Colorburned » Illustrator Brushes http://colorburned.com Graphic design resources, tutorials, and more! Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:55:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 27 High Quality Paintbrush Style Illustrator Brushes Part 2 http://colorburned.com/2010/04/27-high-quality-paintbrush-style-illustrator-brushes-part-2.html http://colorburned.com/2010/04/27-high-quality-paintbrush-style-illustrator-brushes-part-2.html#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:00:55 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=30571 As you know, I am always looking for news ways to produce graphic design resources. Sometimes my methods involve learning new skills; other times it involves the use of new materials. Recently, I have been experimenting with ink…

]]> As you know, I am always looking for news ways to produce graphic design resources. Sometimes my methods involve learning new skills; other times it involves the use of new materials. Recently, I have been experimenting with ink instead of paint to produce Photoshop and Illustrator brushes. Ink is better than paint in several ways. It dries faster, it’s not as sticky, and it’s not as hard on my scanner. So today I am releasing part 2 of a 2-part illustrator brush set. Today’s set includes 27 high quality paintbrush style illustrator brushes that can be used in your designs. Enjoy!

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File type: .Ai
Compatibility: Illustrator CS+
Size: 294 KB

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]]> http://colorburned.com/2010/04/27-high-quality-paintbrush-style-illustrator-brushes-part-2.html/feed 11 Quick Tip: Use Keyboard Acrobatics to Transform an Object’s Perspective in Illustrator http://colorburned.com/2010/04/quick-tip-use-keyboard-acrobatics-to-transform-an-objects-perspective-in-illustrator.html http://colorburned.com/2010/04/quick-tip-use-keyboard-acrobatics-to-transform-an-objects-perspective-in-illustrator.html#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:00:52 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=20873 Those of you who are familiar with Photoshop know that transforming an object’s perspective in Photoshop is quite easy; just go to edit > Transform > Perspective and then you can change the perspective of just about any…

]]> Those of you who are familiar with Photoshop know that transforming an object’s perspective in Photoshop is quite easy; just go to edit > Transform > Perspective and then you can change the perspective of just about any type of object. Doing this in Illustrator however is not quite as easy; or at least straight forward. In this quick tutorial, I will show you how to use the free transform tool in Illustrator in tandem with a few simultaneous keyboard shortcuts to adjust an objects perspective.

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]]> http://colorburned.com/2010/04/quick-tip-use-keyboard-acrobatics-to-transform-an-objects-perspective-in-illustrator.html/feed 3 27 High Quality Paintbrush Style Illustrator Brushes Part 1 http://colorburned.com/2010/03/27-high-quality-paintbrush-style-illustrator-brushes-part-1.html http://colorburned.com/2010/03/27-high-quality-paintbrush-style-illustrator-brushes-part-1.html#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:00:42 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=30562 As you know, I am always looking for news ways to produce graphic design resources. Sometimes my methods involve learning new skills; other times it involves the use of new materials. Recently, I have been experimenting with ink…

]]> As you know, I am always looking for news ways to produce graphic design resources. Sometimes my methods involve learning new skills; other times it involves the use of new materials. Recently, I have been experimenting with ink instead of paint to produce Photoshop and Illustrator brushes. Ink is better than paint in several ways. It dries faster, it’s not as sticky, and it’s not as hard on my scanner. So today I am releasing part 1 of a 2-part illustrator brush set. Today’s set includes 27 high quality paintbrush style illustrator brushes that can be used in your designs. Enjoy!

Preview

27-paint-brush-style-illustrator-brushes

Download

You can download these brushes below

File type: .Ai
Compatibility: Illustrator CS+
Size: 225 KB

Download this file!

]]> http://colorburned.com/2010/03/27-high-quality-paintbrush-style-illustrator-brushes-part-1.html/feed 12 Screencast: How to Edit an Existing Pattern Swatch in Illustrator http://colorburned.com/2010/01/screencast-how-to-edit-an-existing-pattern-swatch-in-illustrator.html http://colorburned.com/2010/01/screencast-how-to-edit-an-existing-pattern-swatch-in-illustrator.html#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:49:32 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=20639 When you work with patterns in Illustrator you will find that you are constantly having to tweak them in one way or another. This is because sometimes color schemes or elements in the pattern change for one reason…

]]> When you work with patterns in Illustrator you will find that you are constantly having to tweak them in one way or another. This is because sometimes color schemes or elements in the pattern change for one reason or another. Since recreating the pattern from scratch would be time-consuming, you will need to learn how to make quick edits to your patterns directly from the swatches palette. This brief tutorial will explain how to edit an existing pattern swatch in Illustrator.

Video Tutorial

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]]> http://colorburned.com/2010/01/screencast-how-to-edit-an-existing-pattern-swatch-in-illustrator.html/feed 0 33 More Paint Brush Style Illustrator Brushes http://colorburned.com/2009/04/33-more-paint-brush-style-illustrator-brushes.html http://colorburned.com/2009/04/33-more-paint-brush-style-illustrator-brushes.html#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:29:43 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/2009/03/33-more-paint-brush-style-illustrator-brushes.html Recently I re-released a set of popular paint brush style Illustrator brushes on this site.  After doing so, it didn’t take long before requests for more brushes in that style started pouring in.  I love feedback from my readers…

]]> Recently I re-released a set of popular paint brush style Illustrator brushes on this site.  After doing so, it didn’t take long before requests for more brushes in that style started pouring in.  I love feedback from my readers so I was happy to produce more brushes in that style.  So today, I am releasing a set of 33 paint brush style Illustrator brushes for you guys to use in your designs for free.  I hope you enjoy them!  And don’t forget, I love feedback so feel free to comment and let me know what you think about this set of brushes.

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33 More Paint Brush Style Illustrator Brushes | 210 KB

]]> http://colorburned.com/2009/04/33-more-paint-brush-style-illustrator-brushes.html/feed 21 57 Multi-Colored Illustrator Paint Brushes http://colorburned.com/2009/04/57-multi-colored-illustrator-paint-brushes.html http://colorburned.com/2009/04/57-multi-colored-illustrator-paint-brushes.html#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:00:54 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=1353 Last week I teamed up with my friend Ryan Putnam of Vectips to work on a set of exclusive multi-colored Illustrator brushes that he could give away on his site for free. In exchange for the brushes, Ryan was…

]]> Last week I teamed up with my friend Ryan Putnam of Vectips to work on a set of exclusive multi-colored Illustrator brushes that he could give away on his site for free. In exchange for the brushes, Ryan was kind enough to create a phenomenal “Tweet This” icon for this site. Yesterday, Ryan released the set of 57 Multi-Colored Illustrator Paint Brushes that I created for you guys can use in your work for free. So head on over to Vectips and download this incredible set of brushes. They are very realistic and a lot of fun to play with!

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]]> http://colorburned.com/2009/04/57-multi-colored-illustrator-paint-brushes.html/feed 11 85 Illustrator Paint Brushes http://colorburned.com/2009/02/85_illustrator_paint_brushes.html http://colorburned.com/2009/02/85_illustrator_paint_brushes.html#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:40:57 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=189 This set of 85 Illustrator paint brushes is a remake of some brushes that I previously released on this site.  Since releasing these brushes, I’ve received quite a few emails from people who have had some difficulty opening…

]]> This set of 85 Illustrator paint brushes is a remake of some brushes that I previously released on this site.  Since releasing these brushes, I’ve received quite a few emails from people who have had some difficulty opening or downloading them.  The reason for this is that they were not contained within a zip file, nor were they saved for legacy versions of Illustrator.  So instead of updating the files one by one, I decided to combine all 4 sets into one and save them back as an Illustrator brush file and then re-release them to you guys.  Enjoy!


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85 Vector Paint Brushes | 0.99 MB

]]> http://colorburned.com/2009/02/85_illustrator_paint_brushes.html/feed 32 Stars & Stripes: Patriotic Brushes & Swatches http://colorburned.com/2009/01/stars_stripes_patriotic_brushe.html http://colorburned.com/2009/01/stars_stripes_patriotic_brushe.html#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:51:48 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=179 I’ve been feeling a bit patriotic lately so I decided to have a bit of fun and release a set of patriotic brushes and swatches with a “stars & stripes” theme.  I will be honest with you; this…

]]> I’ve been feeling a bit patriotic lately so I decided to have a bit of fun and release a set of patriotic brushes and swatches with a “stars & stripes” theme.  I will be honest with you; this set isn’t all that innovative.  There really aren’t very many ways to display star and stripe patterns.  That’s why most political and patriotic designs look practically the same; with a few notable exceptions.  I released this set because I think it can save you guys a little time the next time you have to create a patriotic design.

Included in this set are 2 files; an Illustrator Swatch file and an Illustrator Brush file, both of which are compatible with Illustrator CS and above.  I hope you all enjoy!  Go America!  YAH!

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Brush Previews

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Stars & Stripes: Patriotic Brushes & Swatches | 134 KB

Installation and Instructions
To learn how to install and how to work with a pattern swatch follow this tutorial.

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]]> http://colorburned.com/2009/01/stars_stripes_patriotic_brushe.html/feed 4 100 Wonderful Water Color Illustrator Brushes http://colorburned.com/2009/01/100_wonderful_water_color_illu.html http://colorburned.com/2009/01/100_wonderful_water_color_illu.html#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:04:57 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=171 A few months back I released four sets of water color Illustrator brushes [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ].  Those sets quickly became some of the coolest and most popular freebies on this site.  It actually took quite a…

]]> A few months back I released four sets of water color Illustrator brushes [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ].  Those sets quickly became some of the coolest and most popular freebies on this site.  It actually took quite a bit of trial and error to get those sets to look the way I wanted, but in the process I created a few extra sets that I decided not to release at the time.  After some thought however, I decided to revisit those brush sets and see if they were worth releasing.  As it turns out, they were actually pretty cool because these brushes were created using a different technique than the others; they actually have a few advantages over the other sets.  For instance, the other sets work really well on white backgrounds but not as well on darker ones.  This set, in contrast, works really well on white backgrounds as well as darker ones.

To use these brushes in Illustrator you will first need to download the zip file, save it to your hard drive and unzip it.  Once unzipped, open up your brush palette in Illustrator and in the fly out menu select Open Brush Library > Other Library > and locate the Illustrator file on your hard drive.  To use these brushes you must be using Illustrator CS and above.  Once you have the brush file open, you can start applying these brushes to your lines and shapes.

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100 Wonderful Water Color Brushes | 2.62 MB

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]]> http://colorburned.com/2009/01/100_wonderful_water_color_illu.html/feed 13 10 Arrowhead Brushes for Illustrator http://colorburned.com/2008/12/10_arrowhead_brushes_for_illus.html http://colorburned.com/2008/12/10_arrowhead_brushes_for_illus.html#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:46:57 +0000 Grant Friedman http://colorburned.com/?p=156 If you have ever tried to create arrows in Illustrator you probably know that there are a lot of ways it can be done.  If you’ve ever explored some of the menus in Illustrator you probably have noticed…

]]> If you have ever tried to create arrows in Illustrator you probably know that there are a lot of ways it can be done.  If you’ve ever explored some of the menus in Illustrator you probably have noticed quite a few options that allow you to create arrows rather quickly.  The problem is that each option has some pros and cons.  For instance, if you need a quick arrow, you can create one from scratch using basic shapes.  This is pretty easy to do but if you need a lot of them it can become rather inefficient.  Another way to do it is to do so by adding effects to paths. You can do this by going to Effects > Stylize > Add Arrowheads. This is a fairly decent way of adding arrowheads to lines but this too can be time-consuming and cumbersome if you are adding arrowheads to lots of lines in an illustration.

You may also have noticed a couple of art brush sets that ship with Illustrator.  These work great unless you need your arrows to have corners tiles.  As you may have noticed, art brushes don’t do corners that well.  Pattern brushes however can.  That’s why I decided to create a set of 10 arrowhead pattern brushes for Illustrator. These brushes will enable you to quickly draw arrows in Illustrator with very few draw backs.  I hope you enjoy them and can use them in your designs.


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To use these brushes in Illustrator you will first need to download the zip file, save it to your hard drive and unzip it.  Once unzipped, open up your brush palette in Illustrator and in the fly out menu select Open Brush Library > Other Library > and locate the Illustrator file on your hard drive.  To use these brushes you must be using Illustrator CS and above.  Once you have the brush file open, you can start applying these brushes to your lines and shapes.

Download the brush file
10 Arrowhead Brushes | 65 KB

More Brushes
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