TMNET - StreamyX : They Really Sucks

The one and only internet service provider in Malaysia -- TMNET- StreamyX. What I can say, they sucks in their servicing!

They just pissed me of with their lousy and slow problem solving. What happened? I just lost my internet connection at my house for almost a week, today is thursday and I still haven't get my connection back!

Flowers from the Dragon

Have you heard Dragon Fruit before? Malaysians should be quite familiar with this kind of fruit. Its selling RM 8 - 10 even RM 12 for organics one. Well, the fruit gets its name from the look of it. It looks like a dragon ball (chinese dragon illustration with a dragon and its dragon ball). But this blog wont talk much about the fruit but its flower.

Have a look on the picture I posted, this is the flower of the Dragon Fruit. Its huge and very nice looking, sorry i think roses have to stand a side. Whats so special about this flower is it bloom only from late evening until the next day morning. So is only 12 hours from bloom until the flower close and dry up.

Wonder how dragon fruits grow? I have a series of photo from flower to a red dragon fruit. But its quite big size actualy so i cant upload it at once. Well enjoy! These photos is taken at the garden infront my house, where my father plant the papayas, dragon fruits, and guava. :D

Complicate Orb Icon

This will be the last tutorial of creating Icon from me. This tutorial will teach you doing more complicate button icon or Orb effect Icon using Illustrator. This is quite a long tutorial. So, let's start!

1. Let's draw 3 different size circle. Make sure that they are not filled.
Tips: Using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+F will make it easier.

2. Filled the smallest circle with gradient. Tone Color I'm using is m100 y100 k50 to m100 y100. Make sure the gradient type is RADIAL.
3. Lets make another 4th circle.

4. Let's Draw a curve using pen tool.

5. Position the curve on top the 4th circle. Select both the 4th circle (smallest) and the curve together. Select Pathfinder Window. Click on the DIVIDE. After deviding the 4th circle. BREAK it using Ctrl+Shift +G

6. Select the upper part, gradient it with White to Black (Full). What I mean full BLACK is c100 m100 y100 k100. Please take note on this. It is very important. Make sure the gradient Type is LINEAR. Angle to 270 degrees. Select the dot between the gradient and change the location to 65%.

7. For the bottom part, fill with the same gradient. White to Black Full with the angle 90 degree.

8. Select the upper part. At the transparency window, change the attribute to Screen. Oppacity 80%.

9. Same as the above, the bottom part change the atribute to Multiply. You can also try this with SCREEN. Opacity 10%.

10. Make a elipse and filled it with gradient. White - Black(full) - White. Angle 90 degrees.

11. Change its atribute to SCREEN at transparancy window and opacity to 80%. So, now our button is done 80%.

12. Filled the outer circle with gradient. Color tone is K70 - K10. Angle -30 degree

13. Filled the last circle behind with gradient same toning. Angle it to 120 degrees.

14. Take away their outline. So your button is done. Let's put some icon in it.

15. Draw a star using star tool.

16. Lastly, select the screened shape and bring it to font. Ctrl+Shift+]

Hope you enjoy they tutorial!