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Quick Tip: Quickly Reset 3D Options

Rype — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:20:53 +0000

The 3D features in Illustrator come in handy when creating logos, illustrations, and other graphic elements. I’ve found experimenting with different settings within the 3D Options dialogs, can yield some unexpected but welcoming results. When experimenting with the 3D options, sometimes it is frustrating trying to get back to the original settings without closing the dialog. But there is an easy answer!

Reset 3D Options

An extremely quick way to reset the 3D option within a 3D Options dialog, is to press the Option (Alt) key. Once pressed, the Cancel button turns into a Reset button and pressing the button will reset the values to when you first opened the dialog. Not quite an earth shattering tip, but some of you will find this very helpful!

Vectips Monthly Roundup: February

Rype — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:28:28 +0000

There are a number of great tutorials, freebies, and articles related to vectors coming out on the web daily. Each month, I roundup some of the best posts that I have found useful. I can’t include everything I’ve seen throughout the month, but you can follow my Twitter feed to get all the daily links. Post comments with links that I have missed so everyone can see them!

Tutorials

Design a Vintage Nintendo-style Controller and Cartridge

This tutorial is relatively simple but creates great results. Also, how can you go wrong with a old-school Nintendo controller!

Illustrator Quick Tips #1 – Complex Symbols with Pathfinder

A tutorial about how to create 3d shapes with the Pathfinder panel, great for logos.

Illustrate a Malevolent Skull in 8 Steps

This tutorial goes over how to create a cool looking malevolent skull that can be used for bands, t-shirts, or just vector art of your choosing.

Tutorial for Colorful Lighting Effect In Illustrator

A nice tutorial utilizing gradient meshes to create a trendy vibrant light design.

The Making of Abe, The Are My Sites Up Mascot

A tutorial for the character on Are My Sites Up.

Tips and Tricks

What Do You See? 2

Using the negative spaces provided on the templete sheet, you’ll draw what isn’t there. Be creative, push yourself and have fun.

Creating the perfect blend in Illustrator

Basic, but great tips for blends in Illustrator.

Illustrator Tip #13: Cropping Images

A handy little tip for exporting artowrk in Illustrator.

7 More Things You Didn’t Know Adobe Illustrator Could Do

The sequel to “7 Things You Didn’t Know Adobe Illustrator Could Do”with some great tips.

Illustrator Tip : Changing Appearence of Brushes

A handy little tip for working with brushes.

Vector Freebies

Free Twitter Birds

A set of cute Twtitter birds.

Free Vector Set 14 Sampler

Another set of quality vectors from Go Media.

Vector Freebie: Ornate Flourish & Pattern

A very nice ornate vector.

10 Incredible Seamless Destroyed Vectors

A great set of grungy vectors. Even better, they are seamless!

Shopping Vector Icons

This freebie set has a lot of icons for many uses.

Vector Inspiration and Articles

Interview with Luke Feldman AKA SKAFFS

A great interview with a great vector artist.

50 Insanely Good Vector-based Web Designs

A very inspirational list of vector-based web designs.

Aviary releases Raven: First online vector editor

For everyone that doesn’t want to use Illustrator, Raven might be a great alternative for creating vector graphics.

25 Tutorials for Using Illustrator and Photoshop Together for Outstanding Results

Even though I love Illustrator, I use Photoshop all the time. This article lists some great tutorials for combining Illustrator and Photoshop.

The Method to My Madness

I love reading about other designers process and especially great artists like Von Glitschka.

Vectips Monthly Roundup: January

Rype — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:58:05 +0000

Tutorials

Design Skateboard Graphics

This inspirational Computer Arts Illustrator tutorial, takes you from sketch to Pen tool. Also, included in the support files is a skateboard deck vector.

Illustrator Full Spectrum Spirograph

Veerle shows us how to create trendy Spirograph vectors in this Illustrator tutorial. The tutorial utilizes the Rotation tool and repeat transform.

Craft a Delicious Chinese Food Icon

Another great icon tutorial from Jonathan on Vectortuts with nice use of 3D and meshes.

Create the First Page of a Fairy Tale Story Book, with a Hint of Kitsch

This was a fun tutorial with some great techniques in laying out a page in Illustrator.

Illustrator Tutorial: Making of an Abstract Artwork

This tutorial from Design Blurb shows a great use for the Live Paint Bucket tool.

Tips and Tricks

Border Patrol: Framing your artwork

Great tips for creating frames in Illustrator using the Appearance panel and Graphic Styles.

Illustrator Tip #12: Transform Pattern

A great tip for working with patterns in Illustrator.

Crop This: More Useful Trim Marks in Illustrator

A handy little script for creating more useful trim marks in Illustrator.

Vector Freebies

Obama Yes We Can

When Obama was inaugurated, a bunch of free Obama vectors were released. This one, was one of my favorites.

Horse Tech Vector

This is a very intricate vector, worthy of downloading to explore all the elements.

Vector Pack Sixx

This vector pack contain a ton of vector elements great for many projects.

53 Impressive Polka Dot Pattern Swatches

It would not be a Vectips Monthly Roundup without some of Colorburned’s wonderful Illustrator brushes and patterns. These Polka Dot Pattern Swatches are fun to play around with and incorporate into projects.

Hand Drawn Vector Eyeball Freebie

GoMediaZine brings us another edgy trendy vector freebie.

Vector Inspiration and Articles

Vector artists to watch in 09′

A nice list of vector artist I will be following in 2009.

Charlene Chua: rendering a spacegirl in Illustrator

Charlene Chua creates some amazing vector illustrations. Moreover, it is really inspirational to see her work.

Awesome Vector Illustrations by blindSALIDA

Inspirational vector art by blindSALIDA on Abduzeedo.

Interview with Cristiano Siqueira, AKA Crisvector

If you are fan of Crisvector’s work, check out this interview from Vectortuts.

The Making of the TweetBacks Logo

I always love reading about other designers process and this GoMediaZine article does not disappoint.

Interview with Glenn Jones aka Glennz

Rype — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:45:47 +0000

I have a couple of t-shirts designed by Glenn Jones, as I’m sure many of you do. Even if you don’t, you probably recognize one of his many t-shirt designs sold on Threadless and his Glennz shop. Utilizing pop-culture references, Glenn’s vector illustrations are fun, engaging, and compelling. Read on to learn more about Glenn’s Illustrator experience and industry insights.

About Glennz

A freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Auckland, New Zealand. Glennz has worked in the design industry for over 15 years concentrating on packaging and corporate identity. Glennz recently decided to focus on illustration and T-shirts.

Glennz Around the Web

View Glennz art, buy t-shirts, and more.

Interview

Hey Glenn, thanks for taking the time to provide Vectips with an Interview! To start, could you tell us about your design and illustrating background and what made you become a designer and illustrator?

I was always interested in drawing from early on so in my later years at school had decided that I wanted to get into graphic design and illustration and took a lot of related subjects. My first job was at a newspaper where they were just switching onto macs from old school paste-up and hand drawn illustration. The first version of Illustrator was sitting there unwrapped because no one had wanted to use it, so my boss said I was free to give it a go and I just taught my self in my spare time. It was a very different program than today, back then you could only draw in wireframe mode, then had to switch over to preview to view it. the rendering took a while – and my mac II which was brand new at the time had 2 mb of ram so it was slow going.

What is your favorite and least favorite thing about the design, illustrating, and clothing industry?

I guess my favourite thing is seeing my ideas come to life, it’s pretty cool when you see someone wearing your tee. I used to do a lot of packaging design so it was always pretty satisfying seeing it on a shelf somewhere. Least favourite thing would probably be unrealistic deadlines, I don’t have to worry too much about that these days but I used to work up against some tight deadlines that were often unrequired. I think a bit of pressure can bring the best out in people, but if its too restrictive it can effect the final result which isn’t good for anyone.

Could you describe your typical workflow for an illustration?

Usually before I start, I try to work out in my head how I want it to look and basically what I want the concept to be. Then in a new document I lay down a background colour on a bottom layer and lock it. On a new layer above I draw out my picture roughly using a stroke colour that contrasts with my background colour just so I can see it easily. Once I’m happy with the layout I turn that illustration to guides and use that as the base to draw my final illustration.

What is your favorite illustration? Your least favorite?

Not sure, don’t really have favourites.

You have created many illustrations for Threadless and now your Glennz Tee shop, where do all the ideas com from? What is your favorite source of inspiration?

Its usually when I’m not trying to think of an idea when I get the best ones. I can get inspiration from anywhere, I like to take pop culture and put an original spin on it.

Why did you choose Illustrator and vector art as a medium?

I think from early on I enjoyed the crispness of the result of vector art and the ability to go back and change lines and colour.

What is your favorite Illustrator Tool and why?

Pen tool – Its pretty much the only tool I use. Bézier curves give to the ability to refine easily.

What is your favorite Illustrator tip, trick, or technique?

Probably using the free transform tool to quickly add perspective. Not sure if its widely known or not, but most people who see me do it aren’t aware that if you hold the command key down just after click and dragging a corner anchor point, it allows you to easily add perspective on the go – I use that a lot.

Have you upgraded to Illustrator CS4? If you have upgraded, what is your favorite feature? If not, why haven’t you upgraded?

No I haven’t yet, I’ll probably upgrade when I upgrade my MacBook Pro. I think its always good to wait for a while just until they get any bugs ironed out.

What aspects of your designs and illustrations reflect parts of your personality?

I guess I just try to use my imagination – put a bit of a twist on things.

You used to do t-shirt design as a hobby, has designing t-shirt become less of a hobby now you are doing it full-time with GLENNZ tees? If so, what are you going to do as a hobby now?

I sort of still treat it as a hobby, I think if it became to regimented like work, Id just start pumping out illustrations and not enjoying it as much.

Do you have any crazy fans or stalkers online or offline?

Ha, I do have a few people that follow my work closely and I get a lot emails asking questions, but its all been pretty good so far.

Do you have any new project in the works?

I always have a few illustrations underway, I usually draw them and leave them for awhile – then go back to them later with fresh eyes.

Thanks again for the interview! Is there any advice that you could give for aspiring and professional illustrators and designers?

I think practice makes perfect on Illustrator, the more you use it the better you get and find ways to use a lot of the features to create short-cuts which makes it easier to get a better result.

Quick Tip: Selecting All Artwork In An Active Artboard

Rype — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:02:28 +0000

Here is another quick tip when using Multiple Artboards in CS4. When you Select All (Command + A), Illustrator will select all the artwork in every artboard. This is great in some situations, but sometimes you want to select all artwork in an active artboard and not in others. No problem! Simply use the keyboard shortcut Command + Option + A (Mac) or Ctrl + Alt + A (Win)!

Colorburned Interview

Rype — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:31:50 +0000

Just wanted to let everyone know about my interview with Colorburned that was just posted, go check it out! While you are over at Colorburned I suggest you head over to the Freebie section of the site. The Freebie section has some great resources, including tons of great Illustrator brushes! There is also some other great interviews in the Interview section.

Vectips Monthly Roundup: December

Rype — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:50:53 +0000

Tutorials

How to Turn Glasses into a Great Geek Icon

Great icon tutorial with techniques easily applicable to other icons, illustration, and logos.

Master Painting in Illustrator

Tutorial on transforming sketches into detailed, textured digital paintings.

Create a Themed Repeating Pattern in Illustrator

A detailed tutorial with great results.

Sexy Holiday Vector Pin-Up Girl Tutorial

Take elements from multiple photos, create vectors, and combine. Awesome!

3d Isometric Vector Icon Tutorial

Great icon creation techniques.

Tips and Tricks

10 Illustrator Resolutions for 2009

I good list for many of us Illustrator users to look over.

Illustrator Trick #11: Transparency & Knockout Group

A simple but good tip when dealing with transparency in Illustrator.

Illustrator and Dreamweaver Integration

A great article on Illustrator and Dreamweaver integration.

Preparing Multiple Instances of a Bumper Sticker for Print

Some nice tips on working with multiple instance of an illustration.

Vector Freebies

64 Vector Arrow Icons

A Quality set of vector arrows.

VECTORTUTS Freebie: 17 Exclusive Web Icons

A well constructed set of Web Icons.

Memory Lock

A very nice seamless vector pattern from Von Glitschka.

VECTORTUTS Freebie Announcement: Exclusive Illustrator Snowflake Scatter Brushes

Nice set of snowflake brushes for any wintery project.

Vector Inspiration

Calling the Sun

Chris Leavens illustration.

The Antidote

Jared Nickerson illustration.

Interview with Mary Winkler – AKA Acrylicana

Great vector artist interview.

Interview with Masha Gubar, AKA Limkis

Limkis creates some amazing vector art and it is always great to hear more about how an artist works.

Interview with Vector Artist Jared Nickerson

Rype — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:12:33 +0000

You might recognize Jared Nickerson’s work from La Fraise, Design By Humans, his huge Behance presence, his portfolio, or the numerous tweets of inspiration I post from my Twitter account. Jared is a amazing vector illustrator that has kindly provided Vectips with an interview. Read on to see some great vector art, get some tips, and insights into Jared work.

About Jared Nickerson

A freelance illustrator based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Has been in the industry for 5+ years now and specializes in character, editorial, videogame and product design. Currently, Jared runs his own design studio also based out of Vancouver.

Jared Nickerson Around the Web

View Jared’s art, buy t-shirts, and more.

Interview

Hey Jared, thanks for taking the time to provide Vectips with an Interview! To start, Could you tell us about your design and illustrating background and what made you become a designer and illustrator?

I never actually went to school for illustration, in fact I never went to school (after high school). I got the boot at a young age so never really had the money for school. Anyway, sob story aside, I’d had an art background from a very young age as most kids and kept with it all through high-school etc. I figured the future of art was headed in the digital direction and I decided to hop on the train. I picked up a copy of CorelDraw way back in the day and went from there. I eventually got to learn Adobe Illustrator and that to this day has remained my tool of choice.

Essentially the motivation was the money in the beginning, and at this point it still to some degree is the money, but there is a lot more to it now. I truly enjoy design and the medium I work with, I just happen to make some money at what I enjoy.

What is your favorite and least favorite thing about the design and illustrating industry?

Most favorite has always been getting positive feedback from artists I respect and look up to. That’s always been a big one for me. Another thing is seeing your hard work on an actual physical product like a vinyl toy or a t-shirt etc.

Least favorite would be “discipline”. I’m not an overly disciplined person, and I find working as a freelance illustrator you have to be very organized and disciplined. So it’s something I struggle with on a daily basis.

As for the actual industry itself, I’m not a massive fan of a lot of “wannabe artists” who expect to pickup a pirated copy of Adobe Illustrator and in 10 minutes produce a polished piece of artwork. A lot of these sorts of people don’t realize that it takes months-years to develop your own style, fan-base, and reputation. These same artists are usually the artist who get frustrated and end up ripping other people’s artwork for their own gain instead of doing the work themselves. Honestly though that’s something that most “real” artists have to deal with; everyone calling themselves “designers”.

You have done work for editorial, video games, products, clothing and other industries. Which industry has been the most challenging to work in and why?

Video-games were a challenge, just because you have to go through so many different departments for approval. The process itself is very long and takes revision after revision, especially dealing with a legal department.

The thing I hate doing the most though, is logos. I’m not sure why, but they are my kryptonite. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, logos are def. my weakness. I find it hard to summarize a company into one singular image or illustration. I guess maybe I find logos too limiting.

Could you describe your typical workflow for an illustration?

Before anything, I always setup a playlist, usually consisting of music by Bloc Party, Cut Copy, Chromeo, and Empire of the Sun among others. When doing personal work I usually just come up with a random idea, usually one I’ve had for a few days, and try my best to execute that idea. Whether it be from a reference photo or from an older style I developed, the process is usually the same. Nothing overly complicated.

When it comes to actual commercial work though, it usually requires a lot of fishing on my part. Fishing for ideas from the client or in some cases just materializing an idea. I find browsing sites such as www.behance.net and www.ffffound.com are always great sources of inspiration if you’re dry for ideas.

Why did you choose Illustrator and vector art as a medium?

Versatility for the most part. Vector can really fit any sort of product. You can change colour schemes in seconds, increase the size without losing quality, no more saving in massive 300 dpi format for print etc. The advantages are huge. Essentially though it depends on what look you are going for and vector itself seemed to suit my style and approach a lot better than raster, whereas vector wouldn’t be suited to someone who primarily paints digitally for example.

What is your favorite Illustrator Tool and why?

Well the tool I use the most is the “Pen tool”. I use that to do all of my line-work, curves, shapes etc. I also love that damn handy pathfinder tool. I’m all about polishing off each shape or character and grouping them in their own usable group. I try to be very clean with all of my artwork behind the scenes but at the same time only working on one layer. I know not the typical way Illustrator is used, but I hate messing with layers.

So to answer your question, Pen tool and Pathfinder.

What is your favorite Illustrator tip, trick, or technique?

Always save your ideal workspace as opposed to rearranging and reopening all the tools/windows everytime you open up Illustrator.

As for adding a quick textured look to your vector, just throw a textured background (raster) overtop of your vector and change the opacity type to “multiply”. Simple, but it can really change the whole look of a design and takes seconds to do. This is something I always do just to test the way it looks, I don’t always end up using a texture in the final design, but I always give it a try at least. Experimenting is always an important aspect of your personal growth as an artist. If you can think of it, there is usually a tool that can make it happen, explore as much as you can. I’m learning new stuff about Illustrator everyday, no matter how small the tool, you’ll end up using all of them at one point or another.

Have you upgraded to CS4? If you have upgraded, what is your favorite feature? If not, why haven’t you upgraded.

Well I hear it handles bleeds and multiple artboards now, which is very handy. I have not made the switch yet though. I’m always slow when upgrading to new versions of Illustrator. I get into a certain comfort zone with each version and hate having to learn new features. I know it’s odd, because a lot of those new features would help the whole process, but it’s hard to find the time to mess with or learn how to use them properly. Yeah I know, it’s a weak excuse for being cheap.

What aspects, if any, of your designs and illustrations reflects parts of your personality?

All aspects. Art is great in the way that artists have this form of expressing themselves that others don’t.

We can convey a message or thought through our visuals. Something the average person can only do with words. We have a major advantage in that sense, in the world of communication.
I try to explore that as much as possible while still sticking to my personal style and minimal flare. Sometimes the name’s of my pieces are more complicated or involved than the actual piece.
Essentially though it’s what the observer takes from your artwork that seems to make the difference.

The public likes to think there is meaning or a message or story behind a specific piece. They like to think that your art represents some inner struggle etc. Really my art is purely for visual sake. It’s too look at and say “wow, that’s cool”.

Maybe my work reflects that overall outlook, what do you think?

I love the new Blood Sweat Vectors site. What inspired you and Brad Mahaffey to create the site? What is the ultimate goal of the site?

Well we sat down awhile back and figured there wasn’t a real outlet for vector artists to sit down and post their work, a vector exclusive website where the artist is in control. That’s where we came up with BloodSweatVector. The artist themselves are in control of what the public sees. And by “artists” I mean some of these guys are known world round for their artwork. Some have produced toys, video-games, clothing, you name it. These guys are on top of their game and we figured what a good place for all of these like minded artists to get together and fuck around. We really try to encourage the members to comment on each other’s work. Like I said before a huge thing for artists is getting feedback from other like-minded artists they respect and look-up to, and we really want to encourage that sort of interaction. So far it seems to be headed in the right direction and who knows maybe you’ll see a “Blood, Sweat, Vector Vol.1″ book on shelves next year

What are you favorite online sources of inspiration?

Honestly there are a lot of great sources out there. The ones I mainly use though are Behance.net and ffffound.com. Of course now though that BloodSweatVector is growing so fast, that’ll be a new stomping ground for inspiration.

Thanks again for the interview! Is there advice any that you could give for aspiring and professional illustrators and designer?

Artists are not gods, they will not save the world. I always find it funny when artists become self proclaimed celebrities. I’m sure it’s hard to avoid, but I always find it funny when people idolize someone who draws cartoon characters with a mouse or who adds lighting effects to a photo in Photoshop. Get over it, go build a house or plant a tree.

Thanks for having me on Vectips guys, was a pleasure!

Vectips Monthly Roundup: November

Rype — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:00:27 +0000

Tutorials

Use Adobe Illustrator to Create a Clean Website Layout

Great tutorial for creating a website with Illustrator.

Patch Illustration 2

Another great tutorial from Von. R. Glitschka.

Gradient flower icon in Illustrator

A simple tutorial with some great results.

Creating vector characters in Illustrator

A character tutorial from sketch to Illustrator.

llustrator Tutorial – Eve of “Wall-e” vector

A fun tutorial for creating the Eve character from the movie “Wall-e”.

Vectips Tutorials on Vectortuts

How to Create a Magic Wand Icon

How to Create a Cute Bunny Vector Character

Tips and Tricks

CS4: Be Smart – Give Smart Guides a Chance

I was never a huge fan of Smart Guides until I read this article.

Illustrator tutorial – editable gradient filled text

A simple but good tip for adding gradients to text in Illustrator.

Illustrator Trick #9: Colorful Waves

A simple but powerful trick.

TECHNIQUE: Unembedding Images

Sometimes using image in Illustrator can be confusing, but this article explains how to unembed images in Illustrator.

Vector Freebies

VECTORTUTS Freebie Vector Pack: Browser Screens and Website Elements

Very handy set of browsers screens and website elements.

81 Amazing Argyle Illustrator Brushes

Again, ColorBurned comes out with an awesome brush set.

Free Wicked Skull

A grungy detailed skull illustration.

Free character pack for all!

Free characters are always fun, especially when they are done well.

Swirls Vector Illustrations Set

A couple of nice vectors with various elements for different projects.

Vector Inspiration

BloodSweatVector

Most of the inspirations links I posted on Twitter were from the new site BloodSweatVector. It is a great site for inspiration and the learning about the process of some of the best vector artist around today.

Winners of the Designious.com 5 Free Vector Packs Giveaway

Rype — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:04:46 +0000

Last week I posted the Designious 5 Free Vector Pack Giveaway and today I’m happy to announce the winners! There was tons of great comments, but only five were chosen. Look below to see if you are one of the winners! If you are, I will be contacting you shortly. Even if you did not win, check out some of the great Designious Royalty Free Vector Packs!

Winners

Sarms
Chris OB
Aaron Harlow
Agnieszka
Ian

Thanks to everyone for contributing in this giveaway & congratulations to winners.

Vectips » Tips

Quick Tip: Quickly Reset 3D Options

Reset 3D Options

Vectips Monthly Roundup: February

Tutorials

Other Tutorial Links For February

Tips and Tricks

Vector Freebies

Other Vector Freebie Links For February

Vector Inspiration and Articles

Other Vector Inspiration and Article Links For February

Vectips Monthly Roundup: January

Tutorials

Other Tutorial Links For January

Tips and Tricks

Vector Freebies

Other Vector Freebie Links For January

Vector Inspiration and Articles

Other Vector Inspiration and Article Links For January

Interview with Glenn Jones aka Glennz

About Glennz

Glennz Around the Web

Interview

Hey Glenn, thanks for taking the time to provide Vectips with an Interview! To start, could you tell us about your design and illustrating background and what made you become a designer and illustrator?

What is your favorite and least favorite thing about the design, illustrating, and clothing industry?

Could you describe your typical workflow for an illustration?

What is your favorite illustration? Your least favorite?

You have created many illustrations for Threadless and now your Glennz Tee shop, where do all the ideas com from? What is your favorite source of inspiration?

Why did you choose Illustrator and vector art as a medium?

What is your favorite Illustrator Tool and why?

What is your favorite Illustrator tip, trick, or technique?

Have you upgraded to Illustrator CS4? If you have upgraded, what is your favorite feature? If not, why haven’t you upgraded?

What aspects of your designs and illustrations reflect parts of your personality?

You used to do t-shirt design as a hobby, has designing t-shirt become less of a hobby now you are doing it full-time with GLENNZ tees? If so, what are you going to do as a hobby now?

Do you have any crazy fans or stalkers online or offline?

Do you have any new project in the works?

Thanks again for the interview! Is there any advice that you could give for aspiring and professional illustrators and designers?

Quick Tip: Selecting All Artwork In An Active Artboard

Colorburned Interview

Vectips Monthly Roundup: December

Tutorials

Other Tutorial Links For December

Tips and Tricks

Other Tips and Tricks Links For December

Vector Freebies

Other Vector Freebie Links For December

Vector Inspiration

Interview with Vector Artist Jared Nickerson

About Jared Nickerson

Jared Nickerson Around the Web

Interview

Hey Jared, thanks for taking the time to provide Vectips with an Interview! To start, Could you tell us about your design and illustrating background and what made you become a designer and illustrator?

What is your favorite and least favorite thing about the design and illustrating industry?

You have done work for editorial, video games, products, clothing and other industries. Which industry has been the most challenging to work in and why?

Could you describe your typical workflow for an illustration?

Why did you choose Illustrator and vector art as a medium?

What is your favorite Illustrator Tool and why?

What is your favorite Illustrator tip, trick, or technique?

Have you upgraded to CS4? If you have upgraded, what is your favorite feature? If not, why haven’t you upgraded.

What aspects, if any, of your designs and illustrations reflects parts of your personality?

I love the new Blood Sweat Vectors site. What inspired you and Brad Mahaffey to create the site? What is the ultimate goal of the site?

What are you favorite online sources of inspiration?

Thanks again for the interview! Is there advice any that you could give for aspiring and professional illustrators and designer?

Vectips Monthly Roundup: November

Tutorials

Other Tutorial Links For November

Vectips Tutorials on Vectortuts

Tips and Tricks

Vector Freebies

Other Vector Freebie Links For November

Vector Inspiration

Other Inspiration Links For October

Winners of the Designious.com 5 Free Vector Packs Giveaway

Winners