Dynamic gradient techniques

Many works that look complicated are really made from simple elements. In this tutorial, Russian artist Alexandra Zutto shows how to build up complex, beautiful images by patiently layering and building up small, straightforward segments, always varying them to prevent monotony.

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Design a 3D Vector Calendar Icon with Illustrator

Learn to make a handy calendar icon to use on your blog, website, or print projects. We’ll use Illustrators Path and 3D tools to create this design. Also, a simple page curl effect will be demonstrated as well. Let’s jump into this tutorial.

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Design a Vector Aircraft Shuttle

In this tutorial, we’ll be creating a illustration of a speeding aircraft shuttle. It’s going to be all vector, but along the way we’ll use blends, and other techniques that give this rocketing aircraft an interesting look. Let’s get to it!
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Create a Highly Detailed Hi-Tech Power Button

With this tutorial we will create a hi-tech style button that can be used in splash pages, applications or Powerpoint presentations. We will use Illustrator to create complex vectors and Photoshop to develop realistic effects.

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Make 3D text using Photoshop and Illustrator

This week I created a post with the best 50 fantastic 3D text designs I found on the internet.Today I decided to make a tutorial to show you how you can design a 3D text.Unfortunately,Photoshop is not enough to create a 3D symbol,but Adobe has another application in which you`re able to do this very easily.It is Adobe Illustrator.

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3D Textured Text Effect with Photoshop and Illustrator

In this tutorial, I will show you how you can make a stylized 3D textured text effect using various textures to give it a unique look with Illustrator & Photoshop. I will be giving you the step by step instructions along with the links to the resources & stuffs used.

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Wood Grain Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

Here is a simple way to make wood grain planks or boards. It only uses simple shapes, so no need to worry about any complex drawing. Check out the tutorial section for more illustration tutorials.

I start by drawing a series of overlapping ovals. I use a variety of browns to get a nice wood look.

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Colorful Lighting Effect In Illustrator

There are a number of amazing tutorials out there that teach you how to create some really awesome futuristic light wispy effects. I’ve always found this type of design very interesting, but everything you see is almost completely created in Photoshop. I recently had a project where I wanted this effect, but had to use only vector graphics.

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How to Create a Killer Chainsaw Bunny Character with Illustrator

This tutorial shows you how I build a Bucket ‘o’ Thought character and add a dynamic background effect. This process can be applied to any sketch you are vectorising. It takes some knowledge and skill with the Pen tool, but gives you ultimate control over your line work.

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Design a Summer Field Landscape with Illustrator

In this Illustrator tutorial I will show you how to draw a summer outdoor landscape environment.

First we will create a border for the image that will keep everything we draw within a nice clean shape. Start by drawing two rectangles with the Rounded Rectangle Tool. You can use the Pathfinder Palette like in step 2 to make a traditional matte or the more simple technique is to make just one rectangle with a really thick stroke.

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A Guide to Illustrator’s Paintbrush Tool and Brush Panel

Illustrator’s Paintbrush Tool (B) and Brush Panel are some of it’s most powerful tools. With the Paintbrush Tool (B) and Brush Panel you can dress up your vector paths into compelling flourishes, patterns, tapered edges, and more.

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Logo Design with Illustrator tutorial

First off, the wording ‘my’, ‘nite’ and ‘life’ were typed out and set in the chosen font of Clarendon, making use of both light and black variations.

The tight kerning was quickly applied by choosing the -75 option from within the character palette.

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