Graphicomm Print Managment. Cool Typography with the Blend Tool in Illustrator. I have written some Illustrator tutorials in which I've used the Blend Tool to create swirls and other shapes, but I have never used it to create a text effect. Then we received this email suggestion from one of our readers quite a few months ago asking us how to create that effect.
I really like the text effect and decided to give it a try. So in this tutorial I will show you how to create a text effect using the Blend Tool in Illustrator and then we will use Photoshop for some final retouches to make the effect more subtle. The technique is very simple and it won't take more than 30 minutes to achieve the same effect. Step 1 Open Illustrator and create a new document. With the Pen Tool (P) create a Z with just a few points. Step 2 Duplicate the Z and move it down a little bit. Step 3 Select the Blend Tool (W), then click on one of the segments and then on the other to create the blend object. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Apply the Blend Tool (W) for the letters E. Step 8 Step 9 Conclusion. Making a Grungy Business Card - Luxa - Photoshop Tutorials, Videos, Brushes, Tips & Tricks. There are many different ways to attack a business card design. Clean & corporate is always nice.
But why not get a little wild? This tutorial will walk you through setting up a vertical grungy business card template, front to back and ready to print. It's important to set up our PSD file correctly right off the bat. The document needs to have an eighth inch bleed area, to ensure our background completely covers the card. Since the cards will be cut after printing, we need to set up guides as a reference to where our artwork needs to be.
Now that we have the file set up, we're ready to start on the background. Place your textures on the canvas, and order them in the layers palette as shown. Our next order of business will be to add a decorative element to the background. Now position your logo at the top of the card, remembering to stay within the safe area. Next, grab your type tool and start populating this card with your info. Let's add some dividers. Back Home. An Illustrator’s Project: From Start to Finish. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the steps of how to create an illustration art piece so that you can witness what goes behind a digital illustrator’s work, as well as gain some new insights for your own projects’ workflow. We’ll go through conceptualization and idea gathering, creating illustrations in Illustrator, and then finishing the piece in Photoshop.
Preview Introduction Have you ever found it hard to start and finish a project? Maybe your thoughts are disorganized and vague or you aren’t feeling particularly productive, but you know deep down you want to create something beautiful. All you need in this case is some inspiration, some Illustrator tips and tricks, and a little bit of Photoshop magic. I’ll share with you how I start a piece with the help of my trusty sketchbooks, and then how I execute a project with Illustrator, where I create the elements of the illustration. Resources free textures by bashcorpo Step 1: Look for inspiration Step 2: Sketching time! Conclusion. Design Instruct: A Web Magazine for Designers and Digital Artists.