Create a Vinyl Record and 80?s Album Cover – Vector Premium Tutorial


Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. In today’s tutorial well be creating a retro throwback to the 80′s with a pop album cover design. If you’re a fan of the simple portraits, mixed with art deco elements, characteristic of this style, then learn how you can make it in Adobe Illustrator. Time to fire up Grooveshark and listen to some Duran Duran as you work through this Premium tutorial.


This Premium Tutorial is Filled with Professional, Creative Instructions

In this Premium tutorial, you’ll learn how to make a realistic vinyl record, then we’ll create an album cover to go with it, in the style of Patrick Nagel. Nagel’s cool, seductive portraits are icons of 1980′s design and illustration. He famously illustrated the cover of one of the biggest pop records of the era, Duran Duran’s “Rio.”

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Vector Premium Membership

As you know, we run a Premium membership system that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!), which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials like this one! If you’re a Premium member you can log in and download the tutorial. If you’re not a member, you can of course join today!

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