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Our guest today is a great vector artist and owner of Vectorlogy — Mike Austin. " The artist must understand that they are on a personal artistic journey, so comparing their progress against others is useless. Focus on YOUR strengths!” — he says. Learn more about Mike and his illustrations after the jump.
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Today we
present you Mesh Tormentor for Adobe Illustrator CS6 (Windows and Mac). As you
know the free plug-in designed by a talented Ukrainian developer and a friend
of mine — Yemz. Mesh Tormentor allows you to make manual and tedious work with
the Gradient Mesh automated, extending the standard features of Adobe
Illustrator. Download it and enjoy yourself!
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Create vector outline in Illustrator has always been laborious work which requires certain skills and accuracy. In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial I will tell you how to get a clean vector outline quickly using a simple method. Find out at the jump! |
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In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial we will take a look at the technique of creating inner shadow. Unfortunately, unlike Photoshop there is no such function in Adobe Illustrator. But this fact is not going to be a problem for you after reading this vector tutorial. Let's begin! |
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In any graphic design project, the two most common elements that you are likely to come across are drop-shadows and gradients. When used correctly, these visual metaphors are attractive and useful but, when used incorrectly, they can make the whole project appear off skew and out of sorts. This article aims to outline what drop-shadows and gradients actually achieve in our designs and why consistency is vital for ensuring success. |
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If you asked someone who works in web design what the hardest part of their job is, it’s likely that most of them will say "working with clients”. Whilst some clients are great — they’re organized, they’re always on time for meetings and delivering information — others leave web designers with considerably less hair and sleep at the end of a project. It can, however, help to be prepared to deal with bad clients and, by looking out for these red flags, you can ensure that you know exactly what’s coming.
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Today we
present you useful script for Adobe Illustrator. This script has been
designed by a talented Ukrainian developer and a friend of mine — Yemz, who is
also known as the developer of the Free Mesh Tormentor Plugin. The Random Order
script places the selected objects in random order in the Layers panel.
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In this Illustrator tutorial we will learn how to create the trash bin icon using such techniques, as 3D modeling, gradient mesh, blend tool and blending modes, as well as tracing raster images.
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Today we present you a royalty-free icon set which consists of 8 Fantasy icons. This icon set was provided by the media design studio called Madpencil.
Madpencil is a multidisciplinary team of designers, flash animators, developers and 3d visualisation artists. |
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Being a graphic design freelancer comes with its own set of issues and opportunities. The freelance-client relationship can be extremely fragile. You took all that time to build a reputation and get work, but a simple misstep can set you all the way back to zero - or worse. So if you find yourself constantly having turnaround with clients or just want to prevent a big problem, consider these ways that freelancers tend to sabotage their careers.
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