Weekly Vector Inspiration #69

Inspiration | May 7th, 2010 | 2 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Vectips Monthly Roundup: April 2010

Inspiration | May 3rd, 2010 | 3 Comments

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 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!

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Weekly Vector Inspiration #68

Inspiration | April 30th, 2010 | 6 Comments

Weekly Vector Inspiration #68

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Adding Security to PDF Files in Illustrator

Tips and Tricks | April 29th, 2010 | 22 Comments

PDF Security

Illustrator is great for creating logos, illustrations, identity packages and much more. After you have created your project in Illustrator it is super simple to save it in PDF format, making it easy for proofing with clients. When proofing projects with clients, you usually don’t want the client to have access to editing or copying the files until you have received payment for the project.

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Weekly Vector Inspiration #67

Inspiration | April 23rd, 2010 | 7 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Weekly Vector Inspiration #66

Inspiration | April 16th, 2010 | 10 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Create a Grimy Text Treatment with a Pen Tablet

Tutorials | April 15th, 2010 | 43 Comments

Grimy Text Illustrator Tutorial

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a grimy text treatment utilizing Illustrator’s Blog brush, Live Paint, and a pen tablet. You can easily apply these techniques to other illustrates, type treatments and logos.

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