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  1. How to Create Mooncake and Dim Sum Icons for Chinese New Year

    How to Create Mooncake and Dim Sum Icons for Chinese New Year

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Celebrate Chinese New Year with mooncakes, steamed buns, and dumplings! In this tutorial we'll illustrate dim sum food icons, perfect for use in a mobile...

  2. How to Create a Set of Fitness Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Set of Fitness Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Advanced

    If you’re a sporty kind of a person or just looking for a motivation to start, this tutorial is for you! Let’s follow the process together and create a...

  3. How to Create an Animated Pixel Art Video Game Sprite in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create an Animated Pixel Art Video Game Sprite in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Let’s create a cute little platform video-game bunny character and animate it running, ready for action!

  4. How to Create a Retro Funfair Vector in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Retro Funfair Vector in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Wanna have some fun in the amusement park? Then join me in this tutorial and create a retro-style flat funfair scene, inspired by the Grease movie! No...

  5. How to Create a 50s Fashion Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a 50s Fashion Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial you’ll learn to create a vintage-style fashion illustration. The “Grease” movie with gorgeous costumes, wonderful music and a 50s atmosphere...

  6. How to Create a Beauty-Inspired Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Beauty-Inspired Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Advanced

    What can be more fun than helping Frenchy learn hair and makeup skills? In this tutorial we'll create icon assets and a cute portrait bust illustration...

  7. How to Create a Bird's-Eye View of Retro Cars in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Bird's-Eye View of Retro Cars in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Everyone feels a certain passion for retro style! Those extraordinary clothes, those fancy hairdos, the music and, of course, the cars! In this tutorial...

  8. 10 Top Tips for Creating Retro-Inspired Designs

    10 Top Tips for Creating Retro-Inspired Designs

    Tutorial • Beginner

    You don't have to have lived through an era to understand its design aesthetic. Here are 10 tips for creating fantastic 1950s-inspired designs, from...

  9. How to Create a Scrolling Background in Affinity Designer

    How to Create a Scrolling Background in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial we’ll go through the process of creating a horizontal, tileable background with a mystic forest that is perfect for side-scrolling 2D games...

  10. How to Create a Game Character Sprite Sheet in Affinity Designer

    How to Create a Game Character Sprite Sheet in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    If you've ever wanted to try out game development and character design, then this tutorial is for you! Today we’ll be creating a sprite sheet for a fancy...

  11. Custom Textures in Adobe Illustrator

    Custom Textures in Adobe Illustrator

    Course • Intermediate

    As designers, we often find ourselves having to create a little design, a super cool icon or even a custom text effect. But somehow it just looks a bit flat,...

  12. How to Create a Holiday-Themed Vector Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Holiday-Themed Vector Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Having trouble finding the perfect gift-wrapping paper? Or you simply want your card to blend well with the wrapped gift? Relax, because in this simple...

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