Free Vectors - 15 Grunge Vectors

Hello all, I’m back!

So this is my first blog post as a married man! :) Feels pretty much the same!

Anywho, today I’ve got some very cool grunge vectors for yall. These were all made from various texture photos I’ve taken. These can be used for all types of things, from creating a cool grunge background, to creating grunge and worn effects on text. I actually used a couple of these to help create the grunge set of half-tone vectors I posted recently.

There are 15 total in the pack, and I’m including a preview below.

Enjoy!

{by ThinkDesignBlog}

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People Silhouette

Another huge set of free vector People Silhouette set.

This time it is unique clip art of just a  common people witch you can find in everyday life, men & women, university students and teachers, cook & waiter, fireman, farmer, clown & cowboy, policeman, man in batman suit,  musician, builders, footballer, engineer, porter.

{by AllSilhouettes}

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How to Create a Cubist Masterpiece in Illustrator

Cubism is one of the most outstanding movements in abstract art. Geometric shapes, vivid colors, simple figures, and textures are all distinctive features of this style.

Let’s try to recreate the cubist painting in Illustrator inspired by works of Pablo Picasso – after learning some simple techniques you’ll be able to easily paint your own cubist composition.

{by VectorTuts}

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Cool Typography with the Blend Tool in Illustrator

I have written some Illustrator tutorials in which I've used the Blend Tool to create swirls and other shapes, but I have never used it to create a text effect. Then we received this email suggestion from one of our readers quite a few months ago asking us how to create that effect. I really like the text effect and decided to give it a try.

So in this tutorial I will show you how to create a text effect using the Blend Tool in Illustrator and then we will use Photoshop for some final retouches to make the effect more subtle.

The technique is very simple and it won't take more than 30 minutes to achieve the same effect.

{by Abduzeedo}

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Free Illustrator Brushes: Ink/Watercolor

I’ve got another set of Illustrator brushes for everyone. I previously released these shapes as vectors, but decided to go ahead and make a brush library out of them.

I hope you can put them to good use.

Screenshot after the jump.

{by BittBox}

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The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator

In my last post I gave away some seamless vector patterns, and one in this post.

Many of you have questioned how to put these to use, and the answer is: Lots of ways. I’m going to illuminate a few different ways to take a seamless vector pattern and put it to use. And believe me, these are not the only ways.

Hopefully you can take these tips and find some unique uses for your own personal designs.

{by Bittbox}

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Stock Vectors >> Tribal Vectors

This and many others Tribal Tattoos can be found at VectorPortal under category “Tribal Vectors.”

{by VectorPortal}

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Take Vector Paths from Photoshop into Illustrator

Many times in the past I had found that I wanted to take a vector path from Photoshop (CS) and somehow get it to Illustrator for further use.

There are lots of great and free Photoshop custom shapes out there, many of which might be more useful to you in Illustrator, if that’s what you prefer. That’s what Illustrator is for, right? Vectors.

{by BittBox}

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9 eCommerce Vector Icons

Well well well, our friend Carlos in another burst of generosity have provide us 9 simple but stylish eCommerce related vector icons.

Hope you like them “snappers” (as he said to us lol.)

{by Snap2Objects}

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Complex Circular Design Techniques

Creating intricate circular designs and patterns may look difficult because the shapes can be very complicated, but you will be surprised at just how easy making these shapes can be.

I will go over some neat tricks, tools, techniques, and settings that will have you pumping out perfect circular designs in no time using Illustrator.

{by Bittbox}

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Natural Leaves & Bushes

One more set of leaves created by Ann (VectorLady.com).

Vector clip art of 70+ natural like leaves, bushes and flowers, silhouettes created by photo tracing, plus hand editing of final images.

All that floral nature elements are very eye catching designs and today they can be found in any design sphere: posters, flyers, t-shirt designs, business cards; web-design: banners, web sites, logotypes; commercial graphics or wallpaper.

Set includes vector version for Adobe Illustrator CS (*.ai) and Adobe Photoshop CS (*.csh)

{by All-Silhouettes}

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Grunge Text Effect in Illustrator

In this tutorial we will make a grunge text effect like in a logo of Getaway TV series.

You can find the original Getaway logo here: www.thegetaway.co.uk

{by DesignSpice}

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People in Couples

New mega set of people silhouettes - People in Couples.

56 detailed outlines of girls and men, parents with their children, business partners and lovers, friends and relatives. Also you can find some romantic couples, easy to create eye catching love images and illustrations for Valentine’s day.

{by All-Silhouettes}

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Weekly Download: Effects for Adobe Illustrator, Series 2

I get asked all the time how to create bevels in Adobe Illustrator.

There are two answers for this: use the 3D filter, in which case you're limited to flat surfaces, or fudge it by combining multiple instances of your graphic, in which case you're stuck spending too much time on a simple effect that's not easily repeatable.

So I've decided to dip into my shallow reservoir of programming knowledge to present you with a few preset bevel filters that will hopefully get you through some simple tasks that require resolution-independent, Photoshop-style bevels.

{by CorporateMediaNews}

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Free Vectors

Welcome to Mad Media Monkey´s Free Vectors Section.

Our online gallery of free to use vector graphics are for personal use and most of them can be used commercially.

If you choose to use a vector, please leave a comment
so we know what types of vectors you like. Also, show support by visiting our contributors site.

{by MadMediaMonkey}

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80 Best-Of Adobe Illustrator Tutorials, Brushes, .EPSs and Resources

For months, we have been bookmarking interesting, useful and creative Adobe Illustrator tutorials and Resources, so you can now rest assured that you will have the necessary tools to get the job done.

Due to this phenomenally vast amount of vector packs, brushes, patterns available, you can now add dirt, rust, floral effect, swirls, mold, oil stains in your artwork and to give it any look you want.

So in today’s post, you’ll find an assortment of top-notch tutorials, brushes, patterns, vector packs, tips & tricks and .EPS downloadable files that others have freely contributed to the design community.

{by Noupe}

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Free Vectors: Flowers

I’ve got some new vectors for everyone.

I’ve been playing around with a new Wacom tablet for a few days now (still experimenting) but I’d like to share some of my first creations with everyone.

Hope you can put ‘em to good use ;) Download After the Jump. (EPS & SVG)

{by Bittbox}

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6 Vintage Emblems

Well I hope you are not tired of this wave of vintage vectors my beloved readers. Because as you can see here comes more!

This time 6 Vector emblems from, yeah you are right, the same old poetry book. I am kind of ripping all the illustrations there are so many and I find then really beautiful.

I hope you enjoy them as well. :)

{by Snap2Objects}

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Get More-Natural Adjustments with the Illustrator “Reshape” Tool

A hidden gem in my opinion, Illustrator’s “Reshape” tool can come in very handy in a variety of situations.

In a nutshell, the Reshape tool allows you to drag a single point on a path and it tries to retain the overall shape of the entire path, while you only move the one anchor point.

What? I’ll explain below.

{by BittBox}

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55 Seamless Line & Crosshatch Swatches

The first graphic design software I ever learned was Macromedia Fireworks. For those of you familiar with the software you may be aware of the many tileable vertical, horizontal, diagonal and crosshatch patterns that ship with the software. These patterns were great; they allowed me to quickly create graphical mockups without having to spend a lot of time trying to get background tiles to line up properly. When I began branching out to other design programs such as Illustrator or Photoshop however, I quickly noticed how those patterns were missing. I spent a lot time frustrated in those early days trying to figure out how to create repeating backgrounds. Most of the time, I simply gave up and went with a design without those elements.

That’s why today I am releasing a set of 55 seamless lines & crosshatch swatches for Adobe Illustrator.  Just because it took me a little while to figure out how to design these elements, doesn’t mean that you guys should go without them as well.  So feel free to use these patterns in both your personal and professional work.  They are perfect for just about any type of design and I tried to include a variety of patterns with lines of varying width and direction.

{by Colorburned}

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