Articles by TutsPlus - Design from April 2016

Relighting is a post-production technique that takes a base image and alters the appearance of the lighting sources, or even adds the appearance of new lighting sources altogether, to improve the imag...

What You'll Be CreatingEvery superhero movie needs a villain. In the new X-men Apocalypse, that villain is none other than the fierce En Sabah Nur... aka Apocalypse.Today I'll teach you how to create ...

What You'll Be CreatingIn the following steps you will learn how to create a neat X-Men logo in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create the ma...

What You'll Be CreatingWhen you have an awesome idea for a character, you can feel how great it would be to see it on paper. But what if you don't have "talent"? Or maybe you can draw, but humans are ...

What You'll Be CreatingAlthough I'm not a cosplayer myself, I do enjoy browsing inspiring cosplay creations. One of my favourite forms of cosplaying is when people alter the gender or gender identity ...

What You'll Be CreatingProfessor X doesn’t write his letters on just any old stationery. This tutorial will show you how to create a stationery set fit for the X-Men leader, and will teach you how t...

What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial will show you how to create a text effect inspired by the unique and bold coloring and texturing of X-Men's fictional character Mystique. It is...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you could have any superpower, what would it be? With digital art, you don't have to wait to create magic. Just open Photoshop and grab your favorite pen tablet.For this tuto...

What You'll Be CreatingComic book covers are basically pin-up illustrations. It's incredibly common for artists to tackle X-Men characters as a range of pin-ups, but one of my favorites is often ignor...

What You'll Be CreatingLooking to update your business stationery, and impress new clients at your next networking event? Are you unsure what is a standard business card size or what business card di...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I'll show you how to create a Wolverine photo manipulation. We'll go through a variety of photo manipulation techniques including blending, retouching, lots of ...

What You'll Be CreatingAs our X-Men week continues, we honor everybody's favorite Steel-Skinned Russian with a look at how to transform skin into metal in Photoshop.1. Prepare the Depth MapPiotr Raspu...

What You'll Be CreatingAre you waiting for the new X-Men: Apocalypse movie as much as I am? Let’s get ready together and follow this tutorial to create flat, faceless X-Men avatars! We’ll discover...

What You'll Be CreatingWhether or not you observe Passover, this is a great time to create and learn about the Seder plate and what it means during this Jewish holiday season. Celebrated this year fro...

Are you eyeing a new position? If so, is your resume design current? And will it represent you creatively—allowing you to stand out distinctively in a crowded pool of applicants?If you’ve recently...

What You'll Be CreatingThe Smudge Tool is one of the most powerful tools that Adobe Photoshop has to offer. In our new Coffee Break Course, How to Use Photoshop's Smudge Tool for Digita...

Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The Blend ToolHaving trouble understanding how the Blend Tool works...

For this article in the international artist series, we turn to the Netherlands, featuring six illustrators and designers who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic design and more! I ask...

Almost exactly two years ago we published our first translation; a step into the unknown, a risk perhaps, but something we felt sure our community would be enthusiastic about. Fast forward to today an...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you've ever thought about creating pixel art, here's a very quick and easy introduction to one of the most fundamental aspects of it: characters.We'll be creating an extremel...

Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The Appearance PanelKeeping track of your artwork's appearance can ...

Last month we shared a huge list of assets to boost your work, and now it's time to focus on promotion and presentation. We'll run through a fantastic list of web design templates and presentation moc...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial you will learn how to create a cupcake icon in Adobe Illustrator, and starting from the first one, you'll create other delicious variations just by making a few...

Actions are one of the most powerful features in Adobe Photoshop. With actions you can automate almost anything. If you have a process that you regularly do over and over, actions can really save you ...

Reality can't be painted; it's impossible. However, our brains are easy to fool—if something shows certain features of the real thing, we see it as the real thing. We aren't usually aware of this, u...

Restaurants that invest considerable thought in their menus do better than those that don’t. Menu designs are vital in convincing customers to buy specific items. They also get them to return to try...

A designer sits beside me, looking at the palette in their vector artwork software. "There's something missing... I'm sure there's another color I just can't seem to reproduce...." No, I fire back im...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a laser-cut pop up card, perfect for showcasing retail offers or adapting for events. We’ll break down into simple steps some of ...

Welcome to our monthly feature of fantastic tutorial results created by you, the Envato Tuts+ community! Every day, visitors like you take the time not only to read our tutorials but also to try them ...

What You'll Be CreatingIt’s been a long time since we last did a quick tip on icons, so I thought that it would be nice to make one about some Apple products, and see how easy it is to create them u...

Actions are an tool in Adobe Photoshop for automating repetitive steps and adding consistency to your workflow. With a single click of a button you can add multiple layers, transform your image, or do...

What You'll Be CreatingDesigning packaging can seem daunting at first glance, but it needn’t be—some of the most effective designs are based on surprisingly simple templates.Whether you’re looki...

What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial will show you how to create a simple bump texture, and use Photoshop's 3D tools and settings, with a couple of textures and adjustment layers, to create a mirror-b...

What You'll Be CreatingDo you want to improve your digital painting techniques, while creating a painting of a scarily believable monster? In our new course, How to Create Monster Art in Adobe Photosh...

Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The Stroke PanelStrokes can easily increase the value of your compo...

What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial will show you a very quick and easy way of creating a bright, vivid, fiery text effect using a couple of layer styles and a texture. This text effect was insp...

What You'll Be CreatingI’ve always been amused by the designs on playing cards. They seem simple at first, but when you look closely you realize the image is a combination of smaller mirrored portio...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I will be showing you how to animate a character throwing a ball! This is a fun thing to animate because it really gets the character moving. As you learn and g...

FamilyWelcome to our Photoshop in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn a Photoshop skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!Adjustment LayersThe hallmark of non-destructive editing, Adjustme...

For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Indonesia, featuring five illustrators and designers who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic design and more! I asked ea...

What You'll Be CreatingHindus welcome in the new year at the beginning of spring. Although different regions in India celebrate the event on slightly different dates, in 2016 this will fall around 8 A...

Struggling with the Pen Tool? Our new Coffee Break Course, How to Use the Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator, gives detailed video instructions to help you master one of Illustrator's t...

What Is Adobe Fuse?Adobe Fuse an impressive little program that provides a fun way to develop unique human characters to add to your designs in Photoshop. Fuse is an available app for current mem...

What You'll Be CreatingWe're big fans of the pictures of Man Ray and Edward Weston, so when we saw the solarization effect that they used so well in turn up in Pillowtalk, the latest music video from ...

What You'll Be CreatingApril showers bring May flowers! It is traditionally known that April is quite a rainy period, when the weather changes unexpectedly from the sun shining in a clear sky to raini...

The Drop Shadow EffectEver wondered how you can add more depth to your designs? Well, wonder no more, since in the following moments you'll see how you can do just that using Adobe Illustrator's Drop ...

What You'll Be CreatingArtists are fussy. Whether we're dealing with composition, color, or lighting, we tend to change our minds a lot. Luckily, with Photoshop, you can make dramatic changes to your ...

Whether you're a photographer, a painter, or a web designer, one thing remains a constant: You need a portfolio. After all, portfolios are the time-tested, best way to give potential clients a look in...

What You'll Be CreatingWelcome to my unusual tutorial, which mixes an Illustrator tutorial and a bit of botany. You will learn how to draw four different spring flowers using basic shapes, some warp...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a dark photo manipulation in Adobe Photoshop, featuring a creepy lady with a foggy forest, a dark gate, flying bats and an eerie at...

What You'll Be CreatingWe are going to create this fun canine cowboy character using Affinity Designer. As we'll only be employing vector shapes and effects, this illustration can be used for everythi...

Do you understand color? Take our quiz and find out!Working With Color in Adobe PhotoshopAny artist will tell you that the use of color is a major component of the design process, regardless of the me...

New World OrderHi there dear readers, you may recognize me. I’m a frequent contributor to this site, and it’s time for me to come clean. I’m blowing the whistle. Today, I’m pulling back the cu...

For this article in the international artist series we turn to Sweden, featuring six illustrators and designers who create fantastic work. I asked each artist how their country and culture inspired th...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you’re into retro tech as much as I am, well buckle in since today we’re having a treat, and boy is it sweet. In the following moments, we will recreate some of the most...