Monthly Archives: March 2009

Blending, shading and the blend tool in Illustrator

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Jenn

As promised, here are some tips on using the blend tool to make gradients in Illustrator. We’ll take the jellybean in the previous post about shading and do this: First off, if you are unfamiliar with the awesomeness of the … Continue reading →

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Shading and such in Illustrator

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Jenn

Came across this fantastic post about doing basic shading in Illustrator the other day. If you’re one of those people who laments the flatness of your drawings in Illustrator (like me), it’s a great little read. What I liked most … Continue reading →

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Illustrator Brush Basics

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Jenn

In our Mac Lab at Sac City, I used to get all kinds of questions about making and using brushes in Illustrator. I also came across a great scatter brush primer online a little while ago, which reminded me I … Continue reading →

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By popular demand

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Andrew

Afro Man in space

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My epic build: Update No. 3

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Jenn

I realized it had been a while since I last posted an update on my workings with the Go Green California Business site I was working on. Nope, the project didn’t die. We had an original launch date of February … Continue reading →

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Space Dementia!

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Andrew

OK, so Illustrator is my weak point designwise. (My head is my weakpoint otherwise). I’ve always been terrible at drawing, although I turned that into an asset when I was in high school to draw a giant series of awful … Continue reading →

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