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Quick Tip: How to Create a 3D Sketch Text Effect

May 22, 2011

Posted in Illustrator by Diana Toma on vector tuts+

Follow this tutorial and you will learn how to play with the 3D options in Illustrator to create 3D letters and how to transform them into a sketch text using the Scribble effect and the Map Art option. You can create this effect using any color and because of its transparency you can place it on any background.

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/quick-tip-how-to-create-a-3d-sketch-text-effect/

Quick Tip: How to Use the Opacity Mask to Make High Gloss Icons and Reflections

August 1, 2010

Posted in Illustrator by Cheryl Graham on vector tuts+

The Opacity Mask is a somewhat hidden feature in Adobe Illustrator. Mask work like Photoshop's alpha channels to obscure parts of your artwork. In this Quick Tip, you'll learn how to use Opacity Masks to make reflections and highlights on a vector icon.

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/effects/quick-tip-how-to-use-the-opacity-mask-to-make-high-gloss-icons-and-reflections/

Turning a Photo into Lichtenstein Style Pop Art with Illustrator

May 17, 2010

Posted in Illustrator by Ian Yates on vector tuts+

Roy Lichtenstein's pop art comic book images are as familiar now as they were in the 1960s. They demonstrate a stylized way of presenting a photo of yourself or anything else you can think of. Using Illustrator's custom brushes and swatches, we'll be recreating a Lichtenstein style of effect in this intermediate level tutorial.

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/turning-a-photo-into-lichtenstein-style-pop-art-with-illustrator/

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