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  1. How to Create Ice Skates in a Softly Drawn Vector Style in Illustrator

    How to Create Ice Skates in a Softly Drawn Vector Style in Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    It's pretty much winter in the northern hemisphere and the winter Olympics are right around the corner. As such, I've got figure skating on my mind with soft...

  2. Create a Thanksgiving Illustration With Basic Shapes Using Illustrator

    Create a Thanksgiving Illustration With Basic Shapes Using Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Thanksgiving is here! In this tutorial, you will create a pilgrim character, bowl and roasted turkey in Adobe Illustrator. Using just simple shapes - it's...

  3. Create a Cute Adipose From Doctor Who in Adobe Illustrator

    Create a Cute Adipose From Doctor Who in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who there's no better way to celebrate than with some fantastic fan art. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a...

  4. How to Create a Flat, Subtle Textured Fox in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Flat, Subtle Textured Fox in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    This tutorial goes through the full process of creating a cute dressed fox, drawn and colored in a "flat" style. We will learn how to create fur, clothes,...

  5. How to Illustrate an Astronaut in Photoshop

    How to Illustrate an Astronaut in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we will show you how to create sci-fi concept art by illustrating an astronaut that is performing maintenance during a space walk. Let's...

  6. How to Create a Dark Fairy Tale Character in Adobe Illustration

    How to Create a Dark Fairy Tale Character in Adobe Illustration

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Classic fairy tales, like those collected by the Brothers Grimm or written by Charles Peraullt and Hans Christian Andersen are excellent sources for concept...

  7. How to Create an Easy Geometric Aztec Pattern in Inkscape

    How to Create an Easy Geometric Aztec Pattern in Inkscape

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Let's learn how to use Inkscape's Grids and Pen tool to create a geometric Aztec pattern. While this may seem like a tedious design, we'll also go over a few...

  8. How to Create a Candy Striped Text Treatment with Colorful Candy Accents

    How to Create a Candy Striped Text Treatment with Colorful Candy Accents

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Candy-striped rope-like lettering has such a nostalgia factor for me; remnants of board games and food packaging of my youth. With two techniques for this...

  9. It's Guy Fawkes Night! Create a Bonfire With Blends in Adobe Illustrator

    It's Guy Fawkes Night! Create a Bonfire With Blends in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Remember, remember the fifth of November - gunpowder, treason and plot! It's Guy Fawkes Night in the UK, which is also known as Bonfire Night. It's the...

  10. Use Basic Shapes to Create a Complex Catrina Poster in Illustrator

    Use Basic Shapes to Create a Complex Catrina Poster in Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we are going to create a Catrina poster illustration in Adobe Illustrator, by using mainly geometric shapes like the rectangle, circle,...

  11. Create a Tim Burton Inspired Bride of Frankenstein in Illustrator

    Create a Tim Burton Inspired Bride of Frankenstein in Illustrator

    Tutorial • Advanced

    This tutorial will go through the process of creating a symmetrical Halloween Brides of Frankenstein portrait in Adobe Illustrator using the Reflect Tool...

  12. From Editor to Zombie: Create an Undead Portrait From a Photo in Illustrator

    From Editor to Zombie: Create an Undead Portrait From a Photo in Illustrator

    Tutorial • Advanced

    One of the pleasures of being able to create vector portraits, is you get a chance to vector those you know. Of course when Halloween comes around, it's fun...

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