
Tutorials
Tutorials on how to achieve traditional styles in your digital art and design work including mid-century illustration, vintage comic books, kitschy American design.

How to Create a Set of Retro Icon Illustrations in Adobe Illustrator
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[Infographic] How to Cut Out Shapes with Brushes in Adobe Illustrator
Here's a simple trick we learned that allows you to cut away at a shape with your vector brushes! Learn how to use your vector brushes to subtract from a shape instead of adding to it. It'll have you creating with vector brushes in a whole new way!

How to Add Patterns to Your Illustrations

Create a hand-painted effect with the DragStrip brush set

How to Create Your Own Vintage Wall Art

How to Draw a Sad Chinchilla Using Custom Brushes in Adobe Illustrator
Learn how to create an expressive character with simple shapes and your own custom Illustrator brushes in this tutorial from Jeremy Slagle.

How to Make No-Stretch Cross Hatching Pattern Brushes in Illustrator
Learn how to make no-stretch cross hatching pattern brushes in Adobe Illustrator with this step-by-step tutorial.
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Master Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn how to save a ton of time in Illustrator by creating and leveraging smart keyboard shortcuts. Implementing the information in this video could easily cut 20% of the time off projects in Adobe Illustrator.

How to make a Vintage Flower Drawing in Illustrator
Learn how to make a vintage botanical illustration in illustrator. Includes step-by-step directions from start to finish.

How to Make a Vintage Skull Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial, learn how to create a vintage three-eyed skull illustration with hand drawn vector brushes.

How to Make a 1960s Children's Book Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

How to Make a UFO Illustration with Halftones in Adobe Illustrator

How to Make a Retro Style Character in Illustrator

How to Make a Mid Century Modern House Illustration in Illustrator
This tutorial will cover some of the basics of Illustrator and how to illustrate a mid century house. Mid century houses are geometrical and angular which, in turn, makes it easy and fun to illustrate.

How to Create an Engraved Illustration Effect in Illustrator

How to Get Vintage Engraving Brush Effects in Illustrator
Getting engraving effects in Adobe Illustrator can be intimidating. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to get an engraved effect in Illustrator using brushes. It's easier than you think to get engraving effects!

How to Use Stippling Brushes in Illustrator
Using stippling brushes in Illustrator is a great way to add texture, shading, and interest to your illustration work. In this tutorial, I'll show you three useful ways you can use stippling techniques in your digital drawings.
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