How to Create a 3D Chipped, Painted Wood Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial will show you how to use some textures and a couple of different 3D material and light settings, as well as adjustment layers, to create a realistic chipped,...
View ArticleIllustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Transform Panel
Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The Transform PanelAdobe Illustrator has a lot of tools created to...
View ArticleHow to Create a Strip Fractal Mirror Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingMusic videos are an excellent source of creative visual effects. The video for Pillowtalk by Zayn Malik has a tremendous amount of inspiring visual effects. One of those is the...
View ArticleHow to Create a Solar System Planets Icon Pack in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingWelcome back, space cadets! Today we have another special mission for you, in which you will be recreating the planets from our own Solar System in the form of an icon pack,...
View ArticleNew Short Course: How to Design Flat Icons in Affinity Designer
What You'll Be CreatingIf you want to improve your mastery of Affinity Designer but have limited time available, our new short course, How to Design Flat Icons in Affinity Designer, is for you.What...
View ArticleHow to Create a Bubble-Wrap Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial will show you how to create an easy bubble-wrap text effect, using a simple pattern and a couple of layer styles. Let's get started!This text effect was inspired by...
View ArticleWhat to Consider When You Start an Apparel Business
The business side of art can be quite the undertaking. More than just selling your work, you need to know or get to know a lot of small business practices as well as what you can expect to encounter as...
View ArticleHow to Create a Gradient Icon Inspired by Instagram in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingRebrand your logo in style with this quick tutorial on creating a gradient icon in Adobe Illustrator CC. We'll build our icon design from scratch with quick and simple shapes and...
View ArticleIllustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use Selection Tools
Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!Selection MethodsAre you just starting out using Illustrator and...
View ArticleAnimation for Beginners: How to Animate a Head Turn
What You'll Be CreatingToday we are going to learn how to animate a character turning his head. You'll find that you will be animating head turns a lot when you do character animation. A head turn is...
View ArticleHow to Create a Vibrant Dragon Boat Illustration in Paint Tool SAI
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we will create a bright, colorful illustration for the Dragon Boat Festival. Also, you'll see the clear workflow of making a digital illustration in Paint Tool...
View ArticleHow to Design a "Love" Lettering Card in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingLove is in the air! Love is everywhere! In this tutorial we’ll go through an inspiring process and create an intricate lettering postcard. We’ll be combining various techniques,...
View Article10 Amazing Backgrounds Every Graphic Designer Should Own
What You'll Be CreatingBackgrounds are the unspoken heroes of graphic design—adding texture, interest and detail to layouts, they’ll be the hardest-working images in your collection.We’ve tracked down...
View ArticleSketching: The Essential UX Designer’s Toolkit
I’ve already put forward a good case for sketching more often, moving away from your computer and being more collaborative. I covered how to put your ideas out there and get precious feedback from...
View ArticleHow to Create a Simple, Editable Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps, you will learn how to create a simple and editable text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters, you will learn how to create a background using the...
View ArticleNew Coffee Break Course: How to Use the Brush Tool in Adobe Photoshop
If you want to get started with digital painting, or if you want a refresher to make sure you're clear on the basics, try our new Coffee Break Course, How to Use the Brush Tool in Adobe Photoshop.In...
View ArticleThe Must-Have Adobe Illustrator Assets for Digital Artists and Designers
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 Realistic Creased Text Effect Using the Displace Filter
What You'll Be CreatingAdding text to a dynamic background can be a bit tricky, as it usually ends up looking flat and fake. This tutorial will show you how to use the Displace filter to apply the text...
View ArticleHow to Create and Apply a Tropical Seamless Pattern in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingSummer heat in a tropical paradise! What could be better? In this tutorial we’ll create our own tropical pattern, making it seamless and discovering several ways of applying our...
View ArticleInternational Artist Feature: South Korea
For this article in the international artist series, we turn to South Korea, featuring seven artists who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic design and more! I asked each artist how...
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