Archive for July, 2008
Day 1: What is Illustrator?
About Adobe Illustrator
Illustrator is a vector drawing program. It is often used to draw illustrations, cartoons, diagrams, charts and logos. Unlike bitmap images that stores information in a grid of dots, Illustrator uses mathematical equations to draw out the shapes. This makes vector graphics scalable without the loss of resolution.
Advantages of Vector Graphics
- Scalable without resolution loss
- Lines are crisp and sharp at any sizes
- Print at high resolution
- Smaller file size
- Good for drawing illustrations
Learn Illustrator CS3 in 30 Days
This 30 days Illustrator crash course is created for beginners interested in learning Illustrator. Each lesson will take around 20 mins to complete and you will be able to learn the basic fundamental techniques before the 30 days trial ends. Read the rest of this entry »
The Best Illustrator Books & Videos For Learning
Here is a list of Illustrator books and videos I find it useful for beginners to pick up Illustrator. The best way to learn is still through Lynda’s video tutorials as you can follow the instructors steps. Read the rest of this entry »
Premium Tutorial: Illustrator Rope Brush
How to Make a Brush Rope in Illustrator
Making a rope brush can be very tricky if you are creating from scratch. In this tutorial, I will be showing you my secret technique of making a brush rope easily. Step by step, I will show you how to create the pattern for the rope and move on to making the rope ends. Finally, we will apply the rope brush a path to create a pile of rope.
And when you order today, I’m topping up a bonus tutorial to teach you how to weave a rope text as shown above. Using this technique, you will be able to weave through ship anchors or any objects your like. See more examples below of what you are able to achieve using this technique.
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