We recently launched the VECTORTUTS PLUS section of the site. We have another great PLUS tutorial exclusively available to members today! Learn the process of creating shaded and textured vector artwork entirely in Illustrator. This tutorial covers the entire creative process in creating this illustration while giving plenty of advice on professional techniques - including explaining the use of features in Illustrator CS4. Learn more at the jump!
New VECTORTUTS PLUS Tut: Create Whimsical Artwork Entirely in Adobe Illustrator
Nov 26th in News by Chris Leavens
Learn to Create Whimsical Artwork in Illustrator CS4
Drop your pencils and paper, turn off the scanner, and forget about Live Trace, it's time to illustrate with vectors. This tutorial will step through the process of creating artwork -- from concept to finished product -- entirely in Illustrator. If you'd like to see more of my artwork, most of it created entirely in Illustrator, visit chrisleavens.com or catch up with me on flickr.
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This is a High Quality Tutorial that Covers a Complete Creative Process
Illustrator offers artists so many amazing options for creating art that if you are interested in drawing using only vectors, there are a ton of benefits and time-savers that might get you hooked on bezier curves and points forever. What follows isn't so much a tips and tricks tutorial; it's a step-by-step breakdown of my creative process with some techniques, ideas, and opinions thrown in along the way.
Sign up for PLUS today and get access to this awesome new vector illustration tutorial. Members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are some images from the tutorial.
VECTORTUTS Plus Membership
As you know, we run a premium membership system here called VECTORTUTS Plus that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!) which gives members access to the Vector Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! If you're a member you can log in and download the tutorial. If you're not a member, you can of course join today!
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( ADD YOURS )Ani November 26th
Good to see the quality of the tutorials increasing. Keep them coming.
Jonathan November 26th
Sweetness! The overall image looks great. I really like the style.
Roctopus November 26th
Wow, Mr. Chompins one of my favorite artists!
Bill Biwer November 26th
Very nice looking tutorial. Might have to get a Plus membership now.
seansteezy November 26th
looks awesome. just what you showed here I think some people can pick up a little of the technique. I like the house!
David November 26th
amazing,… I really struggled with the coffecup bezierobjects… *lol*
I stand amazed before artists that can acomplish something like this!!! cool stuff - even when its hard and Im a n00b - Vectors are FUN!!! :)))
insic November 27th
this is awesome.
Jonathan November 27th
I’m surprised there’s not more comments than this. Everyone must be eating Turkey.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Josh Drake November 27th
Wow, looks really great! Maybe someday - if I get a plus membership, that is - I will read the full tutorial.
Ali November 28th
Very Nice, Love the final result.
Skunkie November 29th
The style reminds me a bit of Christine Beauregards outstanding illustrations.
Very nice, indeed. This one could make me join plus. We´ll see…
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