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  1. How to Create an Abstract Icon Set in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create an Abstract Icon Set in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Create a chess icon set in Adobe Illustrator that you can use in video games, graphic design and illustration projects.

  2. How to Create a Pack of Android Launcher Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Pack of Android Launcher Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In today’s tutorial we’re going to make some little changes to our regular program, and tackle a subject that I've wanted to do for a long time. If you...

  3. How to Create a Surreal Dance Scene in the Rain in Affinity Photo

    How to Create a Surreal Dance Scene in the Rain in Affinity Photo

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Learn how to create rain, movement, and atmosphere within an artistic dance scene using Affinity Photo in this beginner level tutorial!

  4. How to Create a Retro, Colorful, Halftone Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Retro, Colorful, Halftone Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Use Photoshop's layer styles, filters, and actions, with a couple of adjustment layers and texture overlays, to create a bright and colorful retro halftone...

  5. How to Create an 80s-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create an 80s-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a text effect using gradient fills and layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.

  6. How to Draw a Castle

    How to Draw a Castle

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a fantastical castle, like Disney castles and their original inspiration—the Neuschwanstein castle.

  7. How to Shade in a Vintage Style

    How to Shade in a Vintage Style

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this short tutorial, I will show you how to draw with thin lines to create the characteristic shading of vintage illustrations.

  8. How to Create a Vintage Soviet Space Travel Poster in Adobe InDesign

    How to Create a Vintage Soviet Space Travel Poster in Adobe InDesign

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    A tribute to the Soviet era of space travel, this poster uses retro typography, vintage textures and a Soviet-inspired color palette to evoke the atmosphere...

  9. How to Paint Realistically With Acrylics

    How to Paint Realistically With Acrylics

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a realistic landscape painting with acrylics. Discover the full process to take your acrylic painting to the next...

  10. How to Create a Beach Guard Tower Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Beach Guard Tower Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial we will create a beach guard tower on a tropical beach using basic techniques of Adobe Illustrator.

  11. How to Create a Memphis Style Club Poster in Adobe InDesign

    How to Create a Memphis Style Club Poster in Adobe InDesign

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Looking for an eye-catching poster style to promote a club night, festival, or music gig? This Memphis-inspired design is quick to create in InDesign and has...

  12. Quick Tip: How to Create a Memphis Style Text Effect in Adobe InDesign

    Quick Tip: How to Create a Memphis Style Text Effect in Adobe InDesign

    Tutorial • Beginner

    This quick and quirky text effect is the perfect way to channel the Memphis Style, the 1980s design movement whose signature is geometric shapes and bold color.

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