How to Add a Vintage Texture to a Portrait
Adding a vintage texture to any picture in Photoshop is a super easy task if you use the right layer blending modes. But don't get complcanet, you can punch up your image even more; don't worry, it's easy. There are ways to improve the final image look & feel by using a...Read more
How to Make an Isometric Grid in Photoshop
A popular mockup method to show different kind of projects (eg. an app screen) in different formats (eg. a mobile phone) is to display them projected over an isometric grid. An isometric layout is a type of orthogonal projection where elements are drawn in the same prop...Read more
How to Create Rain Droplets for Petals in Photoshop
This tutorial will show you how a quick and easy technique to create rain droplets in Photoshop, which can then be added to petals or even other objects such as cold aluminium drink cans and glass surfaces....Read more
How to Easily Make a Dual Lighting Effect In Photoshop
Dual Lighting is a popular effect for portraits, sometimes adding a whole new atmosphere to an otherwise simple photo. There are of course many ways to make this effect in Photoshop, but the one I'll show you here is so easy to make — all you need is a photograph (color...Read more
How to Make a Chrome Text Effect in Photoshop
In Photoshop, there are so many different ways to get a great chrome look. You can use an image clipped to the text with simple gradients and the liquify tool, or by using the method I'll show you today, using layer styles combined with a picture that acts like a patter...Read more
How to Make a 3D Tube Text Effect in Illustrator
There are so many tools in Illustrator that designers don't really use — maybe because they don't need them, but I might guess there's also an element of the unknown. Today I'll show you how you can easily create a 3D tube effect in Illustrator using a simple path and t...Read more
How to Offset a Text Stroke in Illustrator in a Non Destructive Way
Sometimes, you need to have a full stroke around a text, but in a way where that stroke is set away from the text itself with a visible gap in between. By using the Appearance Panel, you can easily offset the stroke, but you will get a stroke around each separated lette...Read more
How to Make Your Own Instagram Template
Back in 2010 Instagram was released as a simple Photo Sharing App, but over the years it has become one of the most relevant social networks for sharing imagery, and to promote products and events (for better or worse). Today, you will learn how easily you can make your...Read more