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InkScribe, a Tool for Creating and Controlling Bezier Curves

I think it’s time to introduce a new tool that is able to work more flexibly and quickly. Today we begin a series of articles that will introduce you to new tools of the DrawScribe plugin and their functions.

posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
Create a Mosaic Portrait Using Scriptographer Plug-in in Illustrator
In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial we will learn how to create a vector mosaic from a raster image using a Scriptographer plug-in, which allow us to widen the standard functions of Adobe Illustrator. To create a vector portrait we will use the scripts developed by Russian designer Vladimir Seregin.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tutorials / Effects, Read More
How to Apply a Duotone Effect to Vector Artwork in Adobe Illustrator

With the help of Phantasm CS, you can apply a Duotone Effect or Filter to both vector artwork and embedded images directly in Adobe Illustrator. It is the equivalent function of Photoshop’s Duotone tool, even with the ability to directly exchange settings.We will look how to apply this effect to your vector artwork in this article.

posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
How to Quickly Find Raster Images and Effects in Vector Files in Illustrator
You probably know that such sites as Shutterstock or Istockphoto do not accept vector works that have raster images or objects to which the raster effects have been applied. Today I'll tell you how to quickly find the raster images and effects in the vector file for replace or remove them.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
How to Evenly Distribute Different Size Objects along a Path in Adobe Illustrator
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial we will use the Art Brushes and the Blend Tool to evenly distribute different sized objects along a path in Adobe Illustrator. I’m sure that techniques described here will make you look at the well-known tools and their properties in a different way. This technique was developed by my friend Iaroslav Yemz.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
How to Create a Grass Background in Adobe Illustrator

Today you will learn how to create a grass background using the Transform & Distort effects and Phantasm CS Halftone. Phantasm CS in combination with other effects allows you quickly create very complex textures. See this yourself by studying the technique described in this Adobe Illustrator tutorial.

posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tutorials / Effects, Read More
How to Create Rays in Just a Few Minutes in Adobe Illustrator
In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial we will learn how to create vector rays simple and efficient way, using a Wave filter in Photoshop and Gradient Mesh Tool in Adobe Illustrator. This technique was developed by my friend Yemz.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
How to Create Lighting Effects Using the Color Dodge Blending Mode in Adobe Illustrator
With the help of the Color Dodge Blending Mode you can get very bright and sharp images, this is what this mode is intended for. I wrote a few Adobe Illustrator Tutorial tutorials on this topic, but I keep being asked one and the same question: why cannot I get the same brightness and contrast as you do? Today I will answer this question, we will take a look at several examples of creating these effects.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create Vector Speech Bubbles in Doodle Style
Doodle style is very popular now. Today we are going to master the technique of creating speech bubbles in such a style, using Adobe Illustrator, effects, Appearance palette and Graphic Style palette. Having studied this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial, you can create quite complex images conveying light and shadow.
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Live Seamless Pattern in Easy Way
In this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial we will look at an original way of creating a seamless pattern, developed by my friend and namesake Iaroslav aka Yemz. I think this versatile way will help you to achieve the desired result within minutes. I do not know how about you, but my brain always start boiling when it comes to creating of a seamless pattern. I know many techniques of its creation but this was the only one that made me breathe a sigh of relief. Take a note!
posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Techniques, Read More
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