I think there is more Vector and Illustrator stuff going on this month than I can cover in a roundup. That’s definitely a good thing though. Also, some quick news: I’ve become part of the staff of PSDTUTS. I’d been a fan of that site for quite some time and it was a big inspiration for starting up AiBURN. I have to say I’m excited to create a similar community here, only it will be a vectorized community of course. Let’s get to this month’s Roundup.
Tutorials
Poster Illustration: Tiger
Illustration Class has some of the best tutorials around. They are packaged as pdf downloads. You get the artists notes on each step of the illustration process and accompanying images. This tutorial is on an awsome tiger illustration. If you want to learn to illustrate in Illustrator you have to check this out.
Tutorial - Skate Deck Design
Dave over at Track 6 posted a great tutorial on Designing a Skate Deck. This is a solid documented tutorial with multiple creative and interesting steps that has a polished final result. This is a must see this month. There is also a good tutorial on making textures there this month as well.
Creating a Crazy Cool Logo
This tutorial covers creating a logo out of circular shapes. The final logo is nice and this tutorial will give you some good ideas on making custom geometric logos quickly.
Intricate Patterns in Illustrator
This tutorial is actually at the top of my to do list. I’ve read it, but I still need to go through each step. I remember playing around with patterns in Illustrator a while ago. We’ll this is the tutorial to check out for making patterns. After reading this you’ll have plenty of skills to create your own intricate patterns.
Creating simple Art Brushes in Illustrator
Veerle has a quick and simple tutorial on making an art brush in Illustrator.
Create a Killer Band Site in Drupal - Part 2 - Slicing in Illustrator
The link below is to the second part of a six part series on making a killer band site in Drupal. The second part covers slicing up a web document in Illustrator. The first tutorial in the series covers making the web design in Illustrator.
How to Combine Pixel and Vector to Produce Striking Artwork
This tutorial covers some techniques for bringing vector elements from Illustrator over to Photoshop to make a snowboarder design.
Illustrative Design
Learn some straightforward illustrative techniques that can help you create a professional logo design.
Illustrator Tutorial: Realistic Curtain
Use the Mesh Tool to create a theater curtain.
*BB Special* 3 Ways: VECTOR HALFTONES from RASTER Images
This article covers 3 different programs for converting images to vector halftones. This article is in the Tutorials section because it gives a tutorial on how to do the conversion in each program. It also covers the positives and negatives of each programs well.
Flare Tool Fun - Illustrator Tutorial
This tutorial is really quick to complete and you’ll be amazed at the results you can achieve. I thought I was looking at a Photoshop image when I finished the tutorial. Its also really easy to play around with the effects presented in the tutorial to achieve stellar effects. I was able to make a galaxy image with some slight variations.
Freebies
Free Vector Pack 9 Sampler
Go media is at it again hammering out another high quality vector graphic pack. And to announce the release they are giving away a sampler pack.
Free Vectors of Tags
Some clean fun free vector tags. From car freshners to recycle tags. Check it out.
100+ Free Vector Files
The Outlaw published a massive roundup on free vectors this month. Check the licenses though when you follow the links to make sure they fit your intended use.
Free Vectors: Tree Silhouettes
Bittbox is constanly pushing out high quality free vector packs. This time its some tree silhouettes. I love trees.
Creadiv Icon Set v .01
Its cool to see where each deigners interests takes them. Creadiv has been working on a set of Free Icons.
20 Vector Lines Swirls and Patterns
Vectoreezy is always reliable for finding cool free vector downloads. These lines and swirls are no exception.
Articles
Go Freelance
This article provides details on going it alone. Also, some advice from current freelancers are provided for you to learn from.
ASK MORDY: Distributing Objects
Mordy answers the question of how to align objects in Illustrator. As usual he gives a detailed and thorough explanation.
15 Wonderfully Simple Logo Designs
This relatively new website from David Airey covers Logo Design. This roundup presents a handful of simple yet effective logo designs.
Branding Yourself With Gravatars
There are a lot of sites set up with Gravatars enabled. Its a great way to brand your comments on blogs. This article reviews how to promote multiple blogs this way. This article I wrote ties in to the Draw Your Self Portrait tutorial here on AiBURN.
Warning: If You’re Using These Job Titles, Stop Right Now!
If you’ve been struggling as a freelancer to come up with the right title for yourself this article will set you straight.
written by admin
February 13th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Thanks very much for mentioning my new logo design website.
All the best.