- Transform a Stock Photo Into an Airbrushed and Stenciled Illustration in Adobe Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will learn techniques for creating sketchy, hand-drawn line art with a stock photo, using gradients and noise effects to imitate airbrushing techniques, and using custom shape tools to create quick and easy stencil designs within your illustration. This tutorial was originally completed with a graphics tablet and Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.Read More… - Create a Hauntingly Beautiful Cleopatra Mummy in Adobe Photoshop
In this tutorial, I demonstrate the evolution of a digital painting from start to finish by creating a hauntingly beautiful Egyptian goddess. My tools of choice are Adobe Photoshop CS3 and an off-brand pen tablet. Learn the techniques to bring out the best in your next piece! Read More… - Create a Spooky Forest Setting in Adobe Photoshop
Fall is the season in which even the most unassuming settings can take on an air of creepiness. It doesn't help when the setting starts out as rather terrifying, and just gets worse! Start with a forest setting on a foggy night, add in an abandoned old house, mix well with spooky lighting effects, then season with a few surprises hidden in the dark. That's how we add an atmosphere of terror and dread to this quaint little cottage in the woods!Read More… - Create a Digital Handicraft Collage in Adobe Photoshop
Through the combination of drawn elements and scanned pieces, we'll create a Halloween-inspired collage that looks as if it's been sewn, crocheted, and appliquéd rather than the digital artwork it really is. Download the asset pack included in this tutorial and let's get crafting with Adobe Photoshop.Read More… - Make an Animated Pumpkin Icon Using Pixel Art in Adobe Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will create a spooky jack-o-lantern from scratch, rendered entirely in pixels (the building blocks of digital art). Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop's Timeline panel to animate a smiling, winking face that blows a kiss at the viewer and lights up both inside and out.Read More… - Design a Victorian Halloween Poster in Adobe InDesign
Halloween is fast approaching, and suitably gothic Victoriana designs are back in vogue. Celebrate your upcoming Halloween gathering with a vintage-style, steampunk-inspired poster. Read More… - Create "The Walking Dead" Inspired Grungy Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
Create a grungy text effect in Adobe Photoshop using a couple of textures, grunge brushes, layer styles, and blur filters. Layering textures and brushes can give detail and depth to simple designs, making them look more interesting. This tutorial will show you how to do that, with the help of some blur filters and simple layer styles, to create a nice grungy text effect.Read More… - Adobe Max 2014: New Features for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Mobile Apps
It's that time again: a huge update has come to Adobe Creative Cloud applications. Below, you'll find all of the new features added to Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and some new iOS mobile apps that integrate with many of Adobe's applications. Take advantage of Library panels, easily extractable assets, apps like Adobe Brush and more, all created to improve your workflow.Read More… - New Course: Drawing Fantasy Creatures Digitally
Our new course, Drawing Fantasy Creatures Digitally, will teach you how to draw two creatures of pure imagination: a centaur and a dragon. The element of fantasy presents some challenges, such as lack of photo references, but on the other hand we have the opportunity for more creative expression. The instruction blends traditional drawing techniques with modern digital workflows in Adobe Photoshop. Read More… - To the Point: Interview With Anna Dittmann
In this interview, digital artist Anna Dittmann discusses her body of work, art techniques, and future goals. Explore Anna's nature-inspired artwork, ethereal color palettes, and beautiful portraiture work while she breaks down her influences, history, artistic goals, and current projects. Her work is inspiring and downright brilliant to behold.Read More… - Is Digital Art "Real" Art? Facts and Myths About Digital Creating
Can you be a great digital artist when you don't how to draw with a pencil? Do you need expensive equipment for digital art? And what is the best way to learn it? The answers may be surprising!Read More… - How to Create an Exploding Planet in Adobe Photoshop
This tutorial will teach you how to create a cracked and exploding planet. All super villains wish for a weapon capable of destroying a planet. We have one too: we call it Photoshop! We will start with a perfectly good planet and smash it like an egg! Or at least an egg that is floating in space and has an explosion of energy within it.Read More…