Omgosh, free vector shapes are back from the dead! I’ve created some sunburst/ star shapes for you guys to mix ‘n match, layer, texturise, etc etc etc. Go crazy! And when you’re done, show me :D Download CS3 .ai file – Vector Starbursts Download .svg file – Vector Starbursts
All posts tagged Illustrator
Photoshop mode vs Illustrator mode
I have friends who are photographers and web designers, and most of them use Photoshop primarily for their work. This just totally confounds me, because there are many instances where they could supplement their work with bits and pieces created in Illustrator. “But Illustrator confuses me!” they cry. So, it appears I’m one of the…
Free Vector Shapes – Florence Shapes
I have been fiddling around with different shapes and making them in to scatter and pattern brushes, and I thought I’d post these here for you all to play with to! When you open the Illustrator file, be sure to check out the brushes palette for some bonuses! Download CS3 .ai file – Vector Florence…
Free Vector Shapes – Peacocks
I saw a peacock in a vintage piece of fabric and copied it. I think they’re rather magical animals! Download CS3 .ai file – Vector Peacock & Ornaments Download .svg file – Vector Peacock & Ornaments
Weaving Flourishes – An Illustrator Tutorial
I’ve had my first request for a tutorial! It never occurred to me that people weren’t aware of how to get elements “weaving” in and out of other elements (like text) in Illustrator. So click through and check out my first tutorial on “Weaving Flourishes”.
Free vectors – Flowers
This post marks the first of my free vector shapes posts, and today I’m offering a cute flower shape in positive and negative. I saw this flower in a piece of fabric and thought it’d be nice to turn into a vector shape for future use. Bittbox.com has been offering fabulous FREE vector resources for…
The Fad of Flourishes – Naff or Not?
Honestly, it feels like flourishes are everywhere. As someone who has doodled throughout her life, during classes at high school and university and later whiling away time in meetings in “proper adult life”, I feel a little sold out. But to tell the truth I also feel a little vindicated. I remember I first started…
For $500 I’m prepared to get Naked & Angry!
A little while ago i submitted patterns to Naked & Angry, a community driven site focusing on pattern and textile design, created by skinnyCorp – the guys behind threadless.com. I was stoked to see my submissions approved, and shamelessly promoted myself to all my internerd friends, and then promptly forgot about it. Tonight I came…