Wednesday, August 12, 2009 No Comments
In this tutorial, we will be making an abstract photo collage. Lots of images are used with exciting effects. You will be using different blend modes, filters and some advanced adjustment layer techniques.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 No Comments
Creating a retrograde look is nothing new, but there are some things to keep an eye out for when mimicking Graphic Design from any decades past. We’ll be drawing inspiration from Poster Design from the 1960s, particularly Boxing Posters from that era. Let’s get started!
Monday, May 18, 2009 No Comments
In 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.
Tags: illustrator, retro
Category: Drawing
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 No Comments
Follow these steps in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create a range of vector shapes and graphics that can be combined into a great looking vector collage illustration. We’ll then finish off the illustration with some subtle touches of depth and detail, giving a polished graphic with hints of a retro-grunge style
Tags: grunge, illustrator, retro, vector
Category: Drawing
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 No Comments
In this tutorial, we’ll show the inspired Adobe Illustrator artist how to create a retro style poster. We’ll learn how to create shapes by using the Pathfinder tools, by joining paths, and by applying graphic patterns. We will also take advantage of the Appearance Palette and have some fun with applying multiple strokes to objects.
Tags: illustrator, poster, retro
Category: Drawing
Sunday, May 10, 2009 No Comments
I’m a huge fan of James White’s work. I love the way he plays with geometric elements and colors. It gives a retro feeling to the design, but at the same time he uses a modern approach. In an interview, he mentioned that he uses a Flash script to generate the vector shapes. Then he does the rest of the job in Illustrator and Photoshop.
