Blog Posts - Illustration

Get luxurious with this gorgeous metallic text effect. Create something fit for a king with 3D effects, gradients, and a patterned background in well under an hour. Tutorial Details: Gorgeous Metallic Text Effect Program: Adobe Illustrator CS – CC...

It’s almost Valentine’s day and rather than getting your loved one the same old cheap gifts you get every year, why not create a chocolate covered strawberry illustration for them? You can easily apply this illustration to your own greeting card,...

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a neat toothpaste text effect in Adobe Illustrator using a pattern brush. For starters you will learn how to setup a simple grid and how to build pixel perfect vector shapes using basic tools and...

Watching the trends on the market, I have noticed that cartoon style vector images are becoming more and more popular. This is a slight modification on a classic, with a moderate use of gradient fills. In this tutorial, which was created in collabo...

  Internationalization is one of the top issues of the start-up scene. These days, for a company to be successful, they have to expand past the limits of their domestic market to reach audiences around the world. This global communication, howev...

Want to create dimensional card vector mockups and digital paper cut-out? It’s easy! Here are 5 quick tips to improve your vector game! Tutorial Details: Dimensional Card Vector Mockup Program: Adobe Illustrator CS – CC 2015 Difficulty: Intermed...

The buzz around responsive websites has been going on for a while now, and a lot of websites are already responsive, or underway. You know what that means? Today I will teach you how to build a responsive website. Tutorial Level: Beginner Skills Requ...

Fashion Patterns From clothes to accessories, fashion illustrations have a long history as a visual reference for a designer’s concepts or current fashion trends. What makes a good fashion illustration, though? With help from content from Envato Ma...

I really like the visual aesthetic of early twentieth-century Christmases, as represented by shelter magazines from that era: cozy, warm and stylish–not so commercial. Colorful, but not glittery. People (or their servants) are making Chris...

Another from the same 'Royals' series.  The hustle and bustle of the season is slowing down personal art time, but here's some of the latest ....

  Presenting the featured artist for December! She is none other than Ella Lama! I’ve met her thru an event and now, I’m happy to share her story. Featured Artist of the Month: December This month’s featured artist has been one...

Like most of you, the holidays require time for planning, cooking, baking, shopping and celebrations. I add drawing illustrations to that list. No matter how organized, there’s never enough time and mistakes can be made. Add four birthdays to t...

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Book Recommendation: The Map Design Toolbox – Time-Saving Templates for Graphic Design. Illustrative maps in a colorful, flat style are all the rage, but graphic designers and illustrators know creating those maps isn’t as easy as most clien...

Jee-ook Choi’s illustrations transform everyday life in a crazy and unreal world. Jee-ook Choi is a South Korean illustrator who turns our ordinary surroundings in a fascinating wonderland. With well chosen colors as well as interesting pers...

Personal and commissioned illustrations by Patryk Hardziej. Much time has passed since the first feature of Patryk Hardziej‘s amazing illustrations on WE AND THE COLOR – too much time in my opinion. So let’s take a look at some of his n...

Fresh and colorful work by British illustrator Zara Picken. Zara Picken is a Lincoln, England based freelance illustrator mainly specializing in image making for editorial, publishing, and advertising. In recent years, she has worked for a diverse r...

Some personal artworks created by French illustrator Kim Roselier. Kim Roselier is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer, and painter who lives and works in Paris, France. Numerous of his artworks have been published in diverse magazines. In add...

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