Tutorials

Photoshop tutorial: How to draw eyes

Donut shapes are the key in this guide by Alison Jardine.
Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Create colourful vector character art

Hone your character design skills with this Illustrator vector art tutorial from onesidezero.
Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: How to create a low-poly portrait

Create a hip graphic portrait from a photo using Photoshop and Illustrator.
Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create low-poly art in Photoshop

Use faux 3D modelling and Photoshop texturing to create a striking vintage-style low-poly artwork.
Photoshop tutorial: How to remove a background in Photoshop

Find out how to cut out an image and remove a background from a photo in Photoshop in this step-by-step tutorial.
Photoshop tutorial: How to create lighting effects in Photoshop

Kervin Brisseaux gives a sports illustration a futuristic sci-fi look
Photoshop tutorial: How to create a superhero in Photoshop

Kervin Brisseaux shows step-by-step how he turned linework into a retro-futuristic artwork in Photoshop, using glow effects created using Adjustment layers and Layer Styles.
Illustration tutorial: Combine separate elements into one beautiful digital illustration

Sandra Dieckmann shows you the best ways to create individual elements using pencil, pen and brush – and then combine them into a perfectly composed artwork in Photoshop.
Photoshop tutorial: Digital colouring techniques for hand-inked artwork

Illustrator Tim McDonagh shows how Photoshop can be used to add colour and depth to your inked artworks
Photoshop tutorial: Create a surreal mixed-media illustration

Sachin Teng details the techniques he uses to blend contrasting components that are slick and clean with those that are grainy and organic – with visually striking results.
Illustration tutorial: Digital lettering techniques from Apple Christmas campaign lettering artist Rachel Joy Price

Tips on how to create letters using discovered type and how to add depth to your letters using the iPad.
Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to use Puppet Warp tool in Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator’s relatively new Puppet Warp feature is a really great simple tool to adjust shapes and lines, especially to pose or reposition a character.
Photoshop tutorial: Create artwork with both real and digital brushstrokes

Adi Gilbert explains how hand-drawn art can be enhanced by digital techniques to produce beautifully-crafted illustrations.
Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to make a vector map in Illustrator

Use Adobe Illustrator to create a charming vector map that's stuffed with famous features and animals.
Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to draw a mandala in Illustrator

This step-by-step guide teaches you how to create an Illustrator mandala template that automatically repeats what you draw around a circle.
Photoshop tutorial: How to add texture to hand-drawn artworks

By applying scanned patterns and halftones to drawn linework, you can add extra depth and modern freshness to your art.
Photoshop tutorial: Create better-than-Instagram retro photos

Give photos a light-leak look of flawed vintage 1960s colour snaps using Adobe Photoshop.
Photoshop tutorial: Learn amazing 80s airbrush portrait techniques

Tap into the era of glam, gloss and shine to create a super-vibrant portrait with a perfect sheen.
Photoshop tutorial: How to make 16-bit art in Photoshop

A step-by-step guide to how to transform a photo into a retro game character from the era of the Nintento SNES and Sega Mega Drive.
Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create digital tattoo art

Even if a tattooist’s toolset is a little different from that of the digital illustrator, you can reproduce their techniques digitally – pain-free.

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