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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 Create a Little Red Riding Hood Inspired Fairytale Illustration in Paint Tool SAI

    How to Create a Little Red Riding Hood Inspired Fairytale Illustration in Paint Tool SAI

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Who doesn't like fairy-tale stories? I love them, and one of my favorites is "Little Red Riding Hood". The little girl who met the Big Bad Wolf in the...

  2. The Must-Have Game Assets for Designers and Digital Artists

    The Must-Have Game Assets for Designers and Digital Artists

    Tutorial Beginner

    There are so many assets needed when creating a game. Speed up your process with pre-made asset sets, sprite kits, user interfaces, and more! Whether you're...

  3. How to Create a Windmill Illustration in Sketch

    How to Create a Windmill Illustration in Sketch

    Tutorial Beginner

    With this tutorial I'll show you how to make a Windmill illustration using Sketch, an amazing vector design tool. This tutorial will teach you a lot of...

  4. How to Create a Floral Anchor Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Floral Anchor Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Do you ever think about recreating the anchor shape when you spot one? Today, I’ll show you how to create an anchor using just basic shapes and the Warp Effect.

  5. How to Create a Boombox Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Boombox Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In today’s tutorial, we’re going to get down and funky and create our very own Boombox using some of Illustrator’s most basic tools and shapes. So if you’re...

  6. How to Create an Alphabet Blocks Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create an Alphabet Blocks Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the following steps you will learn how to create an alphabet blocks text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

  7. How to Create a Dark Surreal Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Dark Surreal Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a surreal photo manipulation featuring a man with a tree head. First we'll create a background with field and...

  8. How to Create a Vintage Style Poster for World Blood Donor Day in Adobe InDesign

    How to Create a Vintage Style Poster for World Blood Donor Day in Adobe InDesign

    Tutorial Beginner

    On 14 June, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. To encourage your friends, family...

  9. Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Gradient Tool

    Illustrator in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Gradient Tool

    Tutorial Beginner

    Gradients are probably one of the most awesome features that Illustrator has to offer when it comes to colors. The problem is that most of the time the...

  10. How to Create a Vibrant Dragon Boat Illustration in Paint Tool SAI

    How to Create a Vibrant Dragon Boat Illustration in Paint Tool SAI

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we will create bright colorful illustration for the Dragon Boat Festival. Also, you'll see a clear workflow of making a digital illustration...

  11. How to Create a Watercolor Texture in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Watercolor Texture in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Get on trend with watercolor textures in Adobe Illustrator! In this tutorial, we'll create our very own watercolor textures with a simple watercolor set,...

  12. How to Create a Watercolor Wedding Invitation in Adobe InDesign

    How to Create a Watercolor Wedding Invitation in Adobe InDesign

    Tutorial Beginner

    Painterly designs are a big trend for wedding invitations right now. In this tutorial that's suitable for beginners to the software, we’ll walk through the...