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  • Drawing figures from photos

    The Boy Fitz Hammond shows you how to create a character in using your eyes, some photos and the all-important Pen tool.

  • Mix pixel and vector

    Newcomer Ingi Erlingsson saves you the trouble of choosing between popular design applications by showing you how to effectively use Photoshop and Illustrator together, with impressive results.

  • Work smart with symbols

    Computer Arts newcomer, web and graphic designer Nick La, reveals the tricks you need to recreate this striking Chinese bamboo illustration using only the power of Symbolism tools in Illustrator.

  • Trace and paint

    Use Adobe Illustrator CS2 to ink and colour a traditional comic-style drawing.

  • Transparency tricks

    Derek Lea explains how to add transparency to your objects and vary their Blending Modes within Illustrator to achieve rich, multi-layered, vector-based art that surpasses simple sections of solid, flat colour.

  • Organic imagery

    There's no easy way to create an organic, atmospheric palette in Photoshop. It takes plenty of manual work combined with a knowledge of colour and digital blending. Nigel Dennis shows you how.

  • Illustrate in Flash

    It may not be your first choice of illustration program, but has some unique vector drawing tools that will change the way you work. Trevor Van Meter reveals the skills you need to use this new approach to best effect.

  • Fairground graphics

    Part Victoriana, part folk art, fairground imagery is enjoying something of a renaissance. But how can it be recreated digitally? Sam Chivers reveals the techniques behind the style.
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