Vector Tutorials by Digital Arts

Transform your sketches into stunning textured artworks.

This tutorial demonstrates how to magic up appealing characters using a pencil, a computer and bags of imagination.

This tutorial shows how to create a cool look using Illustrator's Symbols and Global Colors.

Unlock the power of this tricky tool for subtle results.

Create this wine glass from scratch using Illustrator's transparency and translucency settings.

The power of promotional postcards can be a force to be reckoned with for any designer and artist. Character-maestro Andrew Groves shows you how to use Illustrator to create yours.

Patterns are everywhere. Look around and you'll probably see one right now. It might be a pattern on a tie, a shirt, pants, a paper cup, bathroom tiles, an umbrella, on a bag, a sofa, wrapping paper' the list goes on and on.

Ben Beach of ilovedust reveals how to use Illustrator to create chaotic, repeating vector patterns ideal for skatedeck art.

Taking a bitmap scanned sketch to a vector artwork can be handled in various ways. Here French illustrator Olivier Blanc breaks out Illustrator's swirl and star tools to do the job.

Speakerdog creator Ben the Illustrator, guides you through your own character creation - and then from screen to printed T-shirt.