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Getting started with Illustrator:
Ahh, Illustrator; the promised land. Free from the hackles of bitmap… stretch out your vectors until you run out of screen….and beyond. How many times you wanted to take a piece of design and make it bigger? How many times did somebody say: “hey could you make that like…10 times bigger?” You can! |
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Color - Part 1:
The first part of this tutorial deals with color and is not intended solely for Illustrator. The information here is good to know (even if sounds a bit boring) no matter what application you use to create your art. |
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Color - Part 2:
Ok – how does Illustrator deal with color? One thing you need to know is that if you come from Photoshop and you hardly ever used swatches before… now’s the time to start using them. The less colors you use in Illustrator – the better. Swatches sure come in handy for this. Illustrator deals with colors differently. |
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Making a Logo:
I know this is supposed to be an Illustrator tutorial…and it is. But since it’s about logos – let’s talk a little about what makes a logo good. First of all a logo must be simple enough to remember. Nobody wants to frown and squeeze his or her brains out to figure what your logo means. It’s a small drawing that represents something not an IQ test |
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Quick and dirty perspective:
Perspective is awesome. It adds depth and a certain “something” that makes designs nice. Combine this with a “vector look” and we have the makings of greatness…or at least the makings of cuteness. Ever see those servers on hosting templates? Or the pretty colorful 3D icons? We’re going to make something like that. It’s not that difficult and it sure is impressive. |
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Quick and dirty perspective (Part 2):
Remember what I said about Illu CS having this great feature called “Extrude and Bevel?” It does! We’ll take the first path we made for our server thinghy (or make it again if you’re like me and didn’t save a copy) and I’ll show you how you can make the 3D perspective in 2 minutes flat. Once you have your shape, fill it and then go to Effect – 3D – Extrude and Bevel. |
