Best Illustrator Tutorials from 2010

Best Illustrator Tutorials from 2010


Create a Painterly Apple with Illustrator CS5’s new Bristle Brush
The so-called ‘bristle brush’ in Illustrator CS5 gives you the best of
both worlds: The painterly effects of real media and the control and
flexibility of a vector drawing. Check it out:


Vectorize a Human Eye in Illustrator
In this video the vector the eye of a model is taken and is worked on in
Illustrator, using some techniques that will be useful in not only
vectoring eyes but tracing techniques that are used for full face and
body vectoring as well as vexeling:



Master dynamic gradient techniques
In this tutorial, the artist shows you how to build up complex,
beautiful images by patiently layering and building up small,
straightforward segments, always varying them to prevent monotony:



Illusion of transparency – Vector rays
In this tutorial the artist will create cool rays with gradients without
using ANY transparency settings, ideal for .eps files, which do not
have a support for gradient-on-gradient transparency:



How to create a Bokeh vector background in Illustrator
In this tutorial the artist creates some cool bokeh effects; quick and easy by using simple gradients and blending modes:



Text Effects


Create An Editable Stitched Label Type Treatment
This tutorial relies heavily on the Appearance panel, making it easy to
edit the text and apply the treatment to other fonts and vector
elements:



Create a Graffiti in Inkscape
Learn how to create a graffiti in inkscape in this Illustrator tutorial:


3D Text In Clouds Tutorial
In this tutorial we are going to create some 3D text:



Getting Carried Away with Balloon Lettering
In this tutorial the artist covers the process of creating some
illustrative shiny balloon lettering. You will also learn how to create
rounded, semi-transparent, bubble letters that will make up the basis of
the balloon lettering:



Type Illustration Project: Experimental Digital Workflow
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, the artist will walk you through the
process of creating an illustrated type artwork. The focus of this
tutorial is to demonstrate how it is possible to draft, develop, and
refine a whole piece all within a design program like Adobe Illustrator
from start to finish:



Create a Polished Raised Type Treatment
This tutorial, using the Appearance panel, some gradients, and
transforms, you can learn how to create a polished lifted type
treatment:



How To Create a Gothic Blackletter Typographic Design
Follow this step-by-step guide to customizing your own gothic typographic design:



How to Create Candy Cane Typography with Photoshop and Illustrator
In this tutorial the artist creates a superb candy cane type design
using Illustrator and Photoshop. Apply this effect to your own text and
create cool and unique christmas cards:



Design, Textures, Patterns & Brushes


Create a Distressed Vector Typographic Poster Design
Follow this step by step walkthrough of a recent design process for the
‘Spectrum’ poster. We’ll start with a custom-made type in Illustrator:



Creating Seamless Textures
Illustrator is great for creating sharp clean graphics. Learn how to create Seamless Textures here:



Create Amazing Patterns using Adobe Illustrator
By going through this tutorial you will learn how to easily create cool looking shapes with the Pattern Brush in Illustrator:



How To Create a Repeating Camo Pattern in Illustrator
The artist is going to show you how the camo designs were created and
how the pattern file was made so it would seamlessly repeat:



Create a Colorful Sliced Sphere to use as a Logo Design
This quick tip will give you an idea how you can easily create an
appealing colored sphere which will make a great foundation for a
successful logo:



How to create a torn wall paper effect in Illustrator
In this tutorial the artist will teach you how to create a torn wall
paper based on a seamless pattern and simple distortion techniques:



How To Design a Print Ready Letterhead & Comp Slip
Follow this step-by-step process of creating professional print ready
design files for your letterhead and compliment slips stationery
designs:



Create Winter Festival Brushes in Illustrator CS
In this tutorial the artist shows you how to create a holly, ivy and a berry brush to create a Winter Festival wreath:



Cafe Style Coffee Art in Adobe Illustrator
In this Illustrator tutorial the artist explains step by step how he
created the “Delicious Coffee” illustration which was published in “1000
Restaurant, bar & café graphics” by Rockport Publishing.



3D


Wrap a Ribbon Around a Sphere, Using 3D Revolve
In this quick tip, you’ll create a symbol, which you will then map to a
3D globe. The result looks like a ribbon wrapped around a hollow sphere:



Illustrator Tutorial on Making a Jack in the Box
Create the basic head shape using the Elliptical tool. Hold down the Shift key to constrain. Click on the picture to learn more:



Make a Delicious Sandwich with Easy 3D Illustration Techniques
In this tutorial, you will learn to make a delicious sandwich with easy 3D Illustrator techniques:



Vector Laptop
In this illustrator tutorial the artist shows you how to create a vector for a laptop in Adobe Illustrator:



Disco Lights in Illustrator
Here is a nice technique to make 3D Disco Ball or Lights in Adobe
Illustrator. Some new commands and technique for you to try out:



Illustrator cs2 tutorial on 3d and Scribble
Check out this Illustrator tutorial on 3D and Scribble:



How to Create a Shiny Bucket Icon
Learn how to create a shiny bucket icon in this Illustrator tutorial:



Making 3D Charts
In this Illustrator tutorial the artist creates a 3D pie chart with
transparency and highlights to make the graphic look like semi-opaque
plastic:



How to Create a Three-dimensional Airplane with Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a detailed
three-dimensional image of an airplane based on two two-dimensional
plans:



Realistic Dice in Illustrator
You can learn a lot from this tutorial — some commands, techniques and useful tools.


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