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.

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Creative Arabic Calligraphy in Adobe Illustrator
This tutorial will guide you on how to draw creative Arabic fonts in Adobe Illustrator, this type of calligraphy is called "Free Calligraphy" as it is not "restricted" to a strictly set of rules on how the letters should be drawn and connected as with other forms of Arabic Calligraphy.

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The Art of Creating Custom Art Brushes
In this tutorial, I will discuss using Live Trace to turn a scanned "brush stroke" into vector, Expanding the Live Trace object to make it usable in the process of creating a Brush, options involved in designing an Art Brush, applying an Art Brush to a path, and adding finishing touches.

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Creating an icon
In this tutorial, you will learn to create an "about company" icon in Illustrator.

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The Hidden Power of the Average Command: Creating Swirly Type
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.

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How to Create a Curious Owl
One of my favorite TV shows of all time is Twin Peaks and one of its most memorable lines is "The owls are not what they seem." Inspired by that ominous truth I decided to create a little illustration. I chose a rather non-spooky scene set at dusk, with a curious owl sitting on a branch and some scenery in the background.

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Blending Objects along a Path
In Illustrator you can create two objects and blend them together and Illustrator will do all of the work of interpolating how the "in-between" objects fit together. However, it arranges them in a straight line. This straight line is called a spine.

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Blend layers with opacity mask
Do you ever need to combine areas of different layers to construct a composite image? Use an opacity mask in Adobe Illustrator to mask an area of a layer to transparency and reveal the layer right below it. You can even apply feathering to the mask to smoothen its edges so the top layer won't look "cut out." Follow along with this tip as we use an opacity mask to place a pink rose on a bed of yellow petals.

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Design for vinyl wall stickers
Learn how to design for a specific wall and how to make sure that your finished piece works beautifully in its environment. There's also advice on how to get your artwork printed, and everything you need to know to make sure your hard work doesn't go to waste when it comes to installing your new design.

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How to Create a Photorealistic iMac and Magic Mouse
This tutorial is about using Adobe Illustrator's Mesh Tool (U) and several basic techniques to create a vector style monitor and mouse, with a similar design as Apple's brand new iMac 27" with magic mouse. You can use these techniques to create other monitors and mouse designs as well.

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Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial I hope to illustrate some of the process of logo design using Adobe Illustrator. However, I must stress, this is not so much a tutorial on the use of Adobe Illustrator as it is a way to show you one method of the "process" of refining an image to a corporate identity (logo) or stylized illustration.The basic process here could be applied to any application.

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The Making of GUI Design Icons Font
Icons are inseparable part of a GUI (graphical user interfaces) design. I was downloading, buying and creating icons for ages, then one day I decided to make my own usable icon set. Something to help other GUI designers make work faster and better. This article explains in detail the process of creating and phases I was going through with this project, and may act as guidance when you decide to make something similar. I went down more than one creative path before finalizing this "GUI Design Icons" font.

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Vector Handphone
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to draw a vector mobile phone by using simple shapes and gradients.

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How to Draw the Vector Style Icons
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a vector error icon using Adobe Illustrator.

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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.

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From Sketch to Vector
Amazing guide as to how professional illustrators go from sketch to vector illustration.

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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.

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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.

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IMAGE INTO VECTOR
Today I am going to show the basic way to illustrate and image into vector.

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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.

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Stylish Vector Flower
This tutorial provides you necessary steps for creating Stylish Vector Flower using Adobe Illustrator.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Make vector car from photo
Detailed tutorial of how to make a vector car from photo in Adobe Illustrator .

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Create A Vector Art Twitter Bird Character Icon In Adobe Illustrator
Quick and easily create your own twitter bird character in vector

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Create A Cute Vector Octopus
In this Illustrator tutorial, we will learn how to Create A Cute Vector Octopus in Illustrator with Simple Shapes.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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Vector Flower
Making Flowers Booming.

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Make Vector 3D Logo with Illustrator CS2
Make Vector 3D Logo with Illustrator CS2

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