Today, we have another tutorial. 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 tofire up Grooveshark and listen to some Duran Duran as you work through this tutorial



Tutorial Details

* Program: Adobe Illustrator CS5
* Difficulty: Intermediate
* Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
* View This Tutorials: Vinyl Record & 80

This Tutorial is Filled with Professional, Creative Instructions

In this 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

Final Product What You’ll Be Creating