Create a Classic American Diner with Perspective Drawing Tools
“With the release of Illustrator CS5, Adobe introduces the new Perspective Drawing tool set, which allows you to create images in accurate 1-, 2- or 3-point perspective. Perspective Drawing alleviates tedious measuring and scaling, letting you concentrate on artistry, not arithmetic. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up a Perspective Grid and use the Perspective tools to draw and modify shapes. You’ll learn how to use and edit Symbols and live text, all in perspective. We’ll also review best practices for perspective drawing.”
Clients from Hell
[Client sent me some complex logos (as JPEGs) in order to vectorize them.]
Client: “What exactly is taking so long? If I knew it would take so long, I’d have done it myself.”
Me: “Vectorizing the logos takes some time because—”
Client: “Time? Renaming files from *.jpg to *.eps takes time?!”
Use Illustrator and Photoshop to Create a 3D String of Pills – Screencast
“Designers often use both Illustrator and Photoshop to create a scene or graphic. Today we will combine both of these powerful applications to create a 3-dimensional pill and then create a composite image using these elements. Let’s get started!”
This week’s featured item is Infographic Elements + Template by CursiveQ.
“All the Graphs, Charts, Lines, Shapes, Text you will need to put together your very own Infographic. I have even included an Infographic Template to get you started!”
Quick Tip: How to Create a Stylized Wave using Adobe Illustrator
“In this tutorial you will learn how to create some stylized waves, using the Pathfinder, Envelope Distort with Mesh and various Gradients. You will also learn how to use Scatter Brushes to create the foam effect. Let’s begin!”
“Tuesday Total Textures is post series that will bring a new life to your Tuesdays. Every week I’ll be posting some free hi resolution textures that you can use in your projects. Check out this week’s textures, download the ones you like and start making your texture collection.”
Inspiration: 26 Beautiful Photo Manipulations of Women
“Throughout history the female figure has appeared prominently in art and design. Tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator have given artists the ability to create female-based renderings in new and creative ways. Today, we have 25 beautiful photo manipulations of women to show you. Enjoy!”
Our current featured author here on GraphicRiver is bluedesign who joined in January 2010, has a portfolio of 94 items for sale and has racked up 545 sales!
View bluedesign’s Portfolio
“Digital painting mixed with a little bit of vector just to give it a different kind of feel to the painting.”
Create a Futuristic Nonfunctional Interface in Photoshop
“When I first saw the Encide Battlebay, I was astounded at the amazing detail and creativity that was put into each piece. That was the moment I decided to learn how to create futuristic interfaces. It took a lot of trial and error, but I created something worthwhile. This tutorial requires extensive knowledge of shading and lighting, as well as a lot of time. If there’s one thing I learned, it’s that lighting is the most critical aspect of these types of pieces. In today’s tutorial I will show you how to create a futuristic non-functional interface.”
