How to Create a Line Art Vintage Vector Scooter in Illustrator
In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a vintage vector scooter illustration. I’ll show you how to create simplified line art without overcomplicating the image. You’ll learn how to...
View ArticleBest of Tuts+ in April 2012
Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to...
View ArticleCreate a Detailed, Vector Clothespin Illustration
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a detailed clothespin illustration. It all starts with a simple pixel perfect vector shape building techniques. Then we’ll use the appearance...
View ArticleCreate a Keyboard Button Using Adobe Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to create you own keyboard button. We’ll use basic shape building and pathfinder tools to create our shapes, and then color our button using gradients, while keeping a...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Using a Photoshop Clipping Path within InDesign
Today we are going to explore using Clipping Paths created in Photoshop within InDesign. The following tut will explain what format to export to and how to apply the Clipping Path using InDesign’s...
View ArticleTuts+ Premium Pack – Exercise Poses
Today we have a unique Tuts+ Premium Pack, which is created in Illustrator by Sharon Milne. It’s filled with 12 illustrated of men’s health exercise poses, much like the ones you’d find in sections of...
View ArticleCreate a Sketchy Hand-Drawn Camera Illustration in Illustrator
In this tutorial, we’re going to use Illustrator (and a bit of Photoshop) to create an image that looks roughly hand-drawn on textured paper. We’ll be creating a camera illustration in this rough...
View ArticleCreate a Vector Space Composition in Illustrator
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a vector space composition featuring the planet Saturn. We’ll use simple shapes, various Blending Modes, and follow a strait-forward workflow that is as...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Draw an Apricot with the Mesh Tool
Follow this simple but detailed quick tip and learn how to draw an apricot using the Mesh Tool. It includes step by step instructions about how to create all the mesh points and lines plus all the...
View ArticleHow To Create a Vector, Wooden Axe
In this tutorial you will learn how to vector an execution axe from a reference. Discover essential techniques that you need as a vector artist, such as creating different types of shadows, specular...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Create a Bullet Hole in Five Steps
You know those joke bullet hole decals you see on cars? Well, it’s super easy to make one in Illustrator in just five steps. Follow along with this Quick Tip to find out how.
View ArticleInterview with Von Glitschka
Our guest today is a famous designer Von Glitschka. Von is also famous because of his books, which are devoted to vector graphics. “The best way to improve your design as a creative is to improve your...
View ArticleWorkshop: Creative T-shirt Project, Round 2
Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be showcasing Round 2 of the Vectortuts+ Creative T-shirt Project. The best thing is, you can be a part of it! Find...
View ArticleCreate a Radio App Icon Using Adobe Illustrator – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you’ll be provided with examples wood and fabric texture creation techniques. Also we will learn how to render the light play on the objects with the help of the...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Create Folded Text with Adobe Illustrator
Today we will learn how to create text that is located in different planes. One very interesting trick with the Bounding box will let us do it without using 3D modeling. Find out more at the jump!...
View ArticleWhich Tuts+ Site Should We Launch Next?
We’re planning our next few Tuts+ sites, and would love your opinion and advice on which topics you think we should cover next! We’d be really grateful if you could take a minute to answer our quick...
View ArticleWorkshop: Vector Critique #13
Vectortuts+ is all about helping people turbo charge their skills, and today we have another special community post that will help our readers take their images to the next level. The best thing is,...
View ArticleHow to Illustrate a Stepladder in Illustrator
What can one say about a stepladder? A stepladder may be represented as a concept that shows the development of designers skills and improvement of their creativity. Therefore it is high time to go...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Microstock Illustrations with Corel Draw, Tricks and Tips
With the vector software Corel Draw you are able to draw everything you can imagine. However, if you are using it to create illustrations for the microstock agencies – there are some issues that you...
View ArticleInterview with Illustrator Tom Percival
Tom Percival is a writer, illustrator and animator who is based in the United Kingdom. He has created the illustrations for the successful Skullduggery book series and his own picture books, Tobias...
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