Articles by TutsPlus - Design from June 2013

Salvador Ramirez Madriz is a U.S. based concept artist and illustrator from Mexico. Madriz has a talent for producing spectacular children’s illustrations. In this article, we will take a look a...

Whether youve been doing web design for years or youre new to the field, one of the more powerful tools that you can use is Adobe Photoshop. But no matter what your experience level is, there are so m...

If you want to learn how to composite photos together to produce a realistic scene in Photoshop, matte paintings are a great place to start. Matte paintings often involve the combination of several ph...

We are excited to announce a fantastic new workshop led by Instructor Martin Perhiniak: Photoshop and Lightroom for PhotographersAre you an aspiring photographer with the desire to take your skills to...

This tutorial is the first part of a new short series called ” The Comprehensive Guide to Color in Photoshop.” First, we are going to learn how to work with Swatches to save time with colo...

Envato (the people behind Psdtuts+) have recently launched a new service, currently in beta, called Microlancer. Its a place where people can sell their creative services, or get creative work done.Th...

On Psdtuts+, we know that artists often rely on stock photography to do their job. Most artists don’t have the budget to hire a photographer, or the time to take a photo on their own; they just ...

Children have quite an imagination. When you were young, you probably dreamed of having a cute cuddly best friend. Boy or girl, there is a good chance that you had a stuffed animal at some point in yo...

Steampunk is popular style of artwork. Artists create modern objects from materials found during an earlier time. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial by Benjamin Mounsey, we will show you how to create a s...

You still have plenty of time to submit your movie poster for this months Psdtuts+ Design Challenge. Join the community on Google+ and upload your art for the chance to get featured in our monthly rev...

Making selections is an essential skill for any Photoshop user. In this tutorial, we are going to show you 10 ways to modify a selection in Photoshop. By watching this video, you will be able to under...

Infographics are an efficient and fun way to present data. You may notice, however, that infographics are often flat vector illustrations. What if you wanted to create something a bit more photo reali...

The new version of Photoshop is finally here! Adobe Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) is now available for download for Creative Cloud Subscribers. The new version includes several new features including ...

Our awesome new job board is now free and full of enticing opportunities!Tuts+ Jobs is a job board for full time, part time and casual employment opportunities for web and creative professionals. A br...

Peter Tarka is a talented Polish illustrator that has worked as a graphic designer since 2008. Tarka has made a name for himself by producing some truly fantastic 3D typography. In this article, we wi...

Adobe Photoshop is a fantastic tool for editing photos but unfortunately, it lacks the options that photographers need to manage and edit large numbers of photographs. In this tutorial, we will show y...

Twitter is an important communication tool for artists, designers, and photographers to exchange ideas, receive feedback, and to learn from others. Unfortunately, finding new and interesting people to...

Your initial sketch is one of the most important elements of a digital illustration or painting. Your initial sketch will set the tone of the rest of your artwork so it is important to get it right. E...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to combine Photoshop with Filter Forge to create a glowing 3D text effect. We will begin by showing you how to create basic shapes in Photoshop, we’ll then...

Playground is a Prague-based production studio that often mixes 3D renders, photography, and concept art to create really amazing composite images. In this article, we will show a few of our favorite ...

Sooner or later, you are bound to have a lot of design files stored on your computer. Managing these files is an essential task that you will have to perform, otherwise, you will have trouble finding ...

We asked for your help in deciding this month’s theme for the Psdtuts+ Design Challenge. You voted, and the theme for this month’s challenge is to Recreate A Famous Movie Poster in Photosh...

Photoshop is a powerful tool for creating all sorts of imagery but it does have its limitations. While Photoshop does have some fantastic tools for creating 3D text, there are other applications that ...

While officially credited in Sam Raimi’s "Oz the Great and Powerful" as a costume designer, artist Michael Kutsche also produced all of the character designs for the film, as well. In ...

In recognition of Adobe’s release of Photoshop CS6, we decided to publish a series of quizzes to help you make the transition to the newest version of Photoshop. In this quiz we included a few q...