Illustration

Modern electronics have a cool factor that you can take advantage of. They are often made up of multiple basic shapes that you can create with the pen tool and shape tools.

Learn how to make illustrations in perspective in Illustrator. It's not that difficult to draw a Home Cinema. You can then use these skills to create other home electronic illustrations. Or turn them into shiny icons. Read More »

Shields are great design elements that can be used on almost any project. They can be used to put words or symbols inside. Or they can be used as decorative elements. You will find them helpful in your designs.

In this tutorial we will create multiple shields at the same time so you have a variety of options to choose from and some leftover stock for future projects. We'll then review some techniques that will give your chosen shield a shiny and professional effect. Let's get to it. Read More »

Its time to whip out the Pen Tool. We'll be using it almost exclusively in this Adobe Illustrator tutorial.

Learn how to transform your photo into your vector self portrait. We'll review techniques for tracing photos. We'll also discuss strategies you could use for this type of work. Deciding on the level of detail to include in this realistic illustration will drastically effect the style of your finished portrait.

A vector self portrait is a great way to brand yourself on your web site's about page or for use as Gravatars across the web. Read More »