Tag: Properties

How to make a glitter brush in Procreate

Who doesn’t love glitter? A glitter brush can really level up your art, and you can either use it judiciously or be as free as you want.  Love adding some sparkle to your artwork? In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you how to make your own glitter brush in Procreate. The steps are simple, and… Continue reading How to make a glitter brush in Procreate

How to create a vaporwave cityscape in Photoshop

Today, you’ll learn how to create the basics of the vaporwave aesthetic in Photoshop, without having to use AI! The key to vaporwave is being able to combine deep blues, neon pinks, and bursts of color to create a dark but vivid nostalgic scene. Let’s get started!  What you’ll learn in this vaporwave tutorial  … Continue reading How to create a vaporwave cityscape in Photoshop

How to create 3D text effects with Project Neo and Adobe Firefly

Today, we’ll explore Adobe’s new web-based design tool, Project Neo. It’s currently in beta and accessible to the public on the Adobe website. Project Neo allows users to easily create and edit volumetric designs, drawings, text, and shapes with simple turns and tweaks to create unique 3D artwork. This tool can be handy for creating… Continue reading How to create 3D text effects with Project Neo and Adobe Firefly

Adobe Illustrator 2025 Updates | Adobe MAX 2024

Adobe MAX 2024 has brought some exciting new tools and upgrades to Adobe Illustrator, enhancing both creativity and productivity. Ready to try them out? Make sure your app is updated to the latest version through Adobe Creative Cloud, and you’ll be all set.  Once you’re ready, scroll down to see our breakdown of the top… Continue reading Adobe Illustrator 2025 Updates | Adobe MAX 2024

How to Make Mixed Media Collage Art

Collage art has long been used to create a new meaning or communicate a new perspective using analog and digital materials. In this tutorial, we’ll create a Virgo-themed collage. We all know Virgos for being super organized, detail-oriented, smart, tidy, and clean. We’ll use analog tools, like magazines and scissors, to find objects that are… Continue reading How to Make Mixed Media Collage Art

How to Extract Images for Photo Manipulation

Want to know how to extract an image in Photoshop? Let’s go to the first method we recommend: The Object Selection Tool in Photoshop. Method 1: Use the Object Selection Tool in Photoshop Step 1 Choose the Object Selection Tool and click on the object you want to select. This method works on busy backgrounds,… Continue reading How to Extract Images for Photo Manipulation

How to Find and Prepare Images for Photo Manipulation

How to Prepare Images Whether your assets are stock photography, 3D assets, or Gen AI, the ways in which you edit and composite them are all going to be the same, so let’s jump right into preparing the images. Although I don’t recommend Generative AI to make any creative decisions, I do use the generative… Continue reading How to Find and Prepare Images for Photo Manipulation

Affinity Publisher vs. InDesign: Which is Better?

When it comes to comparing professional desktop publishing software, i.e. Publisher versus InDesign, which one stands out as the top choice? Both offer powerful tools for layout design, typesetting, and preparing documents for print and digital publishing. Being desktop publishing apps, both Adobe InDesign and Affinity Publisher have a lot of the same features and… Continue reading Affinity Publisher vs. InDesign: Which is Better?

How to Make a Wind Effect in Photoshop

Today we will be looking at how to make a wind effect in Photoshop. This technique is quick, easy, and uses a better alternative to the traditional Motion Blur filter. It’s a great Photoshop weather effect to have in your back pocket, so let’s get started! If you enjoy video content, then don’t miss this… Continue reading How to Make a Wind Effect in Photoshop

How to Use Generative Fill in Photoshop

Got a few gaps in your images that you wish weren’t there? Or maybe you just want to experiment with some new textures? Photoshop’s Generative Fill is exactly what you need. In this quick tutorial, we will cover how to use Generative Fill in Photoshop as well as where to find it. Let’s get started! … Continue reading How to Use Generative Fill in Photoshop

How to Make the Pulp Fiction Movie Poster

Who Designed the Pulp Fiction Poster? Directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction is a cult movie that tells the interwoven—and frequently violent—stories of criminals and mobsters in the seedy underworld of Los Angeles. The Pulp Fiction movie poster was released by studio Miramax to mark the film’s release in 1994, but the credit… Continue reading How to Make the Pulp Fiction Movie Poster

How to Create Your Own Trainspotting Movie Poster

The Iconic Style of the Trainspotting Poster Released in 1996 and directed by Danny Boyle, Trainspotting is based on the book of the same name by Irvine Welsh. Following the lives of a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, the film is a gritty escapade through the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of the Scottish capital. Designed by… Continue reading How to Create Your Own Trainspotting Movie Poster

Photoshop for Beginners

Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop in this detailed, easy-to-follow course. I’ll teach you all the essential Photoshop tools and techniques, starting from scratch and building to more advanced skills. Watch the Full Photoshop for Beginners Course What You’ll Learn How to use Photoshop layers and layer styles How to work with color and… Continue reading Photoshop for Beginners

Advanced Adobe Illustrator Tutorial (Free Course)

In this advanced Adobe Illustrator tutorial we’re going to be creating a variety of different graphics, in various styles, using a range of tools and techniques.  You’re sure to learn something new; whether that be alternative ways of using Illustrator’s 3D features, working with custom lettering, or other pro tips like isolating rounded corners, using… Continue reading Advanced Adobe Illustrator Tutorial (Free Course)

A to Z of Figma: Tips & Tricks!

In this tutorial you will be introduced to some rapid tips and tricks on how to use Figma! We’ll have a look at 26 Figma features, tips and tricks from A to Z. Let’s download Figma and get down to business. Once you get familiarized with Figma, check out Envato Elements! With one subscription, you’ll… Continue reading A to Z of Figma: Tips & Tricks!

How to Make a Digital Brochure

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to make a digital brochure in InDesign. Working with a digital brochure format could be preferable for remotely distributing your info. So if you’ve ever wanted to try making your own digital trifold brochure, check out this walkthrough. We’ll also check out some digital… Continue reading How to Make a Digital Brochure

How to Use ARIA Roles, Properties, and States in HTML

In this beginner’s accessibility tutorial we’re going to learn what ARIA is, why it is necessary to write our HTML with ARIA in mind, what ARIA roles, properties, and states are, and (very importantly) the 5 rules of ARIA use. What is ARIA? ARIA stands for Accessible Rich Internet Applications and it was created by the World… Continue reading How to Use ARIA Roles, Properties, and States in HTML

How to Create a Cyberpunk Photoshop Effect Action

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a cyberpunk Photoshop effect action to add amazing photo effects to your photos. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create the effect, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. The effect shown above… Continue reading How to Create a Cyberpunk Photoshop Effect Action

The Binary Search Algorithm in JavaScript

In this post, I’ll compare linear search and binary search algorithms. You’ll learn pseudocode for linear and binary algorithms, see examples to demonstrate both the methods, learn about time complexity, and get a step-by-step guide on how to implement the algorithms. Introduction As a programmer, you want to find the best solution to a problem… Continue reading The Binary Search Algorithm in JavaScript

How to use the wind blast effect in Adobe Photoshop

Feel like firing up Adobe Photoshop and creating something cool? Let’s leave boring posters behind and work with the wind blast effect to come up with a neoclassical-style poster template. Ready? Let’s go! What you’ll learn How to set up guides in Photoshop How to crop an image using Layer Masks in Photoshop… Continue reading How to use the wind blast effect in Adobe Photoshop