Jason Schwartz – Freelanceology
Just because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend we’re sharing an interesting talk at the Insight Design Conference by, Jason...
View ArticlePlaying with Stationery Art Brushes and the Live Paint Bucket
In today’s tutorial I’m going to show you how to create some line art style stationery art brushes. You’ll then learn to combine them with the Live Paint Bucket to create a typography piece. Final...
View ArticleQuick Tip: An Introduction to the Page Tool in InDesign CS5
You may have missed the addition of the Page Tool to InDesign CS5. If you did, take ten minutes out to discover the capabilities this superb tool offers when working with multiple page sizes. Step 1...
View ArticleHow to Create a Glossy, Colorful Text Effect
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a glossy, colorful text design in Illustrator CS5. We’ll use an interesting font choice, opacity masks, shape building techniques, and more to...
View ArticleCommunity: Vectortuts+ Snow Globe Showdown
Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be launching a new community project that combines both, the Vectortuts+ Snow Globe Showdown. The best thing is, you...
View ArticleInterview with Adam Jarvis of Vectorvault
Today we chat with Adam Jarvis. For all you vector fans you’re likley familiar with Vectorvault, which hosts a whole lot of vector resources and inspiration. Learn more about that site, as well as...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Create a Photographic Vignette Effect using Vector Tools
In this tutorial you will learn 3 simple ways to create a photographic Vignette effect using vector. We will use Gradients, Blends and Gradient Meshes to create the desired effect. Which way you will...
View ArticleUsing the Appearance Panel to Create a Kitchen Illustration – Vector Premium...
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. In today’s Premium tutorial, I’m going to take advantage of the Appearance Panel to create a kitchen...
View ArticleQuick Tip: An Introduction to Threading Text in InDesign CS5
Threading text within InDesign can hugely improve the experience of editing and amending copy while working on layouts. The process of threading text is linking two or more text frames allowing text...
View ArticleLet’s Make a Playful Yet Robust 3D Letter Design
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Jonathan was first published on February 24th 2009. This tutorial...
View ArticleJennifer Sisson and Jana Kinsman from Quite Strong talk about Self Promotion
Just because you missed that awesome conference, doesn’t mean that you can’t still watch the lectures! This weekend we’re sharing an interesting talk at the Insight Design Conference by, Design...
View ArticleCreate a Splash of Colorful Paint with Illustrator and Mesh Tormentor
Today, I can assure you that Gradient Mesh has become absolutely manageable, it became possible thanks to Mesh Tormentor, which was developed by a great programmer Yemz. This plugin has features that...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Create a Delicious Chocolate Text Effect
For all the chocolate lovers out there, here is how to create a delicious chocolate bar text effect in Illustrator. You will use the Blend Tool, effects like Roughen and Chrome, different Blending...
View Article150+ Free, Vintage Vector, Medieval Heraldry Graphics
It’s free vector graphics time, my favorite hour of the day! We’ve roundup up a truckload of heraldry graphics available in EPS, SVG, AI and other vector formats for free download. These medieval...
View ArticleCommunity Project: Vectortuts+ Snow Globe Showdown, Round 1
Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be showcasing Round 1 of the Vectortuts+Snow Globe Showdown. If you missed out this time, don’t worry, there’s still...
View ArticleCreate a Vector Floppy Disk Icon
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a floppy disk icon. We’ll use basic shape building methods, and numerous Adobe Illustrator effects, which will combine to create the final...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Saving Files from Corel Draw for Microstock Agencies
Today’s Quick Tip aims to assist the minority of illustrators using Corel Draw for creating mickrostock vectors. You will learn the best way to save Adobe compatible files from Corel and how to...
View ArticleCreate a Vinyl Record and 80′s Album Cover – Vector Premium Tutorial
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. In today’s tutorial well be creating a retro throwback to the 80′s with a pop album cover design. If...
View ArticleQuick Tip: An Introduction to Scripts in InDesign CS5
Scripting is a sure way to save time when performing repetitive tasks within InDesign. Scripts will automatically complete a task for the user, for example, creating crop marks to a specified object....
View ArticleHow to Create a Killer Chainsaw Bunny Character
A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Sean Kelly was first published on January 5th 2009. This tutorial...
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