Meagan Fisher: Conquer the Blank Canvas
Advertise hereJust because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend we’re sharing a talk from Build design conference by Freelance...
View ArticleVector Purity vs Raster Live Effects: Where do you stand?
Advertise hereConsider an artist using 90% vector in their work and only 10% raster live effects, would you class this artist as a “vector artist” or would you see them as a “mixed medium artist”? Do...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Create Colorful Neon Text with Adobe Illustrator
Advertise hereIn the following Quicktip you will learn how to create a colorful neon text effect. By first using a thick font and the Round Any Corner Script you will create the letter shapes. Next,...
View ArticleInterview with Andrea Austoni
Advertise hereToday we are going to meet our old friend, great Italian designer Andrea Austoni, who wrote some brilliant tutorials for Vectortuts+. Andrea is a many-sided personality, beside design, he...
View ArticleHow to Make a Happy and Safe Office Space
Advertise hereLately I have been working some extraordinarily long days in front of the screen. Not only has it been exhausting it has made me think much more seriously about the importance of a proper...
View Article23 Free, Vector Icon Packs for Social Media
Advertise hereIt’s massive freebie time again! We’ve rounded up a huge collection of social media icons in, you guessed it, vector format. These designs are simple, clean, and versatile. They’re easy...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Make an Escher-esque Metamorphosis with the Blend Tool
Advertise hereAfter looking through some drawings by M.C. Escher, I wondered if I could create the effect with Illustrator’s Blend tool. The results were mixed, but it’s still fun to morph with Blends....
View ArticleCreating a Detailed Furry Dog Portrait with Art Brushes – Vector Premium...
Advertise hereToday, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. If you want to learn how to create a pet portrait using Illustrator Art brushes, then...
View ArticleThe Layers Panel: InDesign CS5
Advertise hereThe new layers panel added to InDesign CS5 is packed with features that can really speed up your operating pace. The panel now resembles Adobe’s Illustrator Layer panel and has borrowed...
View ArticleHow to Make a Magic Book Using Adobe Illustrator
Advertise hereWant to add a touch of wonder to you’re vector images? This tutorial is a guide where you will find ideas to create a magic book. In the first half you will learn how to make an open...
View ArticleFrank Chimero: The Shape of Design
Advertise hereJust because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend we’re sharing a talk from Build design conference by Designer,...
View ArticleThe AppStorm Freelance Mac App Bundle is on Sale (10 Days Only)
Advertise hereEvery freelancer knows that a good tool can make a dramatic difference in productivity. And for freelancers productivity = earnings. That’s why I’m super excited to announce that the...
View ArticleCreate a Loving Cup of Tea in Illustrator CS5
Advertise hereIn today’s tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a quick, loving cup of tea using Adobe Illustrator CS5 using 3D effects and the Bristle Brush Tool. Introduction I don’t often get a...
View ArticleWorking with Track Changes: InDesign CS5
Advertise hereThe Track Changes panel is a handy feature that gives the user the ability to view all significant changes made to an existing story. Changes can be kept for reference or discarded once...
View ArticleColoring and Line Work in Illustrator CS5
Advertise hereDo a search on “coloring comics,” and you get dozens of Photoshop tutorials. They all seem to involve building up areas of color with transparent brushes. Now you can achieve that same...
View ArticleGet Started with Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, Basix Tutorials from...
Advertise hereGet started with Adobe Illustrator and Indesign with this handy collection of beginner tutorials from the archives at Vectortuts+. We’re adding to our Basix category all the time, so be...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Align and Distribute in Adobe Illustrator
Advertise hereToday we have a special Quick Tip as requested by one of our readers. Learn about Adobe Illustrators Align Panel with this comprehensive guide to Illustrator’s Align panel and its...
View ArticleCreate a Blue Planet Using Adobe Illustrator – Vector Premium Tutorial
Advertise hereToday, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. If you want to learn how to create a planet with interesting shapes and 3D effects,...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Dynamically Create a Seamless Pattern Using the Graphic...
Advertise hereIn this tutorial we will look at an original way of creating a seamless pattern, developed by my friend and namesake Iaroslav aka Yemz. I think this versatile way will help you to achieve...
View ArticleThe Mechanics of Comics
Advertise here 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 March 17th 2009. As...
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