design for the web masks in Illustrator
15/11/2012 1 Comment
Let’s have a look clipping masks and opacity masks in Illustrator – great fun to experiment with and immensely useful :)
continue reading ➤
articles tagged: illustrator
the glory of patterns
25/10/2012 Comments Off
Working with patterns is one of most fun as well as useful and efficient methods for a rich designs. Let's go through the creation of one example to practice :)
↓ download source files: includes vector source file for pattern creation, HTML/CSS files for testing.
pathfinders & transformations
19/10/2012 Comments Off
One of my favourite tools in Illustrator: pathfinders :)
The pathfinder tools are among the most powerful design tools in Illustrator as they allow you to combine several shapes in different ways, combining, intersecting and dividing them. Just having a play and experimenting – you will hopefully have lots of new ideas for different graphic directions.
So here are 2 handouts to wet your appetite.
continue reading ➤
illustrator basics
05/10/2012 2 Comments
let’s have some fun with Illustrator – to start off with – a few tutorials to help you get started :)
continue reading ➤
mini project ☞ ICONTASTIC
16/03/2012 Comments Off
To give you a topic to work towards to improve your Illustrator skills ~ here’s a little mini project to get your creative juices flowing :)
One possible approach for your portfolio might be an icon based interface – so work on creating suitable icons for the sections you might include in your portfolio.
transformations & pathfinders
14/10/2011 Comments Off
One of my favourites in Illustrator: pathfinders :) The pathfinder tools are among the most powerful design tools in Illustrator as they allow you to combine several shapes in different ways, combining, intersecting and dividing them. Just having a play and experimenting – you will hopefully have lots of new ideas for different graphic directions.
So here are 2 handouts to wet your appetite.
continue reading ➤