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Illustrator Tutorial: How to Draw a Vector Kiwi


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Ever wonder how to make a vector kiwi in illustrator? Well I did and here is what I came up with. In this tutorial, I will teach you how to do it using effects like Texturizer, Pointillize, Grain and Film grain. Hope you can learn some new stuff in this tutorial.

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Huge Collection of High Quality Patterns


The use of patterns in art and design projects are varied and well known. There are many sources from where you can find free raster or bitmap patterns, but there are not much when it comes to good high quality free vector patterns. So, in this post, we have listed a compilation of good quality and useful free illustrator vector patterns for download.

To edit the patterns in Adobe Illustrator, you can access the Patterns in the Swatches panel.You can customize existing patterns and design patterns from scratch with any of the Illustrator tools. There are many advantages of using seamless vector patterns. It is scalable to any sizes without any loss of resolution and you can change the colors, fill, stroke to suit your project. Thus, making it completely editable, modifiable and flexible.

1. Floral Vector Pattern

2. Redmillion Dotted Pattern

3. Royalty-Free Illustrator Vector Swatch Patterns

This is a free set of 8 Adobe Illustrator Swatch Patterns.

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Premium Tutorial: Jigsaw Puzzle

Create an Eye-Catching Jigsaw Puzzle Effect In Illustrator From Scratch!

Having trouble creating a jigsaw puzzle effect? Look no further, this tutorial will show you how you can create your own jigsaw pieces step by step. No expensive and fancy plugins needed! Just using some simple tools and filters in illustrator. I will also show you how you can map your vector illustration or jpeg photo onto the jigsaw puzzle. After learning this tutorial, you will be able to turn any photo/illustration into jigsaw pieces with ease. Read the rest of this entry »

Illustrator Tutorial: Perfect Silhouette with Live Trace

Drawing silhouette figures using the pen tool is a long and painful process. However, with Illustrator’s Live Trace, you can now create silhouettes with ease. In this tutorial, I am going to teach you how to prepare your images in Photoshop for Live Trace. Then, we will experiment with various Live Trace settings to create our silhouette. After reading this, you will be able to create better looking silhouette figures.

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