How to Create a Simple Geometrical Pattern in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be Creating In this Quick Tip tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create a simple and trendy geometrical pattern, the quick and easy way. First, we will create a special repeating shape,...
View Article20 Best InDesign Brochure Templates - For Creative Business Marketing
You might think that brochures are an afterthought these days due to the penetration of digital marketing, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Brochures help you get more customers by boosting...
View ArticleHow to Create a Set of Zodiac Icons in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we’ll go through the inspiring process of creating a set of funny cartoon zodiac icons. We’ll be using basic shapes as well as simple freehand drawing. In order...
View ArticleInternational Artist Feature: China
For this article in the international artist series, we turn to China, featuring seven artists who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic design and more! I asked each artist how their...
View ArticleNew Course: How to Use Live Shapes in Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingWant to learn a new Illustrator skill in just ten minutes?In our new Coffee Break Course, illustrator Simona Pfreundner will introduce you to Live Shapes in Adobe Illustrator CC....
View ArticleHow to Create a Detailed Katana in Affinity Designer
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we'll be stepping through the process of creating a realistic katana (Japanese sword) using Affinity Designer. Check out the file attached to this tutorial to...
View ArticleHow to Create a Dory-Inspired Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingTo celebrate Finding Dory, the upcoming sequel to the classic Finding Nemo, I'll show you how to create realistic fan art easily in Adobe Photoshop. Inspired by the movie, learn...
View ArticleHow to Create a Colorful Clone Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingMusic videos are often on the cutting edge of a culture's creative expression, both in terms of music and visual effects. They also serve as an excellent source of creative...
View ArticleHow to Design a Colorful Hungarian Folk Art Pattern in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingFolk art is a great source of inspiration for creating graphic patterns thanks to its often simple, repeated shapes and motifs. In this tutorial, we’ll be basing our motifs on...
View ArticleAdobe Photoshop in 60 Seconds: The Blur Gallery
What You'll Be CreatingWelcome to our Photoshop in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn a Photoshop skill, feature, or technique in just a minute! The Blur GalleryEver wanted to create those...
View ArticleHow to Create a Blueprint Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps you will learn how to create a blueprint text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create the...
View ArticleHow to Draw on a Tiny Budget: Single Pencil Drawing
What You'll Be CreatingWhen you try to learn how to draw, the first chapter of the book is often about all these fancy tools you will need. This is quite scary—you have no idea if it's for you, but...
View Article10 Business Letterhead Design Tips (With Killer Brand Identity Examples)
Emails may be the standard means of written communication these days, but there are still occasions when only a printed letter will do. They feel particularly relevant now—in our digital-saturated age...
View ArticleIllustrator in 60 Seconds: The Snap to Pixel Option
Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The Snap to Pixel OptionEver wondered why sometimes you're shapes...
View ArticleNew Course: Vector Silhouettes for Beginners
Silhouettes are fun, quick and easy projects to take on if you want to learn new tools and processes in any software. In our new course, Vector Silhouettes for Beginners, you'll learn how to use...
View ArticleThe Must-Have Adobe Photoshop Assets for Designers and Digital Artists
There are so many tools and assets designers and artists can add to their virtual toolbox that it's hard to know where to begin! Stop the guessing game and check out this must-have list of fantastic...
View ArticleHow to Create a Misty Landscape Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I'll show you how to create a misty landscape with rocks, an arch bridge, flying birds, castles, and a medieval woman. You'll learn how to combine simple images...
View ArticleHow to Create a Slimy, Alien Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps you will learn how to create a green, slimy text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters, you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create a...
View ArticleHow to Create a Watercolor Wedding Invitation in Adobe InDesign
What You'll Be CreatingPainterly designs are a big trend for wedding invitations right now. Romantic without being overly feminine or floral, they have an effortlessly cool, beachy style which is...
View ArticleHow to Create a Watercolor Texture in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingGet on trend with watercolor textures in Adobe Illustrator! In this tutorial we'll create our very own watercolor textures with a simple watercolor set, edit our images in Adobe...
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