Free Design Trends Theory Tutorials

Stay on top of the latest design trends. Use these articles to get inspiration, deepen your understanding, and create designs that are both trendy and timeless.
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  1. How to Make a Flat Design Birthday Cake in Affinity Designer

    How to Make a Flat Design Birthday Cake in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Whether you’re making a birthday card for your nearest and dearest or you want to congratulate yourself, this tutorial is for you! You will learn how to make...

  2. How to Design a Retro Poster in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Design a Retro Poster in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Use Illustrator's basic shape and drawing tools to create easy, retro-style vector illustrations.

  3. How to Fix Color Errors in Digital Painting With Adobe Photoshop

    How to Fix Color Errors in Digital Painting With Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    How do you paint with color in Adobe Photoshop? In this tutorial, you'll learn a few great tips for working with color using adjustment layers. Digital...

  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 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...

  6. Geometric Design: The "Heavenly City" Diagram

    Geometric Design: The "Heavenly City" Diagram

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial we dip our toes into sacred geometry proper, with a construction said to be the plan of the ideal city revealed in the Bible.

  7. How to Create a Vintage Card With Mistletoe in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Vintage Card With Mistletoe in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    The season of love and warmth is finally upon us! Create a vintage greeting card with lovely mistletoe and learn how to create an old effect on a card.

  8. May the Inspiration Be With You! 21 Space-Themed Tutorials

    May the Inspiration Be With You! 21 Space-Themed Tutorials

    Tutorial • Beginner

    You don't have to join the dark side to learn how to create a galaxy of your own—just try one of our tutorials! Let us show you everything we have on the...

  9. Photoshop for Kids: Jedi Me!

    Photoshop for Kids: Jedi Me!

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Celebrate the latest Star Wars movie by awakening the force within your child and using Photoshop to transform them into a Jedi knight!

  10. How to Design a Retro Christmas Postcard in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Design a Retro Christmas Postcard in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Call me old-fashioned, but there’s nothing nicer than receiving a thoughtful card in the mail, especially during the holidays. So we’re going to use...

  11. An Introduction to Painting Realistic Hair in Adobe Photoshop

    An Introduction to Painting Realistic Hair in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    How do you paint hair realistically? In this article, I'll show you how to paint several different hairstyles using layer blend modes in Adobe Photoshop.

  12. How to Create a Trio of Cute Pencil Characters in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Trio of Cute Pencil Characters in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Want more character design? Here is how to create cute pencil characters in Adobe Illustrator.

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