It’s A Shark! Getting Creative With Phantasm and the Symbols Panel
By Scott Soeder Phantastic Phun with Astute Graphics Phantasm Plugin! Hello! Today we are going to look at a very powerful plugin from Astute Graphics called Phantasm. It’s Phantasic! And since it was...
View ArticleColour Value Fixing With Phantasm v4
By Kirk Wallace Believe it or not, all of our digital software is mimicking traditional tools. We can use Astute Graphics' Phantasm v4 tool to create washes of color over our illustrations just as we...
View ArticlePhantasm v4 is available today!
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View Article60% off EVERYTHING in our Black Friday Sale!
Our Black Friday sale this year is simple. 60% off EVERYTHING! For 5 days all customers have the opportunity to take advantage of this huge sale, with big discounts available for everyone. New...
View ArticleHow to Create a Duotone Effect in Illustrator with Phantasm v4
Most often, Duotone is used to better reproduce medium and bright shades of monochrome images, where it is not possible to reproduce images with black ink only. Duotone effect is used in printing,...
View ArticleA Convenient way to Create Dotted Shading with Phantasm and Stipplism
In this article, I will talk you through a quick way to create dotted shading with Phantasm or Stipplism. The described technique allows you to change the shaded shape so that the dotted effect will...
View ArticleHow to create color variants of your artwork with Phantasm
How to create color variants of your artwork with actions panel and Phantasm In today's tutorial, I'll show you how to automatically create color variants of your artwork using the Actions feature and...
View ArticlePhantasm v4.1 is here – with the return of Filters
Phantasm v4 was released earlier in 2018 along with some very welcome features including a new control panel and improved vector halftones. It's been very well received and remains one of our most...
View ArticleHow to Create Lego Art with Phantasm and Adobe Illustrator
The little colored bricks are more than mere toys. Some artists create sculptures and paintings from them. Today we will create a portrait of Lego bricks in 5 simple steps, and Phantasm will help us...
View ArticleCreate a Meghan Markle vector portrait with WidthScribe and Phantasm
Royal Wedding Fever swept the nation in the UK this spring and Meghan Markle is the lady of the moment. With this in mind we decided to celebrate our new Duchess with a vector portrait. Today you will...
View ArticleAll plug-ins updated with Unified Installer v1.2.6
Last week, Astute Graphics released Phantasm v4 which has been snapped up by many enthusiastic customers old and new! But you don't just have to want color control and vector Halftone artwork...
View ArticlePhantasm v4 is available today!
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View ArticleImproved Phantasm v4 Halftone Engine
Phantasm v4 is here, and this release now has a fantastic new Halftone engine, which gives wonderful new, accurate results. Let's take a closer look at these improvements. A vastly improved algorithm...
View ArticlePhantasm NEW vs OLD – Panel Overview
The new Phantasm v4 is built from ground up to make its functions more accessible and easily manageable, with the help of a common for all effects Phantasm panel. Let's take a closer look at how this...
View ArticleNew Phantasm Prepress Correct Effect
Phantasm v4 is here along with the wallet and reputation-saving Prepress Correct effect! Here we'll take a closer look at this new function. Phantasm v4 also has a new effect – Prepress Correct. Its...
View ArticleCreate a Winter Olympics-Inspired Sports Poster in Illustrator with Astute...
Today we will draw a sports poster dedicated to the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. To make some stages of the work more effective, DynamicSketch will help us to create an athlete's body,...
View Article5 Ways to your Heart with Astute Graphics Plug-ins
Today, we'll look at five ways to draw stylized hearts that will be useful for creating greeting cards. It will be a simple and quick job if you use the tools I recommend in this article. Happy...
View Article20+ Good Habits in Illustrator that Everyone Should Know
20+ Good Habits in Illustrator that Everyone Should Know There are many functions and techniques that speed up the workflow in Adobe Illustrator. In today's article we have put together the most...
View Article9 Ways to Minimize File Size in Adobe Illustrator
Large files can significantly slow down your workflow. Editing, zooming of the screen and just saving the file may take several minutes. In addition large file sizes are often the reason of application...
View ArticleEdit and Relink Embedded Images in Adobe Illustrator
After reading this brief article you will discover how to edit an embedded image whether it be an photographic image or raster effect, as well as how to relink embedded images, all with the help of our...
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