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ByBrant Wilson
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This is my second set of brushes, but my first set made in CS3. My first set (Hi-Res Watercolor Brushes) was pretty popular, so I thought I would keep making more. The smallest brush in this set is 2457px. Hope you like them. Here is a screenshot of the brush set: Ready-made digital tools such…
ByBrant Wilson
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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….
ByBrant Wilson
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It’s that time again. I thought I’d let you peer into my head for a post, so I sat down with a notepad, a pen, and a 12 pack of Bud Light. After some deep thought, I came up with this list of signs that you might be a hardcore designer. A lot of these…
ByBrant Wilson
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In my opinion, one of the most underused features of Illustrator is the creation of custom brushes. You can literally make ANY shape into an Illustrator brush to get all kinds of cool effects. I put together a set of 35 abstract brushes for you to play with. Like pencil tool, brushes can be used…
ByBrant Wilson
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I was playing around with some butterflies this weekend and I have another set of freebies for you. Once again, I haven’t actually had the chance to use these for real, so I think I will just have to start making some designs on my own as case studies to practice. After all, that’s one…
ByBrant Wilson
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Illustrator comes standard with some default brushes. Most of us probably use these brushes as they were intended to be used, but what happens if you push the limits of stroke size? You get a really easy way to create some cool abstract effects in Illustrator. Check out the example below, made with very simple…
ByBrant Wilson
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We all need inspiration every once in a while, and I have a few favorite sites I’d like to share with all of you. Some of these may be obvious, some may not, but I’m including the obvious ones because I realize a lot of people who read BittBox may be new to design. If…
ByBrant Wilson
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I’ve never gotten a chance to use something like this in an actual design for a client, but I love wings none the less. You see wings in design all the time, and I’m itching to use them sometime. I was playing around with some images, and ended up putting together a few vector wings….
ByBrant Wilson
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I started BittBox in January 07, and it’s been a learning experience to say the least. There have been many challenges, and tons of challenges still ahead. I wanted to spill my guts and try and give my story and perhaps persuade a couple of you to start your own blog, despite the ups and…