In this tutorial, I will show you how I made this parrot illustration. You will learn how to use the standard Illustrator brushes and make your own brushes to add more detail to your illustrations, for example the feathers on the parrot. You will also learn how to make a thick outline around your subject and how to make a soft focus background with the Mesh Tool.
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For the most part, being both a film geek and design geek are two completely separate interests of mine that rarely coexist. Occasionally I’ll be enticed by a great poster design, or appreciate the font choice in a title sequence – but usually the two worlds never collide.
However, lately I’ve noticed a trend of artists and designers paying homage to their favorite films in their own creative way. Whether it be the re-imagining of a film’s poster or the designing of a cover for a film’s novelization; I simply can’t get enough of this stuff.
It is in admiration of this movement that I’ve hand picked my favorite 25 Imaginative Illustrations Inspired By Film. Hope you like them.
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Here are the top 10 Vector Art tutorials of all time!
Ian Yates teaches some wonderful lessons on drawing illustrated maps in perspective. He goes into minute detail on all aspects of creating this very popular map format (I know I have seen them in the streets around the Envato HQ office in Melbourne!)
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This is a fun way to turn a photograph into an interesting vector portrait. Get sophisticated results with just a few easy steps, then modify it using a wide range of Illustrator’s live effects. Let’s get started!
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We recently needed an icon designer for a quick job and it was far more time consuming that we thought to find a good freelancer portfolio for this kind of work. So we spent a few more hours and came up with this awesome list of icon designers and UI professionals.
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30 Illustrator Videos To turn You Into An Expert. A collection of great video tutorials which you can learn the basics and also advanced illustrator techniques. If you want to learn the necessary skills to becoming an expert then this is perfect post for you. The post contains range of video tutorials covering the best aspects of illustrator.
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Meet Jared Nickerson a freelance illustrator based in Seattle, Washington. I am sure you have heard about him or might have seen his brilliant vector artworks which are a constant source of inspiration. Jared specializes in character, editorial, video games, product design and runs his design studio J3Concepts.
In this interview, he talks about how he got started in the design industry, his various projects, thoughts on arts and creativity, his inspiration, and much more.
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Get ready for spring with this colorful custom letting tutorial. You’ll learn how to manipulate text to create a more customized look and combine it with other vector graphics to create a seamless design.
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Archan Nair is a very talented self-taught illustrator with clients like Pepsi, Boss and Canon. He is the co-founder and creative director of Cropped Circles, design and art agency. Here he will tell us about his beginning and his resources for inspiration.
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In this tutorial, we’ll review a professional workflow for illustrating website header images in comic style, which are destined to integrate into Wordpress themes. This is a great way to make your blog stand out and get promoted on the top web design galleries. Let’s get started!Step 1 – Looking at a Wordpress Theme.
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