It’s that time of year again… we’re going to dive into the best design and illustration tutorials and articles of the past year!
Before we jump into it, let’s look at what we’ve been up to on Envato Tuts+ as a whole:
- On Envato Tuts+, as mentioned in the Envato Year in Review 2018, we have been pushing to have a better gender balance writing the content on the site. At the beginning of 2017, two-thirds of content was written by men. We now have just over 50% written by women. If you’re interested in writing for us, please hop on over to Teach at Tuts+.
- Almost 30% of our traffic came from translated content. This is major! We’ve been increasing our budgets in translating content to make sure our free education is spreading across the world. If you’re interested in translating content for us, find out how you can Join the Envato Tuts+ Translator Team.
- We honoured the German Language and culture with German Week, in celebration of Envato Elements launching a German version! Further languages have since been added.
- We’ve been creating more free video content than ever before—now posting eight design videos (at least) per month. You can discover many regular free courses over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel, including our current favourite: 10 Tips to Master Adobe Photoshop Brushes.
- We’ve hit over 100k subscribers to our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel!
We have plenty more to do in 2019, and we hope you join us this year! So let’s get into what you came here for…
50 Best Design & Illustration Tutorials & Articles of 2018!
Here are the best design and illustration tutorials and articles in 2018 from Envato Tuts+.
Text EffectsQuick Tip: Create a Candy Flavored Text Effect in Photoshop-
Text EffectsQuick Tip: How to Create a Metallic Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop
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Adobe InDesignCreate Beautiful Page Layouts and a Striking Cover for a Children’s Fiction Book
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Quick Sparkling Diamonds Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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TypographyQuick Tip: Easy Graphics Using the InDesign Glyphs Panel
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Drawing TheoryQuick Tip: Create Dynamic Poses Using Gesture Drawing
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Adobe InDesignQuick Tip: How to Fill Text With an Image in Adobe InDesign
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Line ArtQuick Tip: Remove the White Background From Line Art in Adobe Photoshop
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Layered Floral Typography Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Photoshop EffectsHow to Create VHS Glitch Art in Adobe Photoshop
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DrawingHow to Draw a Rose
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create a Dark Photo Effect Action for Beginners in Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe PhotoshopHow to Create a Realistic Embroidery Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Layer StylesHow to Create a 3D Black and Gold Text and Logo Mockup
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Cartoon Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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PatternsHow to Create the Carpet Pattern From “The Shining” in Adobe Illustrator
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Packaging DesignHow to Get Started With Product Packaging Design
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create a Sketch Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create a Fur Action Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Copper Foil Texture Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Text EffectsHow to Create an inFamous Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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DrawingHow to Draw a T-Rex Dinosaur
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Colorful and Shiny Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Photo EffectsHow to Create a Rubber Stamp Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create a Vintage Photo Filter With Photoshop in 60 Seconds
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Cartoon Gradient Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Photo EffectsHow to Create a Graffiti Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe PhotoshopHow to Create a Money Engraving Action: Photoshop in 60 Seconds
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Product MockupHow to Create a Realistic Wine-Bottle Mockup Template in Adobe Photoshop
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Product MockupHow to Create a Gold Foil Logo Mockup in Adobe Photoshop
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Product MockupHow to Create a Wood Engraved Logo Mockup in Adobe Photoshop
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create a Colored Pencil Sketch Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop
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Character DesignHow to Create a Candy Monster Character in Adobe Illustrator
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IllustrationHow to Create an Alien Abduction Illustration
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IllustrationHow to Create a Textured City Snapshot Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
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DrawingHow to Draw a Bear
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Photo EffectsHow to Turn a Photo Into Comic Book Art in Adobe Photoshop
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Styled Mixer Brush Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create a Typography Photo Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop
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Photo EffectsHow to Create an Architecture Sketch Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create a Shatter Photoshop Effect Action
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Affinity DesignerTransitioning From Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Designer
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FantasyHow to Create a Wonderland Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop
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DrawingHow to Draw a Heart
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Make Watercolor Effects in Photoshop Quickly With Actions
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Photoshop ActionsHow to Create Pop Art Photo Effects With Photoshop Actions
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Text EffectsHow to Create a Quick Repetitive Text Effect Illusion in Adobe Illustrator
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DrawingHow to Draw a Skeleton Step by Step
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FlyersHow to Make a Fundraiser Flyer Template
Happy New Year and All the Best for 2019!
On behalf of everyone at Envato Tuts+, let me wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2019! What are your plans this year? Do you have any goals you want to achieve?
2018 has been such an awesome year for Envato Tuts+, and we’re already planning plenty of amazing content, including much more video content and courses.
If you’re looking for more stellar content from previous years, why not check out the following roundups:
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RoundupsThe Top 25 Vector Tutorials on Tuts+ in 2013
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Adobe PhotoshopThe Top 40 Design & Illustration Posts of 2014
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InspirationThe Top 40 Design & Illustration Posts of 2015
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InspirationThe 50 Best Design Tutorials & Articles of 2016
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Inspiration50 Most Awesome Design & Illustration Tutorials & Articles of 2017!
