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25 Amazing vector car illustrations for inspiration

Ali Chorov — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:57:44 +0000

Again I need some inspiration, and I think maybe you need too. I’ve searched for some vector cars in Deviantart and I have found a really great works. Here is collection of 25 amazing vector illustrations that I am sure you will like.

Vector art is one of my favourite art, I love doing it and I really enjoy the final results, especially when a person have passion and is talented he can make wonderful things. Here look at this beautiful works I have found and take your inspiration, I am sure you will enjoy them all, as they are really awesome and beautiful.

1. C-West Skyline — Vector by ‘dangeruss

2.Civic SS — Vector by ‘dangeruss

3. Jaguar-XF by ~jay-cozzy

4.NISSAN GT-R by ~mechanix-ugp

5.Vectra GT WTCC Vexel by ~proxe9

6.Toyota Celica Vector by ~steelwagon6

7.S15 Time Attack — Vexel by ‘dangeruss

8. Z28 Vector by ~stlcrazy

9. 69 Camaro SS by ~ygt-design

10.VECTOR Honda S2000 by ~hoshiboshi

11. Dodge Viper SRT-10::Vector art by ~Redxibi

12.Dodge Viper Vector by ~DesertViper

13.Honda S500-2 by ~GraphicDream

14. Chevelle Vector by ~licougarnut

15. Lotus Elise by ~solgas

16. Ford Mustang Vector Portrait by ~bobbyrock

17. Saleen S7R Vector by ~p3nx

18.Silvia S15 Vexel by ~p3nx

19.The Koenigsegg by ~Beowulf-Kennedy

20. Ferrari 575 GTC Toon by ~p3nx

21.Z-0range by ~CRWPitman

22. Corvette C6 by ~E-Serrano

23.Dodge Challenger Vector by ~Wrofee

24.Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 Edition by ~CRWPitman

25. Carrera GT by ~deeesuke

Awesome WOW, all of them are really inspirational. I hope you liked them, for more visit the pages of this authors and search throw their galleries.

Feel free to share and post your your replies to this post anytime.

Till the next time.

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Camaro SS by ~ygt-design

Download free Vector car design for Adobe Illustrator

Ali Chorov — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:09 +0000

This is the post with free AI file from the vector car tutorial. It is free for use in any way you like.

Preview image:

Vector car file download (173)

Tutorial: Make vector car from photo in Illustrator

Ali Chorov — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:33:00 +0000

In today post I will present you a new tutorial from me. It’s a detailed tutorial of how to make a vector car from photo in Adobe Illustrator.

In this tutorial I will show you the basic techniques and some tips for making vector objects using pen tool in Illustrator. For this tutorial we’ll not draw directly, but we’ll draw with pen tool over a photo. Before we start let’s choose a good photo, I will use a stock photo from sxc.hu which you can find here: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/953130

Photo we’ll use:

Step 1:

Open the car photo in Illustrator and take pen tool. Select yellow color and start drawing with pen tool on a new layer. Look my work on the image:

Step 2:

Continue the work with pen tool and look carefully about the details.

Step 3:

Continue the work with pen tool and look carefully about the details.

Step 4:

Continue the work with pen tool and look carefully about the details. Here I use lower opacity, so I can see better what’s going on around.

Step 5:

If you’re following the tutorial step by step, look carefully at the points I make.

Step 6:

If you’re following the tutorial step by step, look carefully at the points I make.

Step 7:

And here we’re almost at the final. After we close the path of this shape we’ll have the basic shape for the car, but we’ll need to make some changes for it.

Step 8:

We will need the Pathfinder panel so if it’s not open go to Window menu and choose Pathfinder

Step 9:

We need to cut out the windows and the lights and also some other parts of our car. Let’s start with this light below. Begin to draw with the pen tool and make the exact same shape.

Step 10:

When you’re ready with the shape, select on both shapes, the both and the one for the light then click on Subtract from Shape Area button in Pathfinder panel

Step 11:

Using the same technique you can cut out the other parts. Below is the result you should have if everything is done right.

Step 12:

The next thing is to draw some of parts which are black and behind the body of the car. Do this on a new layer and move it below the 1st one.

Step 13:

Again on a new layer draw the windows shapes.

Step 14:

Next let’s continue with the wheels. Begin to draw the threads of the tire.

Step 15:

When you’re done with them draw the tire. It should be behind them so make on new layer again and move it below.

Step 16:

Use the oval tool and draw a shape. Then you can adjust it using free transform and direct select tool.

Step 17:

Copy and paste this exact shape and make it smaller. Then select both shapes and click on Subtract from shape area button in Pathfinder panel.

Step 18:

Using the same techniques let’s make the other wheel.

Step 19:

Also making of the rims can be done using same methods. This is the car until now.

Step 20:

Now make the sign for the car number using pen tool.

Step 21:

Lower the opacity of the car body start to draw the lines of the car, but use only border color here.

Step 22:

Continue that for all the lines of the car.

Step 23:

Make the light shade for the windows. Draw them choose white color and lower the opacity.

Step 24:

You can also use a gradient color for them. Here is how they look now.

Step 25:

Make the lights of the car using the same techniques and methods we have used until now.

Step 26:

Here’s a whole car preview again: Here I have add the handle for the door.

Step 27:

In that way you can add all the details you like for the car, it takes some time but at the end the results are better if you spent more time on it. Here I also played a bit with some colors and so on.

Step 28:

Now let’s make some shades of light for the car. There is very different methods for making this, you can use mesh tool or gradient colors. It depends on you, here I will show you simple way. Just draw the shape where you see most of the lights reflection are and choose white color for them.

Step 29:

When you’re done, lower the opacity a bit, as much as you like.

Step 30:

And here I also add a shadow beyond the car. Black color with lower opacity.

Final:

Here is the final vector car we have. I hope you like it.

Thank you for reading this. I hope you like it and you’ve learned something here. Or at least you find it a bit fun. In a separate post later I will give you the free Ai file of this vector car so don’t miss it.

Feel free to share this tutorial with your friends and you’re welcome to comment and ask any questions or to say you critique.

Photo we’ll use:

Review artwork and a brief tutorial.

Ali Chorov — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:48:03 +0000

I have just finished my latest artwork called I love the coffee smell. It’s made from scratch in Photoshop and Illustrator. In this post I will show you the final artwork and a brief explanation of how I made it.

It’s a mix of vectors and paintings which give this nice look and feel. Hope you like this.

Step 1

First I started this artwork willing to design a simple cup of coffee in Illustrator. So the first image was this cup I designed:

The cup looked nice but too simple. I was not satisfied of this result. So a friend suggest me to change the colors of this.

Step 2

The more good looking coloured cup:

This one is much better, the red colors give a new look of the cup and they fit good with the hearts.

Step 3

Need a background:

The beautiful cup need a beautiful background. So I have copied the cup from Illustrator and paste in Photoshop as a Smart object. Started to play with the brush tool, adding the background, the table first, the window and the curtains. Feels better but still simple.

Step 4

This curtains does not look so much good. Change them!

Here a friend give me those suggestions: The curtains not look good, add book and maybe a vase and work on the window. Yes this tips are useful and exactly good critique. The book and the pen are vector here. Other objects just a drawing.

Step 5

This curtains need to be more transparent.

That is a good tip again for this artwork and definitely worked well. Just played a bit with the opacity of the curtains layer to make them a bit more transparent.

Step 6

Add a picture at the wall and we’re done.

So added a picture and moved the cup and the book around till I like it. That’s my final artwork.

Hope you like it and feel free to reply to this with your questions, suggestions or critique.

Free download 3d vector box designed in Illustrator

Ali Chorov — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:23:39 +0000

I have designed this free 3D vector box in Illustrator and I am giving it for free to you. You can use it in your works as you wish, please link back to this web site if you use it in commercial projects. That’s all I want if you do so. If you use in personal projects it’s completely free. Enjoy!

The vector box is designed in Illustrator in 3 versions and you can download from the link below:

3D vector box for free (116)