Ive been working on a project for monsters for a kids nursery , these monsters are to be converted into wall decals . While i was at it i started playing around with this little peeking monster 🙂 . Here is a quote for the kids .
Its been some time since i last posted about moving to a new place and my new encounters. And i know an update is due about my entry into the Artists Competition.
Besides all this my DH n me decided to stand in Artisans Market in Dubai just to show ourselves and what we do. Overall it was a fun experience about which you can read further at our Studio blog.
All the preps for the exhibition slowed me down up till the last call of entries . We were given 21 days to come up with the artwork following the design brief and i was sitting creating it 24 hours just before the deadline. But I am glad with the final outcome as i have been brain storming and collecting resources for it since the brief.
Although i didn’t make it to the semi finals , it was an overall a nice experience and i hope to take any other similar that comes along the way.
here is my journal cover design entry with the brief of a vintage playground theme.
And here is the list of 50 semi-finalists Lovely works!
Make sure that your business card is set up in an aligned space within A4 Size sheet that fits your printer. In one single A4 Sheet you can print 8 – 10 Business Card. The Standard Size Business Cards is 3.5″ x 2.0″ . Read on I will explain in detail about how many cards, what type of paper and best practices for printing business cards at home.
I often get this question asked whenever I design business card for a small business who are in need of a quick printing of their newly designed business cards. Often the printing companies that offer business card services refuse to print in small quantities. So this leaves you with the question how to print them at home using your own printer.
Sometimes you do not even have a budget to have them printed so below are some of my best tips for printing at home.
1- How to Create a printable pdf file for business cards?
You can design your own business cards in the software of your choice maybe word , powerpoint, Photoshop or Canva . Save it is a high resolution JPG file that you can later embed into a single A4 Sheet in 8-10 numbers.
I prefer to use canva, they already have tons of designs that you can choose from and design your own business cards. You can get Canva for free with 30 days pro account and create and print your cards.
But if this is your own design then you might want to download and use this simple template that I have created. Just place your design within the marked positions and print!
2- How you can save some inks on printing?
You are printing 100 – 300 cards at home , which is a pretty graceful number for starters . Begin by designing a cards that ismaximum three colors .
I printed my business cards at home for the newly set up business of party invites and printable Print Me a Party.
The design was kept simple to give it a crafty feel with just a few colors. Sticking to just the basic colors , i used type writer font for the details of the design .
Few colors means less ink!
Looking for a Graphic Designer to Design your professional and impactful business cards ? 👉Lets get connected
PS : Do mention “I am printing at home” so we can design the best option for you.
3-ChooseThe Right Printer Settings
Before you hit a printing command make sure the correct paper is chosen . This also saves some inks.If you are using regular text weight copy paper, do make the following printer adjustments:
Under ”Quality & Media” in Adobe Reader®’s print window, set your printer to ”high” quality & choose “plain
Or if you are using photo paper thats Matt then under ”Quality & Media” in Adobe Reader®’s print window, set your printer to ”standard” quality & choose “matte photo paper”.
4- Keep it simple
Do not go over board by showing off all your creative skills and designing a very textured and dark design . Keep it simple and think wisely while designing the amount of inks it will call for.
A good designer is the one who can design right product for right circumstances. And there are many designers or ones who do not have enough printing experience , hence resulting in more printing costs for you.
5 – Use textured paper instead
Simplify the design but use a textured paper instead . A simple texture on the paper effects the final result .
6 – Use colored paper.
Experiment with a few prints by printing just a single card on colored papers . Expect to have the final result different as it appears on screen as if you are printing red over yellow it will be printed as orange.
Have you printed at home? What advice you can give ? Any tips of printing that others can benefit from?
Yep thats one big thing i m looking forward to today , that’s my first brief from Lilla Rogers studio! . Top art agency Lilla Rogers Studio is on the lookout for hot new creative talent! The winner will win 2 years’ representation from Lilla Rogers Studio and a host of licensing deals , and just for fun I am in it !
Today we will be getting our first brief , i will be posting about it and will be needing your input as well , will you be around?
Lets… do it … 🙂
I will be sharing my work processes and work flow through my art facebook page , join me 🙂
Sorry for being off the scene for a while , thats not because i was Not working , it was because i was working on so many things . And on top of that we decided to ” Take a Plunge” . Yes , a decision that we hope will bring a positive change to our lives. We have packed up everything from our home country and moved on … . That include moving to a new country .
Seems so easy right? we just moved out and moved our life , our business and everything to Dubai in the hope that things will be good for our children’s future.
Yesterday i got a chance to meet a local web development agency , they wanted me to work for them . How exciting ! , well no not so exciting i guess when after seeing my portfolio they are very very keen to work with me , but , they want me to give them a test design .
Oh Please! take a look at my work profile ! that should tell you what i work on and how i work , but still they want to see me work. That is something that really “PXXXD” me off.
Whats in it for me ?
I will spend me creative time putting aside my current jobs and create a TEST design for them , IF they like it they will give me work.
Having said that , we have just moved to this new place and ofcourse we must find some work in the local market too to get clients , is it a good idea to start giving out tests when you have 16 years of graphic design experience behind you and a web serach and portfolio giving a loooooooooooooooooooooong list of works…
What do you think? have you come across a similar situation ? what do you suggest?
Monday Madness 40% off sale on illustrations , cliparts and photoshop goodies sale is here! . A one day sale just for monday
Check out the collection of illustrations , clip arts , party printable , party invitations , graphics , images , digital papers , backgrounds and photoshop brushes all in the store.
With food as your inspiration, you have all the RIGHT color choices served up for you from soup to nuts or should I say from foyer to kitchen and everything in between!
COLOURlovers is a creative community where people from around the world create
and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful
articles… All in the spirit of love.
Founded in 2008, The Perfect Palette is a blog dedicated to exploring the color palette possibilities for weddings and parties as well as a place to find fun and creative wedding ideas! From inspiration boards, to color tips, The Perfect Palette is all about sharing ways that color can be used to bring creative party planning ideas to life.
I recieved an email today , a sweet email letting me know that my image was used as the title cover of a publication 🙂 . I was so thrilled and glad to see the title cover adorned with one of my fairy illustrations. the fairy sweet pea fairies have been one of my popular image and i love her! here is the preview of the file followed by the book cover published.
And here is the book cover of a story about a young girl who died of cancer in 2010 … I am so glad that the writer thinks that the pretty fairy connected so nicely for the cause of raising funds for the disease through this book ..
And now something new that i created! Easter is here! and i did make some images for easter last week and now posted them to the store …. you can download a freebie from this set as well!
What about a Sample Graphic from this set ?
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This is a vector file you will require a vector editing software to edit and open the file in
Wanted to share with you some new wedding images of tuxedo , wedding bride with flowers , bride silhouette images that i recently created and added to the store . You can also download a free image file at the end of the post. hope you like them!.
I will be challenging myself every month with a new challenge where i will use a specific subject and create illustration with it . You are also welcome to join me in the challenge .
The fascinating thing about challenging yourself to draw and create is that you are connecting with other people working on the same theme , while you get a chance to improve yourself .
this has become a little habit of mine that after a while when i find my work coming to a stale stop in terms of new art, i challenge myself , this was done in the past by me as well when i challenged myself to draw 100 illustrations doing 5 per day.
This month’s Challenge is Sports!
yes draw something related to sports post it to your blog or site or any gallery and come back here and submit the link to it .
1- You must draw a vector image
2- you can enter an image that is done previously by you , it doesn’t have to be new.
3- You must use the in links submit link to submit image and linking it to your post . The post must include the i draw vector button.(code at the end of the post)
4- there should be only one image in your submission post.
I will be challenging myself every month with a new challenge where i will use a specific subject and create illustration with it . You are also welcome to join me in the challenge .
The fascinating thing about challenging yourself to draw and create is that you are connecting with other people working on the same theme , while you get a chance to improve yourself .
this has become a little habit of mine that after a while when i find my work coming to a stale stop in terms of new art, i challenge myself , this was done in the past by me as well when i challenged myself to draw 100 illustrations doing 5 per day.
This months’s Challenge is Autumn!
yes draw something related to autumn post it to your blog or site or any gallery and come back here and submit the link to it .
1- You must draw a vector image
2- you can enter an image that is done previously by you , it doesnt have to be new.
3- You must use the inlinks submit link to submit image and linking it to your post . The post must include the i draw vector button.(code at the end of the post)
4- there should be only one image in your submission post.
I believe that every designer , graphics or illustration , painter or draftsman needs to spread their work . Everyone has a desire to get acknowledged and be praised. For an Artist when someone appreciates your work by deciding to purchase it , in my opinion , is another praise well received.
Knowing that someone owns your artwork , taking some special place in someones home or life is just such a wonderful happy thought for me . Knowing that someone purchased your artwork to gift someone is another big big praise of your work . I love it when i receive another sale mail in my mailbox . Everyone wants some extra income , but for me it is a little note of love that someone liked your work so much to share it with someone special in their lives OR to use it as part of their life.
There are many websites out there through which you can take baby steps towards the tower of licensing your art to big companies for bigger projects.
There are also many website providing printing services which you can also avail to get a great deal on if deciding to have your items printed and sell a physical item .
i get asked often that how can i further branch out and start selling my work , So i thought i will share with you some website from where you can start.
Here are few of them
Lovely website and lovely collection of Artistic cards , Card Gnome just recently started and after their successful launch said goodbye to many artists as well in order to keep quality work online . A nice start to sell your designs.
I love the diversity of product options you have here , you can even have multiple stores which link up to one account making it easy to start a store selling a specific line of products , and creating and selling more products using the same images through another store linked to the same account , pretty neat ! For me i started with Printmeaparty and then Asmaamurad , and very quickly became a pro seller!.
I did make an account here , site looks friendly and very similar to zazzle but didnt continue posting my work there. Here as well you can create products and sell.
A very creative community of artist including but not limited to craft of every kind , sewing , knitting , art , art prints you name it !
Another one of my favourite venture , Etsy is a pretty nice site to sell your physical as well as digital products . For me my illustration and graphics store has been well taken and doing very good.
Another site similar to Etsy and Artfire , you will find product of every kind , you can choose to sell digital or physical products , this one is better than Etsy or Artfire as the Digital file delivery is automated .
Still needs some exploration from my side , as of actually using it for selling but the site looks promissing if you are interested in selling your artwork on cards and expression line.
Do you know or use any of the above mentioned services? if yes how are your returns and expectations?
Recolor Artwork in Adobe Illustrator CS5 – Screencast
This tutorial on the Recolor Artwork dialogue box will drastically increase your ability to experiment with color and to try a variety of new color schemes quickly. In this tutorial we will cover the basics of Swatches and Color Guide and how they can be used in conjunction with the Recolor Artwork feature.
Vector Drawing with a Graphic Tablet (Part 2 – Coloring)
There are several ways to color vector images. Here the most common of them are described and the tools that are used in this process. All these methods are used by professional illustrators.
My Process of Coloring illustrations using mesh and knife tool
Since my aim here is just to share with you the process of coloring i will not be going much further in the details of drawing process but i will just elaborate my drawing a bit. I start by creating a sketch , then keeping it in front of me as a reference i turn to Flash . And start working with basic shapes circles and lines
A complete guide to drawing evil vector skulls.
This tutorial will show you how to draw evil skulls easily, as well as learn a bit of anatomy along the way. So let’s draw some really evil and nasty skulls – the right way!
Revealing vector inking methods
Inking in Adobe Illustrator is usually performed with the help of different brushes . The problem is not in the brushes settings, but in the method of inking. this tutorial tells you about one of these methods.
Coloring and Line Work in Illustrator CS5
Do a search on “coloring comics,” and you get dozens of Photoshop tutorials. They all seem to involve building up areas of color with transparent brushes. Now you can achieve that same effect with Illustrator CS5, using the Bristle Brush. this is all explained through this tutorial.
Line Art Brushes
Here is a set of simple line art brushes that i use regulerly . This is like your pencils set when you are sketching . The download link is at the end of the post.
Chevron stripes have always been in fashion , and i don’t remember seeing anything with chevron stripes that doesn’t look good ! have you? . And when it comes to creating vector chevron patterns in illustrator it cant be easier than this and below i will tell you how.
I have earlier talked about some Premade vector patterns brushes that you can easily apply to a line in illustrator . And create instant effect of various chevron lines .
OR
if you are not at all familiar with What are vector brushes you can check out these posts of mine about vector patterns illustrator.
This video cast shows how in a few steps you can create chevron patterns brushes for illustrator the vector brushes are easy to use and can be easily colored for different widths and sizes.
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Where ever you stand in the world of Pinterest in image sharing and designing , I find Pinterest is a Time Suck and addictive tool to get some arty inspirations.
I like pinterest as i find it a window to creative works and inspirations that are just a click away!
Pinterest helps you find ideas , concepts , finds and creativity from all around collected by people all around the globe together in one place , and it is such an explosive outlet if you know how to use it wisely as well. It is FREE too .
Get in the habit of finding some real inspiration by searching for keywords like “graphic design” “illustration” and “design resources” . You will find tons of new inspirational websites , full of tutorials , articles and resources.
Looking for a Christmas elf illustrations? , i drew him while i was dressing up my character for aifactory in just another dress-up for Christmas . This smart and tall dude is dressed up as a pirate , as a cook and many more character illustration which are available through Aifactory. But this one is here with a gift for Christmas 🙂 . Do take him home and i hope you will find good use of him!
It has been really a while since i last posted any members freebie through this blog , well here is one , here is a vector graphics pack including rainbow frames and shapes. These are practical in creating cute frames for any design project for kids. I have created a few rainbow graphics for aifactory and this one is an extension to before presented rainbow illustrations.
What you are downloading?
Please click on the image to be taken to the graphic set including high resolution jpg and png files Become a premium member to download .included in this eps file is the rainbow swatch to fill up any shape or design you want! Dont want to become a member? you can still access this post for just $3 .
Step by Step Illustration tutorial :How to Draw Halloween Square Mummy Character
Welcome to our step-by-step Adobe Illustrator tutorial, where we’ll be delving into the world of vector art to create an adorable mummy character. Unleash your creativity and join us on this artistic journey as we learn essential Illustrator techniques to bring this cute and quirky mummy to life.
Whether you’re a seasoned illustrator or a complete beginner, this tutorial will equip you with the skills to create stunning vector artwork that can be used in various projects. So, let’s dust off our digital bandages and get ready to unravel the secrets of vector illustration as we craft our very own charming mummy character
First of all the preview of what we will be creating.
PREVIEW
STEP 1
Start off by creating a simple square , using the square shape tool while pressing shift create a perfect square and color it a light blue color.
STEP 2
Next use the mesh tool (U) and create a mesh node anywhere you like and , now using the direct selection tool (A) select the central node and color it a lighter shade.
Creating eyes! , draw a black circle and on top of it draw another circle that is white , now using mesh tool create another color point on the white circle , give it a slight blue colour.
Pretty obvious what i did here , one more black and two more white circles.
STEP 5
Using Pen tool create a smily little mouth
TIP : to join end points select both point and hit CTRL+J
STEP6
Use rounded rectangle tool and create three teeth side by side.
STEP 7
Using Pen tool(P) draw a gradient filled shape , i start randomly and keeping it a bit rough kept on wrapping up my mummy boxter.
STEP 8
Free hand drawing using pen tool continues.
STEP 9
DONE!
**Boxterz is a collection of whimsical boxed characters which are my new line of illustrations registered and ready for licensing , for licensing inquiries please contact me .
The Character is registered please do not copy or distribute for commercial usage , all rights reserved.
This set contains 20 vector doctor mascots with interchangeable eyes and mouths. There are thousands of possibilities, simply select a body, a pair of eyes and a mouth, place them together and your mascot is ready to be used
Business Man Vector Characters by Pixeden
Great and versatile pack of 14 cartoon business man characters. Ideal to illustrate any product, services or software features. Need some other pose? You can create your custom character easily with every element ready to be put together according to your needs.
Vector Manga Avatar Faces by Pixeden
Create any face and expression easily with this complete package. Head, hair, mouth, eye, arms, clothes, position can be mixed together for near infinite possibilities. Or you can choose one of the 31 ready made cartoon characters. Ideal to make a fun manga vector avatar
Free Vector Character – The Programmer
A free vector Character Programmer by AnimHuT
Free Vector Mascot
This set contains 4 vector elements from our premium vector sets and you can download them absolutely free of charge!
Free Mascot By Sos Factory
A guy holding a movie camera , is a mascot by sos factory , which was sadly the victim of the non paying clients .
Character Freebie by Vector tuts
This guy comes in various poses and various styles download eps and ai file for your use.
Designer vector illustration by wordpressthemeshock.com
A cool designer illustration, a fancy way to say Hello! to your new visitors ! … created in adobe illustrator and as usual, including vector sources.
Free Vector Mascot – MogPanda and BunnyThief
Free Vector Character to spice up your design.
The Guy Mascot Character
A small guy mascot character with watery eyes 🙂
Free Vector Character – RSS Orb Girl
One of the mansy Free Vactor Characters offered by petshopboxstudio
Here I am again with another illustrator techniques that saved my life so many times. Why am i screaming to get rid of that meshy messy mesh!? well just recently one of my illustrations Happy sun and moon was requested to be transformed into a wall decal for kids room. My problem arrived when i opened up the original file in my hard drive all colored up using mesh tool with the same technique that i used in coloring . And now converting the design into a flat appearance-less file for process of cutting the decal silhouette was required. Below is the preview of the illustrated objects and decal design if you are wondering 🙂
and the decal design
The Scenario
I want to get rid of mesh color fills messing up my file , yes as much as i love coloring up with mesh in works like this , things might get messy , as mesh refuses to go away from the final file even though i have deleted all the color nodes , the appearence pallete still shows Mesh points! and it just wont show how to delete the mesh points!? Yikes! help!
The Solution
Select the shape (now just outline of no mesh fills visible but still a mesh shape) go to path > offset path and create a new path just slightly offset this will result in a slightly bigger shape but with no mesh points! Voila i’m a happy girl 🙂 . If anyone has a better way of cleaning that up i or a solution where i can just remove it let me know !
[private]Taking some time out to update my friends of a new website i started please take some time out to visit my other blog of FREE party printables @ PRINT me a PARTY blog Do visit the customized digital party printables at my store as well .
Through the blog i will be offering , completely free printable party invites , matching cupcake toppers printable sheets , thank you notes , teachers printables , teachers resources and worksheets , free recipe cards and much more . Follow the blog as i will be soon updated loads and loads of free printables!
How to draw a skeleton Skull is really easy in vector. This skeleton drawing tutorial is great for beginners This vector Adobe illustrator Tutorial covers making of a sugar skull illustration using easy and basic illustrator tools .
By the end of this tutorial you will know how easy it is to draw a skull using illustrator. It is more of a visual walk through i will be glad to describe any step if you need help along the way just leave a comment and i will get back.
we will be working our way toward the following illustration of a skull
How to draw a skull easy for beginners
Tools used during Adobe illustrator Tutorial include
STEP 1 : USING DRAWING TOOL FOR THE OUTLINE OF THE SKULL OF A SKELETON
STEP 2 : CREATING TEETH SHAPES ON THE LOWER PART OF HEAD USING PATHFINDER TOOL
STEP 3 : FREE HAND DRAWING USING PEN TOOL FOR SHAPES
STEP 4 : PATHFINDER TO JOIN SHAPES
STEP 5 : ADDING DETAIL OF EYES, NOSE & OTHER SKULL ELEMENTS
How to draw a skull easy for beginners
How to draw a skull easy for beginners Adobe illustrator Tutorial covers making of a sugar skull illustration using easy and basic illustrator tools . This vector tutorial shows how easy it is to draw a skull using illustrator
[private]This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspiration in creativity when i set myself up to create something i always look around and try to find inspiration in everyday objects , not just looking at the graphical inspirations . I hope you will enjoy these posts for Vector inspirations Check out the Flickr group of Aivault.
[private]This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspiration in creativity when i set myself up to create something i always look around and try to find inspiration in everyday objects , not just looking at the graphical inspirations . (why ?)
I hope you will enjoy these posts for Vector inspirations Check out the Flickr group of Aivault.
Great floral fresh background , will work perfectly for wedding invites or simply a digital background for website !
Why member only file?
I work to create these cool freebies for you and i would love to know who are the cool people using them 🙂
This is a vector file which will scale to any size you want , There are more vector resources at my store HERE.
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This is a vector file you will require a vector editing software to edit and open the file in
[private]This tutorial was originally written for Premium members , and have stayed in the private collection for too long , it is time to get this story a little attention 🙂 so i am reposting this tutorial for regular readers. Hope you like it.
In this tutorial i will show you how to set up an illustrator document for working in illustrator to work better in flash. I will also tell you how to create an animation IN illustrator FOR flash. And export animated swf files from illustrator . Source file is available for download at the end of the tutorial. (more…)
[private]Recently i worked upon creating a splash page for Vector pics website
I created this tutorial which will walk you through the making of this page , illustration was first sketched , i will admit that the final image changed considerably from the initial sketches but below you will find some step by step making of the splash page with little description and the details of the tools involved.
Step 1
Starting with just the basic shapes squares and rectangles i followed up my initial sketches to lay down the structure of the house nothing fancy just squares and rectangles.
Step 2
Selecting nodes started distorting the shapes and forms.
Step 3
Two shapes united to make further shapes
Step 4
Round up the corners of the stroke for a better formation
Step 5
Some details added to the windows
Step 6
Using my most handy tools vector brushes for strokes.
Step 7
Added some basic patterns to shapes , here i created a copy of the shape broght it forward and filled it up with the basic graphics dots swatch.
Step 8
Finished creating one window and copied and placed it on other locations as well.
Step -9
The brick wall detail was creating using Drawing brush strokes of different widths.
Step 10
Randomly placed grouped copies of the bricks.
Step 11
Time to color , i planned out the colors i would like to use .
ILLUSTRATOR TIP: Keep small shapes filled with your pallet on your work area easier to pick and fill with eye dropper tool. if you are lazy like me in creating swatches everytime 😉
Step 12
Further coloring and shadows creation , i simply created duplicates of the shapes and placed them in a lower layer , with a darker color and reduced the transparency.
Step 13
Place Shadows against your imaginary source of light to give life to the object.
Step 14
Further details added a knob to the door , copies of circular shape in different shapes.
Step 15
Development of shadows and light continues
Step 16
Since i plan to place this house against a light blue background i placed an oval shape behind just to get the whole feel of the direction color harmony is going to . ( Knowing background will be developed in photoshop)
Step 17
We’re in photoshop now! copied and placed a little grass layer with copies of one symbol.
Step 18
Added some cloud shapes . some text and extras like the little bird on the tree.
[private]Here is the preview of one of my flash animations which is well received through ActiveDen click the image below to see it in action
And since this was created such long ago i no longer have the source file of this in my system , the vector version 🙁 . Anyway i just wrote down this tutorial while i redrew it for another project that came across.
At the end of the tutorial you can download the source file as well .
lets move to some simple steps using pathfinder and offset path to create the weather icon of clouds pouring big drops of rain.
Step 1-
Draw a bunch of circles
Step 2-
Use pathfinder to unite all the shapes in one , and if you miss some place in the middle which didnt add up to the final shape just use direct selection tool (A) to select and delete them.
Step 3-
Give it a nice blue stroke with rounded Cap.
Step 4-
Next Expand the stroke
Object > Expand
Step 5-
Right click the shape and ungroup the whole thing
Step 6-
Now i will use offset path to create a similar smaller shape in the middle.
Object>Path>Offset Path keep the offset in negative to give you an inner shape.
Step 7-
Select the inner shape that you just created and give it a gradient fill.
Step 8-
Now we have another filled area which HAD a stroke of blue behind it (as expanded in step 4) , select that and ungroup
Step 9-
Select the white fill and using eye dropper tool give it a gradient as well.
Step 10-
Select the two gradient filled cloud shape bring them forward
Right click > arrange > bring to front
Move the two shapes towards left a bit , just to give the blue outline some character and life. you will also noticed that i i changed the blue stroke tone here a bit.
Step 11-
Just to add a little bit of interest in the cloud shape i created an eclipse shape using two circle and then again pathfinder to minus the front.
Step 12-
Arrange this shape on the cloud somewhere anywhere you like to achieve something like this…
Step 13-
Notice here i started to build up the final look , so i added a blue background to the cloud shape just to see things clearly on how they will look on my final project . Give the shape a bit of drop shadow.
Effects>stylize>Drop Shadow
Step 14-
Create a copy Scale and arrange .
Step 15-
I drew a small circle and selected the top node with direct selection tool (A) and just pulled it upward a bit and then adjusted its handles to create a drop of water . This drop has the same gradient fill and same shadow effect.
Step 16-
We are done!
Here is what i came up with
Click on the link below to download the source CS file.
Photoshop scripts are Photoshop actions on setriods , i read this somewhere along the way searching for a way to overcome and find a solution for one of my today’s daunting tasks. I had in my around 40 graphics all layered in a single photoshop file which i wanted to convert into JPG and PNG , this i am able to do through a script run of exporting all layers to JPGs and PNGs . My quest was to find a solution to rename all these layers in one go… hmm can take a while to do that !.
I came across this wonderful list of scripts for photoshop which totally came in handy for today’s task and i hope many more to come .. so i had to share these with you .
below is a list of scripts by Trevor Morris Photographics which ofcourse thankfully solved my today’s problem of renaming all the layers in photoshop.
This script generates a two-dimensional array of cloned objects based on the selected layer or group. The user interface also allows you to specify the number of rows and columns, as well as the horizontal and vertical spacing between objects.
This series scripts closes one or more documents without saving changes (without a prompt). Options include: all documents, only the current document, or all documents except the current one.
This script renames all layers in the active document, including those within groups. The script prompts for a layer name pattern, and then renames and numbers the layers (top to bottom, or bottom to top).
After downloading a script you must copy it into your Scripts folder. On a PC, the path would be:
C:Program FilesAdobePhotoshop (CS or CS2)PresetsScripts
On a MAC the path would be:
Applications> Photoshop (CS or CS2)> Presets> Scripts.
After copying a script to this folder you’ll need to Quit and then Restart Photoshop before the script appears in the File> Scripts menu.
To Run A Photoshop Script To run a script choose File> Scripts and select the script from the list, which will include any script file that was saved with a .js or .jsx extension and saved in the Presets/Scripts folder. If you want to run a script that was saved in a different location, simply choose File> Scripts> Browse and navigate to the specific script you want to use.
Here is a holiday treat for you this Christmas , included in this download are 7 borders and dividers which you can use as part of your design or text designed for this Christmas. This is a vector file which will scale to any size you want , maybe you can just remove holy part and use these as part of wedding invites or similar design concept . there are more borders and designs in my store HERE.
Free Christmas borders and text divider vector download
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Author:Asmaa’ Murad Web site:Aifactory Graphics Software: Adobe illustrator Category:Vector Eps Files Terms of use: Show Info File Format: [download id=”87″ format=”13″] Description:[download id=”87″ format=”4″]
Free for Personal and Commercial Use
This is a vector file you will require a vector editing software to edit and open the file in
I had tons and tons of work in my hand , my house chores are piling up while i type, doodle and color … and then it just hit me ! i have an eight years old and the other is six they need some directions at-least let them do their own jobs!.
I must OutSource my House Chores now it is high time! been baby feeding them for too long….
While searching for Chores list i came across a very nice image and list by EcoKids but the link was no longer available and there were tons of people asking why the site is down.
So i doodled… again ….. and created this list for my kids.
I am glad to share it with you , there is a pdf file with blank place for what chores you want to place this can be edited either through pdf writer or by printing out then adding.. totally upto you!
I hope you this will help you as much as this was for me……
This tutorial will Show you how to use decorative overlays on your photographs.
Learning level – Beginner
I am using Floral Decorative overlay frames with slightly rounded off edges .(I’m using Adobe Photshop Creative Suite 3 *PSCS4* in this tutorial, but you can achieve this same thing in any Photo Editing program that supports PNG files. i.e. Photoshop Elements, etc.)
1. Go to: FILE>OPEN> & find your photo.
1. Go to: FILE>OPEN>and open up any of the frames that you would like to use as an overlay , here i browsed and opened up a frame from the calender photoshop brushes set (remember? facebook fans received it for free? still free to download through the store)
When you have opened the png You will see some Grey and white boxes behind around the frames don’t be alarmed since it is a png file this area means it is transparent.
i chose to use this frame go ahead right click and save it to your disk if you want.
3. With your Move Tool, drag & drop your photo ON TOP of the black PNG file. Your Layer Palette will look like this.
4. Go to: LAYER>CREATE CLIPPING MASK.
5- And your image will create a clipping mask showing off the image something like this!
6- Save it as a jpg , post it to your blog or any other project you are doing. you can play more with it further to create some background color for it. but that’s totally upto you!
[private]Been busy creating graphics and vector illustrations for the Aifactory store , this time i have created some holiday related vector illustrations , related to chirstmas theme and birds . Some owls in chirstmas color scheme , and a few others birds in cages and similar.
There is also a photoshop brushes set which i will also post soon about and will be free to AiVault premium members.
[private]Hi! its me again , with a little bit of update on latest release for the holidays! Find these new releases below , soon i will post a few more projects i created while i had been missing… Do you know that you can just print out these digital papers and convert them into tags and gift wraps?! adorn your party napkin wraps and plastic plates with the ready to print pre colored graphics?? .. i would love to see how you use them!
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We are getting ready for the upcoming Halloween! here is my first release of cute dressed up Vector collection. Yesterday after such a loooooooong time i felt i was in right frame of mind to create something nice , fresh and cute but of course you are the final judge to this! Here are the latest additions to the store. These included a pirates set vector eps files and pirte graphics set , also a pirates clipart collection , ballerina against a musical background , a princess standing against a pink castle and a mermaid dressed up cute girl with a water inspirited background . Some high resolution rectangular picture frames , flowers and birds on branches.
Each illustration Set or single comes with high res JPG and PNG files along with an eps 8 file. See them below.
I Have been pretty lazy in posting something new , but i tried many new things ! , i pen and inked a collection of leaves inspired by the sea creatures and i tried my hand with appearances in illustrator , but that’s another story… i will post those later i guess. For now i have another sketch for you this is a set of swatches which i created while playing with few circular shapes. 4 color options of this pattern are included.
The swatches file is in CS4 im not sure if it works with the previous versions so i have also included in the download eps file , browse to swatches panel after you open eps file .Below is a preview and the details of download.
Project :- Self Exploration
Medium :- Drawing in illustrator
Tools :- illustrator
Technique: playing with shapes and forms
Download the source Vector file! ( Limited to 100 Downloads Only)
[private]Every Artist , graphic designer or illustration artist needs a creative boost sometime ,i usually set my self up to explore some inspiration before i lay down my concepts ,something to crack my head open to let creativity in or to let out new ideas…… these images will definitely crack your creative head open . A cool collection of artworks in different mediums , tones and concepts .
Hope you enjoy looking at these as much as i did.
tags: illustrations , graphics , digital graphics , visual art , photograpy , illustrative , artistic , graphic design
Author:Asmaa’ Murad Web site:Aifactory Graphics Software: Adobe illustrator Category:Vector Eps Files Terms of use: Show Info File Format: [download id=”76″ format=”13″] Description:[download id=”76″ format=”4″]
Free for Personal and Commercial Use
This is a vector file you will require a vector editing software to edit and open the file in
Time for another freebie for Photoshop Brushes lovers!A Versatile set of Fun Tag Shapes Brushes . Very Practical for your next design project or many to come as these can be used again and again a Thread and hole option is also included which can be stamped on top of one to get the final look. Use it for creating cards , stamp your craft projects or in your graphic design needs
there is plenty of inspirational typography found everywhere you look . and more you explore more places you will find to look into. My Current exploration is about Lettering and Typography and i will admit that since i am basically a traditional painter i didn’t quite find time to explore Lettering , How can this be overlooked? . Lettering is the base of every project ! it can easily make or break a project . (more…)
Fonts and Typography : Create your Own Font illustrator
This tutorial will take you through creating a custom Font while understanding the dynamics of Blend Tool .
*By definition, a blend is the result of two or more items that are combined. In Adobe® Illustrator®, a blend is a set of at least two objects that morph into each other. In an example where you are blending two objects, Illustrator generates new shapes that appear between the two objects, making it seem like one of the objects is turning into the other. The iterations that are created between the two main objects (also referred to as key objects) are called steps
This tutorial will take you through setting up a document , creating bleed area , and working while keeping it in mind , along with some tips and tricks . A very bright sunny simple tutorial.
Source file can also be downloaded which is accessible to our premium members.
[private]Time for another freebie! yes this time i have this beautiful rich textured digital backgrounds , these are finished artworks which you can simply drag and drop into your designs to create stunning end products . Drag them in your project and create rustic overlays to the final design products.
The Digital papers are created on a 3600 px at 300 dpi , pretty pretty large artboard and are high resolution files! (more…)
I get questions through email time after time , which i mostly answer through email . I thought it is a better idea to answer these through Aivault post! So today’s questions is How to tilt a pattern fill? Answer is very easy. …
Step 1
give your shape a fill which is as easy as clicking on the shape then choosing a swatch pattern to fill it up.
Step 2
Select the rotate tool in the toolbar and double click it a tool window will open which will give you few options.
You must deselect “Object” (if that is not what you want and only want to scale the pattern fill) enter the angle value and hit ok .
Step 3
Hit ok and the pattern fill is tilted to your desired angel. Easy right?
Got a Question you need answer to? Submit it and i will try to answer it as soon as i can!