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Design & Illustration Learning Guides

Discover our selections of the best free design tutorials on a range of topics, all in one place. If you want to brush up your Photoshop skills or learn a new piece of software like Adobe XD, you’ll find learning guides here to help you do that. Or maybe you want something more specialised, like learning how to draw textures or how to paint hair. We’ve got guides to help you with that too.

Just browse through the list and click on a topic that interests you to discover more and to find links to our hand-picked selection of free tutorials, designed to teach you that new skill or software as easily and enjoyably as possible.

  1. Branding Team Awesome

    6 Posts
    Team Awesome is the name of the group of instructors within the Design & Illustration section of Tuts+ and any of those who feel they're a regular reader/community member in the section. 
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  2. Simple Silhouette Exercises

    8 Posts
    Silhouettes and vector go hand in hand as they're flat shapes of singluar colour, waiting for a detailed background to be created. In this series we show you some fun silhouette exercises for you to try yourself.
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  3. Mastering Vector Portraits

    35 Posts
    Join Sharon Milne, our Design & Illustration Tuts+ Editor, in learning how to create vector portraits in Adobe Illustrator. From beginner to advanced tutorials, quick tips to video courses, she'll take you through a variety of creative projects and challenges.
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