Learn how to put together a sweet candy inspired design in Illustrator by cutting, splitting and joining vector paths to produce an intricate weave of shapes. We’ll then add some finishing touches with subtle shading and a cool striped overlay to add depth to the design. The final concept will them be ready for being mocked up as a custom snowboard design. One of the wonders of working with Illustrator is how a great looking design can be created from just playing around with the basic shapes. This particular design is created mostly through manipulating and joining vector paths to form the colourful flowing tubes. Fancy giving it a go yourself

Any consideration of color is difficult to convey with mere words because color is ephemeral and there are several different forms. There are three color forms which designers consider the most important and it is useful for you, wither as someone looking at designing material for yourself or when working with a designer, to understand what is happening here. Visual Color Visual color is what you are seeing – your own perception of color in your brain given a certain situation. The color we see may depend upon lighting or the specific context which is applied and we then experience

To stand out your words, you usually would like to use your own design for your text rather than use the traditional font. Here is a nice text effect sample. You can further develop your own words based on change the color or adjust the settings. ( View This Tutorial ) Our Sponsor 50% Off for Filter Forge – Photoshop Plugin with 6500+ Textures and Effects

Offset printing makes use of plates and ink to create an image on paper (though originally, the technique was used to create images on tin in industrial England).  This requires plates to be created which is time consuming and labor intensive; the plates are created by burning and mounting reverse images upon the film, typically now computer driven, and by adjusting the output to balance the color and contrast.