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  • Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

    Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

    Sean Hodge
  • Rebellious Design: Brutalism Meets 90s Graphic Design

    Rebellious Design: Brutalism Meets 90s Graphic Design

    Laura Keung

    • All Theory tutorials:

    1. 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!

    2. 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...

    3. Art for All: Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 12

      Art for All: Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 12

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Welcome back to our Diversity in Design series on Envato Tuts+. Discover four talented artists with inspiring styles you'll love.

    4. Envato Tuts+ Community Challenge: Created by You, August 2018 Edition

      Envato Tuts+ Community Challenge: Created by You, August 2018 Edition

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Welcome to our monthly feature of fantastic tutorial results created by you, the Envato Tuts+ community! Check out this set of results and join in for the...

    5. How to Create an Oktoberfest Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create an Oktoberfest Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Learn how to create an Oktoberfest themed illustration using basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator.

    6. 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.

    7. International Artist Feature: Germany

      International Artist Feature: Germany

      Tutorial • Beginner

      For this article in the international artist series we turn to Germany, featuring seven illustrators and designers who create fantastic work from digital...

    8. How to Create a German Flag-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a German Flag-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a fully editable text effect inspired by the colors of the German flag in Adobe Illustrator.

    9. 30+ Design & Illustration Tutorials on Tuts+ for Creative Cat Lovers

      30+ Design & Illustration Tutorials on Tuts+ for Creative Cat Lovers

      Tutorial • Beginner

      For International Cat Day, we at Envato Tuts+ would like to celebrate the awesomeness of cats with a roundup of our favourite tutorials in the Design &...

    10. 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.

    11. How to Create a Still Life Illustration of German Food in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Still Life Illustration of German Food in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Don’t we all just love the German sausages? What about the pretzels? Do you ever wonder how they make the pretzel into that wonky shape? Let’s create a still...

    12. 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.

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