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  • Freebie: Vector Devil-Skull Illustration

    • Tuesday, 9 Mar 2010, 09:28 PST (Yesterday)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    Fuctastic has created an awesome skull illustration for the readers of Vectips. Download the illustration and check out all the intricate details! It is a great illustration to use by itself or pick through the many elements used to…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #60

    • Friday, 5 Mar 2010, 06:21 PST (5 days ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Interview With Von Glitschka

    • Thursday, 4 Mar 2010, 06:52 PST (6 days ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    Von Glitschka is a designer and illustrator with over 23 years experience. Von’s work has received numerous awards and has appeared in such publications as Communication Arts, Print, HOW Design, Society of Illustrators, Graphis, American Illustration, and Logo Lounge…

  • Vectips Monthly Roundup: February 2010

    • Tuesday, 2 Mar 2010, 13:38 PST (2 weeks ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    There are a number of great tutorials, freebies, and articles related to vectors coming out on the web daily. Each month, I roundup some of the best posts I have found useful. I can’t include everything I’ve seen throughout…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #59

    • Friday, 26 Feb 2010, 09:42 PST (2 weeks ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Create A Briefcase Icon

    • Thursday, 25 Feb 2010, 07:27 PST (2 weeks ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a briefcase icon with rectangles, ellipses, and gradients. This briefcase icon is great for web designs and user interfaces. Moreover, you can easily apply these techniques to other icons,…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #58

    • Friday, 19 Feb 2010, 07:18 PST (3 weeks ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Create An Editable Stitched Label Type Treatment

    • Thursday, 18 Feb 2010, 07:56 PST (3 weeks ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    If you found the previous Letterpress, Sketchy, and Metal type treatment tutorials useful, then you are going to like this Stitched Label Type tutorial. Like the previous tutorials, this one relies heavily on the Appearance panel, making it easy…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #57

    • Friday, 12 Feb 2010, 06:25 PST (4 weeks ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Create A Mouthwatering Chocolate Covered Strawberry

    • Thursday, 11 Feb 2010, 06:14 PST (4 weeks ago)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    It’s almost Valentine’s day and rather than getting your loved one the same old cheap gifts you get every year, why not create a chocolate covered strawberry illustration for them? You can easily apply this illustration to your own…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #56

    • Friday, 5 Feb 2010, 09:10 PST (5 February 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Vectips Monthly Roundup: January 2010

    • Thursday, 4 Feb 2010, 14:51 PST (4 February 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    There are a number of great tutorials, freebies, and articles related to vectors coming out on the web daily. Each month, I roundup some of the best posts I have found useful. I can’t include everything I’ve seen throughout…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #55

    • Friday, 29 Jan 2010, 07:43 PST (29 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #54

    • Friday, 22 Jan 2010, 05:59 PST (22 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Math Functions in Illustrator

    • Thursday, 21 Jan 2010, 10:54 PST (21 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    I’m not that great at math, but luckily, Illustrator is. Illustrator uses points, lines, curves, and shapes all based on mathematical equations to create artwork. Even with its complicated computations on the back-end, Illustrator also has some basic mathematical…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #53

    • Friday, 15 Jan 2010, 07:40 PST (15 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Create An Editable Metal Type Treatment

    • Thursday, 14 Jan 2010, 11:48 PST (14 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    I am a huge fan of the updated Appearance panel in the Illustrator CS4. I have really found the Appearance panel to be useful when creating type treatments that I constantly need to repeat.  One of these styles is…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #52

    • Friday, 8 Jan 2010, 08:06 PST (8 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Select Effects Plugin

    • Tuesday, 5 Jan 2010, 09:19 PST (5 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    I love coming across a plugin or script I haven’t used before that really solves a problem for me. I figure if I get frustrated with something in Illustrator, there is probably someone else out there that has the…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #51

    • Friday, 1 Jan 2010, 09:34 PST (1 January 2010)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Vectips Best of 2009

    • Thursday, 31 Dec 2009, 10:21 PST (31 December 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    Wow, I can’t belive it is almost 2010. This year flew by! I think it has been a great year for vector art and Illustrator tips, tricks, and tutorials. Listed below are some of Vectips favorites. There was many…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #50

    • Friday, 25 Dec 2009, 06:04 PST (25 December 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #49

    • Friday, 18 Dec 2009, 06:03 PST (18 December 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • 15 Holiday Gifts for the Adobe Illustrator Lover

    • Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009, 11:04 PST (16 December 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    The holidays are fast approaching, but there is still time to get gifts for that special vector lover in your life. Moreover, if you are as picky as me, you can refer your loved one to the list below…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #48

    • Friday, 11 Dec 2009, 07:59 PST (11 December 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #47

    • Friday, 4 Dec 2009, 07:28 PST (4 December 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Vectips Monthly Roundup: November 2009

    • Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009, 10:42 PST (2 December 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    There are a number of great tutorials, freebies, and articles related to vectors coming out on the web daily. Each month, I roundup some of the best posts I have found useful. I can’t include everything I’ve seen throughout…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #46

    • Friday, 27 Nov 2009, 08:45 PST (27 November 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free…

  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #45

    • Friday, 20 Nov 2009, 09:31 PST (20 November 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to…

  • Winner of the Complete Designer Set From Artbox7

    • Friday, 13 Nov 2009, 06:38 PST (13 November 2009)
    • By: Rype, Vectips

    Last week I posted the Win a Complete Designer Set From Artbox7 Worth Over $259 giveaway and today I’m happy to announce the winner! Congratulation to the winner and thanks to everyone that participated! Check to see if you…