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Tutorial: “Lady Luck” T-Shirt Illustration

29. July 2010

Archived; click post to view. 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 [...]

Logo Design On A Budget

20. July 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: I am frequently asked to put together logos or promotional materials for independent bands, which is fantastic, except they don’t have the budget of a signed or sponsored band. Through the years I’ve found ways to cut corners to limit design time without limiting the overall design quality. In [...]

Create A 3D Vector Book Icon

29. June 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: We use icons every day, but usually they are made by others. So when we know exactly what we need, it is better if we make our very own icon. Here is how to make a 3D book icon, that we can use more times, with some modifications. Open [...]

Art Files: Illustrator’s Missing ‘Collect for Output’

11. February 2010

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Art Files: Illustrator’s Missing ‘Collect for Output’

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Plenty of designers out there do their design work not in InDesign, but in Illustrator. If you’re among those, you’ve no doubt been confounded by the lack of a “collect for output” feature in Illustrator. Enter Art Files from Code Line Software. And be sure to read on for [...]

Vectors Imitate Life with Gradient Mesh

30. October 2009

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When an artist is given a choice about creating a photo-realistic image on the computer, their first instinct would be to turn to any of the raster-based image editors, such as Photoshop. However, what if they were told that they needed to create this photo-realistic image in a vector-based image editor? Amazingly enough, with the advent of the "gradient mesh" feature, the creation of a photo-realistic image is completely doable in Adobe Illustrator.

Design a Vintage Poster with Vector Pack 16

30. October 2009

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Design a Vintage Poster with Vector Pack 16

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction When you think about the design process, what comes to mind? I believe it is the combination of thoughts, mixed with emotions and pure forms that capture a person’s attention. We are all part of this thing called “madness. ” The definition of Madness: 1. The state of [...]

Create a 3D Vector Labyrinth

7. October 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: A Square Foundation Let’s start off by creating a new document that’s 1024×768. Name this first layer “Maze.” Then, take the Rectangle tool and draw a 50×50 square. Give this square a 10px black outline and no fill. Then align it to the center of the canvas. Repeat this [...]

Scale Objects in Adobe Illustrator Via Keyboard

2. October 2009

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Scale Objects in Adobe Illustrator Via Keyboard

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: I’m a big fan of resolution-independent vector art. I’m also a big fan of keyboard shortcuts. It’s been driving me a bit batty that there is no way in Adobe Illustrator to scale objects using just the keyboard. I use this method all the time within InDesign, and feel [...]

Quick Global Swatches In Adobe Illustrator

16. September 2009

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Quick Global Swatches In Adobe Illustrator

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Global swatches in Adobe Illustrator: they’re awesome. If you’re not aware of the power that is a global swatch, they are special color swatches that are applied like regular swatches, but when the swatch is changed, all vector objects using that swatch are also updated. Similar to Symbols in [...]