Best of Tuts+ in November 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 ArticleHow to Illustrate a Vintage Stopwatch in Adobe Illustrator
In today’s tutorial, we are going to learn how to create a vintage stopwatch using basic shapes, Blends and Art Brushes in Adobe Illustrator. You’ll learn how to use a variety of Illustrator tools. So...
View ArticleFive Principles to Help Create Your Own Unique Design Style
What is it about the word "style" that is the cause of so much debate in the design world? There are plenty of designers who share the opinion that having your own niche "look" is required in this...
View ArticleTuts+ Workshop: Created by You, Round Six
We publish a wide variety of tutorials and tips on Vectortuts+, but it’s not often we get to see the other side of our tutorials. In our “Created by You” Tuts+ Workshop, we shine a spotlight on the...
View Article17 Great Gifts for Illustrators & Designers
Today we have an awesome gift guide full of hand picked goodies for illustrators and designers. We’ve put together a great list of books (and some gifts) that will give you a ton of inspiration and the...
View ArticleHow to Create a Festive Dog Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
In today’s tutorial, I’m going to take advantage of the free photo stock file of the month over on Photodune and show you how I created this festive dog illustration in Adobe Illustrator. I’ll be using...
View ArticleHow to Design a Flower in a Geometric Style
In this quick tip tutorial we are going to create a geometric "F" in the shape of a flower with Adobe Illustrator. To do it we are going to use some geometry, basic shapes and the Pathfinder panel....
View ArticleHow to Create a Jolly Santa Vector Illustration – Tuts+ Premium
In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn the step by step process of creating a jolly Santa illustration from sketch to final artwork. If you are looking to take your skills to the next level...
View ArticleWorkshop: Vector Critique #26
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 Create a Stylized Christmas Tree with the Pen Tool
You will all agree, Christmas is the most cheerful day of the year. We are in the good mood, we are buying presents for the people we love, warping them, singing Carols and, of course, we are sending...
View ArticleHow to Draw a Power Plug in Adobe Illustrator
In the following tutorial, I’m going to show you how to illustrate a power plug in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll start with a geometry sketch and build upon it adding light and texture. So let’s begin by...
View ArticleIllustrator to After Effects – Batman Revised on Aetuts+
Vector isn’t just used for creating inspiring illustrations, fancy UI elements, amazing icons and fantastic typography. Vector can also be used as part of sleak animations! Today we’re going to show...
View ArticleHow to Create a Paper Shopping Bag in Adobe Illustrator
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a shopping paper bag using Adobe Illustrator. We’ll work from basic shapes to create this multi-use illustration.Step 1Hit Command + N to create a...
View ArticleHow to Create a Realistic Reindeer with Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator
Did you know Rudolph was a female? Only reindeer ladies have their horns in winter. But, it’s not why I’m here. The reason is I’d like to show you how to draw a realistic reindeer with fluffy fur,...
View ArticleHow to Draw a Wheelbarrow in Perspective in Adobe Illustrator
In today’s tutorial, we are going to learn how to create a wheelbarrow in perspective using basic shapes, Blends and gradients in Adobe Illustrator. So let’s get started!Step 1To begin you will need to...
View ArticleHow to Create a Nail Polish Bottle with Basic Shapes and Gradients
In this quick tutorial you will create two nail varnish/polish bottles using Adobe Illustrator. We will use a Warp Effects, some gradients and the Pathfinder panel. You can use at as an icon or as a...
View ArticleHow to Create Game Elements with Graphic Styles – Tuts+ Premium
In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn the step by step process of creating a variety of Graphic Styles within Adobe Illustrator which can then be used within a game. If you are looking to take...
View Article25 Festive Themed Vector Tutorials on Vectortuts+
Here at Vectortuts+, we take any occasion as an excuse to create festive tutorials and the "Winter" holidays are no exception! Today we’re taking a look back at our festive themed tutorials of 2012 and...
View ArticleHow to Create a Vector Image Slider in Adobe Illustrator
Image sliders have been a common element of website design over the past few years, especially in portfolio designs. In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create an image slider in Adobe...
View ArticleHow to Create a Set of Toggle Buttons in Adobe Illustrator
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a set of toggle buttons in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll be using basic shapes and the Pathfinder panel to create this UI essential for anyones tool...
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