design tutorials on the web. There is a large assortment of styles and approaches here to review, from spacey...
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Quick Tip: The Blob Brush in Action
Illustrator’s Blob Brush settings can be confusing. Seeing it in action will help you get the most out of this fun, flexible tool. Learn how to make painterly scenes and objects with a few strokes of...
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Poster Design – Creative Session Wrap
It’s a wrap. This session has covered a mix of poster design articles and tutorials. We’ve looked at various artist’s work and their workflows. We’ve viewed a heavy dose of inspiration from some top...
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Learning at the Speed of Technology
If you’ve been using design software for as long as I have, you will no doubt have more than a few obsolete skills up your sleeve. Those of you who have mastered the notoriously difficult QuarkXPress...
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Design Wedding Rings Using Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we create two wedding rings using 3D modeling in Illustrator. We learn a few operation techniques with gradient mesh. If you need to create an upcoming wedding invitation, this can...
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Quick Tip: Using Em Dashes, En Dashes and Hyphens within InDesign
When using dashes you have three options available, a hyphen, an en dash and an em dash. Choosing the right dash for the job in hand is usually overlooked and misunderstood. This Quick Tip will...
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Create a Backlit, Elegant Female Portrait in Illustrator – Vector Premium...
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take learn how to create an elegant female portrait from a photo, then we have an awesome...
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Quick Tip: Create a Grungy Launch Button
In the following tutorial you will learn to create a grungy launch button. You will learn how to make a 3D style button and an industrial looking background with a few simple techniques some vector...
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Tracing a Vector Face From a Reference Photo
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Jesse Hora was first published on October 20th 2009. There are...
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Paul Bennett Finds Design in the Details
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 Paul Bennett (British branding and design guru)...
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20 Amazing, Conceptual Vector Artworks to Explore
Conceptual art has to be one of my favorite themes. It’s a piece of art that plays out an event, situation, or concept to it’s viewer. Sometimes you get it straight away on first glance, sometimes...
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Quick Tip: Setting Margins using InDesign
As you will have heard countless times, white space is a very important element to a successful layout. A large proportion of a white space will typically be occupied by margins. The purpose of this...
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Illustrator CS5 Variable Width Stroke Tool: Perfect for Making Tribal Designs!
Adobe Illustrator CS5 features a slew of fantastic new tools and functionality, but the one that jumped out at me and really grabbed my attention was the Variable Width Stroke Tool. The concept was...
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Beautiful Creative Typography Tuts from Vectortuts+
Creative Typography is more than just a fancy font, it’s an expressive form of typography that transforms letters into works of art. Using the letter-forms as a medium for expression and storytelling,...
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