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. Typeface vs. Font: What Is the Difference Between Them?

    Typeface vs. Font: What Is the Difference Between Them?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a font and a typeface? Well, wonder no more because that’s exactly what we’re clarifying today.

  2. How to Create the Transformers Logo in Illustrator

    How to Create the Transformers Logo in Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Welcome to this tutorial on learning how to draw the Transformers logo in Adobe Illustrator!  Get ready to unleash your inner Autobot (or Decepticon) and...

  3. How to Install and Use Patterns in Photoshop

    How to Install and Use Patterns in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Here, you'll learn all about how to add patterns in Photoshop. In just a couple of minutes, you'll master the ins and outs of Photoshop pattern fills,...

  4. Cancel Adobe? Best Alternatives for Designers

    Cancel Adobe? Best Alternatives for Designers

    Tutorial Beginner

    Thinking about canceling your Adobe subscription to save money and protect your privacy? Here you'll find the best Adobe alternatives.

  5. Affinity Designer 2: Get to Know the Interface

    Affinity Designer 2: Get to Know the Interface

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this Affinity Designer 2 tutorial for beginners, we'll go over the interface and see what you can find in this vector software.

  6. How to Draw in Illustrator

    How to Draw in Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, I'll show you how to draw a vector illustration step by step, proving to you that drawing using Illustrator is not as scary as it may seem!

  7. Photoshop vs. Lightroom: What Is the Difference?

    Photoshop vs. Lightroom: What Is the Difference?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are both great photo editing programs, but which one is right for you? In this article, we'll take a look at where each program...

  8. What Is Typography?

    What Is Typography?

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you've ever wondered about the role and definition of typography in graphic design, wonder no more. Here, you'll find a quick typography definition so you...

  9. How to Draw the Flower of Life

    How to Draw the Flower of Life

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you're into sacred geometry, I'll show you how to draw a flower of life step by step—simply by duplicating the circles in the right direction, until they...

  10. What Font Does Jaws Use?

    What Font Does Jaws Use?

    Tutorial Beginner

    What font is the Jaws logo? Today, we will identify the font used to advertise one of the most terrifying movies of all time. Then we'll share some great...

  11. How to Highlight Text in InDesign

    How to Highlight Text in InDesign

    Tutorial Beginner

    Add some emphasis to the text in your project with eye-catching highlighted text. Learn how to highlight text in InDesign in this quick tip tutorial.

  12. Hand Lettering: How to Vector Your Letterforms

    Hand Lettering: How to Vector Your Letterforms

    Tutorial Beginner

    Vectoring custom typography can be challenging. This tutorial covers proper anchor point placement, bezier handle construction, and tons of tips and tricks...