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Create a Super Glue and a Paint Tube Icon
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a super glue and a paint tube icon. These shiny icons are simple to create, we’ll cover a complete workflow, and show you techniques that will...
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Paola Antonelli Treats Design as Art
Just because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend we’re sharing a talk by Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York’s Museum of...
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Create a Burning, Vector Match Using Gradient Meshes
In this tutorial you will learn how to create realistic vector fire, using the Gradient Mesh Tool and Screen Blending mode. Believe me, there’s nothing overly complicated. Let’s strike a match! Step 1...
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Paper Style Alphabet using Illustrator 3D
In this tutorial we will learn how to create letters of the alphabet and the shadows of them using 3D modeling. The created style, as I see it, is perfect for creating logos, but you may also like to...
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Interview with Sant Valentin
Today our guest is a true expert and person who will be interesting to talk to – Ukrainian designer Sant Valentin. “I believe that line should be alive, it does not have to have clearly defined...
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Using Design Principles to Create Exceptional Vector Illustrations
Making an image is fairly straightforward, but making an image that stands out from the crowd is more science than it is luck. With the right combination of aesthetic and design, you can turn a good...
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Clarifying Our Discount Membership Promotion
Hi everyone, I’m sure you would have noticed the $0.99 membership promotion we ran yesterday. Tuts+ has never tried Promotion of a membership in this way before. Ever. We are not internet marketers so...
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Gummy Text Effect
In the following tutorial you will learn to create a gummy text effect. Perfect for illustrative designs, you will create a cute and fun lettering effect using the Offset Path function and various...
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Outstanding Vector Art from Creattica
High-quality vector work always blows me away. Creattica, Envato’s gallery website of great design and inspirational imagery, is always a great source to find a little vector inspiration. Here’s a...
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Adobe InDesign CS5, Advanced Typography and Special Characters
Adobe’s InDesign is considered to be the most advanced multi-page editor software, but we need to take advantage of it’s full power to quickly create and deliver professionally formatted documents. In...
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How to Create a Tube of Paint and a Brush, Using Adobe Illustrator
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Iaroslav Lazunov was first published on May 10th 2010. In this...
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Patrick Chappatte: The Power of Cartoons
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 by Patrick Chappatte that showcases his experiences of...
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25+ Best of, How to in Illustrator: Brush Tutorials
Need to amp up your Adobe Illustrator brush skills, then take a look at the best tutorials we have on Vectortuts+ for creating and using Illustrator brushes. Jump into one of these Illustrator...
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Quick Tip: How to Create a 3D Map Pullout for Information Graphics
In this Quick Tip Video, you will learn how to use a clever trick to make a map element appear to zoom out from its background. Popular with information graphics, this effect is perfect for a variety...
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Draw a Shiny Make-Up Mirror with Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we’ll create a pretty make-up mirror using mostly grayscale and hard shapes to achieve a shiny metallic effect, also we’ll be using gaussian blur effects and the mesh tool for a...
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Primary Design Elements Found in Outstanding Digital Illustrations
Following on from, Using Design Principles to Create Exceptional Vector Illustrations, today we have a collection of digital illustrations that highlight the primary elements of design. Design...
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Free Vector Downloads: 50+ Illustrator Patterns for Vintage Design
Alrighty then, we’ve rounded up a whole slew of Adobe Illustrator patterns for you to download today. They are all free vector downloads with a retro style. The designs vary, from simple circles, to...
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Piped Frosting Text Effect
In the following tutorial you will learn to create a paste text effect. Using the Gradient, Pathfinder and Blur tools you will make a text effect that can be used to illustrate a piped frosting...
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Create a Personalized Child Fairy Print – Vector Premium Tutorial
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. If you want to learn how to create a fairy scene filled with childish wonder, then we have an...
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Best of the Vector Web – April 2011
Each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we showcase high quality tutorials on using vector patterns in your...
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