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Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Portrait in Pop Art Style

In this Illustrator tutorial we will learn how to create a vector portrait in Pop Art style. We will use the Appearance panel and Halftone Swatch Library . To perform this tutorial, you can use any photo or sketch, so why not make a self-portrait in the Pop Art style? Let's get started! You can see all Illustrator tutorials from my blog by the link → CLICK HERE I took the image of the werewolf as you can see. First of all you should drag and drop you sketch or photo to the Illustrator. Make the layer a template. Create a new layer for drawing. Take the Pen Tool (P) and draw the picture using the template. You can draw by Pencil Tool (N) or Paintbrush Tool if you have graphic tablet. Next delete the Template layer. We do not need it anymore. You can make different thickness of the lines using the Width Tool (Shift+W) or Art Brushes . Select all Ctrl+A and go to the menu Object > Expand Appearance (Expand) . You should expand all paths to the simple sha

How to Draw 3D Cup in Adobe Illustrator

Learn how to draw 3d pictures in this Illustrator tutorial. I will explain how I made this 3D cup with funny smile sticker. This tutorial will cover on how to 3D effects in Adobe Illustrator works. Hope you like it and find it interesting. You can see all Illustrator tutorials from my blog by the link → CLICK HERE Create new document (Ctrl+N) with dimensions 500x500 px. Color Mode is RGB. Take the Pen Tool (P) and draw the cup profile. Use any color for Fill . Go to the menu Effect > 3D > Revolve . Set the options as in the image below. If you can't see all settings click More Options in the window. You will get such shape after the effect. Now we need work with shadow inside the cup. Draw the ellipse with gradient fill. Go to the Transparency panel and set Multiply blending mode. And you can change the Opacity to 70%. Next draw the handle. We need little circle for it. Go to the meny Effect > 3D > Revolve . Set the options. Check

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Gradient Mesh Background

Hello again! You can make a lot of cool visual effects in Adobe Illustrator using the Gradient Mesh. That's why this Illustrator tutorial about the Mesh Tool. We will create abstract background with vertical lights and colorful text. Let’s start! You can find all Illustrator tutorials from this blog using this link → CLICK HERE Create the new document ( Ctrl+N ) with horizontal orientation. Take the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw the rectangle fit to the Artboard. Turn off the Stroke and set black Fill for this rectangle. Select this rectangle and go to the menu Object > Create Gradient Mesh . Set 3 rows and 30 columns . Take the Direct Selectin Tool (A) and select bottom right anchor point of the Mesh Grid . Use the Color panel for the colorization. Select next anchor point and set another color. It will be great if the colors are combined. Next step is the same. This work is a little tedious but you can do it. You should paint all the points in