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Vector Art Critique: Anchor Points & Handles [video]
I just posted this screencast video on YouTube where I critique vector art created by a beginner Adobe Illustrator user. These critiques apply to any vector art software.
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Tagged Adobe Illustrator, anchor handle, anchor point, graphics, how-to, Productivity, screencast, technique, tip, tutorial, vector, video, YouTube
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Video: Cartoon Gorilla Color, Shading & Highlights Process
Followup video of the cartoon gorilla character demonstrating the color, shading and highlight additions to the character. The video showing the creation of the vector line art can be found here. Check out the final cartoon gorilla character art on … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Illustrator, Art, cartoon, cartoon character, cartoon character design, Cartooning, coloring, drawing, gorilla, highlights, Illustration, shading, sketch, vector
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Video: Cartoon Gorilla Vector Line Art Process
Video from recent Ustream live broadcast featuring initial vector line art creation for a cartoon gorilla character design. I also briefly discuss Adobe Illustrator template setup and usage at the end of the video clip. The vector art color, shading … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Illustrator, Art, cartoon, cartoon character, cartoon character design, Cartooning, drawing, gorilla, Illustration, sketch, vector, video
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Tutorial: Create A Vector Art Twitter Bird Character Icon In Adobe Illustrator
I recently created an in-depth Adobe Illustrator tutorial for the Go Media graphic design and illustration blog GoMediaZine. The tutorial covers the creation of a cartoon character mascot from sketch to final vector art. The character art is a fun … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Illustrator, Art, cartoon, cartoon character, cartoon character design, GoMediaZine, Illustration, mascot, tutorial, Twitter, vector
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Video: Photoshop CS4 Drag-Resize Brush Keyboard Shortcut
Another brief video in my series introducing some great new features in Photoshop CS4 for artists, cartoonists, illustrators and anyone else who sketches or draws using Photoshop. This video features the excellent new keyoard shortcuts that allow you to drag-resize … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Art, artist, cartoon, Creative Suite, CS4, drawing, how-to, illustrator, keyboard shortcuts, Mac, Photoshop, Productivity, screencast, shortcuts, sketch, Software, technique, tool, tutorial, upgrade, vector, video, Wacom
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Cartoon Character Icon Video Tutorial at FastIcon.com
Icon artist Dirceu Veiga over at FastIcon.com has a nice little video screen capture showcasing his technique of creating cartoon characters as vector art in Illustrator for his icon creations. The video isn’t really a tutorial or walkthrough, but it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Illustrator, Art, artist, cartoon, Cartooning, cartoonist, creature, cute, Illustration, illustrator, monster, Software, technique, Tutorials, vector
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