Archive for the ‘Illustrator’ Category

How to Create a Rocketing, Vector Aircraft Shuttle

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

In this tutorial, we’ll be creating a illustration of a speeding aircraft shuttle. It’s going to be all vector, but along the way we’ll use blends, and other techniques that give this rocketing aircraft an interesting look.

How to Create Stunning and Bold 3D Text

Friday, December 25th, 2009

In this graphic design tutorial, you will witness a method for creating attractive 3D text that features some beautiful lighting and textured effects. We will be using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to help us get the job done.

Draw a screaming little girl in Illustrator

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to draw a little screaming for ice cream girl in Illustrator. This tutorial is great for beginners and it’s quite simple. Ever saw little girls crying? It’s time to draw one, so let’s get started!

How to Create a Recycling, Paper Bag Icon

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create an eco-friendly paper icon with simple shapes and gradients. This tutorial is great for beginners to get started with icon design, as this is a fairly simple icon to create. Let’s dive in!

How to Create a 3D Floorplan in Illustrator

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

In this tutorial I’ll show you the process I use for creating a 3D floorplan from scratch, in 6 easy steps. This technique can be applied to infographics, such as escape-plans or to show the layout of a building that you normally wouldn’t be able to see. Let’s get started!

Halloween Pumpkins

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Pumpkins are one of Halloweens synonymous icons and in this tutorial we’ll look at Illustrator to create an array of evil or cheeky, scary or horrid Halloween Pumpkins.

Create a Fun Icon of Frozen People on Ice – Part II

Monday, October 26th, 2009

In this tutorial, you ‘ll learn how to create a fun, vector icon of a people symbol, frozen in an ice cube, from scratch. We ‘ll explore the usefulness of Adobe Illustrator ’s 3D tools. The whole creation can be divided into two different parts. Part I: The ice cube, and this Part II: The people icon. We ‘ll create the people icon and integrate them together in this Part II. Let ’s get to it!

Illustrator Tutorial : Create cool character art

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Learn how to create charmingly appealing character art in Illustrator (and a bit of Photoshop) with this guide by design stars onesidezero.

How to Create Vintage Vector Bottle Caps In Illustrator CS4

Monday, October 19th, 2009

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a vector bottle cap in Illustrator CS4 using some basic shapes, gradients, and effects. This tutorial is for beginners and is quite simple. It will demonstrate how the layering of shapes with different gradients applied to them can give you a nice sense of depth. Let ’s get stared!

The Hidden Power of the Average Command: Creating Swirly Type

Monday, October 19th, 2009

In this tutorial we will explore the  “Average ” command in Adobe Illustrator, and learn how to use it in rather unusual way. In this case, we ‘ll create abstract swirls using relatively simple methods and apply it to type. Let ’s get started!