A bit of background information Astute Graphics is a company from the UK. I’ve come across the name a couple times, through people like Von Glitschka, or through desperate searches on how to create proper vector halftones. I have a personal stance against plugins (“creativity doesn’t come from drop-own menus,” credit to Von Glitschka), so… Continue Reading
How to create a Leprechaun’s shoe in Adobe Illustrator CS4 In this detailed tutorial we’ll be learning how to create a Leprechaun’s shoe in Adobe Illustrator CS4 for the upcoming holiday, St. Patrick’s day. Combination of linear and radial gradients can be very useful for achieving nice results in creating realistic vector illustrations. Here’s a… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
