Easy Furry Text in Photoshop. We have been posting tutorials for almost 6 years and our goal here was and will always be trying to share easy techniques we've learned along the way. We try to make the tutorials short and open to adaptations so you can add your touch in order to create an unique result. That's the case of this week's tutorial. It's a simple Photoshop technique that can be applied to a wide variety of effects, from fur to grass, fire and pretty much anything. So in this tutorial we will show you how to create a really cool and super simple furry text in Photoshop CS6. Step 1 Open Photoshop CS6 and create a new document. Step 2 Let's use some real textures to make our design more realistic. Step 3 Duplicate the texture to cover the whole text. Step 4 With the Erase Tool (E) delete some parts of the textures to make them blend together. Step 5 Go to the Layers Panel and select the text layer. Step 6 Select both texture layers and go to Layer>Group Layers.
Step 7 Let's create a brush to use in our design. Step 8. How to Create a Vintage Type Postcard. Follow this in-depth look at the process of designing type for a vintage style postcard in Adobe Illustrator CS5. Harken back to an era when postcards were all the rage with this friendly type style. The tutorial will delve into clipping masks, using bitmap images, working with layers and type effects. Resources Step 1 Select the typeface you would like to begin with for your dominant text.
Step 1b Go to type > Create Outlines to turn the type into an object. Step 1c Go to Effect > Warp and choose Rise under the 'styles'. Step 1d With your new type selected go to Object > Expand Appearance. Step 1e Create a copy of "HOME" and place it on another layer. Step 2 Select the "HOME" on the bottom layer. Step 2b Make the top "HOME" white. Step 2c Apply a color to the 3-dimensional type. Step 3 Select a typeface for "Welcome".
Step 3b Go to Type > Create Outlines to turn the type into an object. Step 3c Add a black stroke to the type. Step 3d Select Effect > Warp > Rise and input the shown coordinates. Step 4. Put Text Into Perspective Using Illustrator CS5. Typography Skills, Basic Kerning. Create retro type with Smart Guides. Smart Guides in Illustrator are a feature that I can't live without - I have them constantly turned on whenever I work. While some designers feel that they cause on-screen clutter and choose not to use them, for me, the benefits of using this feature far outweigh a little distraction here and there.
In this tutorial, I give you an idea of the sorts of uses that Smart Guides can have, from the simple alignment of objects, to maximising the output of Illustrator's Rotate and Scale tools. Over the following pages, we create some retro inline lettering using a few very simple techniques, and then move into Photoshop to add the finishing touches to the piece. 01 Create a new document. 02 If you haven't already, switch on Smart Guides (Ctrl/Cmd+U) from the View menu, and using the grid as a guide, draw five vertical lines with the Line Segment tool (\). 06 Using the Smart Guides, align your smaller, connecting circles to the guide you just drew. 14 Create another layer and name it 'Glow'.
Browse Palettes. Log In Sign Up COLOURlovers Search Create Explore Over a Million Color Palettes You'll find over 4,542,712 user-created color palettes to inspire your ideas. New Most Loved Most Comments Most Favorites Browse Palettes distant friends. by WendyAndBuster Loves Views Favorites Comments it's been a while. Royal Whispers by paletteprince Stained Centuries Love Favorite cold words. whispered words. cold draft. inside my home. by zsapi1981 flapjacks by jeccaN don’t do it by ghake Kill You With Roses? By Skyblue2u Hedgehog & Pumpkins Comment 9tailed fox by rakijakisses Vaporizer Critics by vaporizercritics Recent Palette Comments Skyblue2u Posted :p RE: Hedgehog & Pumpkins ghake RE: Make ColourARTZZ74 waterway wrote: yummy!!! Thanks! RE: Lavender Choc Cookie johnnycakes Posted 2 hours ago Skyblue2u wrote: So Lovely Thanks so very much, Skyblue, much appreciated. britessence Posted 3 hours ago Lovely!
RE: organic life So Lovely HelaLaine Posted 4 hours ago britessence wrote: Thank you! Oh wow, thank you! Thanks :) RE: HelaLaine's Hexes Thank you! Scrumpery. How To Create a Gruesome Zombie Illustration. October is here, which means designers and illustrators get that extra excuse to include skulls, zombies and monsters in their work with the arrival of Halloween. Follow this step by step Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a hand-drawn zombie illustration. We’ll use a photograph as a basic reference then use our Wacom tablet along with Illustrator’s vector brush tools to draw up various gruesome elements on our zombie character. I’ve never been much of a hand-drawn Illustrator myself but I’ve always admired the style of artwork and researched into the techniques often used. In this tutorial we’ll look at how Illustrator’s brushes can be used to create crisp vector linework to achieve that digital inked appearance.
We’ll be using Pen tablet throughout the tutorial so we’ll see how variances in line weight can help build up areas of contrast and detail in the artwork. See the final Zombie illustration artwork Keep your hand on the CMD+Z shortcut to undo unwanted lines. Working with Guide Tool in Illustrator. You must be familiar with Guide Tool in Illustrator. But have you consider yourself using this feature optimally to speed up productivity, to help organize and accurate place your illustrations, and be more precise when creating artwork in Illustrator?
Here are some Illustrator Tutorials to better understand the function of Guide Tool, its customization and to learn what kind of things that you can actually make with the help of Guide Tool. Feel free to post a comment below if you have your own quick tips to work with Guides in Illustrator, or if you want to share other tutorial resources with everyone! How To Create a Cubist Style Logo Design in Illustrator. Follow this logo design process walkthrough to see the making of a cubist style logo design made up of lots of detailed vector facets. Not only will we be creating the actual design in Adobe Illustrator, but I’ll also be describing the whole logo design process in this tutorial, from the initial sketches right through to finishing off the final design. The logo we’re creating as part of this tutorial is a trendy “Cubist” style logo made up of lots of detailed elements to form an larger object.
The design is based on a fictional brand or company named Raven, but the whole process is the same for a live client (just without the infinite cycle of changes and revisions!). We’ll first create the full colour logo in all its glory with gradients and effects, then tone back the logo to create flat and mono versions to provide a versatile design for use in any situation. It’s worth starting any logo design project with a sketch. The main logo symbol is complete, so we can now move onto the type. How to Create a Retro Style Textured Logo. Create a Retro Folded Text Effect in Illustrator (+ Source Files) In this tutorial we’ll learn how to create a Retro Folded Text Effect using Adobe Illustrator and adding some final options in Adobe Photoshop to create a nice presentation which can be used for your portfolio. This text effect is simple and attractive and holds a vintage 50′s look with the type of font used. Resources: Final Result 1. In Adobe Illustrator, create a new documents that’s 600×600 pixels.
Using the font Muncie, write out your word using any colour. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Photoshop Options you can do 1. 2. Go into Adobe Illustrator and select all of the text effect with the Selection Tool. Download Source File Powered by Tweet to Download. Create a Stylish, Vector Hair Typography Illustration. I love creating portraits in vector but what I love even more, is doing wild and crazy hair styles. It was suggested to me recently to try crossing over the techniques of creating hair into typography and I just had to rise to that challenge!
So in today's tutorial, I'm going to show you how I created this stylish piece of hair typography in Adobe Illustrator CS5. I've also finished it off with a quick aged coloring giving it a vintage design feel. So let's get stuck in… Step 1 When the concept was first suggested to me to create a piece of typography with hair, I straight away considered what sort of style to do it in. The next thing to consider is what sort of word to use. There was the possibility of "Brush", which would tick all the boxes however a capital "B" would have a slight problem with a sharp angle. I opted for "Edwardian Script ITC" as I rather liked the way the "S" coiled. Step 2 If you're not using AI CS5, you can create the same shapes as Art Brushes via this tutorial. Create a Grimy Text Treatment with a Pen Tablet in Illustrator. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a grimy text treatment utilizing Illustrator’s Blog brush, Live Paint, and a pen tablet.
You can easily apply these techniques to other illustrates, type treatments and logos. Final Image Below is the final type treatment we be working towards. Tutorial Details Program : Adobe Illustrator CS4 (This tutorial uses the Blob Brush, a tool specific to CS4. Step 1 Create a new document and type out some text with the Text tool (T). Step 2 In the Layers panel, rename your layer to “Template” by double-clicking on the layer and changing the name in the Layer Options dialog.
Step 3 For drawing the outlines and contours of the treatment, we are going to use the Blob Brush(Shift + B) and a pen tablet. Step 4 Zoom in really close to you first letter and start tracing it with the Blob Brush (Shift + B). Step 5 Once you are done tracing the first letter, create some more Brush strokes within the letter making it more grimy! Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11. Create a Stunning Retro Futuristic Typography.
Create a Stunning Retro Futuristic Typography Posted by Alex on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 · 64 Comments Retrofuturistic design is a return to, and an enthusiasm for, the depictions of the future produced in the past, both in science fiction and in nonfiction futurism of the time, which often seem dated by modern standards. We always strive towards creating a better future. Whats more compelling than envisioning one. If the images are loading slowly, you can download the .RAR Package containing all the images here : The future as seen by many of us have been expressed in forms of art, design, movies, comics, and even cartoons. Long before the advent of technology, our ancestors tried to picturise the concept of space with mundane tools such as pencil, paper, brush to name a few.
I am enthralled to announce that we have our first guest writer here. In this tutorial, we will learn some really cool techniques to help us achieve a few aspects of Retro Futurism. Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4: Creating a Vintage Typography Layout in Adobe Illustrator. Vintage style typography is classic and remains popular still today. There’s something about the hand drawn and hand placed feel of these types of layouts that is appealing and draws your eye. Lets take a look at how to create a vintage style type layout in Adobe Illustrator. Here’s a look at what we’ll be creating. Before getting started I found a great inspiration piece to use as reference for the steps will be working through in this tutorial. When putting together a design like this there are a few very important factors to consider in order to achieve that vintage look. - Fonts – You have to put in the time to seek out the right fonts.
. - Shapes – Shapes and elements were drawn by hand, so keep that in mind when putting together your design elements. . - Symmetry – Most vintage layouts such as this one contain some degree of symmetry. Step 1 In Illustrator, on a new art board, lets start with the basic shape of our layout. Fir the background we need to create a series of wavy lines. Logo Design Process and Walkthrough for Vivid Ways. This post was originally published in 2009 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. I recently finished up a project with Scott McIntyre of Vivid Ways and Jon Phillip of Spyre Studios. My part in the project was to work on a new logo design for the Vivid Ways website and brand. Here’s my design process and a walkthrough of how the final logo is created in Adobe Illustrator. Vivid Ways is a new blog focusing on the topic of personal development and colourful living, it aims to inspire and encourage readers through ideas and tips on how to live an amazing life.
After some initial correspondence with Scott and Jon via email we had fleshed out some thoughts on the style of the logo and what values would be presented through it. I started work sketching out my ideas for the logo, my main focus for the graphic of the logo was to display the letters V and W in a creative way that could be seen as an abstract mark, but also recognisable as the letters under closer inspection. Let’s Make a Playful Yet Robust 3D Letter Design. A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Jonathan was first published on February 24th 2009. This tutorial is perfect for the advanced beginner who wants to take her skills to the next level. We'll explore how to create 3D text and use depth-of-field to enhance a design. Want access to the full Vector Source files and downloadable copies of every tutorial, including this one? Join VECTORTUTS PLUS for just 9/month.
Step 1 Start by typing each letter separate so you can adjust the angle and 3D qualities of each. Also, use a grey or light color so when you proceed to the next step you'll be able to see what your 3D text looks like. Step 2 Go to Effect > 3D > Extrude & Bevel... Step 3 Even after you apply 3D effects that you would like your letter to have you can also continue to rotate the letter to whatever angle you like, as I've done below. Step 4 Use the same technique on the other letters. Step 5. Create an Abstract Floating Break-Apart Rock Circle in Photoshop. Create an Abstract Floating Break-Apart Rock Circle in Photoshop In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create an Abstract Floating Rock Circle in Photoshop . This is a beginner-intermediate level Photoshop tutorial aiming to show you a few tricks to manipulate and combine objects together.
Have a try :) Note: The Photoshop tutorial is done in CS6 – therefore some screenshot may have slighting different layout as in the earlier version. Here is a preview of the final effect I have for this tutorial: (click to enlarge) PSD File Download To complete this tutorial, you will need the following stocks: Ground Rock Step 1 Create a new document sized 1400px * 800px with black background, load the ground image into Photoshop and use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select the ground texture as shown below: Paste the selection onto our document, use a big soft eraser to fade the edges on the ground as shown below: Add the following 2 adjustment layers on top of this ground layer: Levels Step 2. Create a Cool Ribbon Style Logo Graphic in Illustrator. Create a Wet Plate Photo Effect in Photoshop. Create a Zee Vintage Label on Illustrator. Photoshop Tutorial - Broken Text Effect Wallpaper.
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