Create a Beautiful Book Cover in InDesign Using a Busy Photo Background
Working on a book? You may have a photo you’re dying to use on your cover but feel that it may be too busy or contrasting in color to allow text to stand out against it. Why not go ahead and use it –...
View ArticleHow to Create an Android Winter Game App Icon in CorelDRAW
We are currently in the cold season, for that we are about to create a nice winter-themed icon for an Android based Game App. In this tutorial I will demonstrate the process of visually developing a...
View ArticleNew Features Added to Adobe Illustrator CC and InDesign CC
As it was promised, Adobe Creative Cloud members are getting new features to their favourite design applications. This time we are going to take a closer look at the improvements and new features added...
View ArticleCartoon Fundamentals: How to Draw Cartoon Hands
The human hand is probably one of the hardest things to learn how to draw, since it can take many forms and, thus, express varied emotions. In cartoon it is no different. You need to be able to draw...
View ArticlePlaying With Isometric Projection in Inkscape to Make a Minecraft Scene
Inkscape has a really neat grid feature to make isometric designs very easy to accomplish. It’s called an axonometric grid, and we’re going to use it to create a Minecraft inspired isometric design....
View ArticleWhy Mouse Users Should Ditch Photoshop and Draw in Illustrator
Creating digitally gives amazing possibilities. You get so many colors, so many materials, every mistake can be fixed easily and it’s all in a friendly, clean environment – you just need to turn off...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Introduction to the Mesh Tool and Creating a Mesh
In this overview, you’ll learn three ways to create a Gradient Mesh, how to use the Mesh Tool, and learn some terminology you might encounter along the way.
View ArticleQuick Tip: Created an Easy De-Focused Background With Gradient Mesh
Why create a background with Gradient Mesh? Because it’s 100% vector, and thus infinitely scalable. Better yet, you can achieve this effect using a low-res photo and no prior experience with Gradient...
View ArticleCreate a Simple Drawing Manikin with Gradient Mesh in Illustrator
Drawing manikins are used to help us create a correct pose, but we never draw them as they really are. Maybe it’s time to pay tribute to them, along with the Mesh Tool? Whether you have problems with...
View ArticleCartoon Fundamentals: How to Draw the Female Form
Women can be difficult to draw, whether in a realistic style or cartoon style. This technically should not happen, because anatomically speaking, females have less muscle detail visible to our eyes,...
View ArticleWorking With Irregular Shapes in Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator
Creating a Gradient Mesh from a rectangle or an ellipse is pretty easy and straightforward. When you have to work with an acutely curved shape, it becomes much more difficult. Here’s a technique that...
View ArticleHow to Draw a Tattoo-Style Tiger With Colored Pencils
This tutorial shows you how to draw a tiger in a tattoo style, with a pencil and color pencils. With just a bit of patience, you can do it yourself. If you’re a beginner, you can check out our "How to...
View ArticleCreate Simple Flowers With Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator
Follow this tutorial and learn how to create beautiful flowers with the help of the Gradient Mesh function in Adobe Illustrator. We will start with the shape of the petal then using the Gradient Mesh...
View ArticleDigital Publishing With InDesign CC: Creating EPUBs
In this episode of the Digital Publishing with Adobe InDesign CC series, we are going to learn about how to prepare your InDesign content for exporting EPUBs. Let’s get started!
View Article22 Fun Gradient Mesh Tutorials in Adobe Illustrator for Beginners
Gradient Mesh is often seen as a tough area to master in Adobe Illustrator. This week we’ve focused purely on beginner content for those who wish to get into meshing but want to know the basics. These...
View ArticleHow to Create a Brightly Colored Beetle with Simple Shapes in Illustrator
When you’re fresh to Adobe Illustrator, the task of creating characters and designs within the program entirely can be quite daunting. Join me for fun with rounded rectangles, ellipses, and gradients...
View ArticleCreate a Simple, Owl, Tote Design in Illustrator for Hot Foil Printing
Do you know what can make the grocery shopping more fun? A customized tote bag with your very own design! By owning a super-cool printed tote you are also contributing to environmental protection. So,...
View ArticleDigital Publishing With InDesign CC: Adobe Edge Animate
In this episode of the Digital Publishing with Adobe InDesign CC series, we are going to learn about how to improve your DPS project with interactive animations created in Adobe Edge Animate. The...
View ArticleCreate a Simple Drawing Manikin with Gradient Mesh in Illustrator
tag:design.tutsplus.com,2005:PostPresenter/vector-20835Drawing manikins are used to help us create a correct pose, but we never draw them as they really are. Maybe it's time to pay tribute to them,...
View ArticleCartoon Fundamentals: How to Draw the Female Form
tag:design.tutsplus.com,2005:PostPresenter/vector-22024Women can be difficult to draw, whether in a realistic style or cartoon style. This technically should not happen, because anatomically speaking,...
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