When the artist gets it right, the comic book reader becomes immersed in what's being told - not how.
Towards the end of this tutorial you will be rewarded with some useful techniques for comic book creators using Adobe Illustrator, but this article takes a more theoretical approach. We're looking at the decisions which you, as comic book artist, will need to make when designing. More specifically, we'll look at three essential building blocks of a comic book, starting with..

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In this tutorial, we'll explain how to create a 3D milk bottle. We'll also cover how to create and apply a cute cow label to it. Let's have some fun with this one!

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In this tutorial, we will see how we can warp the text around a shape or a object. This technique will show you how to combine the text wrap and heart shape together to achieve the text wrap effect. This tutorial will concentrate on how to use Envelope Distort feature in Illustrator to achieve this effect. You will also learn some new techniques along the way. For this to work effectively, first we have to decide on a suitable shape. Secondly, we will need to decide what word to warp inside the shape. Normally a short phrase works best. And finally, we need a thick and fancy font to pull the trick.

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Learn to create how to create a vector collegiate notebook design, which consists of a realistic vector notebook and accessories. It's also the perfect base for creating a cool website header theme! Advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator is required to complete this tutorial. Let's get started!

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In this tutorial, we'll explain how to create a vinyl record with blends and opacity masks. We'll also create some funky pulsing elements, grunge typography, and put it together into a unique poster design. Let's jump into this upbeat tutorial.

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Traditional Japanese paintings are instantly recognizable; their style, composition and colors are a dead give away. Even more so, the subject matter. Koi Carp have been painted and illustrated by the Japanese for centuries and are familiar to people all over the world. This tutorial will take the intermediate Adobe Illustrator user through the techniques and processes needed to imitate what the Japanese have perfected.

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In this tutorial, we'll be using basic Illustrator tools to create a Media Player design. This is an excellent tutorial for beginners to Illustrator, as it's mostly creating and manipulating basic shapes to arrive at a polished final result. Let's get started!

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In this tutorial, we're going to use Path Tools to draw a shield. Then using some gradients, we're going to give it a metallic edge and shiny center. This tutorial shows you how to create a similar design using Illustrator, rather than Photoshop.

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In this tutorial we will show you how to make a cool colorful text effect using a vector image. This tutorial will focus on showing you the technique, cause we think, once you know the technique you can explore and experiment it further to suit a type effect or a project that you're making. Apart from the text effect, in this tutorial we will also show you:

* how to offset the stroke or the double stroke in text/type
* how to use appearance palette and blending mode
* and will give you some tips along-the- way

So without much a do let's get started.....

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In this tutorial, we'll be creating a poster with a strong geometric central design, which utilizes flowing blends, masks shapes, and subtle gradients, to create a sophisticated final work. Learn each detailed step in creating this poster. Let's get started!

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