Category Archives: Design Icon

How to Create a Cute Valentine’s Day Icon with Adobe Illustrator

February 06, 2012   Tutorial Photoshop   No comments
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Valentine’s Day is almost here and what better way to express your love for design than to send a letter? This Quick Tip explains how to create an envelope icon, you’d love to click!

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Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Price Tag Icon

January 23, 2012   Tutorial Blog   No comments
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In the following quick tip you will learn how to create a simple price tag icon. It’s another Tutorial that focuses mainly on the Appearance panel. First, you will need some basic tools and shape building techniques to create the starting shape. Next, using the power of the Appearance panel and a nice, free font along with some basic effects and techniques you will create you own price tag icon. Let’s get started.

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Create a Detailed Vector Chalkboard Icon

January 10, 2012   Tutorial Blog   No comments
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In the following Illustrator Tutorial you will learn how to create a detailed vector chalkboard icon. This classic school, blackboard illustration is composed using vector shape building techniques, pixel perfect highlighting, as well as brushes and textures for adding interest to the work.

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Quick Tip: How to Create a 3D Like and Unlike Symbol with Adobe Illustrator

December 19, 2011   Tutorial Blog   No comments
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In the following Quick Tip you will learn how to create a multi-purpose 3D Like and Unlike symbol with the help of the Extrude & Bevel settings and the Appearance Panel in Adobe Illustrator This technique can be used with many different shapes and symbols, so let’s get started!

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Create a Detailed Toilet Plunger Illustration

December 08, 2011   Tutorial Blog   No comments
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In the following Tutorial you will learn how to create a toilet plunger illustration. You’ll use basic shape building techniques, along with advanced Illustrator tools, to compose the best plunger artwork you’ve ever made. You can use these techniques you’ll learn to create numerous household tools as well.

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Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Web Button Set Using the Appearance Panel

December 06, 2011   Tutorial Photoshop   No comments
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In the following Tutorial you will learn how to create your own web buttons set. First, using the Rectangle Tool along with some Pathfinder and Offset options plus a Rounded Corners effect you will create the three starting shapes. Next, a linear gradient plus some Film Grain and Drop Shadow effects will complete the overall button. Finally, some text and a new Drop Shadow effect will help you finish the work. Let’s get started!

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Quick Tip: How to Make a Retro Icon Style using the Appearance Panel

November 16, 2011   Tutorial Blog   No comments
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In the following Quick tip you will learn how to create a retro icon style. You will use a standard web symbol and the Appearance Panel to create a retro style that can be re-used on everything from icons to text. This is the perfect Tutorial for beginners wanting to learn more about the Appearance Panel. Let’s begin!

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Quick Tip: Create a Glossy Downloads Folder Icon

November 13, 2011   Tutorial Blog   No comments
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Follow this quick tip and you will learn how to draw a folder starting from a single path with the help of the 3D Extrude&Bevel effect. You will play with multiple appearances, effects and shadows and you will use the Halftone Pattern effect to create a different texture for the folder icon. Let’s begin!

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Quick Tip: How to Create an Ornament Illustration for a Holiday Sale

November 11, 2011   Tutorial Blog   No comments
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Love it or loath it, the lead up to the holidays is often the busiest time of the year for designers and illustrators. It’s around this time requests come in for all sorts of promotions and sales. I’ve lost count of the number of baubles, turkeys and gift boxes I’ve been asked to illustrate. Today’s Quick Tip is a quick and easy Tutorial that will teach you how to use the appearance panel and some nice fonts to make a very simple sales illustration. The focus here is on quick and easy illustration that will let you get on with the more important tasks of the season. Let’s get started!

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