Archive for May, 2008
REVIEW: Brochuremonster
Creating a brochure from scratch used to be a daunting task. Now with Brouchuremonster all this can be easily done by using their templates and customization services. The large variety of brochures will definitely provide you with one that meets your business needs. You can save more time and money by just selecting your preferred design and purchasing it directly at an affordable cost. On top of that, all the brochures come with 100% licenced photos & illustration so that you don’t have to worry about image license. Read the rest of this entry »
iStockdiary is Now Open for Advertising
iStockdiary is now open for advertising for 125×125 banners on my website. For interested advertisers, hurry up and buy the ad space at an affordable price of $50/month. Grab this irresistible offer now!
Filterit 4.2 Plugin Review
FILTERiT plugin offers a range of different cool effects for illustrator. Some of the effects like live trail and radial wave which might take some time to create, can now be easily done with this plugin. Below is a list of functions that can be found in FILTERiT4.2 plugin. Read the rest of this entry »
Illustrator Trick #3: Repeated Patterns
Do you have any idea how this repeated pattern is done in illustrator? If your answer is using Ctrl/Command+D to duplicate circles into rows, throw that idea away! Corey from Layers TV Episode will be showing his trick on created repeated pattern tiles easily using Effect>Distort & Transform>Transform. This is much powerful as you can make further adjustments under Appearance Palette. Here is a summary how it is done: Read the rest of this entry »
Illustrator Tutorial: 3D Gear
I will be showing you how to draw a 3d gear easily in this tutorial. To make things more interesting, I will be using opacity mask to show through the wireframe of the gear. After this tutorial you will have a better understanding on drawing gears and 3D extrude tool in illustrator. Read the rest of this entry »
Daily Free Stock Photo
Crestock is giving away a free, high quality photo every single day! Here is a montage of some of the better photos I have downloaded over the past 2 weeks. They even have an RSS feed so you can get the daily updates directly in your favourite RSS reader.
Illustrator Trick #2: Tilde Fun
Many beginners may not have heard of the “tilde” key trick. It’s the ~ key just beside the number 1 keypad. By holding the tilde key, you can drag to create new shapes following your mouse direction. You can only use it with other shape tools in your tool palette. Combine it with Alt/Option, Shift/Command and spacebar to create new effects. Have fun with the tilde key, below are some experiments I have done with it. Read the rest of this entry »
