Category Archives: Tutorials We Do

Shading and such in Illustrator

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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Abstract artwork in Illustrator

Sometimes you just want to practice certain techniques, like shading objects or making swirls. Or maybe you just want to practice your composition skills. Either way, there’s a great article in Vectortuts about making abstract artwork in Adobe Illustrator. I … Continue reading

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Little ninjas in Illustrator.

A little while ago, I posted about a tutorial on SpoonGraphics about creating a gang of vector ninjas in Illustrator. I did get around to playing with the tutorial with these results: (OK, so it’s a single ninja, not a … Continue reading

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A big, juicy apple … in Photoshop.

Usually, I’m messing around and drawing things in Illustrator. But I came across this tutorial on PSDTuts one day about making an apple in Photoshop. Now, I always associate drawing things from scratch with Illustrator. But I gave the tutorial … Continue reading

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Illustrator type tricks

It’s a new year and I was feeling the itch to create something. I ran into this dynamic text tutorial on BittBox and since I’m a big fan of type tutorials, decided to give it a whirl. I didn’t use … Continue reading

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