Adobe Illustrator blog

Introduction

In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how I created a Day of the Dead inspired portrait with Adobe Illustrator CS5. Along the way I’ll be using a variety of different sources to obtain color palettes, using a selection of brushes and many other quick tips you can use in future projects.

I’m going to be using a stock image as a base which is from the talented Claire Jones, a stock artist I’ve used a lot in my previous illustrations and a pleasure to collaborate with for today’s tutorial.

Without further ado, let’s get on with creating our vector portrait!

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Introduction

In today’s tutorial I’m going to show you how I created a manipulative cat illustration using Adobe® Illustrator® CS5.

If you’ve lived with cats before, you’ll know they are masters of manipulation and can turn a little scratch into a major incident! I know this from recent experience with my own cat, who felt sorry for herself for two weeks while healing from a “broken nail,” which is very common with cats. Don’t worry; she’s completely fine and fully recovered!

In this tutorial I’ll show you some interesting things with Art Brushes, as well as exploring Color Guides, sketching in Illustrator, and how I render fur in vector. So let’s jump straight into it!

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In today’s “Vector Art from…” article, we’re going to look at a collection of vector artists from Indonesia.

Please let me introduce Samuel Sinaga, Aedel Fakhrie, and Jimmy Balia, three friends from Indonesia with a shared passion for vector art, all with contrasting styles. Having known them for years, it’s been great to watch their styles develop and change over time, and it’s an absolute pleasure to share with you their thoughts on vector design and their amazing work.

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Adobe’s first software product is as relevant today as it was when it first launched.

When Adobe® Illustrator® shipped on March 19, 1987, it was the first software application for a young company that had, until then, focused solely on Adobe PostScript®. The new product not only altered Adobe’s course dramatically, it changed drawing and line art forever.

Adobe Co-Founder John Warnock first conceived of Illustrator as a PostScript drawing tool. He saw parallels between what his wife Marva, a graphic artist, created with pen and paper and what PostScript printed with dots on paper. John recognized that PostScript’s Bézier curves could be applied to the shapes illustrators painstakingly created by hand, so he set out to develop a drawing application.

Today, it’s hard to imagine getting through even a part of our day without seeing the influence of Illustrator.

“Most people have no idea how many things in their lives were created in Illustrator. It’s not just packaging and logo design, it’s maps, car dashboards, shoes and watches,” said Brenda Sutherland, product manager, Adobe Illustrator. “From paper dolls to online avatars, from animated cartoons to collectable characters, Illustrator has touched us all.”

A New Level of Creative Freedom

Adobe Illustrator gave designers an entirely new level of creative freedom, so they could focus on what they wanted to create rather than how to do it. The secret to its success was the use of vector graphics — a way to draw objects using points, lines, curves and shapes.

The groundbreaking new software went on to become a flagship product of Adobe’s future software line. Illustrator celebrates its 25th anniversary this week.

From One Digital Revolution to the Next

Illustrator played a significant role in the first digital publishing revolution. That revolution transformed what had once been done by a relatively small number of people—perhaps 20,000 worldwide—into the modern graphic design industry, involving millions of people integrated into industries as varied asarchitecture, media and film making, web design, printing and publishing, and much more.

“It’s so hard for young designers today to even imagine how their predecessors worked before Illustrator,” Brenda said. “And what’s really exciting is that 25 years later, Illustrator continues to be an important part of the next digital revolution!”

Meet Adobe Illustrator 1.1  Take a look back 25 years as John Warnock demos Adobe Illustrator 1.1

Adobe Illustrator 88 Illustrator 88 was the second release of Illustrator. Step into the rapidly changing world of graphic design in the late 80’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The renovated Adobe Design Center has just launched.

Here you can find the best content to inspire and educate designers creating for all types of media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most talented creative minds doing amazing work, and gain techniques and tips for your favorite Adobe products, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, as well as new tools like Muse (code name) and Digital Publishing Suite.

Those of you who are familiar with the previous Adobe Design Center know that is was a great site, but was not updated often enough. With this new push, Adobe Design Center will offer new content on a regular basis.

Come check it out.