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  1. How to Create a Vintage Seasonal Greeting Card in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Vintage Seasonal Greeting Card in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Winter is around the corner. And if you are not afraid of winter, let's create a snowy vintage greeting card!

  2. Create a Detailed Cheese Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    Create a Detailed Cheese Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the following steps you will learn how to create a detailed cheese text effect and a cheese wedge illustration.

  3. How to Create a Modern Hand Turkey in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Modern Hand Turkey in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we'll take a simple image of a traced hand, palm-side down, and transform it into a beautiful turkey, ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in...

  4. How to Create an Isometric Pixel Art Vehicle in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create an Isometric Pixel Art Vehicle in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn to make an isometric pixel art car. Have your character ready; it's going for a ride.

  5. How to Create a Detailed MacBook Illustration in iDraw

    How to Create a Detailed MacBook Illustration in iDraw

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following steps you will learn how to create a detailed MacBook illustration in iDraw.

  6. Experiment With Color in Adobe Illustrator to Create an Abstract Rose Illustration

    Experiment With Color in Adobe Illustrator to Create an Abstract Rose Illustration

    Tutorial Advanced

    This tutorial offers a few tricks and tips for experimenting with colors, gradients and transparency. Learn to draw an abstract flower composition in Adobe...

  7. Create Custom Coffee Ring Brushes in Adobe Photoshop

    Create Custom Coffee Ring Brushes in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Coffee rings are a special type of grunge effect that tends to turn accidents into elements. The fluid nature of the effect makes it difficult to reproduce...

  8. Create an Illuminated Digital Paper Cut-Out Scene in Adobe Illustrator

    Create an Illuminated Digital Paper Cut-Out Scene in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial you'll learn how to use gradients, effects like drop shadows and outer glows, and custom brushes in order to render a Halloween-inspired...

  9. Dress Up for Halloween With Isometric Pixel Art in Adobe Photoshop

    Dress Up for Halloween With Isometric Pixel Art in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Take your pixel art characters trick-or-treating with pop culture costumes and a wicked jack o'lantern. Join us for a fun Halloween twist on creating...

  10. How to Create a Halloween Illustration With a White Kitten in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Halloween Illustration With a White Kitten in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Are you ready for Halloween? How about not scary but cute? Let's learn how to create an illustration of an adorable white kitten sitting on a pumpkin.

  11. Create a Funny Trick-or-Treat Halloween Monster in Adobe Illustrator

    Create a Funny Trick-or-Treat Halloween Monster in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    What is the most exciting and delightful part of Halloween? No doubt, it's trick-or-treat! In this tutorial we are going to depict a cute, furry monster who...

  12. How to Create an Easy Halloween Pattern in CorelDRAW

    How to Create an Easy Halloween Pattern in CorelDRAW

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create three Halloween-inspired designs using both shape and drawing tools from CorelDRAW's Toolbox and form them into a cohesive, repeated...