How to Create a Space Observatory Badge in Adobe Illustrator
At this point you’ve probably figured out that we here at Envato Tuts+ have a deep and ever-growing love for the dark mysteries that lie beyond the incredible vastness of space, which is why this tutorial will follow the same trend. So if you’re like us, buckle in since in the following moments you’re…
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Use Blender and Inkscape to Create a Titan’s Atmosphere Infographic
In this tutorial, we’ll be creating an atmosphere diagram of Saturn’s moon Titan, like the diagrams you see in textbooks. We will be going through how to precisely draw things to scale, color transparencies, create cool haze effects, draw clouds, and much more! Before We Start Before we start, some background on the structure of…
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Quick Tip: How to Make a Glowing Space Background
In this quick tip, you will learn to how to create a really simple glowing space background. We will begin by creating a gradient mesh, then some glowing stars with the symbol sprayer, then we will finish the image with a multicolored planet made from a simple radial gradient. This tutorial is great for beginners…
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Create a Vector Space Composition in Illustrator
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a vector space composition featuring the planet Saturn. We’ll use simple shapes, various Blending Modes, and follow a strait-forward workflow that is as simple as a basic circle. Check this out yourself at the jump. Here is how the final image should look. Use these techniques…
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How to Create a Saturn Infographic With Blender and Inkscape
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create this “photo-realistic” cutaway Saturn illustration in pure SVG. We will use the open source 3D graphics software Blender to produce a physically shaded render of the planet, which we will use as a base to reproduce the image entirely in SVG vector. You will learn…
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How to Create a Solar System Planets Icon Pack in Adobe Illustrator
Welcome back, space cadets! Today we have another special mission for you, in which you will be recreating the planets from our own Solar System in the form of an icon pack, using nothing other than our uber-powerful Illustrator. So grab your ration of soylent and buckle in tight since in the following minutes things…
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How to Create a Set of Space Icons Using Adobe Illustrator
Hello there, fellow cadets! Today we have a special mission in store for you: we’re going to send you where no one has gone before (well actually a few have gone but that doesn’t make it less captivating), by helping you create your very own space icon set. So assuming you’re brave enough for the…
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