Design & Illustration Tutorials

Take your graphic design and illustration skills to a new level! You can find thousands of free tutorials on every design topic under the sun, from making Photoshop actions to designing a classy corporate brochure in InDesign or completing your own vector illustration.

We’ve got tutorials on all the major design software, so you can brush up your skills on the full Adobe suite or get up to speed with other options like Affinity Designer or Procreate. Or you can learn how to make beautiful text effects, choose the right fonts, design eye-catching magazines, and much more.

All Design & Illustration tutorials:

  1. What is a newsletter?

    What is a newsletter?

    Tutorial Beginner

    What are newsletters, and what does a newsletter look like? Here you'll discover the answers and find the best professional newsletter templates.

  2. Adobe Photoshop 2025 updates | Adobe MAX 2024

    Adobe Photoshop 2025 updates | Adobe MAX 2024

    Tutorial Beginner

    Updates to the Removal Tool, Adjustment Brush and a Generative Workspace are the big updates for Photoshop 2025, coming fresh out of Adobe MAX 2024.

  3. What is a magazine?

    What is a magazine?

    Tutorial Beginner

    What is a magazine? Today we're going to answer that question and share some stunning magazine templates that can support you in creating the magazines of...

  4. How to work with color and textures in Photoshop

    How to work with color and textures in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Want to know more about how to manage color and blend textures in Photoshop? Check out this short lesson on working with color and textures.

  5. Branding fundamentals for beginners

    Branding fundamentals for beginners

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn the basics and the importance of branding. In this article, you'll find multiple tools for brand strategy to create a long-lasting brand.

  6. How to retouch underwater elements in Photoshop

    How to retouch underwater elements in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Want to know how to retouch underwater elements to make them appear more realistic? Follow along with this easy Photoshop tutorial.

  7. How to create underwater effects in Photoshop

    How to create underwater effects in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how easy it is to make objects look as if they're underwater in this instalment of the Advanced Photoshop Techniques course.

  8. How to put variable fonts to work in WordPress

    How to put variable fonts to work in WordPress

    Tutorial Beginner

    Get control of your WordPress site's typography by using variable fonts. We'll show you how to use them in the Site Editor.

  9. How to create a neotribal 3D chrome text effect

    How to create a neotribal 3D chrome text effect

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn what is cybersigilism and how to design a striking neotribal 3D chrome text effect using a combination of Photoshop, Blender and Illustrator in this...

  10. What is the Bezold effect?

    What is the Bezold effect?

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this article we'll uncover the Bezold effect, where altering a single color in a design transforms the entire color scheme.

  11. How to start a Photoshop composite for an album cover

    How to start a Photoshop composite for an album cover

    Tutorial Beginner

    Want to create an amazing composite in Photoshop? Discover how to prepare and compose images to create a stunning album cover.

  12. How to make a warped checkerboard pattern in Affinity Designer

    How to make a warped checkerboard pattern in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this Affinity Designer tutorial, you will learn how to make a checkerboard pattern and how you can easily turn it into wavy checkerboard pattern.