In Adobe Illustrator, the Blend Tool can help you create impressive color blends. But there is more to it than you might know. This comprehensive guide can help you unlock your creative potential and teaches the features, shortcuts, and in depth methods that the Blend Tool has to offer.
PSDTUTS Author - Simona Pfreundner
Posts by Simona Pfreundner
Create a Fun Halloween Vector Poster
Oct 27th in Designing by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll cover how to create a dark graveyard scene with bats and a glowing moon. Lets get in the spooky holiday spirit and have some fun making this Halloween poster design.
Create a Checkered 3D Chess Figure Scene
Oct 7th in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create a 3D chess scene with the help of the 3D Revolve Tool and gradient masks. This is a great introduction to the 3D Tool in Illustrator, and shows you how to pose your creations within an illustrative checkered environment.
How to Create a Colorful Retro Style TV
Oct 1st in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll teach the intermediate vector artist how to create a retro style TV with gradients and layers. We’ll also create a nice funky background with circles and lines. Let’s have some fund creating this colorful illustration.
Make a Shiny Gum Ball Machine with Mesh Gradients
Sep 23rd in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create a gum ball machine with mesh gradient. We’ll create the base, the glass casing, the money slot, and the opening where the bubble gum balls come out. This is an advanced tutorial and the pace is fairly quick. Intermediated Illustrator knowledge is required.
Design a Colorful USB Flash Stick with Tattoo Style Decals
Sep 17th in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create a semi-realistic flash stick with gradients and simple shapes. We will make our own custom brush to create tattoo style swooshes. Also, we’ll review how to use Global Colors in Illustrator, which allows us to flexibly change the colors of an object on the fly.
How to Create an Open Book with Illustrator’s 3D Extrude & Bevel Tool
Sep 12th in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create an open book mostly with Illustrator’s 3D Extrude & Bevel Tool. We’ll create open pages with graphics and add a wavy background. The book can be customized by applying your own graphics to the pages.
Illustrate a Pair of Sweet Gradient Mesh Cherries
Sep 4th in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create a pair of cherries solely with the Gradient Mesh tool. If you’re not familiar with the Gradient Mesh tool, then this is a great tutorial to learn how to start using it. You can create artwork with a semi-realistic to very realistic look with that tool. It can take effort to master, but it’s worth your time.
Create a Stylized Vector Police Badge with Metal and Leather
Aug 27th in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create leather material in Adobe Illustrator with modified patterns, gradients, and layer blends. You’ll learn a simple way to create stitches and how to make shiny metals.
Create a Stylized Semi-Realistic Wine Glass
Aug 21st in Illustration by Simona PfreundnerIn this tutorial, we’ll look at how to create a semi-realistic object with gradients and layer blends. Also, we’ll learn more about the Blend Tool and how to create glass-like material with gradients and layers.
