Videos tagged with Vector

"You've probably used the Pathfinder panel to combine shapes and make new ones. But do you often find yourself clicking (and undoing) each icon in the panel until you get the look you want? Wouldn't it be easier to take some time and learn exactly what each function does? Here's a look at the über-useful Pathfinder panel. The Pathfinder Effects, which are found under the Effects menu, are cover...

"As seen in previous tutorials, a mixed use of distortion filters often yields surprising results. In this tutorial, we will create a bunch of messy hair using distortion filters in quick and easy steps." - Saurabh Sharma Created by Cheryl Graham.

"In this tutorial, we will create a hot chocolate caramel effect using some distort tools and the 3D revolve tool. This is a simple and effective technique to obtain a quality vector ripple effect quickly. Here we go!" - Saurabh Sharma Created by Cheryl Graham.

"The world of animation can seem really intimidating — between AfterEffects, Flash and everything else, there's so much to learn. And who has time? Never fear — you can create simple Flash animations without ever leaving the familiar confines of Illustrator, and without any knowledge of Flash. Here are two easy ways to get things moving." - Cheryl Graham Created by Cheryl Graham.

"In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a customizable vector sketchbook. This intermediate tutorial uses some basic shapes, Shear transforms, and Effects to create a leather texture. Let’s get started!" - Rype Created by Sean Hodge.

How to create a quick and simple film strip icon in Illustrator, brought to you in HD from Quintaldesigns.com Ryan Quintal's QuintalDesigns.com is dedicated in bringin engaging, complete, and full featured design tutorials to internet users. We host a complete array of FREE tutorials on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. You can Download the sample files here: http://quintaldesigns.com/download.p...

Tutorial covering the process of creating a vector RSS icon in Adobe Illustrator. Hopefully will make a good tut for beginners with it covering many of the basic shapes and tools. Created along with the text version over at Blog.SpoonGraphics

In this tutorial we will show you how to go from sketch to vector and maintain that hand-drawn look. We start off cleaning the image in photoshop dont freak if you havnt got it, all photo editing software should have very similar functions. The take it into illustrator and use the automated live trace tool, which I normaly think auto anything does a pretty terrible job but for rough hand-drawn ...

"In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to make custom spirals (apart from the default spiral tool), and use them creatively in making rolls of paper. So far, I came to know that the spiral tool does not allow a uniform decay (equal spacing) between each wind of a spiral. In this tutorial, I will expose some basic tricks to do so. Hope you find it interesting." - Saurabh Sharma Created by Sea...

"With simple shapes, gradients, and vector textures, this simple tutorial will show beginning illustrators how to create an hourglass icon. There is a whole lot you can do without the Pen Tool. We'll be using Illustrator CS4 for this tutorial, but those of you with older version should be able to follow along as well. Let's get started!" - Sean Hodge Created by Sean Hodge.