Photoshop tutorial: Top 10 Photoshop tutorials of 2011
From cosmic effects and beautiful lighting to digital painting tricks and emotionally affecting portraits, we bring you the 10 most popular Photoshop tutorials of last year.
Tutorials
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Photoshop tutorial: Create ice-cold image effects
Create a frosted, ice-cold effect that’s straight out of a vodka ad.
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Photoshop tutorial: Turn a photo into a 16-bit arcade game character
James May shows how to create a 16-bit arcade game character based on a photo, using Photoshop's colour palette and the Pencil tool.
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Discover hidden depths in type illustration
Illustrator Charles Williams shows you how to create an elegant logotype with a 3D finish. You’ll then learn how to integrate it successfully into a photograph to give a naturalistic result.
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Photoshop tutorial: Fake X-ray effects
Look beyond the surface and create intriguing X-ray images, as Mark Mayers reveals how to do this simply and stylishly in Photoshop.
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Photoshop tutorial: Lighting effects for vintage photo looks
Fabio Sasso shows you how you can create retro lighting effects in Photoshop without resorting to plug-ins – and with a degree of control that means you get the look you want without the trial-and-error aspect of the iPhone apps.
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create a euphoric abstract haze
In this design, self-employed artist Tom Starley uses basic colours, shapes and brush strokes to create a well balanced, euphoric image with a hint of the fetal about it.
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Photoshop tutorial: Painting figures with liquid
Blending water can be difficult, but Jennifer Cirpici pulls it off using a mix of stock images and a few deft tricks
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Master retro poster design
The iconic vintage American poster is one of the most emulated designs of all time. Fabio Sasso shows how it’s done
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Balance complex abstract images
The essence of abstract art is movement – of your hand, your eye and each element within the piece. In this tutorial, Rob Shields takes you through the necessary steps to create a balanced abstract image.
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Give your art that cosmic look
James White shows you how the clever use of blends can yield ethereal colour effects
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Design damask patterns for wallpaper and homewares
In this tutorial, Steven Bonner details the techniques he used to create semi-symmetrical graphics to create beautiful designs
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Photoshop tutorial: Hand-drawn tricks for hip graphics styles
In this tutorial, artist Ollie Munden takes you through the process of creating his three-colour painting, Chasing The Dragon, through a mix of real-world and digital craftmanship using brush strokes.
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Photoshop tutorial: Create a stylish modern cyborg
Fabio Sasso injects some class into a frightening sci-fi image
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Photoshop tutorial: Mixed media techniques for distressed beauty
Blend watercolour and textures from old textiles and photos to create a mixed media artwork, explains Murilo Maciel
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create cartoon figures with ease
In this tutorial, Mercedes Crespo (aka YemaYema) shows how she creates her appealing cartoon characters. Though full of detail, rich in colour and complex in appearance, they are simple to draw, as she reveals.
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Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Make vector portraits from photos
Eelco van den Berg lets you behind the curtain to see how he creates his incredible vector portraits by turning a photo into a ‘poppy’ vector illustration.
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Photoshop tutorial: Discover inspirational painting techniques
Create a subversive pastiche of Chinese propaganda posters using Photoshop.
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Photoshop tutorial: Design a pop-up illustration
In this tutorial Simon Wild explains how to combine Photoshop’s tools with traditional pop-up techniques as a starting point to plan, modify and transform your 2D artwork into a fully functional pop-up spread.
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Photoshop tutorial: Vintage collage techniques
Layer found images and handmade elements with Photoshop and Illustrator techniques for a witty, retro style that’s got dozens of uses.