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Hand Drawn, Illustration, Illustrator, Patterns, Tutorials

How to Create Hand Drawn Seamless Patterns in Illustrator

Seamless patterns in Illustrator have been on my tutorial list for a while, so I’m very excited for this week! There’s something about the anticipation right before you test your pattern that I love. The total surprise when you see this pretty little square you made repeated a dozen times – suddenly the little square looks the same, but entirely new. And then go ahead and imagine it on your favorite throw pillow, mug, notebook, mousepad, comforter, wallpaper..it’s a great moment for a designer, even if they’re just daydreams 😉 My goal is to bring you one step closer to those daydreams this week with a method you can use to create seamless, repeatable patterns no matter which version of Illustrator you have. We’ll take a square with elements from the 100+ Vector Leaves and Flourishes pack and go step by step to achieve a fully usable pattern at the end – color palette included. Let’s go!

September 1, 2015

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Branding, Freebies, Illustrator

Freebie: Vector Hipster Badges

Happy almost-end-of-the-week! This week’s freebie is a set of 3 vector hipster badges all as ai, eps and psd files. All free fonts were used in the badges, so just be sure to open the .rtf file included in the download first. Download and install those fonts, then open any of the badge files and they’ll show up the same way as in the previews. Easy peasy. Download link/inspiration ideas for how to use your spankin’ new hipster badges below!

August 20, 2015

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Freebies, Resources, Textures, vector

Freebie: Vector Mini Grit Textures

Have you ever run into a situation where you know adding a little – just a little bit – of subtle texture could take something you’ve done to the next level? This happens to me allll the time, which is why this week I want to give away a couple of vector mini grit textures. Each texture’s grittiness is on the smaller/finer side to work perfectly with more detailed artwork. And because they’re vector, no matter what you use em on, they’ll never lose resolution and can infinitely scale for any size you need them. Check out a few ways you can use them below!

August 6, 2015

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Hand Drawn, Illustrator, Tutorials

How to Vectorize Hand Drawn Doodles

Happy Tuesday! This week’s tutorial is brought to you by Whitney + Monica who both emailed asking how to vectorize hand drawn doodles so they would have reuseable, and infinitely rescalable vectors. You’ve probably seen vector artwork around a lot lately – I just released a pack of vectors a few weeks ago and gave 5 of them away for free. In this tutorial, using that vector pack as an example, I share how I took those hand drawn elements from a doodle on a sheet of copy paper to a crisp vector that can be used over and over again on any application. Do you remember the how to vectorize hand lettering tutorial? If you’ve practiced that at all, you’ll be in great shape with converting doodles 🙂 In this video, we’ll go over 3 different methods of cleaning up your doodles, so whether you’re a beginner or advanced Illustrator user, there’s an option that will work for you. Let’s get started!

August 4, 2015

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Freebies, Hand Drawn, Illustrator

Freebie: Hand Drawn BBQ Vectors (ai, eps + psd)

If you’re throwing a BBQ or are in need of some summer get-together themed vector elements, this week’s freebie is a set of hand drawn BBQ vectors! Slap them on your homemade sauce and marinades, create some party coasters, rubber stamp them on napkins, or stick them in your facebook BBQ party invite. Whatever you use them for, you’ll be able to ring in summer better than all of your friends. 🙂 Read on for the free download link!

May 21, 2015

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Freebies, Hand Lettering, Illustrator

Freebie: Subscriber Goodie Pack

If you’ve been here earlier in the week, you’ve probably noticed a little popup on the site advertising a new free subscriber goodie pack. Today, I wanted to go over everything that’s inside and talk about the perks that will come along with being a free subscriber.

April 9, 2015

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Freebies, Illustrator, Personal

Freebie: Vector Flourishes + Frame Elements

As Spence and I continue brainstorming our wedding invites, I’ve had flourishes and frame elements on the brain a lot lately. It’s so much harder (but so rewarding!) when you’re designing something for yourself! This past weekend I designed a whole set of flourishes + frames in my pursuit to exhaust every option. 🙂

My flourish extravaganza has led to this week’s freebie: a set of vector flourishes and frame elements for Illustrator, CS3 or newer.

January 20, 2015

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Freebies, Holiday, Illustrator, Photoshop, Roundups, Tutorials

Free Every-Tuesday Holiday Assets

If you’re in a pinch for some holiday design goodies, you’ve come to the right place! Here’s a roundup of every-tuesday content from the past two holiday seasons, enjoy!

December 23, 2014

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Freebies, Holiday, Illustrator, Photoshop

Freebie: Holiday Vectors

Happy Tuesday! As we close in on the holidays, the time for making holiday-related items is in full swing. To help with your crafts, invites, tags, gift bags, and cards, this week’s freebie is a set of holiday themed hand drawn vectors! The download includes 20 fully editable vector assets that can be opened with versions of Illustrator and Photoshop, CS3 or newer.

December 9, 2014

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Freebies

Freebie: Spooky Eyes Vectors

Happy Tuesday! Halloween is closing in! So much so that I just realized the blog has been up for a full year now (my first post was a halloween freebie!)! It’s been really awesome to have connected with so many through this blog and I can’t wait to see what the next year brings 🙂 But, back to business. This week’s freebie is a 12 piece set of spooky eyes!

October 21, 2014

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Freebies, Holiday, vector

Freebie: Valentine’s Day Vectors

Happy Tuesday! With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it’s time for some Valentine-themed vectors! Download includes 12 vectors as an ai and eps file for versions of Adobe Illustrator, CS3 or higher.

February 11, 2014

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Freebies, vector

Freebie: Hand Drawn Vector Arrows

Happy Tuesday! I’ve always loved incorporating hand drawn vector arrows into my artwork. Arrows work especially well for step by steps images, or for before and afters. If there’s a specific place you’d like your reader to look, an arrow is perfect for drawing attention to it. Instead of using the default Photoshop arrows, hand drawn has always been my method of choice. 🙂 This week, I’m sharing some arrows from my own collection that you can begin using for your own work. This download contains 35 free hand drawn vector arrows as both an ai + eps file for Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Download link and preview image below!

January 14, 2014

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