by Justas | Oct 23, 2015 | Inspiration
Once again I’ll present you collection of great icon sets I’ve collected through the week. It’s nice to see so many different styles and interesting approaches on icon design. I’m sure you will discover some great icon designers and awesome icon...
by Justas | Oct 20, 2015 | Articles
Did I tell you about the importance of taking your mind off work to have some proper rest and get back on track being way more relaxed and motivated? It is still true that to be the best at what you do you need to practice it every day, as is that with doing what you love it shouldn’t be too hard. However, other than amazing achievements, putting hours and hours into one field is likely to result into burning out. Regular breaks are the thing that helps me avoid it. During these breaks I try to get away from work completely. When recently the great guys from Iconfinder have invited me to participate in their Icon Salon conference in Amsterdam, I took this opportunity as a perfect getaway from the daily routine. Who wouldn’t? But instead of travelling straight to the conference and heading back home right after it finishes, I planned a one-week vacation in the beautiful Amsterdam. It meant no computer, no phone, and even no sketchbook! Only wandering around the city, discovering one amazing thing after another. You won’t believe how even short vacations like this can help you restart your mind. Running away from the daily work routine and avoiding checking your feeds and email every other minute eventually put you in a completely different mindset. After just a few days you feel how you stop rushing, and everything slows down, while your mind clears up. It feels as if you simply reload your brain. You have to do this every now and then to dump all the trash out of your mind and...
by Justas | Oct 9, 2015 | Inspiration
Once again I’ll present you collection of 19 great icon sets I’ve collected through the week. It’s nice to see so many different styles and interesting approaches on icon design. I’m sure you will discover some great icon designers and awesome icon...
by Justas | Oct 6, 2015 | Icon Tutorials
HOT TOPIC ALERT! I lost count of people that ask me how I colour outline icons, and what’s the best and easiest technique. Truth is, there are tons of ways to do this, but today I’m going to reveal my icon colouring routine. Running ahead of the story, here is more or less what you should get in the end: Let’s take a minute to imagine that you’ve already made a great looking outline icon. However, you can’t get this thought that it will look way better in colour out of your head. But you are stuck with doubt and fear: where should you start. Well, first of all why not read one of my articles on how to choose colours for your icon set. It covers important topics, like where to find and how to choose the colour palette for your icons. Have you made up your mind with your perfect colour scheme? Great! Now you’re ready to colour outline icons. Let’s make to work! Have you ever tried Live Paint Bucket? If you haven’t, do it now! It’s amazing for colouring icons! Especially, outline ones. You can find this tool by clicking keyboard shortcut (K). But before the actual colouring, convert your icon into the Live Painting Group. Select the whole icon with the selection tool (V), then choose Live Paint Bucket (K) and click on the selected icon. It may look as if nothing’s changed, but now you have the full power of colouring this icon! Choose any colour you want to use whilst keeping Live Paint Bucked (K) mode on, and click on any part of your...
by Justas | Oct 2, 2015 | Inspiration
Hey Fellas! Once again I’ll present you collection of 23 best icons and icon sets I’ve collected through the week. I reckon you will like my choice and discover some great icon designers with awesome icon sets. So without further ado, let’s jump straight into the greatest icons of this week: Here they were. Amazing icons, aren’t they? By the way, big thank you and shout out to everyone who has supported the Grumpy tees! Sixteen t-shirts gone in two days — wow! I always knew you guys are the absolute best! There are more of them on Cotton Bureau, so if you like these t-shirts, you can go there and get yourself one! Have a lovely weekend, and I’ll talk to you next...
