GoMediaZine» Illustrator http://www.gomediazine.com Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Real-world advice from working artists and designers. GoMediaZine no GoMediaZine jeff@gomedia.us jeff@gomedia.us (GoMediaZine) GoMediaZine Podcast graphic design, artist, business, inspiration, go media, tutorials, advice, illustration, photoshop, illustrator, art GoMediaZine» Illustrator http://www.gomediazine.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.gomediazine.com/category/tutorials/illustrator/ FOUNDFONT™ and the Art of Typographic Archaeology http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/foundfont-and-the-art-of-typographic-archaeology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=foundfont-and-the-art-of-typographic-archaeology http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/foundfont-and-the-art-of-typographic-archaeology/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:29 +0000 Andy Hayes http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=17247 FOUNDFONT™ and the Art of Typographic Archaeology is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: FOUNDFONT™ tutorial Andy Hayes here from Hucklebuck Design Studio. The subject for this tutorial will revolve around a pet project of mine called FOUNDFONT™. Foundfont™ is dedicated to typographic archaeology as well as the use of found typography within design. It’s about extracting unique type for specific design needs or creating complete type sets based on found examples. FOUNDFONT™ offers typefaces but also hopes to inspire designers to do their own digging. In this tutorial we’ll talk about what makes a good FOUNDFONT™ source and the steps to creating your own usable vector characters from found samples. Type is where you find it Useful…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/foundfont-and-the-art-of-typographic-archaeology/feed/ 3 Collaboration! Two samurai (artists) are more powerful than one. http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:33 +0000 William Beachy http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=16212 Collaboration! Two samurai (artists) are more powerful than one. is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Illustration Collaboration Hey Go Media faithful! As Go Media has evolved over the years, we’ve learned that collaboration with other artists and designers can be a very powerful tool when trying to deliver the very best product to your client. Different designers have different skill sets. When Go Media assembles a team to work on a project some of those people may be in our firm and others may not. I recently had an amazing experience collaborating with a good friend of mine; Steve Knerem on an illustration for Cage Spawn Clothing. This article will be kind of a hybrid…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one/feed/ 18 The Lost and Taken Poster: A case study and texturing tutorial http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/the-lost-and-taken-poster-a-case-study-and-texturing-tutorial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-lost-and-taken-poster-a-case-study-and-texturing-tutorial http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/the-lost-and-taken-poster-a-case-study-and-texturing-tutorial/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:07 +0000 Simon H. http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=16307 The Lost and Taken Poster: A case study and texturing tutorial is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Before We Get Started Hello dear readers! Simon and Jon from Studio Ace of Spade here. Today, we have the chance to write a tutorial about one of the Studio’s recent projects, the poster we did for Lost and Taken. What’s great about this particular project is that it gives us the occasion to do a tutorial we’ve wanted to write for a long time: texture, texture and more texture. We already had a writeup including some tips and tricks about textures published recently, but it was web oriented. Web is a world were subtlety is a key word, so we had to…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/the-lost-and-taken-poster-a-case-study-and-texturing-tutorial/feed/ 19 Andre Meca’s MSCED 183: A Case Study http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/andre-meca-s-msced-183-case-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=andre-meca-s-msced-183-case-study http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/andre-meca-s-msced-183-case-study/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:00:29 +0000 heymeca http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=15316 Andre Meca’s MSCED 183: A Case Study is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Hello Go Media readers! André Meca is a Portuguese graphic designer and illustrator. He currently studies at the ESAD. During 2011, he’s having his own take on the Make Something Cool Everyday Project. We’ve been following his work for quiet a while, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to show you his work and some of the behind the scene stuff of his process. Enjoy! This specific piece is the 183rd he made. You can view it better on Flickr. André has been kind enough to include the PSD of his experiment (see at the end of the post), so you can…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/andre-meca-s-msced-183-case-study/feed/ 12 Hot Rod Monster Design Process http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/hot-rod-monster-design-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hot-rod-monster-design-process http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/hot-rod-monster-design-process/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:04:17 +0000 phil_helper http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/hot-rod-monster-design-process/ Hot Rod Monster Design Process is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Hi, Philip Hepler here from 316 Graphics. A few weeks prior to writing this, Jeff Finley and I discussed possibilities for the next Arsenal vector pack. We decided to concept some hot rod elements which later turned into a vector set inspired by the art style of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. Here’s the design process for this fun vector pack. For the record, here’s my list of tools I’m working with: Plain copy paper “col-erase” blue pencils Mechanical pencil (.9) Light table Intuos Wacom tablet Adobe Illustrator CS5 Inexpensive scanner/copier/printer 27” iMac FIRST THINGS FIRST Since we wanted to be inspired the art style of Ed Roth I did a Google…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/hot-rod-monster-design-process/feed/ 15 Distressing Techniques in Adobe Illustrator http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:59:16 +0000 Simon H. http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=12322 Distressing Techniques in Adobe Illustrator is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Simon from Studio Ace of Spade here. Jeff Finley asked me to compile a list of some common distressing techniques as a supplement for his eBook “The Designer’s Guide to the Apparel Industry.” Distressing graphics is a pretty integral part of designing t-shirts. This tutorial will demonstrate three easy to understand and easy to apply techniques for adding a distressed or grunge look to a design using Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator Technique #1: The Grunge Brush For the first technique, we’ll learn how to take advantage of Illustrator’s brush tool and of some of the brushes that come bundled with it. Our…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator/feed/ 4 Creating an Illustrative Monogram http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/creating-an-illustrative-monogram/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-an-illustrative-monogram http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/creating-an-illustrative-monogram/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:59:11 +0000 Chris Comella http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=12686 Creating an Illustrative Monogram is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Creating a Monogram Monograms are an interesting way to go about making an identity. By nature they can be straight forward or extremely ornamental and illustrative. In this tutorial I’m going to walk you through the steps I (Chris Comella, designer at Go Media, hi!) took to making Go Media’s own Heather Mariano (formerly Heather Tropp) a monogram for her business card. What follows is a series of animated GIFs. Each show the steps I took toward executing my concept. They all loop, so if you miss something the first time, don’t sweat it. It’ll be back in a few seconds. Also,…

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Excerpt: Hey Go Media Zinesters, Jeff Finley here. If you didn’t know, I actually spent all of August working on new Arsenal and Zine stuff exclusively. To be specific, I was working on some really rad tutorials. One of which you folks read last week about how I created the artwork for my band’s song “24th of January.” Learn to Create This Exact Design Well I’m writing to tell you about my latest tutorial which I think you will really like. This time it’s of the premium video variety, downloadable from the Arsenal for only $49.99. If you keep…

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Excerpt: Hey I’m Jeff Finley and I’m going to show you how to make an iconic poster using the new Vector Set 18 from Go Media’s Arsenal. I sent out an email to all our Arsenal customers and the two things they wanted most were more tutorials and to show real-world usage of our products. What you are about to read and watch is exactly that! Note: If you want to follow along with this tutorial, you will need to purchase the new set. However, if you don’t, you can still get something out of watching me work in Illustrator and…

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Excerpt: Hey Go Media faithful readers! Time for a sweet new tutorial! I always feel like it’s been WAY too long since I’ve written one of these tutorials. Unfortunately, my schedule doesn’t leave much room for writing these lengthy t-shirt design tutorials. But when my good friend, client, photographer, and all-around great guy Paul Davis from Black Ace Clothing said he was ready to move forward on his “Lady Luck” t-shirt design, I KNEW I just had to document the creation of this design. PSST – shameless plug: I recorded a five-hour video tutorial with solid instruction & a healthy dose…

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