Articles by TutsPlus - Design from January 2016

What You'll Be CreatingWanna have some fun in the amusement park? Then join me in this tutorial and create a retro-style flat funfair scene, inspired by the Grease movie! No special drawing skills are...

In most of our tutorials and courses at Envato Tuts+, we aim to cover a topic in depth, giving you a comprehensive understanding of the concept or skill we're teaching.But we also know that people don...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial you’ll learn to create a vintage-style fashion illustration. The “Grease” movie with gorgeous costumes, wonderful music and a 50s atmosphere will serve as...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you’re a fan of Grease, you simply can’t forget the iconic dance scene, where Sandy and Danny attend a televised dance-off at their high school. In this tutorial we�...

What You'll Be CreatingWhat can be more fun than helping Frenchy learn hair and makeup skills? In this tutorial we'll create icon assets and a cute portrait bust illustration perfect for a spa and mak...

What You'll Be CreatingEveryone feels a certain passion for retro style! Those extraordinary clothes, those fancy hairdos, the music and, of course, the cars! In this tutorial we’ll combine our love...

What You'll Be CreatingWhat story would you like to tell the world? Surrealism is a style that allows you to express your feelings and thoughts on the world through your art. In our new course, S...

What You'll Be CreatingThe American 1950s were an influential time in pop culture. From Hot Cars to Fabulous Women, the 50s gave us a very recognizable style that is still celebrated today. Perhaps no...

For a limited time only, if you're currently a student, you can grab a full year of learning on Envato Tuts+ for just $45! Save a massive 50% off our normal student offering.That's 12 months of a...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we’re going to take a journey back in time and create some high-school-related objects from the 50s. During the process we will see how easy it is to use some...

Retro Speech Bubble IconsYou don't have to have lived through an era to understand its design aesthetic. Here are 10 tips for creating fantastic 1950s-inspired designs, from illustrations to icons to ...

What You'll Be CreatingToday’s tutorial is part of the Grease-inspired series that will try to bring a little of the 50s back to life. Believe me, it’s going to be awesome. In this tutorial I...

What You'll Be CreatingTo coincide with the release of "Grease: Live" in 2016 I will be creating a piece of fan art inspired by the 1978 "Grease".Here's what I will be covering:creating a rough backgr...

Whether you’re looking for a position with a new company or looking to collaborate on big projects as a specialist, one thing’s for sure: You’re going to need a resume. And not just any old resu...

What You'll Be CreatingChrome text effects are used quite a lot in different design projects. This tutorial will show you how to use a couple of layer styles and texture images to create a very easy, ...

For this article in the international artist series we turn to Germany, featuring seven illustrators and designers who create fantastic work from digital paintings to textile design and more! I asked ...

What You'll Be CreatingDesigning a logo from scratch can seem like a daunting task. In this article I’ll walk you through the process of creating memorable, unique and distinctive logos that exceed ...

Welcome to our Photoshop in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn a Photoshop skill, feature, or technique in just a minute! This time around we're looking at Content Aware Fill. Whether yo...

What You'll Be CreatingThe pattern we are exploring today, also known as "the Heavenly City", is not one that appears in the art of any culture. Long-forgotten, and reconstructed by geometer John Mitc...

What You'll Be CreatingPhoto manipulation is the art of transforming ordinary photos into something alluring, unexpected and totally out of the box. In our new course, How to Create a Surreal Scene Wi...

What You'll Be Creating3D text effects can be created in many different ways, but Photoshop's 3D tools and settings are a fun way to do it. This tutorial will show you how to play around with the mate...

In recent years 3D printing has received much attention, promising to revolutionise manufacturing, and completely overturning the way we produce items. As with many emerging disruptive technologies, a...

CHOCOLATE ® Brand packaging by Nacho HuizarRegardless of the product, most everything needs some sort of packaging, and the better the design of that packaging is, the more likely a consumer will be ...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we’ll go through the process of creating a horizontal, tileable background that is perfect for side-scrolling 2D games (action, adventure, hack & slash) f...

In a recent course, I covered the full process of creating a professional digital painting using Adobe Photoshop. In this short video tutorial, I'll show you one of the steps in that process: completi...

What You'll Be CreatingBusiness cards are essential for any business, whether freelance illustrator or big design agency. Cards are a great way to establish new connections at networking events and to...

Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The GridHaving trouble understanding how Illustrator's Grid system ...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we will make a cute fox character, learn how to draw fur for animals, and create our own custom brush in Paint Tool SAI. Let's get started!1. Make a Sketch of t...

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 t...

What You'll Be CreatingGenerally, products are designed and developed in isolation, and understandably so. Branding and logos need to be created digitally before they can be printed onto posters, bann...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial I will be taking you through the steps of how to animate a character walking in place. Basically you will be creating a walk that loops infinitely, so if you we...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you've ever wanted to try out game development and character design, then this tutorial is for you! Today we’ll be creating a sprite sheet for a fancy bird-like creature fo...

What You'll Be CreatingDesigners often find themselves having to create a little design, a super cool icon or even a custom text effect. But somehow it just looks a bit flat, a bit cold maybe. So how ...

What You'll Be CreatingGlittering text effects are such a lovely addition to almost any design! This tutorial will show you an easy way to create a glittering gold thread text effect, using a simple g...

What You'll Be CreatingWell, I’m back again, but this time I’m going to do something different, something that I hope you'll find interesting.Today, I’m going to take a step back from the regula...

What You'll Be CreatingFrom Space Invaders to Super Mario, pixel art is well known within the game industry of yore. It's quite likely that you grew up seeing a great deal of the art form through gami...

Got a Minute?In this entry for our Design in 60 Seconds series, we take a look at the LAB Color Mode. Maybe you've heard of the LAB color mode, but never really knew what it was or why to use it....

Got a Minute?In this entry for our Design in 60 Seconds series, we take a look at the LAB Color Mode. Maybe you've heard of the LAB color mode, but never really knew what it was or why to use it....

What You'll Be CreatingThese invitations, with their vintage-inspired design, wouldn’t look out of place on the set of The Grand Budapest Hotel. They would look great for traditional or vintage-them...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we are going to create a 3D isometric map made from combinations of a few landscape photos. No 3D software is used in this project—we are going to use only Ad...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, you will learn how to create an ornamental traditional winter pattern (similar to the ones on your cozy sweaters) within the grid, using just the squares. Th...

Did you make your New Years Resolution to share your knowledge or help others? Well this may be the opportunity for you!Here on Envato Tuts+, we're always looking for unique and talented instructors t...

For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Spain, featuring four illustrators and designers who create fantastic work, from lettering to character design and more! I asked each ar...

2016 has officially begun, and we here at Envato Tuts+ want to make sure you keep your resolutions by helping you learn something new. From photo manipulation to digital painting and more, start the y...

What You'll Be CreatingOur latest course will teach you how to create professional digital paintings using Adobe Photoshop. Concept artist and illustrator Hardy Fowler will cover the entire process in...

What You'll Be CreatingBooks and magazines are continuing to flourish in the digital age by adapting to EPUB and eMagazine formats. This exciting new medium presents both new opportunities and new cha...

Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The Pathfinder PanelHaving trouble figuring out how to use the diff...

Welcome to our Illustrator in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn an Illustrator skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!The Pathfinder PanelHaving trouble figuring out how to use the diff...

What You'll Be CreatingNo portrait is complete without painting a beautiful hairstyle. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to digitally paint realistic facial hair and two short hairstyles using Adobe...

What You'll Be CreatingIf you’re hunting for that dream role at a creative company you’re going to want to dust off your old resume and give it a modern refresh. But how can you make sure that—o...

What You'll Be CreatingLearn how to turn a traditionally inked comic page into a warmly lit night scene in vector. With live paint, global process colors, gradients and different layer transparency se...

What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial we’ll be making a set of flat-style portraits, depicting people of different professions and occupations. Such images can be used as avatars for social networ...

What You'll Be CreatingHow do you make your art? We would love to see! In this quick tip, I'll show you how to create an animated GIF in Adobe Photoshop to show the evolution of your digital work.Show...

It's that time of year when you start to make New Year's Resolutions and promise yourself this year you'll keep this one. One of the resolutions you should take seriously is what I'm going to help you...

What You'll Be CreatingDo you want to have some fun and learn new tricks? In this tutorial, I will explain how to use Paint Tool SAI’s vector tools to create clean and smooth contours, and use its p...

What You'll Be CreatingManga Studio is a fantastic tool, with many features that can drastically speed up and improve any illustrator’s workflow. In our new course, Advanced Manga Studio Techni...

Seems like only yesterday I was putting together the Top 40 Design & Illustration Posts of 2014. How time flies... it's 2016 already! This year, we've seen a few new things worth mentioning befor...

What You'll Be CreatingWe all know that this time of the year includes lots of presents. Most of the time we have to wrap them, and searching for the perfect paper for the occasion can be a hassle. In...

What You'll Be CreatingIt's that time of year where there are many fireworks displays for events such as Hogmanay (Scottish New Year). In this tutorial I will teach you how to install pre-made fi...