Wrapped Gift Box Text Effect. This tutorial explains how to use the Bevel and Emboss layer effect, rectangle shape layers, and some simple tricks to create a 3D-like wrapped gift box. The Final Result: Tutorial Details Software Used : PhotoshopVersion : CS6 ExtendedTime : 1:00 – 1:45 Resources A Special Thank You! In textuts’ 2nd anniversary, I’d like to once again thank all textuts’ readers, followers, subscribers and supporters. As always, if you’ve got anything you’d like to share or suggest, go ahead and send us a message through the contact form.
This text effect is yet another simple Thank You ‘gift’. Thanks to Sapri Waldi for suggesting the idea as well. Step 1 Create a new 1024 x 786 px document. Create the text in All Caps. Duplicate the text layer, and change the copy’s Opacity to 70%, and its Fill value to 0%. Step 2 Double click the original text layer to apply the following Layer Style: – Bevel and Emboss Depth : 246 Size : 7Check the Anti-aliased box Highlight Mode – Opacity : 10% Shadow Mode – Color : #4f4f4f. Alvaroc. NounProject. Creating Road Maps in Adobe Illustrator. This post was originally published in 2007 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. Sooner or later every designer comes across the exciting job of producing a map, whether it’s on a leaflet or website the overall aim is to visually document a particular area of land to allow for people to find their way to a place of business or event. An important factor is the amount of detail required for the map, for most situations the map should be basic enough to provide a recognisable road structure without too much intricate detailing.
As you will have seen on existing maps, the use of graphics and colours are important to distinguish between different types of road, this tutorial will cover the process of using Illustrator brushes to create a map of a small road network. The finished map graphic needs to be crisp and clear which is why the map will be created in vector format in Illustrator. Select both of your strokes and click the 'New Brush' icon in the brushes window. How to Create an Abstract Vector Design in Illustrator. This post was originally published in 2009 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. A great looking abstract design can be created from the simplest of shapes.
Let’s take a look at compiling various geometric shapes and objects to form a dynamic composition in Illustrator, then polishing it all up with some transparency effects to create a trendy vector illustration. Start work sketching out a rough plan for the design, taking into consideration the composition and general style of the illustration. Open up Adobe Illustrator and create a new document. Choose a generic size such as A4, and set the Color Mode to RGB for a choice of nice, vibrant colours. Draw a 210x297mm rectangle onto the Artboard, align it centrally then add a soft grey to white radial gradient.
Pick out a colour scheme of your choice. With all the coloured squares selected, click the New Brush icon in the Brushes palette. In the options panel, ensure the direction of the brush is correct. Create a Detailed Vector Emblem Badge in Illustrator. Use a range of vector shapes in Adobe Illustrator to create a detailed black and white emblem badge. We’ll use a mix of basic tools to align the various shapes together, then add some cool detail using the more advanced Pathfinder and Blend tools. View full size design Open up Adobe Illustrator and create a new document. Grab the Star Tool and click and drag the shape onto the artboard. Before releasing the mouse, use the keyboard cursor keys to increase the number of points, and the CMD key to adjust the size of the spikes.
Use the Ellipse tool while holding Shift to produce a perfect circle. Give this shape a thick white stroke and no fill. Copy the circle (CMD+C), then paste in front (CMD+F) a duplicate. Paste in another duplicate and scale it down even smaller then give it a thicker stroke weight. Draw a star with the Star tool, along with a couple of lines using the, err… Line tool. Add some text to the design. Hold Shift while dragging a line to constrain the angle to 45 degrees. How To Create an Intricate Vector Heart Illustration. In case you haven’t noticed, today is Valentine’s Day, so I thought it would be fitting to base today’s tutorial on some kind of ‘lovey-dovey’ theme. Follow this step by step Illustrator guide to creating an intricate vector heart illustration.
We’ll build the various patterns and shapes out of simple objects and modify their appearance with Illustrator’s handy distort tools in order to completely fill our heart graphic with detailed elements. Here’s the illustration we’ll be creating today. It features a range of vector shapes and elements that combine to produce a super intricate and detailed pattern within the overall heart outline. View the final heart illustration Open up Adobe Illustrator and create a new document. Use the Pathfinder tool to merge all the shapes together, then go to Object > Path > Offset Path.
Make another offset path, this time with -2mm settings. Elsewhere on the artboard draw a circle and give it a Zig Zag effect (Effect > Distort > Zig Zag). How To Create a Colorful Logo Style Icon in Illustrator. Follow this step by step to create a vibrant and colourful logo style icon graphic. This style of abstract three dimensional shape has become a popular trend in the world of logo design. Today we’ll look at how to build the graphic in Illustrator using a range of tools and techniques. Usually I’d always recommend for a logo to be developed in relation to the company or brand it is representing, but today we’re just going to look at the technical part of building this generic icon.
This graphic features many of the trends in logo design seen today – The three dimensional appearance, gradients and variances in tone. Open up Illustrator and create a new document. Grab the circle tool and begin laying out the basic shapes of the icon. Zoom in and press CMD+Y to switch to outline view. Use the Scissors tool to clip each path where the two lines meet, then select the unwanted portions of the shapes and delete them. Use the Gradient tool to switch the ugly tones for vibrant colours. Retro Style Geometric Lines Poster Design Tutorial. This post was originally published in 2011 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. In the recent typography inspiration showcase a design by Jordan Metcalf particularly caught my interest, which reminded me of the design style used in the Mexico 1968 Olympics branding.
I decided to combine these inspirations and create my own poster design artwork in a similar style. Follow this step by step tutorial to create a flowing composition of geometric lines based on the retro style of the Mexico 1968 Olympics branding. We’ll use Illustrator’s powerful vector tools to create the pattern, then switch over to Photoshop to weather the design for that awesome retro style appearance. The design we’ll be creating features a series of flowing striped lines interweaving and looping around the page to form an intriguing composition. View the large scale retro geometric lines design Start work in Illustrator by drawing a long thin rectangle on the artboard. Download this file. Par : Petr Vaclavek. Photos et vecteur à télécharger gratuitement | Freepik. Text Effect. I guess it's time for another text effect. This tutorial is gonna show you a very simple way on how to get a reflective text effect. In other words, there's your text and then on the surface or the floor, there's a reflection of that text tilted to the left or right.
The image below would better explain what I'm talking about: 1. Open a new document. Select the Text Tool (T). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. And of course, you can adjust the skewness of the Addiction layer too to get this effect. Browse Vector Art - Browse All Vector Art Graphics at Vecteezy.c. QVectors - Quality Free Vector Graphics. Paid License information By buying this license you are granted a Lifetime License to use this design on your projects. You will be allowed to use it for commercial, personal and educational projects without having to give attribution.
You can also print merchandise (like t-shirts, mugs, etc) up to 500 copies per design and up to 10.000 with an Extended. Where can I use this design? Promotional use: You can make usage of this design in any print or electronic media, including websites, packaging and advertising without crediting attribution or copyright. Merchandise use: Physical products where the image is the main reason why the product will be purchased. Template use: You can use it for digital templates including websites, brochures, etc, intended to be sold online on-demand as long as it is not sold “as is” and is solely used as a graphic resource to create a new design/layout/template which differs significatively from the original design. Vector Graphics, Free Vector Images, Vector Art, Clipart - CoolV. 50 Illustrator Tutorials Every Designer Should See.
Adobe Illustrator can be a little tricky to get your head around, particularly after getting used to the workflow of applications such as Photoshop. The differences between layer use and the creation of objects and shapes can be really strange at first hand. Luckily there’s a range of help available for free online in the form of tutorials. Here is my collection of hand-picked articles from various sites that every designer should see, whether you’re a beginner or advanced user, there will be something here for you! Vector Tracing a Photo Create the Photoshop CS2 Splash Graphic Illustrating a Summer Field Landscape How to Turn Glasses into a Great Geek Icon Create a Vector Film Slate Icon A Guide to Illustrator’s Paintbrush Tool and Brush Panel A Guide to Illustrator’s Blend Tool How to Create a Cute Bunny Vector Character Design with Swirls and Flourishes Swirl Mania in Illustrator and Photoshop Designing a Sleek Pencil Icon Illustrator Watercolour Brush Tutorial Creating a Vector Folder Icon.
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This kind of imagery perfectly complements hi-tech interface designs with colourful data visualisation effects, or it could be used to create abstract art in its own right. We’ll create the initial effect in Adobe Illustrator, where I’ll show you a few options for randomising the result, then switch over to Adobe Photoshop for some extra colour enhancements to really boost the vibrancy. How To Create an Editable Retro Text Style in Illustrator Many of the text effect tutorials I produce for Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop tend to require the text to be permanently set, which means if the wording needs changing, the effect would have to be created all over again from scratch.
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In this post, we go back to the 1900’s all theway to the 1980’s to showcase a variety of vintage- and retro-inspired designs that involve poster art, collages and graphical elements. Whether you’re into print design or web design, you’ll find something you can use or build upon. You may want to take a look at the following related posts: Without further ado, we present 35 high-quality vintage and retro Adobe Photoshop tutorials that may help your design… well, travel back in time. Vintage and Retro Photoshop Tutorials Colorization Tutorial7This short tutorial showcases a method for colorizing a black and white photo to achieve an aged, vintage look. 3D Retro Strip71Use the Pen Tool to create 3-dimensional retro strips.
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