Post pobrano z: Envato Elements Now Includes WordPress Themes & Plugins!

If you work with WordPress, you’re in luck—WordPress themes and plugins are now included in an annual Envato Elements subscription. And what’s more, you can lock in a special introductory rate for a limited time. Read on for more details.

What’s Included

Envato Elements already gives you unlimited downloads from a massive library of 400,000+ photos, graphics, templates, and other creative assets. Plus it gives you free access to more than 1,000 courses and 240 eBooks here on Envato Tuts+.

From today, you’ll still get all of that plus a curated collection of beautiful, premium WordPress themes and plugins. 

As with everything else on Envato Elements, this is an „all you can eat” deal. You can download as many themes and plugins as you want, with no limits or credits to keep track of. And there’s a simple licensing system so that you know you’re covered for all of your projects.

Right now, there are over 190 top themes and 130 plugins available to choose from, and you can expect that number to grow as more authors join the platform and existing authors upload more items. 

WordPress Themes

There’s a wide range of premium themes on offer, whether you’re looking for a multipurpose theme suitable for a corporate audience or something more creative that would work for a blog or portfolio site. There are even niche themes for real estate sites, wedding sites and more—and of course, you can find e-commerce themes to help you make sales from your site.

WordPress Plugins

A well-designed theme is a great start, of course, but if you’re working with WordPress you’ll also need access to premium plugins to add the features and functionality you want.

Envato Elements has you covered here too, with a selection of powerful plugins to help you create booking and scheduling systems, contact forms, responsive menus, social media feeds, and more.

What It Costs

It’s important to understand that WordPress themes and plugins are only available with an annual subscription, not a monthly one. Usually, an Envato Elements subscription costs $29 a month, so the annual subscription will be $348 a year ($29 x 12).

However, for a limited time, you can save $120 on your subscription and sign up for just $228 (the equivalent of $19 a month). Remember, for that price you get not only the WordPress themes and plugins but also thousands of photos, fonts, graphics, templates and more. It’s a pretty special deal.

So head over to Envato Elements to see what’s on offer, and if you like what you see, sign up for an annual subscription to start making unlimited downloads. Don’t spend too long thinking about it, though, because this introductory deal won’t last forever!

Post pobrano z: How to Create an Invite for a Winter Wedding in Adobe InDesign

This is a romantic, rustic invitation which would be a perfect fit for winter weddings. In this tutorial suitable for beginners to Adobe InDesign, we’ll look at how to put together the invitation card and how to export your design ready for printing. 

We’ll be dipping into vector software to edit the tree graphics in the design, so you will need access to Illustrator too.

Ready to get swept up in the romance of the colder months? Let’s go!

Psst! Looking for wedding invite templates that are easy to edit and look amazing too? Check out the selection over on GraphicRiver and Envato Elements.

What You’ll Need to Create Your Invite

As well as access to InDesign and Illustrator, you’ll need to download the following images and font files too:

• Brown paper texture
• Winter tree vector
• Paint drops vector
• Love Hewits script font
• Miama script font
• Aleo font

Note on sizing: We’ll be setting up the cards to a standard 4.5 in by 6.25 in size, which will fit inside standard sized envelopes that you can easily find online or in a stationery store. Try pairing your cards with a brown paper envelope for rustic charm. 

1. How to Create a Rustic Backdrop for Your Invite

Step 1

Open up Adobe InDesign and go to File > New > Document. 

With the Intent set to Print, uncheck the Facing Pages box. Set the Width of the page to 4.5 in and the Height to 6.25 in. 

Add Margins of 0.5 in and a Bleed of 0.25 in. Then head up and click OK.

Step 2

Expand the Layers panel and double-click on the Layer 1 name. Rename the layer Background and click OK. 

Take the Rectangle Frame Tool (F) and drag across the whole page, extending the image frame up to the edges of the bleed on all sides. Go to File > Place, choose the brown paper texture image you downloaded earlier, and click Open. Allow the image to fill up the whole frame. 

Step 3

Expand the Swatches panel (Window > Color > Swatches) and choose New Color Swatch from the panel’s drop-down menu (at top-right). 

Set the Type to Process and Mode to CMYK, and adjust the levels below to C=16 M=31 Y=36 K=4. Click Add and then OK. 

Take the Rectangle Tool (M) and drag across the whole page, before setting the Fill of the shape to your new brown swatch from the Swatches panel. 

With the shape selected, go to Object > Effects > Transparency. Bring the Opacity down to 35% and click OK. 

2. How to Format Elegant Typography on Your Invite

Step 1

Lock the Background layer and click on the Create New Layer button at the bottom of the panel. Rename this new layer Typography. 

With the rulers visible (go to View > Show Rulers if not), drag out a guide from the left-hand ruler, dropping it in the center of the page. This will help you judge how centered the typography elements on your page are.

Use the Type Tool (T) to create a text frame across the central guide, about a third of the way down the page. Type in ‘Name 1’.

From either the top Controls panel or the Character and Paragraph panels (Window > Type > Character and Paragraph), set the Font to Love Hewits, Size 80 pt. From the Swatches panel, adjust the Font Color to [Paper].

Step 2

Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste the text frame and position it below and a little to the right of the original. Edit the text to read ‘Name 2’.

You can create a smaller text frame to the left of the second name, type in an ampersand (‘&’), and set the Font to Miama. 

Step 3

Once you’re happy with the formatting of the names, you may want to vectorise the text to make it a little easier to scale the names up and down as a group. Select all three text frames with your mouse and go to Type > Create Outlines. 

Right-click on the vectors and choose Group. Then you can scale the names together, while holding down Shift, and adjust the position until you are happy with the result. 

Step 4

In the Swatches panel, choose New Color Swatch from the panel’s menu. Name the swatch Charcoal and set the levels to C=62 M=52 Y=50 K=47. 

Create a new text frame above the names, centering it on the page. Type in introductory text, such as ‘Please join us to celebrate the wedding of’, and set the Font to Aleo Bold, Size 8 pt, Align Center and increase the Tracking (space between all letters) to 200. 

From the Swatches panel, switch the Font Color to Charcoal. 

Step 5

Build up more text frames below the names by copying and pasting the top text frame repeatedly. Adjust the text to read the date and time of the event, then the place, and finally a ‘PTO for more details’ note if you want to place extra info like directions or contact details on the reverse of the card. 

3. How to Add Snowy Forest Details to Your Invite

Step 1

Open up the winter tree vector in Illustrator. Isolate the tree silhouette alone, and head up to Edit > Copy.

Back in InDesign, lock the Typography layer and create a new layer above called Trees. Edit > Paste the tree vector directly onto the page. Position it at the bottom center of the page, and set the Fill to Charcoal. 

Step 2

With the tree selected, go to Object > Effects > Transparency. Choose Multiply from the Mode menu, and pull the Opacity down to 80%. Click OK. 

Copy and Paste the tree and scale it down a little, before placing it to the left of the original tree, allowing some of the branches to overlap. Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste this second tree and move it over to the right side, creating a fan effect. 

Step 3

We can add extra details, like berries and snow, to the card to make it extra special. 

Create a new swatch called Berry Red, C=15 M=87 Y=57 K=4. Then lock the Trees layer and create a new layer above, called Berries. 

Take the Pencil Tool (N) and draw a rough berry shape over the top of one of the tree branches, setting the Fill to Berry Red.

Select the red shape and copy and paste repeatedly, spreading the berries across the tops of all the branches. 

Step 4

Open the paint drops vector in Illustrator and adjust the color of the drops from black to White. Make sure to remove the background too, before saving as an Illustrator EPS (.eps) file. 

Back in InDesign, create a new layer called Snow, and drag this down to sit above the Background layer and below the Typography layer. 

Zoom into the top-right corner of the page and use the Pencil Tool (N) to draw a rough cloud-like shape onto the page. 

Make sure the Fill and Stroke of the shape are set to [None] before going to File > Place. Choose the paint drops vector in white you edited earlier, and allow it to fill the shape. 

Step 5

Copy and Paste the shape a few times, rotating each one slightly differently, and creating a cluster of shapes around the top-right corner of the layout, using them to create a frame around the edges of the page. 

Select all the shapes and Right-Click > Group. 

Copy and Paste the group repeatedly, positioning each group around the perimeter of the page, building up a snowy border around the whole invite. 

Step 6

Create a new layer at the top of the sequence, naming it Snow Cap. 

As we did with the border detailing, take the Pencil Tool (N) and doodle a small snow cap shape over the top of part of the central tree’s branches, as shown below. 

With the Stroke and Fill of the shape set to [None], go to File > Place and choose the white paint drops image as before, allowing it to fill the shape. 

Repeat the process of creating and filling snow cap shapes across the curved top of the central tree.

When you’ve finished, Right-Click > Group the snow caps.

Copy and Paste the group, scaling it down and repositioning to fit over the top of the left-hand tree. Repeat for the tree on the right side too. 

4. How to Export Your Design for Printing

Step 1

Make sure to first File > Save your work, and then go to File > Export.

Choose Adobe PDF (Print) from the Format menu at the bottom of the Export window, name your file appropriately (something like ‘Wedding invite_final for print.pdf’), and hit Save.

In the window that opens, choose Press Quality from the Adobe PDF Preset dropdown menu at the top.

Step 2

Then click on Marks and Bleeds in the window’s left-hand menu. Check All Printer’s Marks and Use Document Bleed Settings, before clicking Export. 

This will create a ready-to-print PDF file which you can send straight off to the printer’s—great job!

Conclusion

Your winter wedding invitation is finished. Awesome work! All you have to do now is send them off in the post, and get ready for the big day.

In this tutorial, we’ve covered a number of key skills relating to print and stationery design. You should now feel more confident with tackling projects like this and using your newfound skills to create more spectacular invitations. 

On the hunt for wedding invite templates that are quick and easy to customize and look fantastic too? Check out the range on GraphicRiver and Envato Elements.

Post pobrano z: How to Draw Christmas Presents in the Snow in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the Mesh Tool in Adobe Illustrator to create a vector Christmas background with a pile of gift boxes!

If you want to skip the tutorial and just use these presents along with some other awesome elements in your work, you can purchase Christmas Gift Boxes in Snow from GraphicRiver!

1. How to Draw the First Present

Step 1

For our very first step, grab a red (#B33029) rectangle.

Proceed to Effects > Warp > Arc and apply the effect with the following settings:

• Bend -28%
• Horizontal 0%
• Vertical 0%

Step 2

Go to Object > Expand Appearance, and modify the shape by bringing its edges up a bit.

Let’s begin using Mesh! Grab the Mesh Tool (U) and create a Mesh Grid like the one in the screenshot below by clicking where the nodes are supposed to be.

Once your Mesh Grid is done, begin coloring it by selecting the indicated column of nodes with the Mesh Tool (U) and changing their color to #F9E5D5.

Continue by coloring the nodes selected in the screenshot below with #D04640.

Finally, color the six nodes on the left edge of the shape with #941F17.

Step 3

Draw the lid of the box using the same technique and these colors:

1. #D24741
2. #D45458
3. #FFE0D0

Step 4

Create the bottom side of the gift box using the Mesh Tool and the following colors:

1. –
2. #B12E27
3. #FFEFDE
4. #DD544E
5. #941F17
6. #EF8A7E

Step 5

Assemble the box out of the three parts we made!

Step 6

Let’s move on to creating the bow!

Create the first element with Mesh and these colors:

1. #AE2C26
2. –
3. #871910
4. #3E0600

Step 7

Create the second element.

1. #8F1D15
2. #FAB7A8
3. #721107
4. #150100

Step 8

Put both elements together to create the first piece of the bow.

Step 9

Create another bottom part of the bow with Mesh.

1. #AB2C25
2. #7A150B
3. #120100

Step 10

Create the accompanying top part.

1. #A0241E
2. #D74F48
3. #FADCCC
4. #80170D
5. #190200

Step 11

Again, put the last two parts together.

Step 12

Draw the first half of piece number 3.

1. #B9352E
2. –
3. #FFF7E6

Step 13

Draw another part.

1. #C13C36
2. –
3. #480700

Step 14

Put together the third piece.

Step 15

Draw another part of the bow.

1. #C7413B
2. –
3. #691108

Step 16

Draw this part out of two shapes, both colored with #C7413B.

1. #C7413B
2. #FFF7E6
3. #4F0800

Step 17

Join our final two parts together!

Step 18

Now put together the left half of the bow, as indicated by the numbers.

Step 19

Go to Object > Transform > Reflect, choose the Vertical option, and press Copy to complete the bow.

Step 20

Draw a #100000 filled ellipse to serve as a shadow for the base of the bow.

Step 21

Place it onto the base.

Step 22

Add the bow on top of the gift box we drew earlier.

Step 23

Draw an ellipse filled with a Radial Gradient (#58342D to white) to create another shadow. Use the Multiply transparency mode.

Step 24

Add shadows on the base of the bow and under the box.

Step 25

Let’s create a new color variant of this box!

Proceed to Edit > Edit Colors > Convert to Greyscale.

Step 26

Go to Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors and tweak the Black in the box by -14%.

Step 27

Finally, return to Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors, only now choosing the RGB mode.

Tick Convert on the top of the window, and set the following parameters:

• Red: -33%
• Green: -9%
• Blue: -9%

2. How to Draw the Second Present

Step 1

Draw the left side of the second gift box’s lid with Mesh.

1. #D3CFB4
2. #ABA485
3. #817756
4. #F7F5DF

Step 2

Draw the right part of the lid.

1. #E8E5CD
2. #C5BFA4
3. #F7F5DF

Step 3

Draw the left side of the box.

1. #9E9676
2. #695F3E
3. #796F4D
4. #E8E3CD

Step 4

Draw the right side of the box.

1. #CDC8AC
2. #695F3E
3. #796F4D
4. #E8E3CD

Step 5

Draw the lid.

1. #F2F1DB
2. #CFCAB0
3. #E9E6CF

Step 6

Put together the second box.

Step 7

Recolor a copy of the box with Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors and these settings:

• Red: -60%
• Green: -37%
• Blue: -12%
  

Step 8

Create another green box out of a copy with Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors:

• Red: -45%
• Green: -36%
• Blue: -34%

Step 9

Begin drawing the cyan bow.

1. #3B7F92
2. #9DD9CA
3. #113C33
4. #236072

Step 10

Draw the second element.

1. #3B7F92
2. #A0DBCD
3. #0E3533
4. #489397
5. #285F64

Step 11

Draw the next part.

1. #1A4F63
2. #05210B

Step 12

Create the next element.

1. #1E556C
2. #89CDC4
3. #27678B
4. #154549
5. #53A1AD

Step 13

1. #1D5268
2. #7FC4BE
3. #28698C
4. #112F3F

Step 14

Draw the final part of the bow.

1. #28667A
2. #5299A7
3. #0D3A3F
4. #66B9C4

Step 15

Create a shadow for the bow by filling an ellipse with a #0B3330 to white Radial Gradient and Multiply transparency.

Step 16

Add all the parts together.

Step 17

Let’s begin drawing the ribbon for the bow!

1. #286372
2. #79C5CD
3. #61A9B6
4. #0F2A30

Step 18

Draw the top part of the ribbon.

1. #3C8395
2. #153538
3. #59A3B0

Step 19

Join these two together!

Step 20

Create another element.

1. #2C6779
2. #144349
3. #5EAABA
4. #93D8DB

Step 21

Draw the last section of the ribbon.

1. #5EAABA
2. #16454C

Step 22

Draw a pattern for the box.

Use two circles with a #408696 Stroke, which you would then Expand. Create a couple of different versions.

Step 23

Create a rectangular pattern out of the circles.

Step 24

Create two copies of the pattern.

Go to Effect > Distort & Transform > Free Distort and create a pattern for the side of the box.

Step 25

Grab the second copy and through Effect > Distort & Transform > Free Distort, create a pattern for the lid.

Step 26

Apply the pattern and the bow with the ribbon to the box.

Step 27

Grab a copy of the pattern, and set it to Multiply and 60% Opacity before applying it to the blue box.

Step 28

Take another pattern, this time with Screen and 60% Opacity, for the green box.

Step 29

Recolor the bow and the pattern with Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors:

• Red: 45%
• Green: -47%
• Blue: -41%

Step 30

Arrange the boxes we made into a pile.

3. How to Draw the Third Present

Step 1

Begin drawing the third box.

1. #778C80
2. #B6CCBC
3. #363E2A
4. #353C28
5. #5B6B5B

Step 2

Draw the lid.

1. #B2CDBF
2. #FEF9E7
3. #95B0A7

Step 3

Draw the side of the lid.

1. #8EA59B
2. #EDEFDE
3. #708477
4. #A1BCB3
5. #515F4F

Step 4

Assemble the gift box.

Step 5

Begin drawing a bow.

1. #90A29A
2. #102114
3. #C8D8C2
4. #637568

Step 6

Draw the second part.

1. #55675F
2. #DBEAD4
3. #798E87
4. #D4352C

Step 7

Draw another element with mesh.

1. #95A79F
2. #ECFCDF
3. #091B0F

Step 8

1. #8FA299
2. #516156
3. #CDDECD

Step 9

1. #A7BAB3
2. #E9FCDD
3. #75867C
4. #112216

Step 10

1. #112317
2. #53655C

Step 11

1. #7C9884
2. #E5EDE3
3. #224029

Step 12

Draw the eighth element:

1. #223B29
2. #46614F

and the final part.

1. #37513E
2. #0E2312
3. #893398

Step 13

Assemble the bow!

Step 14

Place the bow onto the box.

Step 15

Recolor a copy of the present into blue by using Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors:

• Red: -18%
• Green: -7%
• Blue: 15%

Step 16

Apply Edit > Edit Colors > Saturate with -35% Intensity to get a light blue box.

Step 17

Add these boxes and the boxes made in the first section to the group.

4. How to Draw the Background

Step 1

Draw the background with Mesh:

1. #6C9F99
2. #C4D7CA
3. #99C0B8
4. #D7E2D2
5. #3F7D79

Step 2

Add a drawing of snow.

1. #EFF4E4
2. #D1E0D5

Step 3

Combine the two.

Step 4

Place the group of presents on the snow.

Next, draw a rectangle and put it on top of the image. The rectangle should „frame” everything you want to keep in the picture.

Select all the elements, right-click, and choose Make Clipping Mask.

Step 5

To create some falling snow, refer to my older Christmas tutorial! Give it 60% Opacity.

Step 6

Our picture is finished!

Awesome Work, You’re Now Done!

What now? You can try any of my other tutorials from my profile, or check out my portfolio on GraphicRiver, as well as the original vector we recreated in this tutorial.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial, and I would be super happy to see any results in the comments below!