Welcome to JesterArts.net, the creative haven of Leo Blanchette -- vector, 3d, and traditional artist. Most of my art can be found for sale on the websites listed to the right. Simply follow the links for a ride to my portfolio hosted on them!

See my popular Orange Factor series, staring the famous Orange Man! He's cute and professional, but has the branding power of a 10,000 watt soldering iron!

Of course, I do more than just royalty free vector art. From as far as I can remember onward, exceptional art skills have always been my primary focus. Now I offer an array of approaches up to 3d animation, all at good quality, and all based on that life-long pursuit of artistic excellence I've always valued. Vector illustration has become my most valuable asset to your creative projects because of its demand in the industry. 3d art and animation are also a focus as this too is becoming a popular tool from product illustration to gaming. Browse my site to see what I can offer to you!

My illustrations are available as Royalty Free works. Find them in the sites listed below:

>> ISTOCKPHOTO
>> STOCKXPERT
>> SHUTTERSTOCK
>> DREAMSTIME
>> 123rf
>> DEVIANTART
>> ClipArtOf

Disco Environment

In this tutorial you will see how to use envelope tool to create a Disco Ball. You will also utilize Twirl and Crystallize tool to understand its options. This tutorial is divided in two parts. During Part 1 you will be using Envelope tool and Crystallize Tool.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Experienced

Create a Tiled Mosaic Frame Using Filters!

This tutorial will serve as an introduction to creating a mosaic like effect inside illustrator, end result possibilities are endless. But here is the Basic technique of creating a mosaic effect.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner

Create a Vector RSS Icon with Illustrator

This tutorial cover the process of creating your own custom vector RSS icon in Illustrator.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner

Make Lovely 3D Looking Graphs

Learn how to create 3D looking graphs.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner

Creating Vector Art

Let's begin! Draw something on paper, anything. At the beginning keep it simple, a sketch or a simple drawing. Scan the image and save it as *.tif...
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner

Turning a Photo into Lichtenstein Style Pop Art with Illustrator

Roy Lichtenstein's pop art comic book images are as familiar now as they were in the 1960's. They demonstrate a stylized way of presenting a photo of yourself or anything else you can think of. Using Illustrator's custom brushes and swatches, we'll be recreating a Lichtenstein style of effect in this intermediate level tutorial.

5 Ways to Customize Adobe Illustrator

Adobe did such a great job of thinking of everything in the entire Creative Suite, they even thought of ways to let us think of our own ways to improve upon it, if you can follow this twisted logic. In this article, I'll share some Illustrator tweaks and customizations that you may find useful.

Working with 3D Objects and Transparencies to Make a Vector Cola Bottle Design

VECTORTUTS has covered Illustrator's 3D effects a few times, so the basics should already be familiar to you. In this tutorial, we'll be taking those skills up a notch and discussing how Illustrator deals with transparency in 3D objects. In just a few steps you'll have created a plastic cola bottle, which is ideally suited for those of you involved in product marketing.

Create Stylized Vector Dog Tags

In this tutorial, we'll explain how to create a stylized realistic object with gradients and layer blends. We'll learn how to use the blend tool, how to add and subtract shapes, and overlay them. Let's jump in and make some stylized vector dog tags in Illustrator.

Create a Stylish Sports Car Dashboard With Areas of Detailed Realism

In this tutorial, we'll show the advanced Adobe Illustrator artist how to make a realistic sports car dashboard. You should have a solid understanding of Adobe Illustrator tools before you begin this tutorial. We'll be using a variety of tools to create this illustration.