Simple flower and decorative curl shape in Illustrator

Simple flower and decorative curl shape in Illustrator

This tutorial is about two very simple shapes I’ve used in the pattern examples: a simple flower shape and decorative curl. Some of you might find this a bit too basic, but I thought it might be useful for people who are just starting out with Illustrator.

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How to Create an Art Gallery Frame in Vector

How to Create an Art Gallery Frame in Vector

Good artwork looks even better in a frame. This tutorial makes use of Illustrator CS4's Gradient Annotator to simulate the look of wood grain. You'll also learn how to recolor artwork to achieve subtle lighting effects. Let's get started!

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Seamless Illustrator pattern brushes with outer corner tiles

Seamless Illustrator pattern brushes with outer corner tiles

Learn how to create seamless Illustrator pattern brushes with outer corner tiles

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Creating the brand identity for a sports team

Creating the brand identity for a sports team

Learn how to design a brand identity for a youth mountain biking team based in London.

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How to Create Exploded Isometrics

How to Create Exploded Isometrics

Exploded isometrics are my subject in this tutorial.

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The Mechanics of Comics

The Mechanics of Comics

As an audience we accept comics for what they are; a medium, conveyors of information. What we less often realize is the technicality and process of how that information has been communicated to us. This is a good thing. When the artist gets it right, the comic book reader becomes immersed in what's being told - not how.

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Create a Customizable Aluminum and Glass Styled Vector Emblem

Create a Customizable Aluminum and Glass Styled Vector Emblem

In this tutorial, we'll create an aluminum and glass emblem that can be customized with any logo or shape. And since all the effects will be done entirely in Illustrator, the whole graphic will be fully scalable. So, let's get started!

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How to Make a Foolproof Flowery Wallpaper Pattern

How to Make a Foolproof Flowery Wallpaper Pattern

Pattern possibilities in Illustrator are endless and knowing them back-to-front can only be a good thing. The key lies in perfect tessellation and while there are several ways of achieving this, it needn't be more complicated than the following steps describe.

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How to Create a Quilt Block

How to Create a Quilt Block

This step by step tutorial demonstrates creating and coloring the above quilt blocks. The same drawing is used for both blocks, the coloring is inverted. This quilting pattern is made up of symmetrical blocks which begins with a basic square.

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Create unique botanical patterns

Create unique botanical patterns

Ben the Illustrator predicts two trends for 2009: more organic, botanical illustrations; and more pattern-based designs. Here he reveals how you can develop both

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