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• Creating a Collection of Quirky Caricatures

  • Tuesday, 20 Apr 2010, 06:54 PDT (20 April 2010)
  • By: Ian Yates, Vectortuts+

  Last November we decided to round off the Tuts+ year with a bang; a huge giveaway (96 prizes, no less) to reward all the loyal Tuts+ readers. We felt it was a good opportunity to get visitors browsing the content…

• Vectortuts+ Exclusive Freebie: Packaging Vector Pack

  • Friday, 27 Mar 2009, 05:40 PDT (27 March 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, Vectortuts+

  File Type: Illustrator EPS and AI
  License: See Download File

  New Exclusive EPS and AI Vector PACK – Free Download
  This new Vector Freebie Pack is created by Ian Yates and is available exclusively from Vectortuts+. If your looking for…

• Vectortuts+ Exclusive Freebie Announcement: Packaging Vector Pack

  • Friday, 27 Mar 2009, 05:39 PDT (27 March 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, Vectortuts+

  This is a new Pack of Vector Freebies is available exclusively from Vectortuts+. We have a new set of packaging vectors for you. If you’re looking for high quality graphics to mock up your next client presentation with, then check…

• The Mechanics of Comics

  • Tuesday, 17 Mar 2009, 01:56 PDT (17 March 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  As an audience we accept comics for what they are; a medium, conveyors of information. What we less often realize is the technicality and process of how that information has been communicated to us. This is a good thing. When…

• Vectortuts+ Exclusive Freebie Announcement: Stationery Vector Pack

  • Friday, 27 Feb 2009, 06:48 PST (27 February 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  This is a new Pack of Vector Freebies is available exclusively from Vectortuts+. We have a new set of stationery vectors for you. If your looking for high quality graphics to mock up your next client presentation with, then check…

• Vectortuts+ Freebie: Exclusive Stationery Vector Pack

  • Friday, 27 Feb 2009, 06:47 PST (27 February 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  File Type: Illustrator EPS and AI
  License: See Download File

  This new Vector Freebie Pack is created by Ian Yates and is available exclusively from Vectortuts+. If your looking for high quality graphics to mock up your next client presentation…

• How to Make a Foolproof Flowery Wallpaper Pattern

  • Monday, 9 Feb 2009, 07:10 PST (9 February 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Pattern possibilities in Illustrator are endless and knowing them back-to-front can only be a good thing. The key lies in perfect tessellation and while there are several ways of achieving this, it needn’t be more complicated than the following steps…

• Nine Quick Steps to Create an Atmospheric, Misty Woodland Backdrop

  • Friday, 6 Feb 2009, 09:00 PST (6 February 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Backgrounds in illustration are often solely responsible for supplying the mood, without detracting from the main point of focus. The following nine steps make use of a few of Adobe Illustrators tricks to quickly demonstrate just that.

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• Create a Traditional Japanese Koi Carp Illustration

  • Monday, 19 Jan 2009, 06:00 PST (19 January 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Traditional Japanese paintings are instantly recognizable; their style, composition and colors are a dead give away. Even more so, the subject matter. Koi Carp have been painted and illustrated by the Japanese for centuries and are familiar to people all…

• Create the First Page of a Fairy Tale Story Book, with a Hint of Kitsch

  • Friday, 9 Jan 2009, 06:00 PST (9 January 2009)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Once upon a time there was a tutorial. A tutorial which told of magical and enchanting ways to create Fairy Tale pages in Adobe Illustrator. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin…

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• Rendering a 2D Spark Plug Diagram from 3D Components in Illustrator

  • Monday, 29 Dec 2008, 07:10 PST (29 December 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Often, the best way to be sure of your depth and angles is to render objects using Illustrators 3D tools. This tutorial will take you through building a 3D spark plug from multiple components and then expanding the image into…

• Illustrate and Animate a Bouncing Ball: Part 1 – Adobe Flash

  • Friday, 19 Dec 2008, 06:18 PST (19 December 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Part 1 of this tutorial will take Flash novices through the fundamental principles behind drawing and animating vectors in Flash. We’ll be drawing and animating a bouncing beach ball. Prior knowledge of Flash will of course help, but the following…

• Photoshop’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

  • Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008, 08:49 PST (16 December 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, PSDTUTS

• New PLUS Tutorial – Producing an Informative Map In Perspective with Illustrator

  • Wednesday, 5 Nov 2008, 09:03 PST (5 November 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  We recently launched the VECTORTUTS PLUS section of the site. We have another great PLUS tutorial exclusively available to members today! Learn how to professionally illustrate a detailed 3D map in vector. This tutorial describes a well balanced approach that…

• How to Turn a Sketch into a Fat Cat Vector Illustration

  • Monday, 20 Oct 2008, 07:02 PDT (20 October 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  This tutorial aims to guide you from sketchbook to screen; a “Fat Cat” doodled with biro translated into a neat vector caricature. Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Illustrator is advised. Let’s take a look at how to create a cheeky cat…

• Illustrator’s Type Tool: A Comprehensive Introduction

  • Saturday, 4 Oct 2008, 04:11 PDT (4 October 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Type is an essential part of Illustrator; whether you’re desktop publishing, designing logos, or using type for image building, you’ll be reaching for the Type Tool. This guide comprehensively covers the essentials of what is a huge amount of Illustrator…

• It’s Going to Be Brilliant: Adobe Photoshop CS4

  • Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008, 12:37 PDT (24 September 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, PSDTUTS

• It’s Going to Be Brilliant: Adobe Illustrator CS4

  • Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008, 12:11 PDT (24 September 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Some of us have been eagerly awaiting it, others have been casually disinterested, and some have even expressed irritation. The fact of the matter is, though, that this September 23rd saw the official announcement of Adobe’s latest release of their…

• Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

  • Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008, 07:53 PDT (19 August 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  If you use Adobe Illustrator, then it’s almost certain that you use the Pen tool when creating your paths. This comprehensive guide aims to introduce or remind you of features, shortcuts, and methods for working with what is arguably Adobe’s…

• Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

  • Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008, 07:53 PDT (19 August 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  If you use Adobe Illustrator, then it’s almost certain that you use the Pen tool when creating your paths. This comprehensive guide aims to introduce or remind you of features, shortcuts, and methods for working with what is arguably Adobe’s…

• Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

  • Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008, 07:53 PDT (19 August 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  If you use Adobe Illustrator, then it’s almost certain that you use the Pen tool when creating your paths. This comprehensive guide aims to introduce or remind you of features, shortcuts, and methods for working with what is arguably Adobe’s…

• Working with 3D Objects and Transparencies to Make a Vector Cola Bottle Design

  • Thursday, 14 Aug 2008, 04:45 PDT (14 August 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  VECTORTUTS has covered Illustrator’s 3D effects a few times, so the basics should already be familiar to you. In this tutorial, we’ll be taking those skills up a notch and discussing how Illustrator deals with transparency in 3D objects. In…

• Turning a Photo into Lichtenstein Style Pop Art with Illustrator

  • Thursday, 7 Aug 2008, 06:33 PDT (7 August 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Roy Lichtenstein’s pop art comic book images are as familiar now as they were in the 1960’s. They demonstrate a stylized way of presenting a photo of yourself or anything else you can think of. Using Illustrator’s custom brushes and…

• Create a Can of Beans by Mapping Vectors to a 3D Object

  • Friday, 11 Jul 2008, 06:28 PDT (11 July 2008)
  • By: Ian Yates, VECTORTUTS

  Illustrator has offered a range of 3D tools for some time and this tutorial aims to get you started familiarizing yourself with them. We’ll be creating a can of beans, built entirely from vectors, using the Symbols palette, the Extrude…