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How to Create a Vector Goldfish in Six Steps
In this tutorial I'll show you the process I use for creating a vector goldfish in six easy steps. The steps are a bit condensed so Intermediate Illustrator users will benefit greatly, though beginners will be able to get similar results, you'll just need to experiment a bit more with these tools and techniques. The vector goldfish is created with the use of the Mesh, Blend and Symbol Tools.
SKETCH TO VECTOR BIRD
Today I am going to illustrate a 'bird' from sketch to vector. To do this tutorial, you need to have some basic of illustrator drawing technique.
The Anatomy of a Vector Illustration Paty One
Illustrations created in all major vector drawing programs have a definite anatomy and share a common pattern. Whether you use Deneba Canvas, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW or Macromedia FreeHand you will find that this pattern exists even though each program may define the parts differently.
Stylish Vector Flower
This tutorial provides you necessary steps for creating Stylish Vector Flower using Adobe Illustrator.
Pixel Perfect Tracing
In this tutorial, I will be taking you through the actual Steps that were used to convert one of these hand-drawn cartoons into colorized vector art. I will discuss Placing the cleaned-up scan into Illustrator, using Live Trace Presets and Options, converting the Tracing object into a Live Paint Group, using Gap Detection, Expanding the Paint Group into vector, and adding color to finish up the cartoon.
Create an arrow through a heart icon
In this tutorial we are going to create a vector/icon heart with an arrow going through it, using Adobe Illustrator. This tutorial will teach you to take simple shapes and use them to create more complex objects, as well as several other techniques.
Illustrate a Malevolent Skull in 8 Steps
In the tutorial I will go over how to create a cool looking malevolent skull that can be used for bands, t-shirts, or just vector art of your choosing.
Vector Handphone
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to draw a vector mobile phone by using simple shapes and gradients.
How to Draw the Vector Style Icons
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a vector error icon using Adobe Illustrator.
Jamukha, Adobe Illustrator CS2 Drawing Tutorial
This artwork is my humorus take on the why do aliens abduct cows. The illustration is a vector art completely done with Abode Illustrator CS2. Here I am going to explain the technique I used in the creation of "Jamukha, Got Milk?" in full details using Mesh tools, gradients, tranparency masking and lot more.
From Sketch to Vector
Amazing guide as to how professional illustrators go from sketch to vector illustration.
Drawing a Flower
This tutorial will show you how to make a drawing flower using.
Drawing a Fish
In this tutorial you will show how to drawing a color fish.
Drawing a Doll
In this tutorial you will learn how to creat a drawing a doll.
Make Abstract Typography Art
The design will be done in Illustrator and will be a vector so that we can scale the design up or down depending on where you want to use it, coming out with a vector image that will allow you to apply the design anywhere you'd like.
Vector Book From Scratch
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a vector book. This book was created without reference and therefore you should be able to use the pen tool well.
IMAGE INTO VECTOR
Today I am going to show the basic way to illustrate and image into vector.
Create a Rolling Stones Inspired Tongue Illustration
The bright red Rolling Stones tongue and lips logo is a graphic design icon, and has been a pop culture fav for years! I don't think you can beat it, so well not create a direct copy of the original in this tut. Instead, lets take a look at drawing our own Stones inspired tongue graphic, starting with a quick pencil sketch and finishing with a vector based graphic in Adobe Illustrator.
Stylish Vector Flower
Learn how to create stylish vector/line flower with Illustrator Blend Tool. This Adobe Illustrator tutorial is great for creating background and large print illustration.
How To Build a Vector Clock Graphic
If you're looking to develop your Illustrator skills, here's a tutorial for you! Follow this walkthrough to see the how adding layer after layer of vector shapes, along with a range of gradients and a spot of texture can quickly create a great looking icon-style clock graphic.
When Vector Meets Photo
Mixing vector and photo is one of the hottest trends in the illustration industry today. We've seen this effect used in national ad campaigns from Anheuser-Busch to Hawaiian Tropic. In this tutorial, we'll take a look at how to create this effect in Illustrator. Before you begin, keep in mind that you can download the Illustrator source file used in this column.
Create a Cute Vector Monster from a Pencil Sketch
Follow this Adobe Illustrator walkthrough on the creation of a cute little vector monster character, beginning with a quick pencil sketch on paper.
Make vector car from photo
Detailed tutorial of how to make a vector car from photo in Adobe Illustrator .
Create A Les Paul Guitar Vector
In this tutorial I will be showing you how to create a Les Paul Electric Guitar Vector Image in Adobe Illustrator.
Create A Vector Art Twitter Bird Character Icon In Adobe Illustrator
Quick and easily create your own twitter bird character in vector
How to Create Vintage Vector Bottle Caps
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.
Create a Chaotic Particle Design with Vector Scatter Brushes
Vector scatter brushes are a great way to create a lot of chaos & small particles with a minimum of effort. In this tutorial we'll learn all about scatter brushes in Illustrator & even download 14 free ones to get started.
Create A Cute Vector Octopus
In this Illustrator tutorial, we will learn how to Create A Cute Vector Octopus in Illustrator with Simple Shapes.
How to Create a Cute Vector Bear T-Shirt Design
One of the great things about designing with vector shapes is that any design, especially characters, can be developed out of basic shapes, giving a simple and stylized style. Lets get busy with Adobe Illustrator and design a cute bear character and surrounding scenery in just two colors, ready for use as a cool t shirt design.
Gradient Meshes Introduction
Mastery of Illustrator's gradient mesh functionality is the holy grail of vector graphic design. Although difficult to learn and time consuming to set up, gradient meshes can give your vector images an illusion of photorealism and detail that will bring your artwork to new levels of excellence. This introduction will take you through the basics of gradient mesh design and give you pointers on more advanced aspects to explore.
Sexy Holiday Vector Pin-Up Girl Tutorial
A great tutorial which we are going to show you how to draw Sexy Holiday Vector Pin-Up Girl.
Create a Vector Tree with Custom Brushes and the Gradient Mesh Tool
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a leaf-filled, vector tree - step by step. Some of the techniques we'll use are custom made brushes to create the leaves, and Gradient Mesh Tool for creating light and shadows.
Learn to Create a Financial Crisis, Vector Illustration
Fitting for these tough financial times, learn step by step how to create this turbulent vector illustrations. Numerous Illustrator tools are used to create this illustration. We'll use Symbols to add texture to the land are, the Mesh Tool for the sky, 3D effect to compose the skyscrapers, the Twirl Tool for the tornado, and Warp effect for the dollars. We'll cover alot of ground in this tutorial, faster than a businessman escaping to the bahamans!
Drawing a Vase
You will learn how to utilize some of the 3d functions in illustrator.
Drawing a Butterfly
You will show how to draw a paper-style butterfl.
Vector Flower
Making Flowers Booming.
Make Vector 3D Logo with Illustrator CS2
Make Vector 3D Logo with Illustrator CS2
Live Color
Experimenting with the Live Color options in Illustrator to add new life to a complex piece of artwork.
Area Type
Sometimes its hard to add text to your complex shapes, but there is a solution! Learn how to use area typing to add text into any kind of shape.
Drawing a Watermelon
In this tutorial you will show you how to make a juicy watermelon.
 
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