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Kervin Brisseaux shows how he turned a basic illustration into a retro-futuristic artwork in Photoshop. You’ll use the Marquee and Pen tools to create a variety of forms, and generate atmosphere with glow effects made using Adjustment layers and Layer Styles.
Tony Ariawan shows you how to use warping, layer masks and simple colour tweaking for an incredible high-tech look that’s out of this world.
Adam Ismail shows you how to create a fabulous astronomy-themed composition using elements taken from public-domain NASA images.
Tigz Rice reveals the sophisticated way to make your photos crisper, by sharpening just the areas that need more definition
Vector illustration can produce beautifully clean, precise artwork, but the results can also be a bit soulless. Here Mark Oliver creates those clean, precise shapes and then ‘grubbies’ them up for a more organic retro look.
This tutorial is about using simple random shapes to create a stunning composition which revolves around typography. You will build elements in Illustrator, Photoshop and a 3D application – in this case Cinema 4D, though similar software can be used too – and then combine them with type and effects back in Photoshop.
Tigz Rice takes a look at some easy ways you can use channels to reduce these lines, whilst maintaining a natural to the process.
Yuta Onoda shows how you can transform a pencil sketch into a gorgeous, textured digital artwork using layer masks and blending modes. You’ll also learn how to add realism to your artwork by faking print offsets and paint spatters.
A realistic depiction of humanity, rather than some idealised concept of it, is a difficult thing to convey in an illustration. In this tutorial, Richard Wilkinson walks you through the process of how he created a portrait of an elderly man grieving.
Paul Butt has created an infographic about Doctor Who's most feared enemy – the Daleks – and reveals techniques on how to produce stylish and intelligible infographics.
In this tutorial we will be taking a look at masking and how you can give your work a sense of depth using this technique, as well as layering textures and elements to help lift your piece – in this case using paper to create rock and mountain-like elements.
Jonny Wan shows how to keep your compositions fresh
Learn how to visually and conceptually express the overall feel of London, using a few hints of landmarks and abstracting the rest of the composition. The focus is to emphasize the dynamism of an ever-developing and changing city.
Ollie Munden explains how to create 70s-inspired poster art using sketching and multi-layering techniques in Photoshop
When it comes to processing photographs, Photoshop isn't necessarily the answer to everything. Mark Wood shows how you can do the same using Aperture.
Use the new Warp Stabilizer to steady your footage
Jennifer Cirpici explains how to add gradients, blurs and adjustments to combine vectors and photos for realistic results
Using channels to retouch photos can save you time and give great results with every image, as retouching expert Tigz Rice explains.
Lighting effects are often used cheesily, but here Fabio Sasso turns the spotlight on techniques to achieve an original look
Gordon Reid shows you a slick psychedelic-influenced cover by adding a unique twist on a few simple filters.
