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Working With 3D in Illustrator

Working With 3D in Illustrator

Being Aware of 3D in Illustrator Illustrator is the go-to place for most illustrators to do their work. Many artists do their 2D work inside of Illustrator,  and they create amazing results. Many artists and designers are aware of the fact that you can create 3D in...

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3D Shapes in Illustrator

Create 3D Shapes in Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is one of the best products I know for creating 3D vector shapes. The interface is intuitive, and you can get the hang of it pretty easily. There are different settings available in Illustrator for controlling how you...

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How to Create 3D Text In Illustrator

3D Text In Illustrator Sometimes flat just doesn't cut it. If you're big into design trends, then you know what I am talking about. Right now, flat is all the rage in the world of design. However, what if you don't want your work to be flat? Sometimes you just need to...

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How to create 3D Wireframe Text in Illustrator

3D Wireframe Text in Illustrator Sometimes something that looks so difficult really isn't. It is all about how you approach the problem and how you make a tool set like Illustrator come up with a solution. This week I am going to show you how to create 3D Wireframe...

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How to edit 3D Objects in Illustrator

How to edit 3D Objects in Illustrator

3D Objects in Illustrator? Yes, Illustrator will allow you to do a decent amount of 3D work, but working with 3d objects in Illustrator can be a pain if you don't know what you're doing. The other thing is that the controls for 3D objects in Illustrator aren't that...

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Create Amazing 3D with Textures In Photoshop

In Photoshop CS5, the new Repousse Panel is fantastic, in that you can create 3D from almost anything. You can create a 3D object from a selection, a path, text, a mask, etc. What is really cool is that you can create your own textures, or you can use images as...

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Create 3D Gothic Text In Photoshop

Create 3D Gothic Text In Photoshop

This tutorial is just in time for Halloween, with an eerie background and 3D text with textures. In Photoshop CS5 the Repousse abilities give you a lot of flexibility, especially with textures, so you can create some really interesting work. This is only available in...

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Create a 3D Rainbow in Photoshop

Create a 3D Rainbow With the addition of 3D in Photoshop, you can now create dazzling effects without using another program. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a 3D rainbow from scratch, all inside of Photoshop. First, I am starting out with a black...

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Art and Design: The Same or Different?

I hear many people, including designers, that say that they love being designers, because they love being artists. Is art and design one and the same? I am not so sure. Clients often say, "You're an artist, create a web site for me." Art is more or less for people to...

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Transforming in Perspective in Illustrator

Transforming in Perspective in Illustrator

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to transform an object in perspective in Illustrator. This is extremely handy when trying to make a pattern fit a certain perspective. First, we are going to create a simple circle pattern. Select your ellipse tool, holding...

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3D text in Illustrator

3D text in Illustrator

Today we are going to use the extrude and bevel options under the 3D menu in effects. You can use a simple default setting, or we will show you how to play with the settings to get a unique and more dimensional look that might fit your application better. Start by...

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3D Shapes in Illustrator

The 3D option in Illustrator is a great tool for rendering quick 3-Dimensional shapes for your design work. First we are going to make a solid vase shape. Then, we are going to edit it to make it a hollow 3D vase, so you can see how to do a live edit on a vector 3D...

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