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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. In this two-part tutorial, we’re going to learn how to bring a simple proverb into a complex typographic illustration that achieves a level of realism without actually using any photos. Yes, we’re going to build this idea from the bottom up. In the first part, [...]

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Learn to create a stylized Rubik’s Cube in Illustrator. I’ll take you through how to make every detail of the final illustration, which will teach you some new techniques and introduce you to some new Illustrator tools. Let’s get started with creating this iconic, retro puzzle cube.
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I secretly made this drawing to gift it to my girlfriend. So, for me, it has a special value. Her name is Vanessa and hence the title of the painting. ‘Cadenus and Vanessa’ is the title of a poem by Jonathan Swift gave rise to the name of Vanessa.
Its original resolution was 5000px x 3000px [...]

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Jerico Santander demonstrates how to create stunning photo-illustrations with ease
In this tutorial I will show you the simple, fun way to create amazing photo-illustrations.
As an example, I’ve designed a hybrid hawk/plant surrounded by glowing dots and placed against a dark background to give it more depth and contrast.
Over 15 steps we will cover how to [...]

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Lighting effects can make or break any digital artwork.  When done properly, lighting can add visual impact, draw the viewer’s eye, convey depth and emotion, and tie together all the elements of the piece for a quality finished result.  However, achieving brilliant lighting is not always an easy task, particularly for newer digital artists.  Perfecting [...]

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In college, my instructors often give me projects where I reproduce the works of classic artists like Da Vinci and Goya. Trying to recreate classic works of art is a fantastic way to improve your skills, discover new ways of applying effects, and expand your artistic knowledge. However, when deriving influence from contemporary illustrators for [...]

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• Create a progressive shatter effect in After Effects
• Composite with Glows and add subtle camera shake

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The props will have to be arranged exactly as shown in the sketch we’ve sent you. Uh and we want everything to be totally snowed in. And by snowed in we are talking about a vast blizzard.”
Sometimes clients can be really specific about their wishes, and not too rarely you will find yourself seesawing in [...]

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Adobe Photoshop CS5-Aware Fill Sneak Peek
Bryan O’Neil Hughes shows off some rather eye-popping (if we may say so) technology for synthesizing texture inside a future version of Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Adobe Photoshop CS5-“Just Do It” Sneak Peek
When you make a suggestion, Adobe listen. That’s why the Photoshop team now sets aside “Just Do It” days where [...]

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Hello everyone, here I will explain the few steps that were involved in the making of Batman Desertstorm for the Comicon Challenge ‘09.
First I made the base mesh for all the parts separately. I usually make the head, torso and hands as one basemesh, but sculpting hard surface means subdivision levels go really high, so [...]

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This is a matte painting that I have realized for the “Barbarossa” movie directed by Renzo Martinelli in 2009. The request of the director was for a singular version of the High Middle Ages Rome set in a river with a church in the background. I’ve been inspired from an old painting of Rome with [...]

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In this tutorial we will travel back in time to recreate the painting style of one of the most outstanding symbolism artists – Gustav Klimt. His works are full of warm golden colors, simple ornaments, irregular patterns, natural symbols, and asymmetric shapes. We will work to produce this style with the help of Adobe Illustrator [...]

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His Majesty the Bubble! In this tutorial we will learn how to create realistic colorful bubbles. We’ll cover numerous techniques and build this illustrations step by step. Set aside a couple hours for this one!
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In this tutorial we’ll learn to create three types of optical illusions. Learn how easy it is to fool our brains. You’ll not believe there is no curved lines on the chessboard.
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The retro aesthetic of the 1950s and 1960s is currently back in vogue and it’s set to be a great trend for 2010. It’s not hard to see why retro design is so enduringly popular: the bold, blocky colours, simple imagery and vivid typography make this a striking era of design.
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Type art is popular at the moment for all sorts of reasons – and it’s a highly versatile skill to have. You can use illustrated lettering in projects ranging from posters to brochures – making it a great technique to add to your creative toolset.
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