July 2013
THE CREATIVE GRADUATE’S SURVIVAL GUIDE • UX SECRETS • BOUNDARIES • WHY ADOBE KILLED CREATIVE SUITE • PORTRAIT TIPS • JAMES JARVIS • 3D TYPE IN C4D
Download Zone
Welcome to the Download Zone for Digital Arts magazine and The Artist's Guides books. Here you'll find all of the files you need to complete each issue's Masterclass tutorials, including photos, vectors, brushes, textures, video clips and project files. You'll also find a great selection of video training, stock media and software to enhance your creative work.
Below you'll find an archive of all files from the previous issues.
June 2013
Creative world trip • Animal illustration • Colour tips • Brand mascot design • Create a 3D bubblegum world • Use particles to animate snow
May 2013
The future of web design • How to teach classes & workshops • Character design • Techniques for PS, AI, AE & C4D • New drawing tips
April 2013
Future skills • Next-generation print techniques • Responsive design • Creative projects that make people’s lives better • Innocent’s creative director interviewed
March 2013
How to stand out • Create a realistic Earth • Abstract Illustration • Boost your colour • A Liar’s Autobiography animation revealed
February 2013
Embrace failure • Critical thinking • Line art • Liquid layouts • Photoshop brushwork • Creatives take on government • Design survey results
The Artist's Guide to Photoshop
Get creative with a wealth of incredible professional tutorials for Photoshop in this new app for the iPad, iPad Mini and iPhone.
January 2013
The creative's guide to Kickstarter success • Get what’s yours when you’ve been ripped off • Britain’s creative education crisis • Pete Fowler interview • Life of Pi’s stormy seas • Client relationships • Spice up your 3D type using Photoshop • Create a papercut-style 2.5D animation • Digital colouring with a hand-made feel
December 2012
50 things they never taught you at design school • The psychology of design • Design elegant 3D type using Photoshop • Composite CG into live-action footage • Create your own ‘tradigital’ artwork • 3D printing from Photoshop • Interviews: Marion Deuchars & Craig Ward • How to break through creative blocks
November 2012
Inside Britain's top creative studios • In-depth: Filmmaking for branding projects • Master Illustrator CS6’s new Pattern tool • Plastic fluid type animation techniques • Create your own retro summer scene • What made me: Rob Longworth • What’s the future for your job? • Why DIY projects are the way to creative success