Articles by TutsPlus - Design from October 2015

What You'll Be Creating“There’s no place like home…” Dorothy whispered those words, and with three clicks of her sparkly ruby slippers, she was back in Kansas again. It’s an iconic movie mom...

What You'll Be CreatingOnce the prized jewel in the evil crown of the Wicked Witch of the East, a pair of magical Ruby Slippers now belong to humble Dorothy Gale. The Ruby Slippers give great power to...

What You'll Be CreatingIn celebration of our Wizard of Oz week here at Envato Tuts+, I wanted to create a vibrant and colorful scene of the Great and Powerful Wizard's entrance into the land of Oz.&nb...

What You'll Be CreatingSometimes it's not zombies and vampires that scare us, but characters from childhood stories. Even though objectively they're not that scary, there's something in them that brin...

What You'll Be Creating"I'll Get You My Pretty" has taken on a whole new meaning in this tutorial. The Wicked Witch of the West now dons a stylish collection of haute couture clothing to be rivaled on...

What You'll Be CreatingTransform your youngster into the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz! And pay no attention to that person behind the Photoshop...1. Gather the ResourcesThe throne room of the Great...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I'll show you how to create an inspired Emerald City based on The Wizard of Oz, with royal buildings, a poppy field, a yellow brick road and a green gate. You'l...

What You'll Be CreatingFilter Forge is a plugin for Photoshop that allows you to build your own filters. In honor of our Wizard of Oz celebration, what better way to run it through its paces than by c...

What You'll Be CreatingThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the most popular fairy-tale novels for children, which is also loved by millions of adults for its fantastic, magical atmosphere. In this tu...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you've ever wanted to set off to see the Wizard, you'll need to follow the Yellow Brick Road. And if you can't find one nearby, you can always make one of your very own. Foll...

What You'll Be CreatingToday’s tutorial is a little special since it’s a part of a larger series meant to show some love for all of you Wizard of Oz fans out there. We’re going to recreate a cha...

What You'll Be CreatingHere's something I just cob-bled together. It was a-maize-ingly fun and I have a veritable corn-ucopia of Photoshop brush tricks to help you add texture to your illustrations. I...

What You'll Be Creating"It's always best to start at the beginning—and all you do is follow the Yellow Brick Road." This tutorial will show you how to use a brick texture, a simple brush, and a coup...

What You'll Be CreatingRepresent the Lollipop Guild and the Lullaby League with this cute illustration tutorial. We'll work together with a sketch, build up solid shapes, create line art, render our i...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial you'll learn to create a character from children's novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”—the Good Witch of the South.1. Make a SketchStep 1At the beginn...

What You'll Be CreatingOne of the most iconic themes in the Wizard of Oz is the transition from sepia to colour. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to colourise a sepia photo to create a coloured ima...

What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial was originally published in April 2010. Although this tutorial does not use the latest version of Adobe Photoshop, its techniques and process are still relevant.&n...

What You'll Be CreatingOne of the most iconic themes in the Wizard of Oz is the transition from sepia to colour. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to colourise a sepia photo to create a coloured ima...

What You'll Be CreatingCreate a blend using the colors of the spectrum, then turn that blend into an Art Brush. You can then apply that brush to any stroke and experiment with effects for interesting,...

What You'll Be CreatingLet's create one more building for our isometric pixel art collection, this time under the Wizard of Oz theme. We'll make a farmhouse based on Dorothy's.We'll finish it in a sep...

What You'll Be CreatingAs you've seen already, we are starting a huge project: creating Wizard of Oz characters. It is a children's story written by L. Frank Baum, and the original name of this story...

What You'll Be CreatingThe Wizard of Oz is an iconic movie which covers many themes. One of my favourites is that of colour. With this in mind, I've decided to create my own colouring book style illus...

What You'll Be CreatingThe best-know movie adaptation of The Wizard of Oz is the beloved Judy Garland classic from 1939. In this tutorial we’ll be designing a tribute to the film and to the Golden A...

For the past couple of years, we've published a large amount of spooky themed content in time for the pinnacle of the creative calendar, Halloween. We've even invited the community to join in with our...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I'll show you how to create a sci-fi artwork with planets, spaceships and nebulae. You'll learn how to create a space background from scratch, make a planet in ...

Name: Natalie RogersLocation: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USATopics of interest: Graphic design, print design, movie posters, photo manipulations, concept artOccupation: Graphic Designer and Science...

What You'll Be CreatingWelcome to this course on Creating a Fantasy Book Cover. In this course you will learn some advanced photo-manipulation techniques to create a very creative fantasy book cover. ...

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

What You'll Be CreatingWe're proud to stand with GLAAD against bullying, so in celebration of Spirit Day today Tuts+ is going purple to show our support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender yout...

What You'll Be CreatingThis year, Spirit Day falls on 15 October. Millions go purple on Spirit Day in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and t...

What You'll Be CreatingThis year, Spirit Day falls on 15 October.  Millions go purple on Spirit Day in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgende...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I will take you through the steps to create an animated bouncing ball that you will be proud of!We are going to create a ball that bounces up and down. Our boun...

Affinity Designer is an amazing new app for Mac which is taking the design world by storm. In this short video tutorial from my recent Affinity Designer Quick Start course, you'll learn how ...

What You'll Be CreatingMany times it's not until the end of drawing when we notice a mistake that was there from the start. It's very, very frustrating to see it ruin our whole work. If only there was...

Image: ©Barbican Centre/NorthHere we take a look at some of the very best examples of brand guidelines documents, also known as ‘style guides’. A great Brand Guidelines document not only sets dow...

Are you a skilled graphic designer? Have you considered sharing your knowledge through teaching online video courses? This is a unique opportunity to become part of the Tuts+ instructor team. Here’s...

Whether you're encountering issues opening, editing, or compiling a PDF in Adobe Illustrator, you'll want some quick solutions to overcome the frustration of error messages. In this article we'll expl...

What You'll Be CreatingCharacter design sounds like a difficult process at first, but it really can be simple and fun. In this small tutorial I will show you how to create a simple character using bas...

What You'll Be CreatingHeld on 15 October, Spirit Day is an opportunity for people across the world to show their support for LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying. You can show your suppo...

What You'll Be CreatingThis wonderful dome design of the Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque in Ispahan, Iran, is based on a very interesting pattern that shows harmonic growth. We are going to approximate the ...

Ever since the publication of our first tutorial in 2007, Tuts+ has always been part of the broader Envato (then called Eden!) community. Our content and approach has grown hand-in-hand with...

Annette Lee's table at Animazement 2015.Whether it's a game, comic, anime, or another special-interest convention or art show, you may want to know how artists who regularly sell their work at booths ...

What You'll Be CreatingDo you want to make your flat objects look more intricate and detailed? Follow this tutorial and learn how to create a stylish retro pocket camera, mastering the gradients for l...

What You'll Be CreatingPreparing your InDesign documents for sending to print or exporting as digital files shouldn't take up hours of your time. Ensure your documents are error-free with this short g...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial you'll learn an easy technique to create your own custom sun ray brushes. To do that you'll use different filters and color adjustments.These brushes are great ...

What You'll Be CreatingOne of the simplest 3D presentations you can do is using isometric perspective, with 120° between each axis. This perspective is often used in technical and engineering drawing...

Affinity Designer is an amazing new app for Mac which is taking the design world by storm. To help you get up to speed, we're offering a free, full-length course, Affinity Designer Quick Sta...

Today I have something special prepared for you. We are going to compare two essential Illustrator tools, the Layers panel and the Artboards one, and talk about the advantages of one over the other wh...

What You'll Be CreatingCreating digital art is like prepping for a great match. You can be one incredible victor if only you manage to defeat your biggest opponent—yourself. To win, it'll involve in...

If you've just started your creative career or you're considering starting one, then this article may help you on your journey. In this post, I will give you some tips to kickstart your creative caree...

Sometimes it's hard to put your finger on it—there's something just not right about your layout. It's too dull, too fussy, too bare or too busy. These three quick fixes will help you transform ...

That moment of sheer panic where your stomach drops as you stare at an error message produced while trying to save your Adobe Illustrator file is likely known all too well by you, me, and everyone els...

The Content Aware features within Adobe Photoshop are fairly recent technology. With these tools, Photoshop automatically samples the pixels surrounding an area to fill a selection. This can be a huge...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I will introduce you to watercolour paints. Watercolours are very transportable, and can be used in the comfort of your own home (and easily cleared away) or in...

What You'll Be CreatingA glass of cold, fresh milk and a crispy cookie with chocolate chip—many of us have loved this yummy snack since childhood! Let’s refresh these sweet memories and create a r...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you ever need to print a pixel art illustration, you'll have to address a few issues for the graphic to print the best way it can. Pixel art is possibly the least resize...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you ever need to print a pixel art illustration, you'll have to address a few issues for the graphic to print the best way it can. Pixel art is possibly the least resize...

So you’ve received an InDesign file from a colleague or client; or even navigated to an old ID file on your own computer—only to find that the document is apparently ‘damaged’ and won’t open...

What You'll Be CreatingI'm excited to create this tutorial of Latvia's capital city Riga! I used this landscape to create a small motion graphic for a Dribbble meetup. And I want to share with yo...

What You'll Be CreatingIn a previous tutorial, we created an isometric island, and today we will animate key elements of that island. We'll use Adobe Illustrator to prepare the files and After Ef...

What makes Tuts+ so special is our community. At a meetup of Tuts+ readers and contributors in London, I had the chance to speak to some of our readers about how they use Tuts+ and what it m...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial you will learn how to create a classic pin-up with a traditional tattoo art finish. Using ink liners, watercolour paints and water-based markers, we will create...