Hi there. Check out my new tutorial published at Noupe.com and you can learn how to create a detailed dynamite illustration. We’ll start by turning some plain text into a symbol, and by making some simple rectangles. Once we have our starting shapes, we’ll continue with some Extrude&Bevel and Warp effects plus some Pathfinder options along with a bunch of basic blending techniques. For the final touches we’ll use some complex linear gradients and some blur effects.
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours
- Number of Steps: 58
This looks Dyno-mite!!
Thanks, let me know if you have any questions.
Here is my version of this tutorial. What radiant colors did you use for the background?
Good job. I sent you an Ai file via e-mail with the background shape.
Thanks a bunch. I revised the illustration a bit and ignite the fuse. Waiting on your next illustration.
The tutorial was a breeze to follow. The only thing I would comment on would be adding the ‘dynamite’ symbol to the sticks. Since we are adding four of them, it maybe easier to make a copy to the 3d revolve effect 3 more times so we only need to move the symbol around and not have to readjust the size of the text every time.