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  1. How to Create a Set of Space Icons Using Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Set of Space Icons Using Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Hello there fellow cadets, today we’re going to send you where no one has gone before (well actually a few have gone but that doesn’t make it less...

  2. How to Create a Collage Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Collage Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    So far I’ve been making tutorials strictly by using vector shapes. But in this tutorial, I will show you how to create a fun digital collage in Adobe...

  3. How to Paint a Realistic Ear in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Paint a Realistic Ear in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do you need help painting anatomy? In this quick tip, digital artist Melody Nieves will show you how to paint an ear using Layer Blend Modes and a graphics...

  4. Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Width Tool

    Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Width Tool

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Creating organic lines can be a tricky process, or at least it was until Adobe introduced the Width Tool in CS5. Now, if you've never used the tool before,...

  5. How to Paint Realistic Skin: Wrinkles, Freckles, and Scars

    How to Paint Realistic Skin: Wrinkles, Freckles, and Scars

    Tutorial • Advanced

    How do you paint realistic skin? In this tutorial, digital artist Melody Nieves will show you how to achieve realistic wrinkles, freckles, and other skin...

  6. How to Create a Honeybee on a Honeycomb in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Honeybee on a Honeycomb in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Learn how to create a stylish illustration with a honeybee, honeycomb and flowers using basic shapes.

  7. How to Quickly Create a Cute Phone Character in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Quickly Create a Cute Phone Character in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In today’s tutorial we’re going to show you how to create a cute character illustration, using some of Illustrator’s most basic shapes and tools, combined...

  8. International Artist Feature: Italy

    International Artist Feature: Italy

    Tutorial • Beginner

    For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Italy, featuring six artists who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic design...

  9. Take Our New Course on Dynamic Gesture Drawing

    Take Our New Course on Dynamic Gesture Drawing

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Want to improve your drawing technique? In our new course, Dynamic Gesture Drawing, digital artist Brian Lee will teach you the fundamentals of gesture...

  10. How to Create Nature-Inspired, Decorative Arrows in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create Nature-Inspired, Decorative Arrows in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do you love decorated arrows and spend most of your time on Pinterest pinning beautiful arrows—or even make them on your own? Well then—this tutorial is just...

  11. How to Create a "Website Under Construction" Illustration

    How to Create a "Website Under Construction" Illustration

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Today we have something really special in store for you, since we’re going to show you how easy it is to create your own “Website Under Construction”...

  12. Dynamic Gesture Drawing

    Dynamic Gesture Drawing

    Course • Intermediate

    In this course, digital artist Brian Lee will break down the fundamentals of gesture drawing into several foundational topics. You will learn the importance...

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