Learn how to use Photoshop to create outstanding vector art.

Last week, Alexandro Colorado emailed me asking why Photoshop creates a mask when making shapes with the shape tool. I told him that I would explain the reason why the best I could.

Creating a Vector Image

Learn how to draw a cool vector pen using the Pen Tool and various Blending Options.

This tutorial will help demystify the lesser known vector side of Adobe Photoshop. We will learn how to produce and alter a vector shape plus we'll get you started on the basics of altering text so no longer will the look of your images containing text have to be defined by somebody else's font.

Learn how to create these amazing circle styled Photoshop brushes, they can work very well mixed with some web design aswell.

In this tutorial, your learn how to make a cool vector cartoon character by using only Adobe Photoshop. This is a step-by-step tutorial with many images.

Learn how to vector detailed hair from an image.

Vector is the term used for creating or editing images by stretching, twisting, coloring, and so on with a series of tools. It allows you to scale an image without making it blurry or pixelated. A vector-based graphic is composed of a series of mathematically described lines that form geometric shapes.

Another Mask feature producing more flexibility and control to this knockout effect.

Turn your photos into a vector drawing.

Create these vector silhouettes.

Create this interesting vector wallpaper.

Using the vector options you can rid parts of a vector shape. See how...

Make this juicy vector pineapple object that was originally designed for a logo.

Used on the iPod-website. This effect gives you a cutout of a figure.

A vector version of the popular sunburst that can be saved as a custom shape.

Learn to create a realistic book, vector style. You'll need fancy pen tool skills for this advanced tutorial.

The aim of this tutorial is to detail 'vector masks', a handy Photoshop feature which allows you to 'cut out' objects from their background, but without any actual loss to the original source picture. You'll soon wonder how you ever coped with the traditional 'eraser' technique.

A tutorial on how to use the pen tool to quickly create smooth vector masks. It's a time saver.