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TWILL: March 2010


TWILL: March 2010

I know I’m a bit late on this one, but I feel you guys all deserve to see this stuff anyway. Here are some of the illustration frinds from around the Internet that I came across in March, and I want to share them with you.

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Posted by Drezz on April 7th, 2010 No Comments

TWILL – February 2010 Edition


idrawdigital is back with another monthly collection of illustration links from the best artists on the Internet. This month we have some fine work from the likes of Florent Sacré, Asaf Hanuka, Stanley Lau and Chad Lenjer. Click here to continue…

Posted by Drezz on February 25th, 2010 No Comments

TWILL – The World of Illustration – New Year Edition 2010


As the New Year begins and we venture forth into ‘twenty-ten’, here’s a sampling of some illustration resources to inspire you and wake you up from your Holiday slumber! This was a late Christmas present (how about Ukrainian Christmas?) so I’ve turned it into more of a New Year’s present for you all. Click here to continue…

Posted by Drezz on January 4th, 2010 No Comments

TWILL – The World of Illustration – Best of November 2009


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It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these – and I’ve decided now that the main focus of the site has shifted towards comics related content and less of illustration, that I would put out a TWILL post at the end of every month with the best links from that period. Comic book artists can gain a lot of info from digital illustrators and Photoshop tutorials, so I don’t plan on scrapping TWILL any time soon. There’s a gold mine of goods out there that I’d like to share – check this out…

01
Working With Client Changes While Working on a Hippie Bus

02
Dodie Smith Illustrations

03
15 Hi-Res Photoshop Brushes

04
GLENNZ Tee-Shirt Designs

05
Cosmetic Bottle Illustration Tutorial

06
Emanuelle Walker Illustration

07
Social Network Icons – Ice Cubes – Free Download

08
The Concert Ticket

09
Super Heroes and Villains – Alphabet

10
Deskartes Mil – Vintage Illustration

11
Allan Sanders Superheroes

12
BlackYard Illustrator Collective

13
Work In Progress – a WIP drawing process Blog

14
How to Create an Eagle Head Sticker

15
Creattica Poster Gallery

So there it is – some of the latest and greatest from the month of November. There’s a sampling of tutorials, some free downloads, and even some comic book characters and artwork as well. Next month we’ll bring TWILL back with some of the cool finds from December.

If you have any inspiring links you check out on a regular basis, leave me a comment and a link so I can check it out for myself and introduce it into the next set of TWILL updates!

Keep checkin in!

Posted by Drezz on December 1st, 2009 No Comments

The World of Illustration – October 10, 2009


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Another week, another round-up of illustration resources from around the Internet. Check out these links and put what you’ve learned to good use – or save them for a special occasion! Whatever you decide, you can bet that there will be something of worth out there for you.

Oct10_01
Create a Gold Chain Pattern Brush

Oct10_02
The Hidden Power of the Average Command: Creating Swirly Type

Oct10_03
How to Create a Textured Grungy 3D Type Design

Oct10_04
Introducing – Hanna Thoren (portfolio)

Oct10_05
Yuta Onoda Illustration

Oct10_06
Super Cool Star Wars Illustrations

Oct10_07
Fun Cartoon Illustrations by Juan Molinet

Oct10_08
The Harvey Pekar Project

Oct10_09
Create a Vector Labyrinth

That’s all for this week – check back next week for some more hidden gems. In the meantime, while you’re waiting for the next update, feel free to poke around in the TWILL archives. You may find some goodies in past posts that can be of great use to you. Perhaps there is some inspiring artists displaying their work – or maybe there’s some interesting tutorials and tips you may have missed. Check out these resources and enjoy!

Posted by Drezz on October 10th, 2009 1 Comment

The World of Illustration – October 2, 2009


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The World of Illustration is back again with another week’s worth of illustration based goodness for your viewing enjoyment. Check out these links from our featured artists, tutorials and techniques from some of the internet’s leading experts in the field.

Oct2-01
How to create a Retro Vector Invaders Illustration

Oct2-02
Wonderful Illustrations by Tamas Gaspar

Oct2-03
Sketching a Boat with a Graphics Tablet

Oct2-04
Dirty Cream Typography by Tokyo Candies

Oct2-05
Furry Water – Rafael Grampa Blog

Oct2-06
New work from Dean MacAdam

Oct2-07
Free Diamond Necklace Illustration Download

Short post this week as I’ve been swamped with numerous other tasks that have occupied my time. I’m still working on revamping idrawdigital for its new focus. Check back next week for more updates!

Posted by Drezz on October 2nd, 2009 No Comments

The World of Illustration – September 18th, 2009


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The World of Illustration has returned for another week’s worth of illustration goodies for you to enjoy. Check out these latest tools for your inspiration, and some wonderful tutorials and techniques you can apply to your own work.

Sep18-01
How to Create a Wide Range of Custom Color Swatches in Illustrator

Sep18-02
How to Create an Academy Icon in Illustrator

Sep18-03
An Interview with Rod Hunt

Sep18-04
LOST inspired artwork at Damon, Carlton and a Polar Bear

Sep18-05
Super Stylish Illustrations by Bruno83

Sep18-06
Veerle’s entry for Traveling Moleskines

Sep18-07
StereoHeadRider by san@ce

Sep18-08
Making Quick Global Swatches in Illustrator CS4

Sep18-09
Machine56 Bonehead Gallery

There’s some great stuff out there. It’s impossible to fit it all into one post. I usually consult all my main sources and get lost wandering from link to link, portfolio to gallery to shop, to tutorial and so on. I hope you all do the same thing – its easy to get lost in the world of illustration – its inspiring and chock full of information for you to learn and develop your own styles – or even try something new. Enjoy!

Posted by Drezz on September 18th, 2009 No Comments

The World of Illustration – September 11, 2009


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Another week has flown by – don’t you just love short working weeks? I know I do. One thing is for certain, just because it was shorter, doesn’t mean there are any less great illustration resources to share with you this week. So let’s get to it!

01
How to Create a Golden, Vector Compass in Illustrator

02
20 More Useful Adobe Illustrator Menu Tips
03
How to Design a Skate Deck with a Skull Graphic

04
PixelBoy Studios – Madden + Sports Illustrated Kids

05
Francisco Perez – Pacman23 Illustrations

06
El Grande Jalapeno – TokyoCandies Illustration

07
Crazy Enough – San Illustrations from Hong Kong

08
Project Waldo – Learning about Making Comics by Making a Comic

09
Illustrator CS4 Tip – Using ‘Transform Again’

Enjoy the eye-candy, tips and tricks this week. Use them wisely, and expand your knowledge and creativity. I’ll be back next week to share some more goodies with you folks!

Posted by Drezz on September 11th, 2009 No Comments

The World of Illustration – September 4, 2009


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Another week, another set of updates in the world of Illustration. Check out these wonderful finds from the past seven days.

Sep4-01
How to Create a Caramel Ripple Effect

Sep4-02
Old Moab – Tropical Toxic

Sep4-03
Create a Fun Illustrated Toy Store Site in Photoshop

Sep4-04
Create your own Monster

Sep4-05
Add texture to your layered vectors

Sep4-06
Dan Stafford’s – Panda Diplomacy

Sep4-07
Modern versions of Stylish Constructivist Illustration

Sep4-08
Illustrations of the Old West

Sep4-09
Ray Gun designs by Dave Franzese

Sep4-10
Tutorial for Using Live Color in Illustrator

So there’s another week flown by – it seems the summer has begun to slip away and soon the fall will be upon us (at least on this side of the globe). Check back in next week for more updates from the world of illustration – for eye-candy, tips, tricks and inspiration!

Posted by Drezz on September 4th, 2009 No Comments

The World of Illustration – August 28, 2009


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So things are moving along with idd lately, and I’m hoping to use this forward momentum to keep pushing out more illustration goodies from the ‘net for your viewing and learning pleasure. Heading into the weekend, here are the latest links from the World of Illustration from this past week.

Aug28-01
50+ Diverse Vector Masks

Aug28-02
80′s retro futuristic graphics

Aug28-03
Mixed-media vector illustration gallery by Theodoru

Aug28-04
Kakashi-Sensei Illustrations (Naruto)

Aug28-05
Konstantin Shalev T-Shirt Design

Aug28-06
Bob Scott on Comic Strips

Aug28-07
Voice your opinion / vent at Adobe’s Software Report Forms

It wasn’t the busiest week in illustration, but there are still a lot of great eye-candy and tips out there. Check back through some of the TWILL archives in case you missed something, or if something new catches your attention. I’ll see you all next week!

Posted by Drezz on August 28th, 2009 No Comments