The Pen and Pencil Tool Combo

I’ve been very busy with a lot of custom WordPress theme projects that I haven’t posted here for more than a week. Also, my son’s very first birthday party is coming up this Sunday and I’m very excited already. I have created 3 different illustrations and designs for button pins that we would give away on his birthday. I created the designs on Adobe Illustrator using the Pen and pencil tool combo. That’s right, With the pen and pencil tool together you can create an amazing stunning design. See what I’ve done with the Pen and Pencil tool below.

A Portrait of my 1 year old son

The Pacifier, a tool to make a baby sleep and stop crying.

The Pacifier, a tool to make a baby sleep and stop crying.

Criss David Day

Criss David Day

Yes, I do love vectors. Lately, I’ve been creating different illustrations that I will be using for a personal project. Below is an example. It’s an illustration of the Philippine Jeepney, the most common form of public transportation, in the Philippines of course.

Vector illustration of the Philippine Jeepney.

Web Standards Compliant Jeepney.

If you’ve noticed on this post, the image has styled captions. A feature the new WordPress 2.6 has. I’m also integrating it on Una, the free WordPress theme that I’ve released lately. And speaking about Una, I’ll be releasing the latest, widgetized updated Una tomorrow, so be ready to download it once it comes out. You may subscribe to my feed so you’ll get updated whenever I make a new post.

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  1. Comment #1
    phpcurious on July 25, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    you’re a top ‘lupit’ web designer!

  2. Comment #2
    Brian on July 28, 2008 at 12:23 am

    I remember my niece’s first birthday. It was “Dora the Explorer” themed and we held it at Peter Piper Pizza.

    I love the Una theme, in fact it makes me want to blog myself but I have no idea what I would blog about. haha

  3. Comment #3
    dino on July 28, 2008 at 8:39 am

    Thanks Brian.

    There’s a lot to blog about, you can blog about your experiences, your thoughts or even create a blog about your photos. There are WordPress themes out there designed just for photoblogs. All you need to do is explore man. I’m sure you’ll love it.

  4. Comment #4
    Brian on July 29, 2008 at 2:59 am

    Just curious, are you from the Philippines?

  5. Comment #5
    dino on July 29, 2008 at 8:24 am

    @Brian - Yes, I am. :)

  6. Comment #6
    Joni on August 7, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    You’re really good! Share ka naman ng tutorial kung pano gawin to. :)

  7. Comment #7
    dino on August 7, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    @Joni: Sure. I’ll try to create a simple tutorial on how to draw in Adobe Illustrator. Thanks!

  8. Comment #8
    Craig Farrall on August 11, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    You are very talented I must admit, I have tried vectors before, and I can not even get close to your standard.

  9. Comment #9
    dino on August 11, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    @Craig: Thanks so much. I couldn’t have created those vectors without inspiration and total dedication to my work.

  10. Comment #10
    molimonster on August 12, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    pards my tatanungin ako. techy stuff.. anu email adress mo? mail moo ko dude pls..

  11. Comment #11
    pris on August 20, 2008 at 9:35 am

    Hi dino ang cute naman ng baby mo and i love your vector illustrations. Thanks nga pla sa mga post ng comments mo sa blog ko. I was busy in my new work ngayon ko lang na check mga post of comments mo. Thanks again, have a great day.

  12. Comment #12
    Rafael on August 26, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Hey Dino, I’m a fan of your web-work and am interested in having a Typepad powered blog re-designed…see website above.

    Give me a shout if you’re interested.

    Best,

    Rafael

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