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TUTORIAL - Gel button

This is a useful tutorial on how to illustrate a gel button in vector. If you enjoy it, please take the time to learn more about these tutorials by subscribing to his YouTube channel.

“Tutvid.com was started in mid 2006 and has been growing ever since thanks to the great amount of support that the site has received I started Tutvid.com when I saw that not too many video tutorials were available on the web, and the few that were available were usually poorly made and/or hard to follow.”

- Nathaniel

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Adobe Illustrator Tutorial - Scaling objects

This tutorial walks you through the basic principles of scaling objects. Even for a seasoned pro, this is an informative video with great insight. Pay attention. There will be a test.

TUTORIAL - Vector drawing the human eye

Here is an easy-to-follow tutorial that shows you how to draw a human eye in Adobe Illustrator. This can be a tricky thing to master. we found this video very helpful. we hope that you also get something from it. Very well done.

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ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIAL - IN THE CLOUDS

Our dear friends at Click Pop Media have a pretty great illustration style. What is even more impressive is their willingness to share some of their “tricks of the trade” with the ANCHORPOINT community. Here is a really easy to follow tutorial on how to illustrate cartoon clouds. Take a moment to visit this link. You may just learn a thing or two. I know we did.

KEVIN HULSEY - Ahoy, cruise ship cutaway

Royal Caribbean commissioned master illustrator Kevin Hulsey to create a cross section of the ship “Empress of the Seas“. You can take a look at a detailed view of his technique here, and close ups of the final art here. An incredible achievement.

” This project presented many unique challenges. The actual ship (Radiance of the Seas) was still in Germany being completed for Royal Caribbean when I started the project. There was no photography or CAD reference to work from, only the paper blueprint you see below. In order to have the brochures completed by the time the ship went into service, the final illustration had to be finished in under two months.”

- Kevin Hulsey

Feed on this - RSS ICON TUTORIAL

Probably one of the most popular and recognisable icons in the web universe; the RSS icon is displayed on many website to indicate the availability of a subscription feed. There are pre-made icons you can download and place on your website, however this tutorial covers the process of creating your own custom vector RSS icon in Illustrator.

Since the icon is to be created in vector format, it can be scaled up or down in size for implementation on future websites you may work on, unlike a raster version which would have to be remade in larger dimensions to prevent pixelation.

TUTORIAL - Making a shield

Root Apex has provided this useful and well articulated tutorial on how to create a shield. This will come in handy when you find yourself tasked with created a coat of arms for a wealthy monarch. Hey, don’t say it can never happen. Pay attention class:

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIAL - Transform photos into vectors

Here is a very well done Adobe Illustrator tutorial explaining how to create a vector illustration from a photo. Follow each step carefully and you will be able to apply this to any image. A great reference. Click this image to enlarge.

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