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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Design a vector map packed with creatures and landmarks
Use Adobe Illustrator to create a charming vector map that's stuffed with famous features and animals.
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How to draw groups of people and crowds
Leading illustrators tell you their techniques for making crowds of people look interesting, eye-catching and easy to 'read'.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to draw a mandala
This step-by-step guide teaches you how to create an Illustrator mandala template that automatically repeats what you draw around a circle.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Pose characters using the new Puppet Warp tool
Adobe Illustrator’s relatively new Puppet Warp feature is a really great simple tool to adjust shapes and lines, especially to pose or reposition a character.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Add a sense of motion to an artwork
A step-by-step guide to the artistic techniques that give a sense of motion to an illustration using simple lines and patterns.
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31 Repeating Pattern Design Tips
Leading illustrators and designers discuss their techniques for creating beautiful patterns using your choice of Photoshop, Illustrator, pens, paints or pencils.
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create a 1980s look with photos and vectors
Add a dynamic retro twist to photos with gradients, Layer Styles, drop shadows, glows and more.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Create repeating patterns for skate deck art
Learn how to use Illustrator to create chaotic, repeating vector patterns ideal for skatedeck art from Ben Beach of ilovedust.
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create digital tattoo art
Even if a tattooist’s toolset is a little different from that of the digital illustrator, you can reproduce their techniques digitally – pain-free.
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Maxon’s new free plugin lets you use 3D scenes in Adobe Illustrator – whether you have Cinema 4D or not
Maxon has released Cineware for Illustrator, so you can use and edit 3D content inside Adobe’s app – as reference or for creating 3D artworks or product mockups.
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create artistic 3D type
Charles Williams shows you how to create a beautiful 3D logotype and blend it into a scene without needing 3D software.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Bring harmonious colours to a vector artwork
Andrew Groves shows you how to work magic and bring a sense of positivity to an artwork with a careful choice of shapes and colours.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: The secrets of cute character art design revealed
Sascha Preuß teaches the art of designing colourful cartoon characters and reveals the principles of cuteness.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Create gold 3D type, encrusted in jewels
Bling up your typography by adding a golden sheen and sparkling gems. Karol Gadzala shows you how.
