10 Epic Photo Manipulation Tips and Tricks in Photoshop

Today, we’re going to dive into ten creative photo manipulation tips and tricks for Photoshop.  We’ll cover everything from extracting hair to painting blood, and we’ll explore a wide range of captivating photo effects, valuable tips, and versatile techniques. Whether you’re a digital artist, photo editor, or creative compositor, these are tools you’ll definitely want… Continue reading 10 Epic Photo Manipulation Tips and Tricks in Photoshop

How to Use Stable Diffusion for Free AI Video to Video in 2024

In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, Stable Diffusion stands out as a transformative tool in the creative domain. Stable Diffusion is a process known as image to video. Text to video is being released but at the time of this article it hasn’t been released yet. The model is being described by Stability as… Continue reading How to Use Stable Diffusion for Free AI Video to Video in 2024

Using Figma variables for breakpoints

The hunt to find more use cases for local variables. At this point in 2023, almost all UX UI designers who use Figma should know about one of Figma’s biggest features of this year, local variables. Something I have continued to struggle with since its initial launch this past summer is how to actually apply… Continue reading Using Figma variables for breakpoints

The Best Keyword Research Tools for 2024

Keywords are an essential part of SEO. Using keywords in your content optimizes it for what users are searching for, increasing your chances of ranking fast and being found by your target audience. Let’s look at seven keyword research tools to help you figure out which keywords you should be targeting! What Are Keywords? Keywords… Continue reading The Best Keyword Research Tools for 2024

5 Overdone Photoshop Effects and How You Can Improve it

1. How to Add a Lens Flare Overlay in Photoshop Step 1 Let’s start with a classic light leak overlay. The go-to light leak overlay is a blob of color on an empty layer set to Screen. It’s fast but flat.  Instead, try using a Gradient Map adjustment layer set to Screen.   For a… Continue reading 5 Overdone Photoshop Effects and How You Can Improve it

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

How to Use Block Template Parts in a Classic WordPress Theme

Sometimes, it’s the unexpected features that make WordPress so powerful. Those little things that you didn’t know you need can end up having a big impact. WordPress 6.1 has brought about one of these hidden gems: the ability to use block template parts within a classic theme. It takes the capabilities of block themes and… Continue reading How to Use Block Template Parts in a Classic WordPress Theme

What a robbery taught me about validating assumptions in UX

A reminder to test assumptions when building or designing. At 2am, on Thursday, 10th November 2022, armed men broke down the door to my apartment and then the door to my bathroom where I was hiding. They carted away with my laptop, iPhone, and half my sanity. I wouldn’t say I saw the robbery coming, but… Continue reading What a robbery taught me about validating assumptions in UX

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

How to create responsive cards with the help of auto-layout in Figma?

Auto Layout is one of the most powerful features of Figma and today we will be creating a card design inside Figma using Auto-Layout which will be fully responsive, i.e would respond to the screen size. demonstrates the responsive design of the card Before we get started, there are 3 main things we are talking about in… Continue reading How to create responsive cards with the help of auto-layout in Figma?

How to Use Procreate

The Procreate app has been taking the design world by storm. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn how to use Procreate to produce beautiful digital artwork and graphic design. We’ll go through a brief introduction to Procreate, and then we’ll look at Procreate brushes and where to download fonts for Procreate. And along the way,… Continue reading How to Use Procreate

Choosing a WordPress Website Builder and Why You Should Use One

There are a lot of tools and services for creating websites today. However, none of them are as popular as WordPress. In fact, WordPress powers around 43% of all websites: that include hobby sites, official government websites, and the biggest news websites. Some examples of websites built with WordPress are The White House, Rolling Stone,… Continue reading Choosing a WordPress Website Builder and Why You Should Use One

How to Create Metal Textures in Photoshop

What You’ll Be Creating In the following tutorial, I’m going to teach you how to create a metal pattern in Photoshop. You’ll create five different textures with Photoshop filters, gradients, and Blending Modes. You’ll get a cool metal pattern in Photoshop to use in your photo manipulations and digital paintings. Looking to brush up on… Continue reading How to Create Metal Textures in Photoshop

20 Best eCommerce Plugins for WordPress

WordPress does not come with built-in eCommerce capabilities. But it allows you to add eCommerce functionality so you can sell tangible products, digital products, or any kind of services and receive money for them on your website. To make this possible, there are a huge number of eCommerce plugins, both free and premium, that you… Continue reading 20 Best eCommerce Plugins for WordPress

How to Make a Chain Brush in Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a chain brush in Photoshop. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create the brush, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. Do you want to save time with a ready-made brush? Check out this Chain Brush Photoshop… Continue reading How to Make a Chain Brush in Photoshop

How to Create a Trendy Neon and Oil Spill Rainbow Poster

What You’ll Be Creating * { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make a Y2K style poster with an oil spill rainbow background that will make you want to step out of the box. We’ve said it over and over again—trends are made to come back. The Y2K… Continue reading How to Create a Trendy Neon and Oil Spill Rainbow Poster

How to Add Fonts to Sketchbook Pro

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} If you want to learn how to add fonts to Sketchbook Pro, in this short tutorial I’ll show you how to do it on two systems: Windows and Mac. You’re just a few steps away from expanding the Sketchbook Pro font library with some amazing fonts! And… Continue reading How to Add Fonts to Sketchbook Pro

How to Create a Monogram Pattern

What You’ll Be Creating * { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a monogram in Illustrator using basic vector shapes. Once you’ve finished creating it, you will learn how to use it to create monogram background patterns. If you don’t have the time to learn… Continue reading How to Create a Monogram Pattern

How to Create a Digital Clock Text Effect

What You’ll Be Creating * { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;} In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a digital clock text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For this tutorial, you will need this digital clock font, so check out Envato Elements where you can find other designs and fonts that look… Continue reading How to Create a Digital Clock Text Effect

Best College Fonts (Block, Letters & Numbers to Download)

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} When you need a college block font for your T-shirt design or another project, you need a resource you can count on. Envato Elements and GraphicRiver offer a great selection of college block font downloads. Today we will share some of the best college fonts you can… Continue reading Best College Fonts (Block, Letters & Numbers to Download)

How to Create Mobile App Animations With SVGator

Designing animations by coding is both a complex and time-consuming undertaking that can hinder creativity. This is why designers are looking for a no-code solution to create scalable animations for mobile apps. Finding a way to easily create and export these types of engaging branding assets can also make the designer-to-developer handoff a frustration-free exchange.… Continue reading How to Create Mobile App Animations With SVGator

 7 Top Multipurpose WordPress Themes You Should Check Out

You have been looking for a theme for your website. You haven’t yet settled on all the design details or come across a specialty theme that appears to have what you might need. Then, a multipurpose theme would be a wise choice. Multipurpose WordPress themes have become extremely popular because of the flexibility they offer.… Continue reading  7 Top Multipurpose WordPress Themes You Should Check Out

How to Curve Text in Affinity Designer

What You’ll Be Creating In the following steps, you will learn how to curve text in Affinity Designer. We’ll use this simple badge design to exemplify all the techniques that you can use to edit and stylize curved text in Affinity Designer. Once you’ve learned how to curve text in Affinity Designer, you can take… Continue reading How to Curve Text in Affinity Designer