Free Vectors: Business Vectors With Silhouettes

Here are few stock vectors that you can create in 1 minute really. For background I used free seamless patterns from Vectorportal.com and few free silhouettes from www.all-silhouettes.com. You can add more free design elements and create dozens of variations on these themes. Use your imagination and create free stock vectors that would otherwise cost you few bucks.

















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Working with Clipping Masks and Free Transform in Adobe Illustrator

"You’ve probably heard of a Clipping Path in Photoshop. Well, a Clipping Mask in Illustrator is pretty much the same thing (Corel Draw calls it a “Powerclip,” and in Freehand, “Paste Inside”). It’s a vector path that masks, or “clips” out part of the image. Clipping Masks provides vector artists with more flexibility when building and organizing files. For designers, they can be scary at first, but are easy to de-mystify... Here we go:

In Photoshop and InDesign, Clipping Paths are often used to isolate an irregular shape in a photo to create a “cutout”. Since irregular vector shapes can be easily made, why would you need to use a Clipping Mask in Illustrator? Most of the time, they’re used to crop a set of irregular shapes into a neat, simple shape. In this regard, it can be helpful to think of them as “cropping masks.” Except with one benefit: the cropped or excluded part of the image doesn’t really go away, it’s just hidden. Let’s have a look. Full Article (via iStockPhoto)

Fabulous Las Vegas Vector Design Elements

Glitz, Glamour & Gambling. Since 1959, the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign welcomes you to the heart of the Strip, where heart-pounding excitement, the amazing shows and non-stop gaming action await you at every turn...

No wonder Las Vegas has been called Sin City, because the seven deadly sins are all-over the place. Let us entertain you with this "Las Vegas Show" vector elements, free to download and use under the Creative Commons Attribution.

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10 Stunning Vector Pattern Sets for Adobe Illustrator

Here we have a collection of consistent, unique and interesting seamless patterns for Adobe Illustrator users. You can use them for digital artwork decoration or brainstorming.

Below you will find image previews, artist info, download links and usage instructions. If you use some of them, don't be shy and post a link to your work in the comments section...
The resources have been released under CC Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License

Retro Flower Patterns
A floral pattern for Adobe Illustrator from Water Pistol.This set contains three variations of the pattern you see above. To use, expand the ZIP file, open the PDF with Adobe Ilustrator and bring up the swatches palette (Window>Swatches). Download

Vector Target Swatches

A free seamless pattern resource from Chibiki. The pack includes red, orange, blue, green, purple, yellow and gray versions of the swatch. To use, load the PDF file with Adobe Illustrator and open the swatches palette. Download

Flowered Pijamas

A cute five-color pattern from Jill Schwegel. You can use it for designing a web background, decorate a clothing design concept or just fill negative space with something fresh. To use open the PDF with Adobe Illustrator and bring up the swatches window (Window>Swatches>. Download

Cherry Background

A free vector background design resource from Julia Syrykh. You might find use of it as a web background or as an environment for your latest flash animation. Customizable with Adobe Illustrator. Download

Aloha Seamless Pattern

Another seamless pattern for Adobe Illustrator from Jill Schwegel. The swatch is constructed by hibiscus flower and pineapple shapes, available in large (300x300) and small (150x150) tiles. To use, expand the ZIP archive, open with Adobe Illustrator, and bring up the swatches palette. Download

Floral Pattern

A free EPS flower from Skeedio. You can customize the artwork with almost any popular vector graphics editor (Corel Draw, Inkscape, GIMP, Adobe Illustrator, etc.). Download

Damask Pattern

A free damask pattern for Adobe Illustrator from Grunii. To use, expand the ZIP archive and open the AI file with Adobe Illustrator. Download

Seamless Bubbles

A collection of seven seamless bubble pattern swatches for Adobe Illustrator from Chibiki. To use, load with Adobe Illustrator, draw a vector object, select it, bring up the swatches window (Swatches>Window) and apply a pattern of your choice. Download

52 Seamless Halftone Patterns

A collection of 52 seamless halftone patterns for Adobe Illustrator by Faerie Dreamer. To use, load the PDF file in Adobe Illustrator by selecting File>Open>Browse (Don't use click+drag) and bring up the swatches panel. Download

45 Degrees Stripe Patterns for Adobe Illustrator

A free pack of 28 vector pattern swatches for Adobe Illustrator Nagash. Stripes in 7 different sizes, rotated left and right; Straight line and faux-pixilated line; Black-transparent, and black-red variations; To use, load the PDF file in Adobe Illustrator and open the swatches palette (Window>Swatches). Download

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Free vectors: Grunge Banners

Grunge Banners are not difficult to make. Take some vector ingredients from Vectorportal's Stock Vectors categories and you can make first class grunge banners, similar to those being sold on stock image sites. The best thing with these images is they are free for your personal and commercial projects.

Grunge Banners Vector Pack
For example, to create these banners I went to Vectorportal's Stock Vectors" section, checked vector grunge and created the background. Then I went to Design Elements category and picked this vector. I also added flower vector. I created stripes myself, but you can use those used in Vector Buttons Set in our Sets category. How you will set up these elements is up to your imagination. You can also use other elements from above categories and create unique designs. If you do, send them to us, we will publish them here and on Vectorportal.












"Waterproof Your Music" Poster Ad Campaign by LOWE Egypt

Two Of the posters from an adcampaign for H2O Audio waterproof cases and Virgin Megastores. The concepts feature caricatures of Snoop Dogg as a surfer and Scuba Diver Madonna...

Advertising Agency: LOWE Egypt, Cairo, Egypt

Creative Director: Hisham Kharma

Art Director: Montasser Khalil, Hisham Kharma

Copywriter: Hisham Kharma, Montasser Khalil

Export AI to XAML. Adobe Illustrator CS4 Plugin

A freely available plug-in that enables Adobe Illustrator to export WPF and Silverlight compatible XAML Created by Michael Swanson...

"If you use Adobe Illustrator and would like to get your artwork into a WPF or Silverlight application using XAML, you've come to the right place. I've been updating my freely available plug-in since 2005, and there are now versions that work with both the PC and the Mac." More Info & Download Links

What is Typography?

A lesson by from the Vancouver film school. www.multimedia.edu

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques.

The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing), adjusting the spaces between groups of letters (tracking) and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning). Read more

Abstract Art Brushes for Adobe Illustrator

A collection of five abstract brushes for Adobe Illustrator by HumanNature84. Perfect for drawing abstract graphics. If you experiment with different stroke colors, size and layer transparency you can get all sorts of visual effects...

To use, load the PDF file in Adobe Illustrator (use the "File>Open" method, not "Click n' Drag") and bring up the brushes palette from the Windows menu (Windows>Brushes) of press F5.Download

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Free vectors: Free Grunge Vectors

Set of 4 vector grunges that could be used to highlight text in magazines, posters, newsletters or books. Of course, you can put any other objects instead of text or simply use these grunges as graphic decorations for your publication.

Download more free vector grunges and vector backgrounds from Vectorportal.com



















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10 Useful Adobe Illustrator Plug-ins

1. CValley Filter It!








Probably the most versatile Adobe Illustrator plug-in on the market today. With 3D Transform tool, Lens Tool and Craft Tool you can make some amazing effects that are not possible with any other plug-in. During last few years Adobe has adopted some of these effects so they are already available in Adobe Illustrator but what makes Filter-It so valuable is ease of use and versatility.

Price: $129

2. Hot Door CAD Tools








Set of high profile CAD tools will turn Illustrator into mini AutoCAD. Features include project or dimension flat art in isometric view, precision editing with fillet, chamfer, trim and extend tools etc.

Price: 279 full; $149 upgrade

3. Artlandia Symmetry Works








Artlandia SymmetryWorks is a plug-in for making repeat patterns in Adobe Illustrator. Despite the high price, this is nice tool for everyone working in textile or interior design industry.

Price: $249

4. Andrew's Vector Plug-ins









Collection of 25 plug-ins features Zoom Lines, GX Lines, GX Lattice Connect, Starburst, Random Touch, Contour, Perspective Grid, Gradients, Spiral and dozen more useful plug-ins that will help you to create some wonderful effects.

Price: $90

5. Stephen Vincent's Curvius







Curvius' 7 filters operate on selected path to create new artwork. This is nice set of tools for rather small price.

Price: $25

6. Stephen Vincent's Kimbo






Using only Cut and Rectangle Cut Tool is worth the price in this filter. With other featured filters like Rosette and Mirror you can create very complex objects out of simple shapes like circles or rectangles.

Price: $40

7. Scriptographer








Scriptographer is a scripting plug-in for Adobe Illustrator. It gives the user the possibility to extend Illustrator’s functionality by the use of the JavaScript language. On their site you can find many ready to use scripts with some cool effects.

Price: Free

8. Esko Artwork Studio








Esko Artwork Studio is a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that puts interactive 3D packaging creation in the hands of the designer. This plug-in is packed with features and is a great solution for anyone working with packaging design, although the pricing of this product is questionable at best.

Price: EUR 1200 (exl. VAT)

9. CoCut - Vinyl







Vinyl cutting solution for Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw and AutoCAD. Supports all common cutting plotters.

Price: EUR 299

10. Embroidery i2








High-end embroidery design plug-in for Adobe Illustrator. It requires high speed internet connection to convert vectors to stitches. You cannot buy electronic version of this plug-in on the company's site, instead it's being sold through yearly subscription for $1600/year.

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Free Vectors: Grunge Vector Backgrounds

In latest Vectorportal update we published several grunge vector backgrounds. These vectors were created with grunges from Vectorportal's Design Kit and wonderful floral elements from Vector Lady. This is just another example of what can be done when you mix design elements from Vectorportal and freebies from other resources on the Internet. You can create first class stock vector images and use them for various creative projects.

I advise you to download more free grunge vectors and design elements and try creating something yourself. If you do, send me an email and I will gladly publish it here and on Vectorportal.

Here I give you taste of our latest vector update with 4 grunge vectors in Letter size.
















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Free Vector: Eyes Vector Collection

Eyes Vector Collection features 14 different eyes vectors available at Vectorportal.com. Some images are courtesy of Clipartandfonts.com and Vectorvault.com (credit given in the file) but all are free for your personal and commercial projects.
All these images and more can be downloaded at Vectorportal. Check out more free vectors and make sure to visit our friends at Clipartandfonts and Vectorvault.


















Download Eyes Vector Collection (EPS File, 3.5 MB)