Graphic Design Techniques & Workflow

Use these techniques to improve your graphic design workflow and be more productive. With the time you save, what creative new designs will you come up with?

All Techniques & Workflow tutorials:

  1. How to Create a Night Sky With Clouds Using Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop

    How to Create a Night Sky With Clouds Using Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to use the Mesh Tool, the Mesh Tormentor plugin, the Symbol Sprayer Tool and Transparency settings to create a vector night background with...

  2. How to Make a Beautiful Mesh Rose From Scratch in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Make a Beautiful Mesh Rose From Scratch in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create a lovely vector red rose from scratch using the Mesh Tool in Adobe Illustrator, and then recolor it to get seven different color variants!

  3. How to Draw Spring Flowers With Colored Pencils

    How to Draw Spring Flowers With Colored Pencils

    Tutorial Beginner

    Dou you like spring and flowers? Let's have fun creating an inspirational drawing with colored pencils!

  4. How to Create a Pot of Daffodils With Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Pot of Daffodils With Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we will learn how to create a vector flowerpot full of realistic daffodils using the Mesh Tool and the Warp effects in Adobe Illustrator!

  5. New Design Course: How to Use the PixelSquid Plugin for Photoshop

    New Design Course: How to Use the PixelSquid Plugin for Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Want to create 3D designs quickly and easily? In our new course, How to Use the PixelSquid Plugin for Photoshop, you'll learn how to create beautiful designs...

  6. How to Create a Heart-Shaped Tree in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Heart-Shaped Tree in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create a lovely, Valentine's day inspired background with a heart-shaped tree full of hearts using the Mesh Tool in Adobe Illustrator!

  7. How to Create Spring Flowers With the Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create Spring Flowers With the Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we will learn how to create a vector background with spring flowers using the Mesh Tool and the Warp effects in Adobe Illustrator!

  8. Mastering the Filter Forge Plugin for Adobe Photoshop

    Mastering the Filter Forge Plugin for Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Filter Forge 5 is one of the most impressive plugins for Photoshop to come out in years. Its ability to create realistic custom-made textures is virtually...

  9. How to Create a Grass Banner in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Grass Banner in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create a realistic, grassy background using the Mesh Tool and Warp effects in Adobe Illustrator!

  10. How to Draw a Winter Landscape From Scratch

    How to Draw a Winter Landscape From Scratch

    Tutorial Beginner

    Winter is a beautiful season and a maker of fantastic scenery. In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a landscape with snowy mountains, trees, and a...

  11. How to Create an Easy Autumn Tree Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create an Easy Autumn Tree Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create an easy autumn tree pattern in Adobe Illustrator. It's made from two shapes... the circle and...

  12. Draw the Elements: How to Draw Fire

    Draw the Elements: How to Draw Fire

    Tutorial Beginner

    It's getting cold outside, so let's draw some fire to warm up! In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a candle flame, a campfire, and a thrown flame...