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Create a Twitter Style Bird Mascot - Illustrator Tutorial
Using some basic shapes, effects, and gradients we will show you how to create a Twitter mascot for your blog or website. Twitter is a popular free web service for social networking and micro-blogging.
submitted: 2 years and 317 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 317 days ago
Tags:How to Create a Smokin' Western Type Treatment - Illustrator Tutorial
In this easy tutorial, we will show you how to create a western type treatment primary using Illustrator's Effects. Using the effects from this tutorial, you can easily apply them to other type treatment and logos. Let's get started!
submitted: 2 years and 313 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 313 days ago
Opacity Masks - Illustrator Tutorial
There are dozens of ways in Adobe Illustrator to combine objects to produce new shapes or effects. But one of the most creative--and probably least known--is the opacity mask. With this technique, you can combine an object with one or more other objects to define transparent areas of the shape. You can even use Opacity Masks to create image effects on live type.
submitted: 2 years and 305 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 305 days ago
Mastering The Effects - Illustrator Tutorial
Have you been missing out the Illustrator Effects? Did you know it is a powerful tool for creating symmetrical shapes or adding texture to vector paths? For example, with just one simple effect, you can turn a polygon path into a flower shape. You can also make paths look sketchy with the Scribble effect. Read this tutorial to learn how to save time by using Illustrator Effects and work more efficient.
submitted: 1 year and 264 days ago
submitted: 1 year and 264 days ago
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Create iPhone Icons - Illustrator Video Tutorial
In this video we will look at creating and editing gradients, using blend modes with effects, creating and editing masks, and the click and drag multiple shapes tip using the tilde (`) key.
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
Make Comic Style Text - Illustrator Video Tutorial
We will learn how to make some comic styled text in this video! You will learn how to break text down and add gradients, you will also learn how to create a fake 3D effect as well as some stroke options. All of these techniques will come together in the end as we create a comic book cover worthy logo.
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
Basics of Masking - Illustrator Video Tutorial
Learn all about masking and create two effects in this tutorial.
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
Metallic Text - Illustrator Video Tutorial
We are using Illustrator CS3, although CS2 should work fine as well with this video, to create some metal text that is fully vector. We will apply various strokes, expand strokes, work with effects, groups, and gradients and more!
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
Creative Background Effects - Illustrator Video Tutorial
An inspirational technique to add to your personal bag of tricks. This can be used to add some energetic imagery without going to a stock photo site. This can be used to add some spice to your design. I'm creating is not just to show trade secrets but to demonstrate creative ideas.
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
submitted: 2 years and 312 days ago
