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. Typographic trends that pop: Techniques you need to know in 2025

    Typographic trends that pop: Techniques you need to know in 2025

    Tutorial Beginner

    Trending typography has never been more eye-catching and OTT as it will be in 2025, with a general move towards 1980s-inspired retro font styles, popping 3D...

  2. The return of vintage design: How to add a retro touch to your designs

    The return of vintage design: How to add a retro touch to your designs

    Tutorial Beginner

    Designers have often looked to the past for creative inspiration, but in 2025 a vintage aesthetic is particularly desirable. From retrofuturism food...

  3. How to create a fur brush in Procreate

    How to create a fur brush in Procreate

    Tutorial Beginner

    Did you know you can create your own custom fur brushes in Procreate? Discover just how quick and easy it is with this simple step-by-step tutorial!

  4. How to create a Year of the Snake text effect

    How to create a Year of the Snake text effect

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a golden snake text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

  5. How to create an animated 3D bubble text effect in Spline

    How to create an animated 3D bubble text effect in Spline

    Tutorial Beginner

    Create a stunning animated 3D bubble text in Spline with custom effects and smooth transitions

  6. What is value in graphic design?

    What is value in graphic design?

    Tutorial Beginner

    There are various elements and concepts that make up professional graphic design. In this installment, we'll review the meaning of one of those elements of...

  7. How to create a Lisa Frank-inspired cheetah pattern

    How to create a Lisa Frank-inspired cheetah pattern

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create a Lisa Frank art aesthetic cheetah print and pattern, using Adobe Illustrator.

  8. Color as a basic element of design

    Color as a basic element of design

    Tutorial Beginner

    What are the characteristics of color, and how can you use it correctly in your designs? Let's learn all about color, a key element of design.

  9. How to draw a cow print pattern in Illustrator

    How to draw a cow print pattern in Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following tutorial, you will learn how to make a cow pattern in Illustrator from scratch.

  10. How to create a rainbow lens flare overlay effect in Photoshop

    How to create a rainbow lens flare overlay effect in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, we'll create a rainbow lens flare overlay for a photo in Adobe Photoshop using standard Photoshop brushes and adjustment layers.

  11. What is space in graphic design?

    What is space in graphic design?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Negative or white space in graphic design is essential to produce balanced, appealing, and attention-grabbing compositions. Read on to learn about space in...

  12. How to add perspective to text in Photoshop

    How to add perspective to text in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to add perspective to text in Photoshop and create more dynamic designs and make your work stand out.