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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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,...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. Use Stroke Textures to Enhance a Halloween Illustration in Illustrator

    Use Stroke Textures to Enhance a Halloween Illustration in Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    As one of the most liked holidays is approaching, I will show you how to create a fun Halloween themed illustration using Adobe Illustrator. We'll start by...

  9. Create "Dia De Los Muertos" Decorations on a Skull in Adobe Illustrator

    Create "Dia De Los Muertos" Decorations on a Skull in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In this tutorial, I'm going to be using a pre-made skull Monika Zagrobelna created in her great tutorial, Using Meshes to Create a Detailed Skull With Adobe...

  10. Create a Quick and Easy Set of Spooky Ghosts in Adobe Illustrator

    Create a Quick and Easy Set of Spooky Ghosts in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this new quick tip you will learn how to create a spooky ghost in Adobe Illustrator. At the beginning, using simple shapes you will create the shape of...

  11. Create Kawaii Inspired Halloween Wrapping Paper in Illustrator CC

    Create Kawaii Inspired Halloween Wrapping Paper in Illustrator CC

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    I've always wanted to create my own gift-wrapping paper, so I have decided to give you a walk through behind the creative process, which involves pattern...

  12. How to Make a Quick Kawaii Candy Corn Pattern for Halloween

    How to Make a Quick Kawaii Candy Corn Pattern for Halloween

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    'Tis the season for candy, ghouls, and goblins. We're just tackling the candy bit today with a cute candy corn pattern made using the Pen Tool, Blob Brush...

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