How to Create a Quirky Line Art Portrait in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingI know so many illustrators who practise their craft on their own face. Whilst I've tried in the past to vector myself, I can't stand to stare at my own face for a couple of...
View ArticleNew Short Course: How to Shade Animals in Perspective
What You'll Be CreatingDo you struggle to create convincing shading in your artwork? If you take our new course, How to Shade Animals in Perspective, you'll learn some fantastic techniques for creating...
View ArticleHow to Create a Super Easy Liquid Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial will show you a very quick and easy way of creating a liquid metal text effect, using a couple of textures, patterns, and layer styles. Let's get started!This text...
View ArticleHow to Draw Fabric: Silk and Wool
What You'll Be CreatingFabrics are tricky to draw because of all the folds and complicated shading. In this tutorial I will show you how to go about drawing two different types of fabric: smooth and...
View Article30 Best Stylish Cursive Fonts
The key to great design is to know your way around different typefaces. And one of the quickest ways to elevate your designs is with a stylish, cursive font. Check out this collection of 30 incredible...
View ArticleArt History: The Middle Ages
Welcome back to our series on art history! From the lands of Asia, we now venture onward to experience the world of art from the Middle Ages. Let's see how history significantly affected the art of...
View ArticleHow to Create Flat Design Headphones in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingI love headphones, and this tutorial is inspired by the Audiotechnica M50X. As you'll see, we'll be creating this with basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator. So if you're a lover of...
View Article20 Elegant Wedding Program Templates
An effective wedding program shows the schedule of your ceremony while adhering to the overall design of your theme. And with premium wedding program templates, you can achieve professional results...
View ArticleHow to Create a Vintage Doily Frame With Flowers in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIf you’re into retro flower illustrations, this tutorial will definitely catch your attention. Today we'll create a vintage frame by using basic shapes, the Warp Tool, and a...
View ArticleHow to Create a Grass Action Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I will show you how to create a grass action in Adobe Photoshop using two brushes, and a layer style with a grass pattern. At the end of the tutorial you will...
View ArticleHow to Create an Easy Rippled Reflection in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingOne way to create even more drama in an interesting landscape is by adding a digital flood! Not only does it create an aesthetically pleasing symmetry, but it uses one of the...
View ArticleHow to Create a Beautiful Abstract Portrait in Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial was originally published in November 2011 as a Tuts+ Premium tutorial. It is now available free to view. Although this tutorial does not use the latest version of...
View ArticleHow to Draw a Snowflake
What You'll Be CreatingEvery snowflake is different, but they all follow rules of fractal geometry in a way, so we can use these rules to draw a realistic snowflake with just a few steps. It's easier...
View ArticleNew Design Course: How to Use the PixelSquid Plugin for Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingWant to create 3D designs quickly and easily? In our new course, How to Use the PixelSquid Plugin for Photoshop, you'll learn how to create beautiful designs using 3D elements,...
View ArticlePhotoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Install and Use Patterns
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!Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Installing...
View ArticleHow to Design a Flat Sci-Fi Blaster in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingAre you keen on sci-fi movies, games, and fancy weapons? Follow this tutorial and try your hand at weapon design by creating a futuristic space blaster in trendy flat style....
View ArticleHow to Create a Set of Vector Suitcases in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Mesh Tool and Gradient Tool in Adobe Illustrator to create a pair of photo-realistic suitcases!If you want to skip the tutorial...
View ArticleInternational Artist Feature: Morocco
For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Morocco, featuring six artists who create fantastic work, from 3D illustrations to graphic designs and more! I asked each artist how...
View ArticleHow to Create a Brazil-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I will show you how to create a Brazil-inspired text effect in Photoshop, using a layer style with a pattern that we will create. In the process, you will learn...
View ArticleHow to Draw Stone and Rock Textures
What You'll Be CreatingThe texture of rock is deceptively simple, but it gets quite complicated when you try to get it right. In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a texture of a single rock or...
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