Tutorial: Create a Gold or Silver Foil Texture in Photoshop
Gold textures can be very tricky to create. Unlike most materials, foils aren't easily photographed because of unwanted reflections, and worse still they don't create any reflections at all when scanned with a flatbed scanner. So it would seem that the best option is to...Read more
Quick Tip: How to Rename an Existing Smart Object in Photoshop CC
Anybody who works with Photoshop regularly will have encountered Smart Objects, they are a great way to create dynamic elements which automatically apply changes to all instances of the same object, and allow you to apply transformations and filters non-destructively to...Read more
Create a Vector Cityscape Scene in Adobe Illustrator
This detailed tutorial will walk you through the process of creating a vector cityscape in Illustrator step by step, using only basic shapes such as rectangles, circles and lines....Read more
How to Place Lettering in and Around Objects in a Photo
A common way of display a lettering piece is to place it over a photo. To make the composition more interesting its also common to hide portions of the lettering behind objects in the photo. In this easy tutorial Ill show you a method for achieving that effect....Read more
How to Draw a Multi-Touch Tap Gesture Vector Icon
Gesture icons can be very useful in the user on-boarding process for touch based mobile applications, and in this tutorial I will show you how to draw a vector hand from scratch in Illustrator using basic shapes and the Pathfinder tool....Read more
Best of 2015: Medialoot’s Most Downloaded Freebies
We think that free resources help inspire and encourage designers. Medialoot wants to remember how great 2015 was by looking back at the most-downloaded free resources of the year....Read more
How to Design for Screen more Efficiently with Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a great tool for designing icons and other vector graphics for both print and screen. But as a designer who creates artwork primarily for screen, I have found that some unconventional methods in Illustrator can make it even more efficient. Here are ...Read more
Adobe Post Creates Quick Content, But Is Light on Features
Adobe has added a new entry into its line of design software for mobile -- Adobe Post. Currently only available for iOS, Adobe Post is designed to help anyone, even non-designers, produce visual content for social media....Read more