Quick Tip: How to mockup a screenshot on any computer screen with Photoshop
If you've ever wanted to showcase your work on a computer screen, this realistic tutorial will teach you how to make your own screen mockups using Smart Objects in Photoshop....Read more
Quick Tip: Using a Displacement Map to Create a Photo Realistic Mockup
Creating your own mockups to display your work is essential for any designer these days. It's an easy process if you're utilizing displacement maps in Photoshop. Let's take a quick look at a simple method for creating a mockup file that can be reused over an over....Read more
Quick Tip: Instant Digital Brush Hand Lettering in Illustrator
Hand lettering, especially when added to images, is a beautiful trend that I'm partial to. There are tons of ways to get your hand lettering onto the computer in order to turn it into a logo, whether it's dipping a paint brush into ink and trying countless times to get ...Read more
Quick Tip: Creating Grunge Brushes in Adobe Illustrator
Adding grunge specs and scratches in Adobe Illustrator is essential in creating a hand made or roughened look to your vector artwork. Doing so is easier than you think when you incorporate custom scatter brushes into your work flow. Below I'll explain my process for cre...Read more
Quick Tip: How to Use the Blend Tool in Illustrator
There’s some phenomenal artwork out there right now that utilizes Adobe Illustrator’s blend tool in ways you might never have thought possible, especially when you’re just barely getting to know which tool does what in Illustrator’s Tools Palette....Read more
Quick Tip: How to Give Your Text a Hand Sketched Look in Illustrator
Giving your perfectly clean vector lines a more imperfect and hand made feel has been a trend lately. While some of us are gifted when it comes to a pencil and paper, some of us are more comfortable with mouse in hand. If that's the case for you, then fear not, creating...Read more
Quick Tip: How to Create a Signia Icon Web Font with IcoMoon
Signia is without a doubt our most popular premium icon pack on Medialoot, and it's easy to see why; not only is it packed full of icons (over 700 at the last count), it is also supplied in multiple vector and bitmap formats for a wide variety of practical uses. And if ...Read more
Quick Tip: How to Create Halftone Grunge Textures in Photoshop
Halftone textures can add an interesting vintage effect to your designs. Halftones use a series of solid colored dots or lines to create a tone or gradient. The use of solid colors in halftones make them great for screen printing, or to simulate the look of screen print...Read more