There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat in Vector
It's a common occurrence when you're reading a tutorial that probably matches or is easier than your skill set and you think, "That's not how I'd do it." I know this has happened to me several times. I...
View ArticleHow to Create Custom Brushes to Render Fur in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we'll create a small set of custom brushes from scratch and learn how to render animal fur with them. We'll focus on rendering a fox tail in grayscale, using...
View ArticleCreate an Art Nouveau-Inspired Robot Design in CorelDRAW
What You'll Be CreatingGet your 30-day free trial now! You will be downloading a 30-day, fully functional trial version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7. This trial is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit...
View ArticleCreate an Ariel Inspired Mermaid Painting in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingWhenever I think of some of my favorite Disney films, The Little Mermaid always comes to mind. In today's tutorial we'll go through the step-by-step process behind this...
View ArticleThe A to Z of Print Design
What You'll Be CreatingPerfecting, preparing and producing your designs for print can be a baffling process. From need-to-know printing methods, like offset and letterpress printing, to perfecting your...
View ArticleHow to Draw a Stick Figure: a Complex Guide
What You'll Be CreatingThere are people out there, real artists, creating amazing pieces in seconds. And here's you, struggling with a simple stick figure. Wouldn't it be great to draw that, at least?...
View Article22 Design & Illustration Tutorials on Tuts+ for Creative Cat Lovers
It's long been established that the human race is ran by furry overlords known as "cats". I myself am a slave to two adorable, yet dominant felines who have manipulated my behaviour to overly share...
View ArticleHow to Create a Gear Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps you will learn how to create a detailed gear text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create...
View ArticleNew Course: Mastering Color in Adobe Illustrator
Colors are powerful. We sometimes take them for granted and don’t spend much time exploring them more. But once you understand colors a bit better and have a solid knowledge of how to use them in Adobe...
View ArticleCreate a Quick and Simple 3D Sticker Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be Creating3D sticker effects are actually simple and easy, but really nice and useful. This quick tip will show you how to create an editable, glossy 3D sticker text effect, using smart...
View ArticleHow to Create a Colorful Brochure for Print Using CorelDRAW
What You'll Be CreatingGet your 30-day free trial now! You will be downloading a 30-day, fully functional trial version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7. This trial is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit...
View ArticleDuplicate a Vintage Drawing Style to Create a Spring Illustration in Adobe...
What You'll Be CreatingTutorial AssetsVintage Spring Illustrations from The Vintage Remix on Etsy!PhotoDune Red flower clovers MagicPicker1. Vintage Style Analysis: What Makes This Style Unique?Imagine...
View ArticleAdobe Illustrator’s SVG Interactivity Panel Explained
SVG is on its way to being a staple part of web development and design. Understanding SVG and being able to list it among your skills is becoming more and more important.In today’s tutorial we’re...
View ArticleCreate a Limited Color Vintage Poster Design in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we'll take freshly drawn line art, modify it in Adobe Photoshop, use the Image Trace panel in Adobe Illustrator, and create our own halftone patterns. Creating a...
View ArticleHow to Create and Apply a Fish Scale Brush in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingHere's the base illustration of a mermaid and her friend Mr Fishy that I created in Photoshop. Miss Mermaid needs some scales on her tail but I'm too lazy to paint them in by...
View ArticleThe Basics of Sketching With Charcoal
What You'll Be CreatingSketching with charcoal is a lot of fun because it's so freeing to make big, sweeping movements across your paper whilst getting messy. In this tutorial I'll discuss the basics...
View ArticleHow to Create a Simple Documents Icon in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps you will learn how to create a simple documents icon in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create the...
View ArticleHow to Create a Quick Sparkling Diamonds Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingSome fonts can make creating certain text effects much easier. This tutorial will show you how to use a dotted font, with a couple of layer styles, to achieve a simple,...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Clean Up Your Traditional Drawings in Photoshop
What You'll Be CreatingTraditional sketches are often appreciated more than digital ones. They seem more lively, more "real", and they have some kind of "soul". However, if you want to present your...
View ArticleCreate a Retro Logotype on a Blurred Background in Adobe Illustrator
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we’re going to create a stylish retro logotype and place it on a blurred background made from a photo right in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll be using some basic...
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