Create Henna Inspired Elements for a Festival Poster in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingAn Introduction to HennaHenna, for those who are not familiar with it, is a natural plant-based dye, mostly used to dye hair, skin, and natural fabrics. Commonly used in the hot...
View ArticleDesign a Moroccan-Themed Poster in Adobe InDesign
What You'll Be CreatingPosters are a classic, eye-catching and effective way of advertising an event. In this tutorial we’ll design the layout of a poster advertising a Henna Workshop, inspired by...
View ArticleLearn How to Create Your Own Sign Post Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps you will learn how to create a simple sign post illustration in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to setup a simple grid. Next, using...
View ArticleApply Your Color Theory Lessons into Painting a Horse
What You'll Be CreatingWe have learned what light and shadow are to imagine forms. We have taken a good look at all the fundamentals of color and its properties. We have also learned a lot of tricks...
View ArticleCreate a Series of Breakfast Pixel Art Icons in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingStart your day off great with some breakfast themed pixel art! Drawn in Adobe Photoshop, these sweet creations serve as desktop icons, avatars, or game icons. Learn the basics of...
View ArticleCreate a Crayons Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps you will learn how to create a crayons illustration in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to setup a simple grid and how to create the main...
View ArticleCreate a Run Cycle Animation From Scratch in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I'll show you how to create an animation of a running cheetah, using a simple frame editor in Adobe Photoshop. First we'll learn how to prepare a base for every...
View ArticleTips and Tricks for Wacom Inkling and Cintiq Users
In this article, I’m going to provide you with a general overview of some of the more popular devices from Wacom, based on first-hand experience in daily use. Beyond checking out a few of the amazing...
View ArticleCreate a Chalkboard Effect with the New Pen Tool in Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingOn June 18th, Adobe rolled out some updated features for their latest release of Adobe Illustrator CC 2014. Included in the update was an improved Pen Tool. Check out the quick...
View ArticlePhotoshop CC 2014: What’s New for Web Designers?
Last month saw the launch of the all new Photoshop CC 2014, with lots of great new features, especially for web designers. In this tutorial, you'll learn about the following new or improved features,...
View ArticleHow to Create Multiple Page Sizes in One Adobe InDesign File
What You'll Be CreatingAdobe InDesign is a remarkable tool for many print and marketing design projects. It makes it extremely easy to work on publications, move design elements around, and export out...
View ArticleThe A to Z of Inkscape
With so many different tools, methods, and extensions within Inkscape, it can be pretty overwhelming to cover everything. Thankfully, this A to Z of Inkscape will cover the best stuff this great...
View ArticleCreate an Epic Godzilla-Inspired Movie Poster in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingThe original Godzilla movie is probably one of the most important and influential monster movies of all time. If you're a big fan of cinema, you have probably already heard about...
View ArticleComparing the Logo Creation Process Between Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingSo often we break down logotypes and graphic design projects solely in Adobe Illustrator. Today's tutorial produces one project in both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop,...
View ArticleHow to Create a Set of Annotations in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingI previously showed you how to create your own annotation style in Adobe Photoshop. In the following steps you will learn how to create a simple set of annotations in Adobe...
View ArticleHuman Anatomy Fundamentals: How to Draw Hands
What You'll Be CreatingOf all parts of the body, the hand is by many considered to be the hardest to draw. We all have stories of how, early on, we would keep our characters' hands behind their backs...
View ArticleHow to Use Focus Area Selection in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIn June of 2014, Adobe released it's largest update to Photoshop since migrating to the Creative Cloud subscription model. Amidst the host of new features and updates is a very...
View ArticleCreate the Enchanting Maleficent Portrait in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we will discover how to draw a bewitching stylized portrait of Maleficent in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll be using various effects, such as Blur effect for soft...
View ArticleHow to Optimize Inkscape with Zoom and View
If you've worked with advanced drawing in Inkscape before, you may have noticed that Inkscape starts to seriously slow down. In this quick tip, we'll go over a few ways to get your document back up to...
View ArticleHow to Draw Animals: Snakes and Their Patterns
What You'll Be CreatingSnakes are one of the most-drawn animals, if not the most drawn animal. They're considered to be very simple, with no legs or special muscles that need to be defined. There's...
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