Astronomical Graphic Design

Here at Envato Tuts+, we're not only design boffins but also space geeks! It should be no shock that our passion influences the topic matter of our content from time to time.

Join us in this space themed series of tutorials on creating a variety of graphic design and illustration projects.

Posts in this series

How to Create a Set of Space Icons Using Adobe Illustrator
Hello there fellow cadets, today we’re going to send you where no one has gone before (well actually a few have gone but that doesn’t make it less...
Andrei Stefan
17 May 2016
Icon Design
How to Create a Sci-Fi Outer Space Scene With Adobe Photoshop
In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a sci-fi artwork with planets, spaceships and nebulae. You'll learn how to create a space background from...
Jenny Le
16 Oct 2015
Photo Manipulation
How to Create a Solar System Planets Icon Pack in Adobe Illustrator
Welcome back, space cadets! Today we have another special mission for you, in which you will be recreating the planets from our own Solar System in the form...
Andrei Stefan
2 Jun 2016
Icon Design
How to Customise a Business Card Template in Adobe InDesign
In this Quick Tip, we’ll look at how you can transform a minimal business card template, creating something that’s more unique and individual. You don’t need...
Grace Fussell
3 Dec 2015
How-To
How to Create an Exploding Planet in Adobe Photoshop
This tutorial will teach you how to create a cracked and exploding planet. All super villains wish for a weapon capable of destroying a planet. We have one...
Kirk Nelson
29 Sep 2014
Photo Manipulation
Amazing Timelapse of Exploding Planet Illustration
Exploding planets are a staple of just about every popular science fiction television show or movie, but did you know that you don't need your own special...
Ed Lopez
12 Apr 2013
Features
How to Create a Saturn Infographic With Blender and Inkscape
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create this “photo-realistic” cutaway Saturn illustration in pure SVG. We will use the open source 3D graphics...
Kelvin Song
12 Mar 2015
Infographics
Create a Vector Space Composition in Illustrator
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a vector space composition featuring the planet Saturn. We'll use simple shapes, various Blending Modes, and...
Iaroslav Lazunov
7 May 2012
Illustration
Quick Tip: How to Make a Glowing Space Background
In this quick tip, you will learn to how to create a really simple glowing space background. We will begin by creating a gradient mesh, then some glowing...
Kate McInnes
20 Jun 2012
Tools & Tips
How to Illustrate an Astronaut in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we will show you how to create sci-fi concept art by illustrating an astronaut that is performing maintenance during a space walk. Let's...
Johnson Ting
15 Nov 2013
Illustration
Use Blender and Inkscape to Create a Titan's Atmosphere Infographic
In this tutorial, we'll be creating an atmosphere diagram of Saturn's moon Titan, like the diagrams you see in textbooks. We will be going through how to...
Kelvin Song
14 Jan 2014
Designing
How to Create a Space Observatory Badge in Adobe Illustrator
At this point you’ve probably figured out that we here at Envato Tuts+ have a deep and ever-growing love for the dark mysteries that lie beyond the...
Andrei Stefan
1 Jul 2016
Graphic Design
How to Create a Space Shuttle Scene in Sketch
With this tutorial, Sketch is taking us to space. We are going to create a space shuttle launching illustration employing only vector shapes. You will also...
Nikola Lazarevic
18 Jul 2016
Sketch