Learn how to create a modern style effect with ease in Photoshop
Author: digitalarts
Design a pop-up illustration using Photoshop and a Stanley Knife
In this tutorial Simon Wild explains how to combine Photoshop’s tools with traditional pop-up techniques as a starting point to plan, modify and transform your 2D artwork into a fully functional pop-up spread.
Photoshop Tip: Brush up on clouds
The best way to create realistic clouds in Photoshop using brushes is to select the Texture tab in the Brushes panel (F5), then, for the pattern, use Clouds 128×128 (it’s in the predefined list named ‘Patterns’).
Inking techniques revealed
When creating comics, few artists stop at the pencil stage – most then pull out the inks for a more dynamic black and white look. Here artist Douglas Sirois takes you step-by-step through how to turn out a piece with a pencil-drawn look.
Draw realistic liquids in vector art using Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial you’ll learn numerous Illustrator techniques to create vector liquid, by playing around with Illustrator’s Mesh tool, Warp tool and layer blending properties.