Photoshop Tutorial: Put a cutting edge spin on the lens flare effect
Wednesday 01 Sep 2010
Learn how to present exciting variations on an old theme through changing the position of the lens flares and creative use of the blending modes, brush tools and colour.
Classic Illustrator Tutorial: Creating convincing characters
Tuesday 31 Aug 2010
Illustrator maestro Alexis West demonstrates how to magic up appealing characters using a pencil, a computer and bags of imagination.
Photoshop Tutorial: Create a stunning pin-up collage
Wednesday 25 Aug 2010
Create a vibrant illustration that puts a modern spin on the classic pin-up style.
Classic Photoshop Tutorial: Create amazing psychedelic art
Monday 23 Aug 2010
Rob Carissimo reveals how to use Photoshop to create a hazy, dreamlike effect that’s straight from 60s California.
Photoshop Tutorial: Paint 80's airbrush effects
Wednesday 18 Aug 2010
In this tutorial, design duo KittoZutto show you how to create beautiful, dreamlike, paintings full of subtle detail but boasting an 80s colour scheme.
Classic Illustrator Tutorial: Create beautiful repeating patterns
Tuesday 17 Aug 2010
Patterns are everywhere. Look around and you’ll probably see one right now. It might be a pattern on a tie, pants, a shirt… the list goes on and on.
Photoshop Tutorial: Pendulum's Immersion album cover art step-by-step
Wednesday 11 Aug 2010
Discover how Polish artist Valp composited this stunning artwork for the cover of the Pendulum’s recent Number 1 album
Illustrator Tutorial: Give personality to character art
Monday 09 Aug 2010
Learn how to create character art from scratch; taking inspiration from Aaron Miller and his food-themed delights
Photoshop Tutorial: Paint with fire
Wednesday 04 Aug 2010
Transform a simple model shot into a spitting, crackling, beacon of fire by following Neville D'Souza's practical tutorial and making the most of Photoshop's Adjustment Layers and Blending tools.
Classic Photoshop Tutorial: Cut & paste cool background textures
Tuesday 03 Aug 2010
Take cut-&-paste further by compositing elements onto textured, colour backgrounds. Brian Grant shows you how…
Tutorial: Create a portfolio slideshow in Apple Aperture 3
Wednesday 28 Jul 2010
Apple's Aperture 3 features some seriously beefed-up slideshow tools. Here we show you how to take advantage of them to show off your creative portfolio in the best possible way.
Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: Create an iconic T-Shirt artwork
Tuesday 27 Jul 2010
Joshua Smith, aka Hydro74, takes you through how he created his latest work, based around his regular motifs of skulls and swirls mixed with this spring/summer’s illustration icon, the owl.
Classic Photoshop Tutorial: Create retro posterized illustration effects
Monday 26 Jul 2010
Photoshop’s Posterized tool is shamefully underused. Here, artist Baz Pringle shows you how to rediscover its potential…
Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: Urban type art
Wednesday 21 Jul 2010
London is hip again, and in this tutorial Holland-based designer Bram Vanhaeren shows you how he created a new piece that draws on all that’s great about the city – taking inspiration from the Olympics, underground club scenes and the city vista from up high.
Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: High-end photo compositing techniques
Monday 19 Jul 2010
Kevin Roodhorst illustrates how to composite seemingly disparate elements in a cohesive way through the use of textures and lighting effects.
Dreamweaver Tutorial: Create a portfolio blog in eight steps -- without coding
Wednesday 14 Jul 2010
In this tutorial, web designer Craig Grannell shows you how to make edits to your portfolio blog using a remote WordPress install.
After Effects Tutorial: Animate a 'falling-to-earth' zoom effect
Tuesday 13 Jul 2010
Use Google Earth with Adobe After Effects to make thrilling ‘falling-from-space' sequences.
Illustrator Tutorial: Discover tattoo illustration techniques
Wednesday 07 Jul 2010
With his stunning tattoo-style designs, digital illustrator and ‘part-time thrasher’ Chris Parks shows you had to master line art and shading.
Classic Photoshop Tutorial: Get political -- simple poster art techniques
Monday 05 Jul 2010
Digital illustrator Anton Nelson shows you how to use simple painting techniques in Photoshop to create poster art with impact.
Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: Back-to-basics photo illustration techniques
Wednesday 30 Jun 2010
Markie Darkie shows you how to master repetition and layering of shapes, and efficient use of simple colour palettes with the aid of Layer Style effects.
