Tutorials

Create a Cute Vector Reindeer Character in Illustrator

Follow this step by step process to design a cute little vector reindeer character. We’ll begin by creating the basic structure of the character with basic shapes, then build up the details with gradients and effects.

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Posted by Chris Spooner May 03, 2011

Create an All Purpose Water Drop using Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to create all-purpose water drop using the Clipping Mask and gradient fills. Water drops created in this way can be placed on any texture, both vector and raster, and the texture under the drop will look enlarged – just like a real drop of water. Creating the drop only takes a few minutes but adds a level of detail to your illustration that looks great.

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

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Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

The creation of The Choice, a dramatic and fantasy photo-manipulation

Today I’m going to explain professional photo-manipulation techniques to create a surreal and dramatic scene in Photoshop. We will start building up a vivid background, then we will focus the work on the characters and the meaning of the composition. This tutorial is not so easy to follow for beginners, but I suggest also to them to give a look because there’s certainly something that can be learned and applied in the future projects.

I love to create scenes that tell a story, characters with a soul. It’s incredible how many messages a single image can spread out, and how these messages can differ from people to people. Photoshop is a tool that allows you to give life to your ideas, sometimes it’s like being a cine director who creates and eliminates characters at his own discretion. This is the beauty of digital art in my opinion. The more you study and make experience with the graphic tools, the more your works will reflect what is in your mind, without compromises.

Having said that, let’s switch to the tutorial. Here is what we are going to create:

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Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

Create a Vector Safari Compass in Illustrator

The Safari browser from Apple has a great little icon that works well in small formats while also displaying quite a lot of intricate details when viewed in large format. Navigate through this Adobe Illustrator tutorial to draw up your own vector Safari inspired compass in Adobe Illustrator. Add a comment

Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

Tracing Photo

Full detailed tutorial on how to draw and trace people from a photo. Learn how to create realistic illustration with just simple gradient fill. No massive Gradient Mesh! Add a comment

Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

Drawing A Realistic Curtain

Let’s draw a nice awesome vector red curtain in this Illustrator tutorial. This lesson assumes that you already have a basic understanding on how the gradient mesh works. We will move on to create a realistic curtain using the gradient mesh. You can use this curtain effect for your movie or theaters related theme design.

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Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

Create a Cool Chrome Text Effect in Illustrator

Follow this step by step tutorial to create a super cool retro chrome text effect in Illustrator. We’ll use a range of gradients to give the impression of bright highlights, then take the text into Photoshop for some finishing touches.

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The chrome effect we’ll be creating is inspired by the popular effect from the 80′s and 90′s. Lots of gradients help build up the effect of highlights, while the reflection along the centre of the text is typical of this style of text effect. Add a comment

Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

Create a Killer Chainsaw Bunny Character

This tutorial shows you how I build a Bucket ‘o’ Thought character and add a dynamic background effect. This process can be applied to any sketch you are vectorising. It takes some knowledge and skill with the Pen tool, but gives you ultimate control over your line work. In this tutorial, I will constantly refer to a tools’ quick key, learn your quick keys people, it makes things so much easier! Add a comment

Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts

If you liked my previous article on Photoshop shortcuts, you'll probably find this post useful. Here are 26 Illustrator shortcuts that can help you to speed up productivity. I use most of them (in fact, I can't work without them). Most of shortcuts listed in this article aren't documented in the software, so keep reading and you’re sure to find at least one new trick to put up your sleeve. Enjoy! Add a comment

Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011

Create an Open Book with Illustrator’s 3D Extrude & Bevel Tool

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

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In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create an open book mostly with Illustrator’s 3D Extrude & Bevel Tool. We’ll create open pages with graphics and add a wavy background. The book can be customized by applying your own graphics to the pages. Add a comment

Posted by Diginmotion May 03, 2011