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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. Model, Texture & Render a Gingerbread Man in Cinema 4D

    2 Posts
    In this Cinema 4D series, Aleksey Voznesenski will show you how to model a Gingerbread man using poly modeling techniques, discuss the importance of using reference images, and show you how to maintain a proper edge flow and good topology when modeling characters. He'll also cover creating materials, basic scene lighting and rendering in the second part.
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  2. 'Little Big Planet' Inspired Bunny

    2 Posts
    In this series, professional character artist and rigger Shaun Keenan will walk you through the process of creating a toon style bunny inspired by Little Big Planet’s Sackboy. You'll learn about sculpting in ZBrush, UVMapping with Roadkill, Texture creation in Photoshop, and Rigging in this two part series.
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  3. Commercial Production Series: Razer Blade Gaming Laptop

    5 Posts
    Over the course of this seven part series, you'll learn the secrets of professional commercial creation, as you build a high quality advertising spot for a Razer gaming laptop from the ground up. utilizing the powerful combination of 3D Studio Max, Cinema 4D and After Effects, you'll work through the entire process in detail, with real-time instruction.
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  4. Create an Advanced Multi-Character Rig

    3 Posts
    In this series, you'll learn how to create a truly versatile and production friendly character rig for Futurama's Bender. Built inside the rig are various options for not only Bender’s wide range of movements, but options to change between various levels of mesh detail and materials on the fly, providing a wide assortment of helpful and innovative tools.
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  5. Create a Stylish Cross-Section Animation in Cinema 4D

    2 Posts
    In this two part series, Aleksey Voznesenski walks you through the process of Modeling, Texturing, Lighting and Animating a stylish cross section of planet Earth. You'll learn a bunch of great techniques including, adding materials, using alpha channels to modify specific parts of your textures, how to animate using booles, and how to setup some great looking materials and lighting.
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  6. Jack On: Creating a Futurama Inspired Bender Portrait

    2 Posts
    Inspired by Furturama, this two part series teaches you how to create an awesome portrait of Bender "Jacking On". As the goal of this tutorial is portrait creation rather then modeling, you'll learn how an existing model can be further modified and re-purposed to create an entirely new piece of art.
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