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101+ Asian Design Resources: Oriental Elements, Patterns, Illustrations, Paper + More

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The distinct appeal of Asian designs and patterns continues to dominate many segments of society today. There are abstract shapes, asian patterns, Chinese visual design elements, vector art, icons & graphics for free & paid download. Chinese Seamless Patterns Chinese Seamless Patterns. Download Now 2.

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Illustrator Wenjia Tang's first fiction book is a beautiful exploration of mankind's relationship with nature

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New York-based illustrator Wenjia Tang has transported her captivating style to the land of fiction in her latest book, Mountain Temple. Wenjia Tang's beautiful illustrations are a familiar sight in nonfiction books, ad campaigns, and editorials. This doesn't mean the illustration process was without its challenges, though.

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Illustrator Katie Smith on drawing comforting characters that inspire creativity

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The world of Bath-based illustrator Katie Smith is populated with googly-eyed characters that evoke a comforting sense of nostalgia. Katie Smith is an illustrator whose style consists of unique and bold character designs. Retro patterns and colours also inspire a lot of my illustrations.

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How To Create a Seamless Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

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Ever since the addition of the Object > Pattern > Make workflow to Adobe Illustrator in CS6, creating seamlessly repeating patterns has never been easier! Beforehand, it was necessary to manually place graphics so they repeated from edge to edge, but now it can all be done visually using Illustrator’s Pattern interface.

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How to Create a Geometric Triangle Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

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In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a geometric pattern using tessellating triangle shapes with a randomised colour scheme. Check out these ready-made geometric pattern resources: 650 Essential Vector Geometric Patterns. Geometric Patterns Toolkit. Assets Used. ?

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Ximena Collado on how a series of failures made her a successful fashion illustrator

Creative Boom

Peru-based illustrator Ximena Collado is known for her bright and bold fashion artwork, which depicts female body types rarely seen in the mainstream. I started an Instagram account for my illustrations and always shared my process, which was very easy because of the speed painting videos Procreate automatically makes," she explains.

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Sam Twardy on how working in a grocery store got her back into illustration

Creative Boom

New York-based illustrator and designer Sam Twardy specialises in creating bold, playful work built around flat vectors and bright colours. It was at this random grocery store artist position that I got myself back into a regular illustration practice," Sam reveals. Creativity seems to run in Sam Twardy's family. It is proving to be.