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  • Envelope distortion in Illustrator

    Distortion effects can take the perfect lines of your vector illustration and give them a more organic or hand-sculpted appearance, says Sam Hampton-Smith.

  • Creative lighting techniques

    It's easy enough to add natural-looking lighting effects to your clean vector graphics, says Ben the Illustrator.

  • Creating vector characters in Illustrator

    Characters can add a recognisable face to your work. But how do you go from a sketch to the finished product? Peskimo talk through their process.

  • Animate your vector characters

    Animating characters is the ultimate way of bringing them to life. Peskimo talk you through importing, setting up and animating in.

  • Design Japanese-style graffiti

    Tokyo graff writer Imaone demonstrates how to create clean vector lines from hand-drawn graffiti, which can be used to decorate a skateboard deck.

  • Design skateboard graphics

    Use Illustrator's Pen tool to add decks appeal to a plain skateboard. Fat Punk Studio's Sam Brade explains how.

  • Using blends to create depth

    Working with vectors needn't be flat, says Sara Haraigue, if you know how to breathe life into them through dynamic use of Illustator and Photoshop.

  • Break the vector mould

    Vector work can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose to make it. YUP encourages you to push the vector exploration envelope.

  • Design organic type

    Sarah Coleman reveals a digital shortcut to recreate an organic hand-made type effect, usually achieved using lots of ink and bleach.
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