Vector art and comics are a match made in heaven. Because of this, it’s no surprise that many vector illustrators would love to illustrate their own comic or graphic novel one day. To help you reach this goal, here are 10 priceless comic-book illustration lessons from a star-studded group of industry legends.
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Posts by Chris Spooner
60 Free Vector Graphics for Digital Art Pros
Nov 6th in Web Roundups by Chris SpoonerThere’s plenty of free vector art out there, but most of it shouldn’t be seen in public, let alone on your latest digital art masterpiece. Here are 60 completely free vector graphics that even the professionals use. They really should cost money, but we’re not complaining!
10 Principles of the Logo Design Masters
Oct 31st in Web Roundups by Chris SpoonerThe veterans of the logo design industry have achieved their success for a reason. Sure, it’s partially due to the years of practice, blood, sweat, tears and inky fingers. But mainly, it’s because they stuck to the ten solid-gold principles of world class logo design.
Rough, Hand Drawn Illustrated Sneakers
Oct 30th in Vectors by Chris SpoonerFile Type: Vector EPS
License: Attribution (Creative Commons)
40 Challenging and Incredible Vector Illustration Tutorials
Oct 23rd in Web Roundups by Chris SpoonerJust because ours are the best vector illustration tutorials around doesn’t mean you can’t find incredible tutorials elsewhere, too. In this post we shine the spotlight on 40 tough but awesome vector illustration tutorials we kinda wish we’d written ourselves! (OK, we did write a few of ‘em).
25 Powerful Non-profit Logos, Deconstructed
Oct 15th in Web Roundups by Chris SpoonerAmnesty, World Vision, Make Poverty History: important and powerful organizations with equally powerful logos. In this post, we deconstruct 25 logos for organizations that make a positive difference in the world, particularly through fighting poverty.
30 Cool Vector Illustrated Skateboard Decks
Oct 14th in Designing by Chris SpoonerThe vector format is perfect for design because of its scalability. A small doodle can be stretched to fit a poster, or an even more unusual shape… like a skateboard deck. Long the home of innovative and sometimes controversial designs, skateboard decks make a statement about their owner.
Here are 30 very cool examples of vector skateboard deck art with info on the artists behind them, plus some resources to help you get started creating your own skateboard deck art.
20 Vector Illustrated Masterworks, Deconstructed
Oct 2nd in Web Roundups by Chris SpoonerHow about some eye-candy you can learn from?
In this post, Chris Spooner dissects 20 high-end vector illustrations and explains that we can learn a whole lot from every one of them.
30 Kick-Ass Vector Based T-Shirts from Top Designers
Sep 18th in Web Roundups by Chris SpoonerThis collection of 30 stunning T-Shirt designs is an inspirational roundup of examples from some of the best names in the apparel world, each with their own unique take on vector illustration and design.
Vector based artwork not only looks great, but the nature of vector design makes it a perfect choice for professional design for print: design for products such as T-Shirts require color separations in order to be produced by industrial printers. With the closing date for our Vector T-Shirt design competition fast approaching (September 28th), it’s time for some last minute inspiration!
30 Brilliant Vector Logo Designs, Deconstructed
Sep 16th in Web Roundups by Chris SpoonerA kick-butt logo design is of great importance to any business. Often seen as the first impression of a company, its logo must be tailored to communicate specific values and ideals in an instant.
However, logos not only have the look good, they should also be thoughtfully designed and capable of taking on a variety of uses. This could include being scaled to a range of sizes, being reproduced in flat color and being printable on paper stock. In this post we look at 30 contemporary examples of great vector logo design and find out what makes them work.
