Want to create a sleek and modern metal icon suite? Need a brushed metal texture vector background? With this brushed metal texture vector tutorial you’ll be able to learn this super useful technique in just minutes. This brushed metal technique utilizes Illustrator’s Effects and is pretty simplistic when you break it down – easy to replicate numerous times. You can use the brushed metal texture in almost anything, but I find myself using it in icons, logos, and interfaces.
Easter is just around the corner! If you’re looking for last minute Easter vector designs, this roundup will be the best thing you’ve seen on this Good Friday. Happy Easter, everyone!
I’m sure a bunch of you have seen this gradient text vector technique before in other blogs or are already aware of how to add gradients to text, but it is worth mentioning for those that don’t know this technique. Moreover, I found that adding an extra step to this known technique, enables you add transparent gradients to text in Illustrator CS4 while still keeping the text editable!
In this tutorial we’re going to learn how to create a torn paper vector effect only with the help of tools of distortion and blend object. With a deep understanding of the settings of the tools, exact sequences of actions, and practice will allow you to create a similar style in just a few minutes!
In today’s tutorial we will create 3D isometric infographic vector charts by using ‘2:1’ isometric projections. These types of projections are used in computer games for creation of locations. For automatization and acceleration of the process we will create three actions which will also be useful in future projects. Then we will use data for creation of flat chart with the help of the native Graphs Tool and finally we’ll create the final design. So, let’s get started!
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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! We thought people might need some last minute Valentine vector ideas, so we rounded up a bunch of awesome lovey-dovey vectors for all you lovers out there.
I love working in Illustrator, but every once and a while, I need to export PSD files from Illustrator. Illustrator gives you the ability to export to Photoshop while preserving important information. You can export Layers, Color Profiles, Resolution Specification, and Text Preservation. This is great for exporting website wireframes or sprucing up illustrations.
