1. Design & Illustration

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. Infographic Design

    16 Posts
    Taking a collection of data and showing it in a way that's not only informative but looks good, can be a hard thing to do. You need to be mindful of design while at the same making sure that the data you're presenting is shown clearly and is easy to understand.
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  2. Create Leather Shoes in Maya

    2 Posts
    This series covers creating a formal pair of leather shoes in Maya. You'll start by creating a low poly model and then add further details to it. With the model complete, you'll move onto UVMapping, Texturing, Lighting and finally compositing the final image in Photoshop.
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  3. Stylized Car In Maya: The Complete Workflow

    7 Posts
    In this massive, multi-part tutorial, you'll follow professional CG artist Shaun Keenan, as he walks you through the entire process of creating a high-end, production quality stylized car from scratch using Maya. Throughout the series you'll gain valuable insights into the tools and techniques used by professional artists, while working your way to a fully realized model.
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  4. Revealing Nature's Magnificence

    4 Posts
    In this series, you’ll learn how to create a cool macro style render using 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and V-Ray. Author Wassim Ouartsi walks you through the entire process from start to finish, and provides a detailed breakdown along the way.
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  5. Tattered Cloth In Cinema 4D

    2 Posts
    In this series, Tony Rivera shares some of his techniques for creating tattered cloth using Maxon Cinema 4D. You'll learn how to create this effect by making a flag simulation using the power of C4D’s Spline and Boole tools.
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