3D Tutorials The ‘Best’ Tutorials for Creating 3D in Illustrator 35 Useful 3D Tutorials Various 3D Tutorials 30 3D Tutorials Collection 35 3D Tutorials for Illustrator And Yet Another Collection of 3D Tutorials for Illustrator 50 Excellent 3D Tutorials for Illustrator 40 Useful Illustrator 3D Tutorials 114 3D Illustrator Tutorials 3D Objects (video) Creating a [ Read More ]
A few links to tutorials and tips on the use of the Illustrator Blend tool: The Blend Tool Blend Tool Basics More Blend Tool Basics Still More Blend Tool Basics Fun with the Blend Tool Blending Tool Morphing Guide to the Blend Tool More Fun with the Blend Tool Blend Tool Tips and Tricks Typography [ Read More ]
A collection of ‘cheat sheet’ and short cut keys: Nobel Desktop Shortcut Guides (CS2-CS5) Using Adobe Bridge (O’Reilly – PDF) Brigham Young University – Illustrator, Photoshop, Illustrator Acrobat CS5 Quick Reference Card (PDF) Illustrator CS5 Quick Reference Card (PDF) Photoshop CS5 Quick Reference Card (PDF) InDesign CS5 Quick Reference Card (PDF) Timesaving PS Shortcuts and [ Read More ]
Some Photoshop goodies, some Illustrator items, and a nice selection of design inspirations. 2000 Free Photoshop Patterns 40 Photoshop Effect tutorials 30 Photoshop Actions for Touch-ups 30+ Photoshop wallpaper tutorials 20+ Photoshop icon design tutorials Illustrator: Envelope Distort with Grids Negative space in logo design Type-based logo inspiration Poster Showcase Vector Artworks
Another collection of cool Illustrator Tutorials… got a couple of great tutorials on creating vector artwork from photo references! Psychedelic Design in Photoshop and Illustrator How to Turn a Photo into Vector Artwork Creating Vector Portraits Creating ‘Natural, Hand-drawn’ Vector Graphics Using the Variable Width Tool for Illustration 5 Cool Tricks and Tools for Illustrator
Vectors rock. They rule. They roll. And so on. But mostly, they are a great way to create clean, highly adjustable and scalable designs for a variety of purposes. Here are some new Illustrator tutorial links to get your vector groove on… Vector Diary BittBox – Averaging Points Latest Illustrator Tutorials from ProDesign Tools Skyje [ Read More ]
A nice little tutorial, combining a photo and a hand drawn sketch overlay… http://www.psdeluxe.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/mix-hand-drawing-sketch-with-photo/ A related tutorial is also on the same site: http://www.psdeluxe.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/beauty-woman-effect-in-photoshop/ aaaaand… a few tutorials on the subject of Poster/Wallpaper design: http://www.webanddesigners.com/51-photoshop-tutorials-for-creating-wallpaper-and-poster/
Have suddenly gotten a hankerin’ to do some motion comic style animation. Aside from the obvious choices of Flash, Photoshop and After Effects, there are other ways to accomplish such. http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/3d__and__animation/create_an_animatic http://www.calicomonkey.com/development/episode-10-scene-anatomy.php http://beta.toonboom.com/ http://en.softonic.com/s/comic-animation-software
Some examples of incredible Illustrator art pieces, plus a few artists’ galleries. http://www.ebypaidrick.com/Gallery.html http://www.bertmonroy.com http://www.arabezier.com/Gallery.htm http://homepage3.nifty.com/highside/gallery.htm http://i-evermind.deviantart.com/gallery/ http://www.illustratorworld.com/users/enikone/ http://www.illustratorworld.com/gallery/ http://www.nickdiggory.com/ http://www.real-trace.com/page1/gall1.html http://www.krop.com/techvector/ http://lifeinvector.com/category/vectors/ http://www.khulsey.com/masters_yukio_miyamoto.html http://www.wizard2.com/
Working on a series of posters inspired by some old 1930s-1940s era US Public Works posters, now in the public domain. They have been used by others, notably for a series of Star Wars-themed travel posters. I figured “Lord of the Rings” needed a set too. I have several done (or near done)… here’s one [ Read More ]
