Monday, August 31, 2009

Vector Art Templates: Free Abstract Logo Design Icons

Here we have a free set of eight vector icons for logo design inspiration. You can use them for designing a twitter avatar, web icon, or maybe you might come up with an idea for creating an abstract pattern...

License: you can use this vector file for personal, commercial or non- profit use. If you post this vector file on your graphic site or blog, please make sure to include a link to www.vector-art.blogspot.com The zip contains Illustrator ai, eps, pdf and svg files.Download

Friday, August 28, 2009

Fly cheap between Hawaiian Islands NOW

We just island hopped virtually yesterday from Maui to the Big Island. But this is much better. Here is our Best Hawaii Vacation blog Interisland Flight Special Alert for everybody who is visiting Hawaii in September. Hawaiian Airlines offers Island Hop Hawaiian Style at $24.99 Interisland Fare One Way, which includes tax!

Hawaii Traveler Alert:

Sign-Up by 8/31/2009 + get this Hawaii Interisland
Flight Special for 9/1 - 9/30/09

- The $24.99* Interisland fare inclusive of U.S. tax is applicable to one way routing
- You'll get unlimited Interisland trips at this low fare
- Reservations must be booked via HawaiianAirlines.com from 08/24/2009 - 09/30/2009
- Travel must be completed by 09/30/2009
- The $24.99* Interisland fare inclusive of U.S. tax is good for coach class travel booking class 1
- Discount cannot be applied to tickets purchased before sign-up
- Interisland flights booked with this special promotion are eligible for HawaiianMiles Mainland Madness credits.

Read more about this Cheap Hawaii flight between Hawaiian Islands in September 2009. Hawaiian island hopping as cheap as it gets! Don't miss the deadline on 8/31/09 for your September Interisland travel for this Hawaiian Airlines flight special. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations

Fly cheap between Hawaiian Islands NOW

We just island hopped virtually yesterday from Maui to the Big Island. But this is much better. Here is our Best Hawaii Vacation blog Interisland Flight Special Alert for everybody who is visiting Hawaii in September. Hawaiian Airlines offers Island Hop Hawaiian Style at $24.99 Interisland Fare One Way, which includes tax!

Hawaii Traveler Alert:

Sign-Up by 8/31/2009 + get this Hawaii Interisland
Flight Special for 9/1 - 9/30/09

- The $24.99* Interisland fare inclusive of U.S. tax is applicable to one way routing
- You'll get unlimited Interisland trips at this low fare
- Reservations must be booked via HawaiianAirlines.com from 08/24/2009 - 09/30/2009
- Travel must be completed by 09/30/2009
- The $24.99* Interisland fare inclusive of U.S. tax is good for coach class travel booking class 1
- Discount cannot be applied to tickets purchased before sign-up
- Interisland flights booked with this special promotion are eligible for HawaiianMiles Mainland Madness credits.

Read more about this Cheap Hawaii flight between Hawaiian Islands in September 2009. Hawaiian island hopping as cheap as it gets! Don't miss the deadline on 8/31/09 for your September Interisland travel for this Hawaiian Airlines flight special. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Big Island Places to Visit - City of Refuge

It's time to island hop back to the Big Island after we spend some time on Maui dealing with the current abundance of Kihei condo short sales and the question 'Is it a good time to buy a Maui condo?' Maui condos are also getting some special attention this fall because condo vacation rental rates are lower than ever for the 2009 fall season. One reason for us to share with our Best Hawaii vacation blog visitors Best Fall Airfares from Seattle to Maui. After Labor Day, flight tickets are outrageously low. It's time for a Maui Beach vacation in Kihei!

If you are not a beach bum but prefer adventure, the Big Island is right for you as we pointed out in many previous posts such as 'Which Hawaiian island is your favorite island?' My favorite saying about a Big Island vacation is this Hawaiian island offers 'adventure beyond the ordinary'! Where else can you see a live volcano or go ski in the morning on a snow covered mountain and swim in the warm waters of the Pacific in the afternoon. Those who plan their Big Island vacation now, might want to peruse our previous Big Island vacation articles.

Entrance sign to City of Refuge on Kona Coast
Here is another of those special Big Island adventures, which actually allows you to combine learning more about ancient Hawaiian traditions and culture with having the best Hawaii snorkel experience. It's a visit to the City of Refuge or Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, National Historic Park. The park is located on the southern Kona Coast. Take Hwy 11 to Hwy 160 and continue downhill 4 miles to the entrance of the park.

Mural about ancient Hawaiian life at park entrance
The visitors Center is open 8am - 5:30pm. A self guiding tour takes you through the grounds: The Royal Grounds and the Place of Refuge. With Honaunau Bay offering an easy canoe landing place + the availability of drinking water, it was the perfect place for the ali'i (Roayals) to build one of their major residences there. The Royal grounds were separated from the pu'uhonua, place of refuge, by a massive stone wall built about 1550 - 10 feet high + 17 feet thick! - and still standing today. Can you believe that?!

Individual thatch roofed huts
So, what's the story behind the City of Refuge? In ancient Hawaiian life, activities were regulated by 'Kapu'. If a 'kapu' was broking, Hawaiians feared that their gods would get mad at them with an earth quake, volcano eruption or tidal wave. To 'prevent' that they tried everything to catch the kapu breaker. A kapu breaker was sentenced to death, unless he/she managed to reach pu'uhonua, which meant absolution by a priest and a safe return home. Tough times, I'd say.

Walking the self guided tour at City of Refuge
See for yourselves how ancient Hawaiian ali'i lived. When you walk those ancient sacred Hawaiian grounds, you might get transported into the past and feel the spirit of old Hawaii. We did not feel any goose bumps as some visitors report when visiting ancient heiaus in Hawaii. Get back into the presence by swimming and snorkeling in the ocean waters of Honaunau Bay. Don't forget your snorkel gear, as Honaunau Bay is one of the best snorkel spots on the Big Island. It is also a great place to see the Hawaiian green sea turtles.

Snorkeling Honaunau Bay after visit to City of Refuge
You want to share your personal City of Refuge experience, we'd love to hear from you. Have a wonderful time on your Big island vacation. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations

Big Island Places to Visit - City of Refuge

It's time to island hop back to the Big Island after we spend some time on Maui dealing with the current abundance of Kihei condo short sales and the question 'Is it a good time to buy a Maui condo?' Maui condos are also getting some special attention this fall because condo vacation rental rates are lower than ever for the 2009 fall season. One reason for us to share with our Best Hawaii vacation blog visitors Best Fall Airfares from Seattle to Maui. After Labor Day, flight tickets are outrageously low. It's time for a Maui Beach vacation in Kihei!

If you are not a beach bum but prefer adventure, the Big Island is right for you as we pointed out in many previous posts such as 'Which Hawaiian island is your favorite island?' My favorite saying about a Big Island vacation is this Hawaiian island offers 'adventure beyond the ordinary'! Where else can you see a live volcano or go ski in the morning on a snow covered mountain and swim in the warm waters of the Pacific in the afternoon. Those who plan their Big Island vacation now, might want to peruse our previous Big Island vacation articles.

Entrance sign to City of Refuge on Kona Coast
Here is another of those special Big Island adventures, which actually allows you to combine learning more about ancient Hawaiian traditions and culture with having the best Hawaii snorkel experience. It's a visit to the City of Refuge or Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, National Historic Park. The park is located on the southern Kona Coast. Take Hwy 11 to Hwy 160 and continue downhill 4 miles to the entrance of the park.

Mural about ancient Hawaiian life at park entrance
The visitors Center is open 8am - 5:30pm. A self guiding tour takes you through the grounds: The Royal Grounds and the Place of Refuge. With Honaunau Bay offering an easy canoe landing place + the availability of drinking water, it was the perfect place for the ali'i (Roayals) to build one of their major residences there. The Royal grounds were separated from the pu'uhonua, place of refuge, by a massive stone wall built about 1550 - 10 feet high + 17 feet thick! - and still standing today. Can you believe that?!

Individual thatch roofed huts
So, what's the story behind the City of Refuge? In ancient Hawaiian life, activities were regulated by 'Kapu'. If a 'kapu' was broking, Hawaiians feared that their gods would get mad at them with an earth quake, volcano eruption or tidal wave. To 'prevent' that they tried everything to catch the kapu breaker. A kapu breaker was sentenced to death, unless he/she managed to reach pu'uhonua, which meant absolution by a priest and a safe return home. Tough times, I'd say.

Walking the self guided tour at City of Refuge
See for yourselves how ancient Hawaiian ali'i lived. When you walk those ancient sacred Hawaiian grounds, you might get transported into the past and feel the spirit of old Hawaii. We did not feel any goose bumps as some visitors report when visiting ancient heiaus in Hawaii. Get back into the presence by swimming and snorkeling in the ocean waters of Honaunau Bay. Don't forget your snorkel gear, as Honaunau Bay is one of the best snorkel spots on the Big Island. It is also a great place to see the Hawaiian green sea turtles.

Snorkeling Honaunau Bay after visit to City of Refuge
You want to share your personal City of Refuge experience, we'd love to hear from you. Have a wonderful time on your Big island vacation. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The "Live Color" Feature in Adobe Illustrator CS4

Learn how to use the "Live Color" feature in Adobe Illustrator. Video tutorial by Colin Boyd.

"Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tutorial Video on using Live Color. Learn from an expert from the comfort of your own desk, this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial video uses clearly laid out examples to help you follow along..."

"Imperial Leaf" Seamless Pattern Brush for Adobe Illustrator CS4

A free seamless floral pattern resource from the talented digital artist - Matt Ward. "It is inspired by a lot of the great floral type patterns that are available out there might now." Inside the pack you will find four color palette variations in AI (vector) and PNG file formats...

To use, expand the ZIP file, load the pattern of our choice with Adobe Illustrator, bring up the brushes panel and apply the pattern on an active path. Download

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Best Flight Offers from Seattle to Maui

Aloha to everybody who loves a Maui Hawaii vacation,
Let's stay for today's Best Hawaii blog post kind of within the topic we talked about 'Is it a good time to buy a Maui condo NOW?' We heard from Maui realtors in the South Kihei condo area that the months January through April 2009 had been really slow with interested buyers in Maui condos. Summer 2009 showed a big slowdown in vacation rental requests but on the other hand, more "Mainlanders" showed up interested in buying Kihei condos at 'bargain' prices as investment and as a vacation rental and a place to stay warm during cold winter months!

Maui Hawaii Vacation
For all those, who are still looking into buying a Maui condo now or are getting ready for a Maui vacation during fall season, there is great news out there for Maui travel, especially for travelers from the Pacific Northwest, from Seattle and Portland. I came across those new best flight offers from Seattle to Maui through a Maui Twitter friend whose tweet I actually retweeted for our best Maui vacation visitors yesterday:

RT @MCIMaui New Direct Alaska Airlines Flight from Portland to #Maui: Will more competition mean more affordable... http://bit.ly/17sif9

It's pretty amazing how things come and go around through social networks like twitter. Anyways, my Maui Twitter friend had picked up the good Maui travel news from the Maui Real Estate Directory Blog, which wrote on a post 'Will more competition mean more affordable flights to Maui?': "As of July 3rd, a convenient new flight via Alaska Airlines is taking passengers direct from Portland, Oregon to Maui, Hawaii. Alaska offered three flights weekly at first, but as of August 7th, service will expand to daily flights." I definitely recommend Maui visitors to read the entire post New Direct Alaska Airlines Flights from Portland to Maui.

As we all know affordable air fares to Hawaii can and will give the Hawaii Tourism Industry a big boost. That's why we were happy to see our friends from Beat of Hawaii on the same track when they are talking about Hawaii Fall Airfare predictions, referring to Hawaiian Airlines, on one of their recent posts:

"Pacific Northwest will be the hottest market. In just the past week the cost to fly from Seattle to Honolulu has dropped by 25% and is now at $298 round-trip on Hawaiian. I expect to see Seattle and Portland fares continue to drop, especially on service to Honolulu and nonstop flights to the outer islands. Likely we will again see round-trip fares for as little as $200 (plus tax of about $20), from time to time, as we saw last year." Again, we recommend to read the entire article about the best flight offers from the Pacific Northwest to Hawaii.

Here is a copy of part of my comment in case you missed that:
"Much mahalo, Jeff, for making our Hawaii visitors from the Pacific Northwest aware of those special air fares from Seattle and Portland to the islands. I've checked on Hawaiian and found the special rates you mentioned Seattle - Honolulu and Seattle Maui for RT $298.

However, I noticed with Maui, that travelers might want to leave a little more time between now and their departing flights to Maui in September. As the direct flights to Maui leave only once a day, the planes get filled up fast and then Hawaiian asks more money for their seats, whether Wednesday or weekend flying, it does not matter."

So guys check Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines for those special fall airfares from the Pacific Northwest or San Francisco to Hawaii. Find your best flight special from Seattle to Maui or Honolulu Hawaii. Hop on the plane and have a great Hawaii Vacation. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacation
p.s.
We chose beautiful Hawaiian girl Sara from WahineStyle.com as our Hawaii post girl today.

Best Flight Offers from Seattle to Maui

Aloha to everybody who loves a Maui Hawaii vacation,
Let's stay for today's Best Hawaii blog post kind of within the topic we talked about 'Is it a good time to buy a Maui condo NOW?' We heard from Maui realtors in the South Kihei condo area that the months January through April 2009 had been really slow with interested buyers in Maui condos. Summer 2009 showed a big slowdown in vacation rental requests but on the other hand, more "Mainlanders" showed up interested in buying Kihei condos at 'bargain' prices as investment and as a vacation rental and a place to stay warm during cold winter months!

Maui Hawaii Vacation
For all those, who are still looking into buying a Maui condo now or are getting ready for a Maui vacation during fall season, there is great news out there for Maui travel, especially for travelers from the Pacific Northwest, from Seattle and Portland. I came across those new best flight offers from Seattle to Maui through a Maui Twitter friend whose tweet I actually retweeted for our best Maui vacation visitors yesterday:

RT @MCIMaui New Direct Alaska Airlines Flight from Portland to #Maui: Will more competition mean more affordable... http://bit.ly/17sif9

It's pretty amazing how things come and go around through social networks like twitter. Anyways, my Maui Twitter friend had picked up the good Maui travel news from the Maui Real Estate Directory Blog, which wrote on a post 'Will more competition mean more affordable flights to Maui?': "As of July 3rd, a convenient new flight via Alaska Airlines is taking passengers direct from Portland, Oregon to Maui, Hawaii. Alaska offered three flights weekly at first, but as of August 7th, service will expand to daily flights." I definitely recommend Maui visitors to read the entire post New Direct Alaska Airlines Flights from Portland to Maui.

As we all know affordable air fares to Hawaii can and will give the Hawaii Tourism Industry a big boost. That's why we were happy to see our friends from Beat of Hawaii on the same track when they are talking about Hawaii Fall Airfare predictions, referring to Hawaiian Airlines, on one of their recent posts:

"Pacific Northwest will be the hottest market. In just the past week the cost to fly from Seattle to Honolulu has dropped by 25% and is now at $298 round-trip on Hawaiian. I expect to see Seattle and Portland fares continue to drop, especially on service to Honolulu and nonstop flights to the outer islands. Likely we will again see round-trip fares for as little as $200 (plus tax of about $20), from time to time, as we saw last year." Again, we recommend to read the entire article about the best flight offers from the Pacific Northwest to Hawaii.

Here is a copy of part of my comment in case you missed that:
"Much mahalo, Jeff, for making our Hawaii visitors from the Pacific Northwest aware of those special air fares from Seattle and Portland to the islands. I've checked on Hawaiian and found the special rates you mentioned Seattle - Honolulu and Seattle Maui for RT $298.

However, I noticed with Maui, that travelers might want to leave a little more time between now and their departing flights to Maui in September. As the direct flights to Maui leave only once a day, the planes get filled up fast and then Hawaiian asks more money for their seats, whether Wednesday or weekend flying, it does not matter."

So guys check Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines for those special fall airfares from the Pacific Northwest or San Francisco to Hawaii. Find your best flight special from Seattle to Maui or Honolulu Hawaii. Hop on the plane and have a great Hawaii Vacation. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacation
p.s.
We chose beautiful Hawaiian girl Sara from WahineStyle.com as our Hawaii post girl today.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Four Elements Wallpapers by Brazilian Illustrator CrisVector

Wonderful vector art wallpaper set of the four elements: fire, water, air & earth. CrisVector aka Cristiano Siqueira is a 29 year old vector artist from Brazil. CrisVector started his career as illustrator for magazines, books and CD covers. Today, Cristiano is a full time designer, producing packaging design, illustrations for publishing, advertising, web design and other commissioned works that need to be illustrated. CrisVector regurgitated the classic "Elements" theme into his own personal take with 4 beautiful character illustrations...

In Cristiano's works, you can see a big impact of his favorite artist, Salvador Dali. CrisVector seems to have inherited the surrealistic mood and irreverent humor of the imaginative genius. Other artists that influenced Cristiano are Toulouse Lautrec, Audrey Beardsley, Kandinsky, Dave McKean and H.R. Giger. You can find more works by this superbly talented graphic design & illustration artist on his website.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Strawberry Cheesecake - Kak Zura



Strawberry Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberries (Love Shape - Size 8 )

My fren merangkap opismet lama, Kak Zura order Strawberry Cheesecake sempena anniversary perkahwinannya yang ke-2. Strawberry Cheesecake ni dihiasi dengan fresh strawberries dan strawberry filling di tengah2nya. Keliling cake saya hiaskan dengan coklat putih cair. Masa ni dah terlambat, so hanya sempat ambil gambar kek masa dalam box, x sempat nak posing macam biasa.

To Kak Zura & Mirul, Happy 2nd Anniversary to both of you...moga perkahwinan kalian kekal hingga akhir hayat..AMIN...

Vector Leaves Brush Pack for Adobe Illustrator

A free Calligraphic, Splatter and Art Leaves Brush Set for Adobe Illustrator from SacroDesign. You can use it to draw vector leaves and branches. To do so, load the PDF file with Adobe Illustrator, open the brushes panel and apply a brush of your choice to an active path...

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Download

Note:In case the brushes don't appear in your panel, try to use the "File>Open" method when loading the PDF.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Usain Bolt New World Record 9.58 Vector Art

Free vector art illustration to celebrate Olympic champion Usain Bolt setting a 100-meter world record in a blistering 9.58 seconds. It was the biggest increase in the 100m world record since electronic time was introduced in 1968...

Usain Bolt showed that - yes!!! - he can keep breaking that world record. Vector art image traced from http://bit.ly/Bolt-WR. All Rights Reserved. Graphic designed under a Creative Commons Attribution / Non-commercial Use. Download

"We Love The Nightlife" Club Flyer Vector Art Pack

Free vector art pack you can freely use to design your own club flyer or website template, containing design party elements, music and nightlife graphics, cool dancing girls, DJ, turntable, headphones, sexy females, tribal elements, stars and stripes and background structures...

License: this free vector artwork is available under the Creative Commons Attribution. If you post this vector art pack on your site, please make sure to include a link to www.vector-art.blogspot.com Download

Hantaran Cupcakes - Ishah


Fondant Hantaran Cupcakes with roses (Paper Cup Size L - 9 pcs)

Dear all,

Maaf sbb lama x update blog..Lately a lot things happen to my family... 2-3 minggu lepas saya terpaksa berulang-alik (kl-batu pahat), makabah kurang sihat-masuk hospital & my sis di kl pon masuk hospital - got new baby named Lutfi Rahman.
Alhamdulillah, sekarang keadaan mereka da bertambah ok... Pada email yang saya lambat reply dan order yang terpaksa di tolak sebelum ni, maaf banyak2 yer..sebab keadaan x mengizinkan waktu tu.. InsyaAllah, saya akan cuba balas secepat mungkin dan settlekan hutang2 lama untuk upload gambar2 yang masih dalam simpanan...

Orait, back to topic, order ni dari Ishah from Sentul..jauh ishah datang ke sini. Dia mahukan roses with maroon color. Cupcakes ni untuk cousinnya (kalau x silap untuk majlis bertunang)... Terima kasih banyak2 ye ishah. :)

Wedding Cake - Nurul



2 Tiers Wedding Cakes (10' -bottom & 6' -top)
Nurul dari Seri Kembangan order Wedding Cake untuk majlis perkahwinan adiknya. Nurul berikan sample gambar untuk design kek ni(sumber internet). Minta izin yer kalau tuan punya gambar singgah sini.
Time borak2 dengan Nurul masa pickup kek, rupa2nya dia & her sis buat bisnes coklat juga, blajar dari sifu yang sama- Puan Rahimah dari Homechoc. Kalau nak tempah coklat homemade, bolehla singgah ke blog nurul di Koko&Fren.
Thanks ya.. :)


Simple Chocolate Cupcakes


Simple Chocolate Cupcakes - 25 pcs ( Silver Cup Size 8 )
Repeat order dari Kak Fiza (opismet lama) untuk makan2 kat rumah je. Thanks kak :)

Bluberry Cheesecake for Yati

Blueberry Cheesecake order by Yati from Cheras. Thanks :)

Saturday, August 15, 2009

40 Years Woodstock Music Festival Vector Art Tribute

In 1969, music stars as Jimi Hendrix, CCR, The Who, Joe Cocker, Santana, Joan Baez and Melanie and nearly half of a million music & art lovers created the most celebrated rock festival ever. The famous 3-day concert captured the spirit of the Sixties: love, peace & understanding...

This vector artwork of the Woodstock movie poster created by CaosCC for VectorArtBlog, is a tribute to one of the greatest moments in music and art history. Always remember: "We are stardust, we are golden, and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." - Joni Mitchell ("Woodstock"). Creative Commons Attribution / Non-commercial Use. Download

Vector Art Pack: 35 Vector Design Elements in EPS

Cool variety set of vector pack elements designed by TheSunShadow for your personal graphic art projects as a logo, banner or flyer. The vector set includes hand-traced illustrations of a flower, helmet, ear, dog, soda drink, milkshake, cocktails, butterfly, tongue, rollerskate, little duck and Formula 1 flag...

The vector elements are free to download and use under the Creative Commons Attribution. The artwork is saved in EPS file format, you can use any vector compatible editor to modify or customize it. Download

Vector Art Techniques: Fashion Illustrations by Svetlana Makarova

Vector illustration is a pretty sweet art, and we can manage to find some awesome stuff. Here you can find a visual collection of fashion & lifestyle graphics by the very talented Lanitta aka Svetlana Makarova. Lanitta is a young and very promising talent from Ukraine with an amazing eye for detail...

Her illustrations are a mix between the catwalk and a fantasy world: fresh, vibrant and most of all fun. Here is a glimpse of her latest artworks. You can see more of Lanitta's art on her website.

After Party
Shopping Time
Chloe

Pretty Good Evening
Forget Me Not
Sexy Boy
Lily

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Nine Pop Art Pattern Swatches for Adobe Illustrator

A set of nine seamless pattern swatches for Adobe Illustrator by SergeyPoluse. You can use them for background design brainstorming or for creating pop-art design elements...

To use, load the PDF file with Adobe Illustrator (use the "File>Open" method, not Click+Drag), bring up the swatches palette (Window>Swatches), select an object with the Direct selection tool and choose a pattern for your Fill color.
This resource has been released under CC Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License. Download

From Sketch To Digital Art. Adobe Illustrator And Photoshop Tutorial

A great comprehensive video tutorial from TutCandy. Click the play button and learn how to convert a sketch into digital artwork using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. If you pay attention you may also learn some useful shortcuts.

"In this tutorial we will show you how to go from sketch to vector and maintain that hand-drawn look. We start off cleaning the image in Photoshop, don't freak if you haven't got it, all photo editing software should have very similar functions.
Then take it into illustrator and use the automated live trace tool, which I normally think auto anything does a pretty terrible job but for rough hand-drawn linework it will work just perfectly."

Sketch to vector Illustrator Tutorial from che mcpherson on Vimeo.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

3D Paint Brushes for Vector Drawing with Adobe Illustrator

A collection of six 3d paint brushes for Adobe Illustrator from HumanNature84. You can use them to apply a 3d effects on vector strokes. Might be useful for designing a logo or drawing liquid objects...

To use, load the PDF file with Adobe Illustrator and bring up the Brushes Palette (Windo>Brushes or F5). This resource has been released under CC Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License. Download

20 Marvellous Free 3D Vector Icons

Vector art glossy buttons available for free download: breakdance, dj, radio, headphone & mobile phone icons in Illustrator ai, eps and svg format. Vector set also includes record player, music symbols, equalizer, go-go girls, ipod and sound signals, among others.

License: this free vector artwork is available under the Creative Commons Attribution. If you post the vector on your site, please make sure to include a link to www.vector-art.blogspot.com. Download

Monday, August 10, 2009

Uche Uwaezeapu finds Horn of Valour; wins Gulder’s Ultimate search VI!

After 21 days of rigorous tasks and adventure, Uche Uwaezeapu grabbed the ‘Horn of Valour’ as he claimed the title of Gulder Ultimate Man VI. Given what he has been through in the last few weeks, he is bound to be sore and exhausted but what better way to revitalize him than to receive his bumper winner’s prize package – N7 million cash, an SUV worth about N10 million, N500,000 wardrobe allowance and other benefits. Uche will now follow in the footsteps of his predecessors and represent the brand as the face of Gulder Lager for the next 12 months.

Over 15, 000 people registered to audition for GUS VI across the country. 8, 304 qualified for the regional selection, however, only 108 were successful. After the regional auditions, 36 contestants were qualified for the screening at the Sea School in Lagos. After that stage, 10 young men and women were chosen to embark on the Gulder Ultimate Search VI adventure.

Melvin Oduah, Adaeze Nwogu, Chisom Egemasi, Debra Omekhigien, Vivian Okafor, Elvis Abogu, Olawale Akanbi, Uche Nwaezeakpu, Chuks Okorji and Oseyiomon Okoh emerged as the final 10 – they then proceeded to the fabled Omodo Forest in search of The Horn of Valour.

They were eliminuated one by one and finally only 3 remained in contention – Chisom Eluma, Melvin Oduah and Uche Uwaezeapu. It was a tough battle but Uche won! Congrats. Looking forward to the future, we hope that a women finally clinched the horn in season VII.

Source: bellanaija.com

10 Amazing Baroque Style Patterns for Adobe Illustrator

Here we have a collection of ten seamless floral art patterns for from r2010. You can use them for artistic brainstorming or decorating design elements in baroque style. Inside the pack you will find .ai .pat .pdf .jpg .png and .svg file format versions of the patterns. The the tiling of the photoshop patterns is set to 200px but if you have Adobe Illustrator you can scale them to any size you want...

This resource has been released under CC Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License. For a detailed preview, click on the image below.Download