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Vector Inspiration – Snow Vectors

Flat designChristmas is coming! If you are looking for some inspiration on how to create snowflakes for a Christmas design project, then you are at the right place. Here we are sharing 12 awesome snow vector art for your inspiration that are perfect for any Christmas related project. And, even you can use ideas from these vector artworks to create beautiful and eye catching Christmas animation.

Browse through this wonderful collection of snow vectors and prepare yourself for the upcoming design projects. It is high time to get loads of inspiration on how to use snow vector in your design, because the holiday season is fast approaching and marketing machines are whirring into action. So you should too get yourself prepared for this lovely season. Enjoy!

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How to Apply Color and Gradients to Illustrations

previewThis is part 3 of a three-part video tutorial series “How to Draw a Vector Cartoon Illustration”

In this final installment of our 3-part series, we use the custom brush we created in part 1 of this series, How to Create a Custom Brush in Illustrator, as well as the character drawn in part 2 of this series, Vector Drawing and Inking in Adobe Illustrator, to illustrate how you can bring your character to life through color. We’ll walk you through applying color to your character using a complementary color palette and unique gradient and overlay options that will add advanced texture and depth to your illustrations. Enjoy!
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Drawing and Inking Vector Illustrations

previewThis is part 2 of a three-part video tutorial series “How to Draw a Vector Cartoon Illustration”

In case you missed it, in part 1, we explored How to Create a Custom Brush in Illustrator. In this tutorial, we’ll use our custom vector brush to illustrate and show you live drawing and inking techniques to use for creating cartoon vector illustrations. So are you ready to have some fun? Check it out and stay tuned for the final piece of this series as we bring our character to life with color and gradient techniques.

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Create A Realistic Guitar Amp Using Patterns

TutThumbI absolutely love Illustrator’s ability to create seamless and amazing patterns. They are easily one of Illustrator’s most devious features. I have had a couple instances when clients observed some of my work containing patterns and exclaimed, “That must have taken forever!” Since I know how simple and quick it actually was it is only right to do the humble thing and explain, “Yes, yes it did.” In this tutorial we are going to take one of Illustrator’s stock patterns (Dots) and create a realistic Speaker Grill/Guitar amp Illustration. Let’s create some vector nectar!

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Create a Simple Ticket Illustration

Step In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a simple ticket illustration in Adobe Illustrator. In the first steps you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create a pixel perfect ticket shape. Using this ticket shape you will learn some basic stuff about working with multiple fills, strokes and effects in the Appearance panel. Finally, you will learn how to add several pieces of text and how to easily multiply your ticket illustration.

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