How to Create a Vector Rustic Wood Texture with Illustrator
This tutorial will guide you step by step through the process that I personally like to use to create rustic looking, vector wood grain patterns in Illustrator. This is my preferred method because it doesn't rely on tracing bitmap textures, and the result is much more r...Read more
Quick Tip: Create an Easy Woodcut Shading Effect in Illustrator
There's something appealing about wood carved block printing. I'm drawn to it's one color simplicity and the techniques used to achieve shading due to that limitation. I admire the thick hash lines and borders and the amount of time it would take to create those by hand...Read more
Create an Easy Nebula Text Effect in Photoshop
This nebula text effect is both quick and easy using a few simple tricks in Photoshop. The technique would work great for posters or book and magazine covers. Using the same basic techniques, it can also be easily modified by varying the text, brushes and background. Le...Read more
Five Incredible iPad Apps that No Designer Can Live Without
The technology made available to designers has grown in recent years to include some incredible mobile apps that make designing, illustrating, collaborating and just plain creating on the go, more of a reality than ever before. You're no long chained to the desktop. You...Read more
How to Create a Vintage Style Folded Logomark in Illustrator
Adding a folded effect to a logomark is a great way of adding depth and character to a simple shape. There is something very intriguing about a 2 dimensional graphic which possesses 3 dimensional properties. This tutorial will walk you through the process of designing a...Read more
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
How to Create a Minion Style Character in Illustrator
Despicable Me introduced us all to minions, those hilarious small, yellow creatures whose impulsive actions and love of bananas have made them universally recognised and adored. Today I am going to show you how to create your very own minion style character in this Illu...Read more