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TWILL: The World of Illustration – August 21, 2009


What can I say – life often gets in the way and you have to prioritize what’s important over everything else. My updates have been sporadic at best this summer due in large part to a number of things – but mainly travel, work and health concerns. I’m sorry for not being able to provide on a routine basis as of late – I’m hoping this will all change once the school year rolls around and there is a sense of normalcy in life that has been lacking for a long time.

Enough apologies – updates are what’s important right now! Check out this cool stuff and let me know what you think!

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Make an eye-popping Vector Eyeball

Aug21-02
Grab your Envato Birthday Bundle now

Aug21-03
The Price of the Ticket – Tomer Hanuka

Aug21-04
Create a Trendy Galactic Poster

Aug21-05
Tyler Stout’s Inglourious Basterds Commission work

Aug21-06
Sasan’s Heart and Mind (infested)

Aug21-07
Drew Struzan Illustrated Movie Posters

Aug21-08
Sean Lee’s Illustration portfolio samples

Aug21-09
Illustrative Type Technique Using Shapes

Aug21-10
Tutorial – How to Make an Icy Tropical Drink

Aug21-11
NIARK1 – Lafraise 15K finalist Illustration

Aug21-12
Too Many Zombies – A zombie a day for 1 year

That’s it for another week. Enjoy these last few days of summer, because the leaves will change colour and fall will be upon us sooner than you think. Get outside and enjoy it…

(maybe then you won’t notice my lack of updates! hah!)

Posted by on August 21st, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – August 10, 2009


In case you were wondering where these updates went, never fear. They’re back, and in this week’s installment, we feature some interesting internet illustration techniques, tutorials and all-around eye candy. Check out the samples below…

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How to Create a Cute Earth Illustration in Vector

aug10-02
Sex Crimes Online (MAXIM)

aug10-03
Pau Molas – V is for Vector

aug10-04
Greg Houston’s “Vatican Hustle”

aug10-05
Fantastic Illustrations by Gustavo Sobral

aug10-06
Hellovon Portfolio Samples

aug10-07
Veerle’s Overlapping 3D Ring Tutorial

aug10-08
Strongstuff’s Octodemon Shirt Design

aug10-09
Underground Art School – Issue 3

aug10-10
Eliohouse – Milky Way Shuffle (minicomic)

aug10-11
Juan Francinsco Casas – Ballpoint Pen artistry

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Easy to use, affordable Mac based Vector Drawing Software (ONLY $80!!)

Time flies when you’re constantly on the go – this summer has proven to be quite busy for me! I’ll bet some of you are thinking “Summer?? What summer?” seeing as the weather has been absolutely horrendous in this neck of the woods. With the upcoming school year looming closer, idrawdigital will be looking to update more frequently with drawing tutorials, featured artists and many more items from my personal portfolio. The back-to-school special is coming soon…

Posted by on August 10th, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – June 29, 2009


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As much as I hate doing this to you all, I will be away for 3 weeks in July for a much needed holiday. I promise upon my return that idrawdigital will have some changes (new format, content, etc) and that the site will have more articles that will serve to be useful to digital artists of all types. Stay tuned – and now, on to the links…

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Cute Elephant Vector Freebie

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How to Create your Own Abstract Music Vector

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The Basics of Clipping Paths and Opacity Masks

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Mother and her Sprawling Presence

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Free Women’s Apparel Vector – Download

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Steven Topley – New Work: Character Experiments

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Jason Crosby Illustration

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Shane Harrison Illustration

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Great Illustrations by David Sossella

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Awesome Darth Vader Illustrations

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Master of Light Effects – Chuck Anderson (NoPattern)

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How to Draw a Vector Kiwi

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Sweet Fighter – T-Shirt

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A Petition to Stop the Violence in Iran -
(from Persepolis Author Marjane Satrapi)

And there we go. Another set of links for the last week of June and into July. I’ll be off to Europe for 3 weeks as of Sunday, but I will be carrying along a few notebooks to document my travels along with some illustrations for accompaniment. When I get back, I’ll scan and post all of these items for a long overdue update t the Sketchbook section of this site.

See you in a few!

-Drezz

Posted by on June 29th, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – Week of June 22nd, 2009


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We’re back – due to some unforeseen circumstances, idrawdigital had to take a bit of a backseat in order to resolve some personal matters, but now we’re back into full swing with some of the web’s coolest tutorials, tips and eye candy for the third week of June! Here we go!

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How to create Shiny Vector Dice in Illustrator

jun22-02
How to create a Rocketing, Vector Aircraft Shuttle

jun22-03
Bots, Blasts and Boys

jun22-04
Cute, Furry Monster Icons

jun22-05
Samuel Cochetel Illustration Blog – Kung-Fu Fighting not included

jun22-06
Ed Batista – Design and Illustration

june22-07
Answers to Illustrator/Photoshop Annoyances

jun22-08
Glossy Button Tutorial

jun22-09
Underground School Issue 3 – Out NOW

jun22-10
Can you draw yourself at 100?

jun22-11
Free hina Doodle Pattern

There they are – grab them while they’re still hot.  If you haven’t checked out the previous TWILL links, scroll to the bottom of this post and have a look at past editions for even more tutorials and articles from the best sites featuring digital illustration!

Posted by on June 22nd, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – May 25, 2009


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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.

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Blend and Mask Yourself a Great Poster

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60 Gorgeous Vector Business Cards

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How to Create an Abstract Vector Design in Illustrator

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Beginner Illustrator Tutorial – Create an RSS Feed Icon

may25-005
Wigan Wonders – An Exhibition by Mark Wigan

may25-006
Glastonbury Neighbourhood Watch Movement

may25-007
Alan D. new prints on InPrint

may25-008
John Coulter – New Work

may25-009
Diskursdisco Interview: Andy Kehoe

may25-010
Totally Awesome Joker Collection

may25-011
Super Amazing Vector Art by Tstout

may25-012
Really Cool Illustrations of Pirates

may25-013
How to Draw a Pawn Shape in Illustrator

may25-014
3D Apple Peeled Skin Tutorial

may25-015
Rubens Cantuni – Urban Attitude

may25-016
ZENGOKU by Dacosta

may25-017
European Art Deco Floral Wallpaper

may25-018
World War Monkey by Chet Phillips

may25-019
How to Create a Television Icon

may25-020
How to Create a Cute Hippo Character

may25-021
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.

Posted by on May 25th, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – May 11, 2009


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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…

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How to create an Hourglass Icon in an Hour

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Create a Happy Tree Illustration with Bubblefriends – Vector Plus Tutorial

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Marker Brush Set (20) for Download

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How to Create a Web Site Mascot

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How to Create a Detailed 3D Vector Tire Illustration

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How to Create Sheet Rolls with Custom Spirals

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40 Tutorials for Creating Highly Detailed Icon Designs

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Lehel Kovacs New Website

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Andy Council – Upfest Poster Illustration

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Helder Oliveira – The Heritage

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Happily Never After – Group Show – Michael Wandelmaier

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Hire an Illustrator Spotlight – Nathan Daniels

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DIFTNORM Experimental Illustration Design Work

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Beautiful Illustrations by Hazim Hamid

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Stunning Illustrations by Pacman23

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Awesome Illustrations by Deadness

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Illustrations By Richard Perez

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Marine Square Tiles Tutorial

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A Mildly Violent Tribute to Horror Movie – Icons

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HEY FELLAS! – HELLOFREAKS…

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Vector T-Shirt Templates

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Vector Icons Pack – Number 6

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Vector Icons Pack – Number 7

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May Cupcakes

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Colored Pattern Background Vector

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Kate Neckel – Look It’s OK

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Doodle-Off Roundup – Friday May 8th, 2009

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

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

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Full of Pryde – Kitty Pryde Project

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Zara Picken Illustration

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Six Chix – Cartooning Versatility

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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!

Posted by on May 11th, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – May 4, 2009


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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…

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Design-Lots Creative – Vector Graph Icons

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How to Make a Sweet Vector Popsicle Illustration

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Free Vector Decorative Ornament

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How to Create a Vector Sketchbook

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Ryan Putnam’s Vectips Monthly Roundup for April 2009

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“Swine Flu and the Media” by Sasan

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Scion’s “Installation Five” Art Tour in NYC

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The Fantastic Work of Karl Kwasny

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The Get Fresh Crew & The Milk Carton Clone Army

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He’s My Kinda Guy – HELLOFREAKS!

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Realistic Water Droplets

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“Auto” by Tomasz Mazur

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“Morze” by Tomasz Mazur

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

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Satan Said Draw – Mikkel Sommer’s Artwork

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Illustrator Basics by AIVault

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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.

Posted by on May 4th, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – April 27, 2009


vectortuts downloadVector Beetle Car

vectortuts tutorialHow to create a LeBron James Cartoon Character

vectortuts tutorialHow to create and prepare illustrations for stock submissions

spoon tutorialCreate a Bright Retro Grunge Illustration

lcs collectionLüerzer’s Archive 2009/10 – Nathaniel Eckstrom

lcs artistPre-production stills from McLeod’s new short

lcs artistTimothy Banks Goes on a Bird Hunt

abdu artist30 Great Examples of Dan Mumford’s Work

abdu artistReally Cool Graphic Design Inspiration by Doug Alves

abdu artistCourtney James illustration for Punky Chicken

abdu artistMagical Digital Illustrations by Adam Spizak

abdu artistThe Awesome Work of Illustrator Eduardo Francisco

abdu artistSvetlin Velinov Impressive Work

vectordiary tutorialGradient Mesh Flower Tutorial

hello artistSenor Dinamito at Hellofreaks

bsv artistMy Cat is a Bit Weird by NIARK1

valley downloadRed Apple by Ray Craighead

valley downloadOne Thousand Nights and One Vector by pehaa

valley downloadRibbons by Vector Valley

drawn tutorial75 Ways to Draw More

drawn collectionCanadian Eh – B – C

aivault tutorialMake Your Own Paint Stroke Brushes

aivault downloadVector Freebie Scare Me Little Monster Doodles

aivault tutorialLearning Illustrator Basics

Posted by on April 27th, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – April 13, 2009


spoon download Over 270 Hi-Res “Rough and Grungy” Brushes

lcs collection Robert Shadbolt’s Gocco Set

lcs artist Happy Easter with Ninja Bunnies (by Charlene Chua)

lcs artist The Monokomo by Wilmer Murillo

lcs technique The Process of “Mantracker” by Juan Carlos Solon

abdu artist Awesome Illustrations by Yuta Onoda

bsv artist Cosmic Trip by NIARK1

valley download Cityscape Silhouette by Antoine Mallet

valley download A 2002 Montero by lagartoi

valley download ‘Veggtors’ by pehaa

valley download 88 Animal Silhouettes by alisdesignmedia.com

valley download Eggcellent Eggs by Clarice Gomes

drawn technique The Tools Artists Use

drawn artist Miki Sato’s Collage Style Illustrations

drawn artist Chris von Szombathy Surreal Cartoons

drawn collection Championnat de bras de fer (Arm Wrestling Artists)

drawn collection Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2009

Posted by on April 13th, 2009 No Comments

TWILL: The World of Illustration – April 7, 2009


vectortuts tutorial How to Create Vector Clouds with the Gradient Mesh Tool

vectortuts tutorial Accentuating with Color in Vector Illustration

vectortuts download Free Vector Grunge Splats

vectortuts tutorial How to Create a Cartoon Character with Expressive Lines

vectortuts download MacBook Pro Illustration Freebie

vectortuts tutorial How to Make a Foolproof Flowery Wallpaper Pattern

vectortuts tutorial How to create a Retro Vector Illustration with Stylized Lines

vectips download Multicolored Paint Brushes

abdu artist The Digital Work of Ed Batista

veerle tutorial Seamless Illustrator Pattern Brushes with Outer Corner Tiles

veerle tutorial Simple Flower and Decorative Curl Shape in Illustrator

vectordiary tutorial Converging Points Together Using the Average Tool

bsv artist Ninja/Cholas by losfokos

doodlage collection Doodle Collage from user requests

doodlage artist Joyful Dia’s Doodles

drawn collection Two Books About Sketching

drawn artist Secret Identity: Joe Shuster’s Fetish Art (creator of Superman)

drawn artist Joel Trussell’s New Site

aivault tutorial Create a Cool Floral Monogram Using Floral Brushes

aivault download Free Vector Silhouettes – Men in Black against Dark Background

aivault tutorial How to Create a Pop Design Element

Posted by on April 7th, 2009 No Comments