What You’ll Learn in This Human Body Drawing Tutorial 1. How to Draw a Body: The Basic Figure Step 1: Create Your Chart From Heads Let’s begin with the basics of human body drawing. A well-proportioned figure, regardless of variations due to gender and such, is defined by the alignment of the joints, which is invariable (that is, we perceive something odd if it does vary). This is our groundwork for the proportions of a human body diagram. Draw your own chart with me as we go—it really helps with learning the material. To learn how to draw a body, we start with the head. Start by drawing an oval or egg…

What You’ll Be Creating A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… 1. How to Set Up a New Project Step 1 Open up Adobe Illustrator and set up a New Document by clicking on File > New (Control-N). To follow the tutorial exactly, use the settings below: And for the Advanced tab: Step 2 Go to Edit > Preferences > General and set the Keyboard Increment to 1 px.  Step 3 Go to Units and use the settings shown below.  2. How to Create the Base Head Step 1 To create the head of the character, we will use the Rounded Rectangle Tool. Click and drag using the mouse to roughly draw out the shape of the head (you can adjust the shape later).…

What You’ll Be Creating Learn how to create a cute reindeer character that will put you into the winter holiday spirit, using Adobe Illustrator. 1. How to Open a New Document  Launch Illustrator and go to File > New to open a blank document. Type a name for your file, set up the dimensions, and then select Pixels as Units and RGB as Color Mode. Make sure that Align New Objects to Pixel Grid is not checked. Next, go to Edit > Preferences > General and set the Keyboard Increment to 1 px and while there, go to Units to make sure they are set as in the following image. I usually work with these settings, and they will help you throughout the drawing process. 2. How to Create the Head of the…

What You’ll Be Creating If you want to learn how to make a movie poster, it’s good to try to replicate the work of a professional. This way, you can learn about the trends and techniques with a clear goal in mind. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a movie poster in Adobe Photoshop, inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 1. How to Start Creating a Movie Poster Step 1 First, we need to cut the characters out of their backgrounds. I’ll show you how to do it on one example. Open one of the files in Photoshop. Use any selection tool (I used the Pen Tool (P)) to…

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll create a cut-up photo effect in Photoshop using a clipping mask. You will learn how to create a mask in Photoshop to make your own photo effects like this one.  Tutorial Assets To create this cool photo effect in Photoshop, I will use the following assets: 1. Add the Wood Background Step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop. The size of the canvas is 850 x 600px, resolution 72 dpi. Step 2 Go to File > Place and open the Wood Background image in Photoshop.   Change the Color of the Wood Background This step is optional. But, if you want to change the color of the wood texture, add a Selective Color adjustment layer. …

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a light leak Photoshop action to add light leaks to your photos and create amazing photo effects. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create it, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. For more light leak Photoshop actions, don’t forget to check our list of 10 light leak Photoshop actions at the end of this article. What You’ll Need To recreate the design above, you will need the following resources: 1. How to Start Creating an Action Step 1 First, open the photo that you want to work with.…

What You’ll Be Creating Today, we will be putting together a dramatic and cinematic angel photo effect using only a handful of images, so let’s get started!  I will be using Adobe Photoshop CC in this tutorial, but you can also use Photoshop CS6! What You’ll Need To complete this project, we are using the following resources: Find more resources on Envato Elements! 1. How to Add Light Bokeh to a Background Step 1 We will be working on a 3887 x 5522 px canvas today! Download a cloudy sky, like this Rays and Clouds stock image, and enlarge it significantly. Step 2 Go to Filter > Blur Gallery > Field Blur to add in our bokeh effect.  Field Blur…

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an amazing typography dispersion effect. First, we are going to create and define a few patterns and brushes. Then, we are going to create a typography effect from our subject, and then disperse the letters in the direction we choose. After that, we are going to make some final adjustments. What You’ll Need To recreate the design above, you will need the following photo: 1. How to Get Started Step 1 First, open the photo that you want to work with. To open your photo, go to File > Open, choose your photo, and click Open. Now, before we get…

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an amazing watercolor photo effect in Adobe Photoshop. I will explain everything in so much detail that anyone can create it, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time.  What You’ll Need To recreate the design above, you will need the following resources: 1. How to Start Creating an Action Step 1 First, open the photo that you want to work with. To open your photo, go to File > Open, choose your photo, and click Open. Now, before we get started, just check a couple of things: Step 2 Now we need to expand the canvas…

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a Photoshop action to add matte photo effects to your photos. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create a good matte effect, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. What You’ll Need To recreate the design above, you will need the following resources: 1. How to Start Creating an Action Step 1 First, open the photo that you want to work with. To open your photo, go to File > Open, choose your photo, and click Open. Now, before we get started, just check a couple of things: Step 2 Now…