Eighteen Artists Share Their Opinions on Artistic Style – Part I
Talk to some artists or take a look at an online conversation about artwork and there’s a mighty good chance you’ll hear or read a mention of artistic style at some point. But for as often as it’s...
View ArticleInterview with LouLou and Tummie
Meet Laurens and Chantal the illustration duo working under the moniker Loulou & Tummie. These two designers met each other at Art Academy and now work and live together in Tilburg, Netherlands....
View ArticleEighteen Artists Share Their Opinions on Artistic Style – Part II
Talk to some artists or take a look at an online conversation about artwork and there’s a mighty good chance you’ll hear or read a mention of artistic style at some point. But for as often as it’s...
View ArticleScratching Your Niche Market
As opposed to discussing just the specific techniques used to target a precise niche market, I would like to start off with a few overarching thoughts. I will cover some basic, yet very useful...
View ArticleHow to Illustrate Deliciously Realistic Grapes using Simple Techniques
In this tutorial we will learn how to illustrate a bunch of grapes using basic Adobe Illustrator tools. You will learn how to render multiple light sources and how to model a complex object using...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Using and Sharing Files With the InDesign Library
In this Quick Tip tutorial you will learn how affective the InDesign Library palette can be for storing and reusing objects. Once a library has been established it is independent of InDesign documents...
View ArticleExclusive Freebie Pack – Grunge Textures
We have a new set of vector illustrations available exclusively from Vectortuts+ as freebie for anyone to download. Crafted by Stefan Surmabojov, you will find a great selection of vectors in this set...
View ArticleQuick Tip: A Simple Way to Create Vector Fog
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a simple yet effective smoke-like illustration. Using this technique you can make smoke, fog and clouds in just a few easy steps. Let’s get started! Step 1...
View ArticleRealistic Vector Motorcycle Portraits
Every semester, in my Illustrator classes, my students always want to know how I create the Motorcycle Portraits I am known for. I often give them a brief explanation, but I have never really sat down...
View ArticleCreate a Dazzling Aurora Borealis – Screencast
It’s time to create some Northern Lights. Ryan from QuintalDesigns demonstrates how to light up the vector night sky in this video tutorial. Using gradients, blur effects and more you will learn how...
View ArticleFrom a Logo to Business Card, How to Make a Self Promotion Set – Vector...
We have another great Vector Premium tutorial available exclusively for Premium members today. If you want to learn how to make a quick and easy logo with basic illustrator tools, then use multiple...
View ArticleHow to Apply Toon Style Coloring Techniques to a Pencil Drawing
It’s hard to go past the benefits of vector illustration for use in printing. Editable scale, color and composition put vector ahead of traditional illustration but it can’t compare to the style of...
View ArticleInterview with Agung Syaifudin
Agung Syaifudin, also known as "diekave", is a 23 year old freelance illustrator from Indonesia. He has studied visual communication and started working as a 2D animator for an e-card website. Agung...
View ArticleSelfless Self-Promotion: How to Promote Yourself Without Talking About Yourself
For many artists, the most challenging and intimidating aspects of running a creative business are marketing and promotion. The fact is, most of us are uncomfortable with the act of talking about...
View ArticleHow to Create a Rock Girl with "Beautiful Strokes" in Adobe Illustrator CS5 –...
We have another great Vector Premium tutorial available exclusively for Premium members today. If you want to learn how to use the new stroke settings in Illustrator CS5 to make a Rock Girl and Guitar...
View ArticleDigital Illustration – Creative Session Wrap
It’s a wrap. This session has covered a mix of digital illustration articles on theory and in depth case studies. We’ve looked at various artist’s work and their workflows. We’ve taken a close look at...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Create Multi-tone Vector Noise
The following tutorial will show you how to create a subtle multi-tone noise texture in Adobe Illustrator. Similar to a filter or effect you would use in photography, this method is 100% vector and...
View ArticleInspiration: 40 Typographic Posters
Typography is the designers’ and illustrators’ most multifaceted weapon. It is seen everywhere. On our screens, in our books and magazines, on our breakfast packaging. We’re always being inspired by...
View ArticleiPhone 4 – Vector Freebie
We have an iPhone 4 vector illustration available as a freebie for anyone to download. This illustration is created Bo Virkelyst Jensen and is made using Adobe Illustrator’s 3D settings for flexible...
View ArticleBest of the Vector Web – June 2010
As you know, each month, we scour the Internet for the best vector content on the web and post it here for you all to enjoy. This month we found some excellent tutorials, freebies, and articles...
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