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Mini-series of tutorials on how to create a set of simple monster characters. Hopefully these will be easy enough to follow by Illustrator beginners, with mostly the basic tools and shapes being used.

Mini-series of tutorials on how to create a set of simple monster characters. Hopefully these will be easy enough to follow by Illustrator beginners, with mostly the basic tools and shapes being used.

Last week I introduced Frankenspoon, a downloadable flat pack toy inspired by the likes of the Readymech characters by Fwis. In this post I’ll be going back through the stages of his creation, starting with an idea floating around in my brain, to a rough pencil sketch, to drawing up in Adobe Illustrator and finally bringing to life in three dimensions! I’ll not go into the step by step details of every tool use (I would be here until next year!), but rather outline the stages of Frankensp

For those who already know about Automate Batch, this article may not be of much interest, but to those who don’t, reading on could possibly be the best moment of your life (or at least this week!).

By firstly using the power of pen and paper a character design is created, which is then scanned into the computer to use as a base for tracing with Adobe Illustrator. The final outcome is a colourful cartoon character in vector format!

Give a simple yet creative animation effect to a Logo using Flash.

This simple effect in Photoshop effectively increases the luminosity range of an ordinary photograph, giving a wide spectrum of tones and contrast.

Tutorial covering the process of creating your own custom vector RSS icon in Adobe Illustrator.

Create a low-cost, low-tech T-shirt using a digitally designed stencil.

Tutorial covering the process of designing a logotype from conception through to completion.