After a brief hiatus, idrawdigital has returned with some more updates from around the internet. Check out the latest resources – tutorials, tips, tricks, techniques and visually stunning pieces of art from the portfolios of some of the hottest artists out there.

Blend and Mask Yourself a Great Poster

60 Gorgeous Vector Business Cards

How to Create an Abstract Vector Design in Illustrator

Beginner Illustrator Tutorial – Create an RSS Feed Icon

Wigan Wonders – An Exhibition by Mark Wigan

Glastonbury Neighbourhood Watch Movement

Alan D. new prints on InPrint

John Coulter – New Work

Diskursdisco Interview: Andy Kehoe

Totally Awesome Joker Collection

Super Amazing Vector Art by Tstout

Really Cool Illustrations of Pirates

How to Draw a Pawn Shape in Illustrator

3D Apple Peeled Skin Tutorial

Rubens Cantuni – Urban Attitude

ZENGOKU by Dacosta

European Art Deco Floral Wallpaper

World War Monkey by Chet Phillips

How to Create a Television Icon

How to Create a Cute Hippo Character

Create a Vector Art Twitter Bird Illustration

Here’s your latest illustration links for the last week of May 2009. I hope you enjoy the inspiring links to some great artwork, and some interesting and helpful tutorials.

Another week has gone by, and I’ve got another load of interesting updates from the world of illustration. Check out the latest tutorials and finds from some of the best and brightest in the biz…

How to create an Hourglass Icon in an Hour

Create a Happy Tree Illustration with Bubblefriends – Vector Plus Tutorial


Marker Brush Set (20) for Download

How to Create a Web Site Mascot

How to Create a Detailed 3D Vector Tire Illustration

How to Create Sheet Rolls with Custom Spirals

40 Tutorials for Creating Highly Detailed Icon Designs

Lehel Kovacs New Website

Andy Council – Upfest Poster Illustration

Helder Oliveira – The Heritage

Happily Never After – Group Show – Michael Wandelmaier

Hire an Illustrator Spotlight – Nathan Daniels

DIFTNORM Experimental Illustration Design Work

Beautiful Illustrations by Hazim Hamid

Stunning Illustrations by Pacman23

Awesome Illustrations by Deadness

Illustrations By Richard Perez

Marine Square Tiles Tutorial

A Mildly Violent Tribute to Horror Movie – Icons

HEY FELLAS! – HELLOFREAKS…

Vector T-Shirt Templates

Vector Icons Pack – Number 6

Vector Icons Pack – Number 7

May Cupcakes

Colored Pattern Background Vector

Kate Neckel – Look It’s OK

Doodle-Off Roundup – Friday May 8th, 2009

Jake Parker’s Concept Art for ‘Horton Hears a Who’

Baron von Eric – Monster by Mail, Summer of the Supervillain

Full of Pryde – Kitty Pryde Project

Zara Picken Illustration

Six Chix – Cartooning Versatility

Gangsters Vector Pack – Designious

Another week of techniques, vector freebies, inspiration and education for your viewing pleasure. Check out TWILL next week for more illustration resources!

You know him from the fantastic illustrations he’s done for Rockstar Games for games like Grand Theft Auto, The Warriors and Bully. His name is Stephen Bliss, and his signature style is like a gritty, urban still life that captures the mood of the darker side of the city and its people.

If you’re not familiar with his work, here’s a few samples to refresh your memory.

Look familiar? A lot of his work has been plastered all over New York City buildings, as full page spreads in magazines, and as stills in TV commercials. His style is distinct, edgy and top quality.

Before Stephen began his sweet gig with Rockstar Games in New York, he was an in-house designer and artist for Hysteric Glamour in Tokyo during the mid-80s. In 1989, he returned to London to work as a freelance illustrator. His work has been featured in such high-profile publications as GQ, Time, Arena, and Vogue. As the years passed, his client list expanded to include Burton Snowboards, BMG Music, The Cartoon Network, Sony, Nintendo, MTV, Pepsi and trip-hop mainstays Massive Attack.

In 1998 with the help of his brother, he formed Steroid – a T-Shirt company which sold merchandise throughout the UK and Japan. In 2001, he landed in North America and became Rockstar Games senior artist, and has been cranking out work for their game titles. His moody, urban illustrations helped define and brand each game in the Grand Theft Auto series, but had enough distinctive changes in the artwork to make each individual game unique.

Stephen Bliss’ art has been a great influence on my own style of work, and each time a new Rockstar product is released with his artistic vision, I am amazed and inspired at the skill and quality he puts into each piece. Sometimes its merely the use of colour, or definition in a silhouette – either way, he puts interesting spins on his subject matter, yet still manages to retain a signature style that is distinct and instantly recognizeable.

You can check out his site and portfolio online – www.stephenbliss.com

Today’s mixed bag of links features a variety of vector freebies, illustration eye-candy, and some informative tutorials for your knowledge-base. Check out the links below for the latest ilustration resources…

Design-Lots Creative – Vector Graph Icons

How to Make a Sweet Vector Popsicle Illustration

Free Vector Decorative Ornament

How to Create a Vector Sketchbook

Ryan Putnam’s Vectips Monthly Roundup for April 2009

“Swine Flu and the Media” by Sasan

Scion’s “Installation Five” Art Tour in NYC

The Fantastic Work of Karl Kwasny

The Get Fresh Crew & The Milk Carton Clone Army

He’s My Kinda Guy – HELLOFREAKS!

Realistic Water Droplets

“Auto” by Tomasz Mazur

“Morze” by Tomasz Mazur

Ready…Set… Go Doodle! – The Doodle-Off begins!

Satan Said Draw – Mikkel Sommer’s Artwork

Illustrator Basics by AIVault

GOMediaZine’s Tutorial on Shading with Watercolor Textures

These links should keep you all busy for a little while at least. I’ve decided to try this new visual format instead of the old FARK inspired text link array. What do you all think of this new format? Anything I can do to improve on it? Send me your comments and suggestions! I’d love to hear your feedback.