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Create a Colorful, Vector Carnival Mask

This tutorial is about how to draw a colorful, jolly, full-face, carnival mask in Illustrator. I explained how every part was made like: the jolly hat, the border seam brush, the bells, the small mask on the face, the glitter symbols and the other decorations on the face. Hope you enjoy it.

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How to Create Dotted Surface Effects in Illustrator

In this tutorial we will learn to create abstract an compositions of dots. This will help you to create interesting effects for backgrounds. Let’s learn to simulate a surface of any complexity.

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How to Design a Cheeky Koala Mascot Head

We’ll use some opacity masks, brushes, gradients and effects, in addition to an easy shading technique you’ll find yourself using in plenty of other projects. Get ready to tuck into this Aussie-flavored tut!

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Modeling the Human Face in Illustrator

With a simple and direct methods described in this tutorial, you can create a female portrait easily. This process will have you creating anatomically correct human faces in no time.

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How to Create an Elegant, Vector Pen in Illustrator

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to draw a vector pen, in an elegant box using Illustrator. We’ll pull out the Pen Tool, Rectangle Tool, and gradients in this one. Let’s see the final result which is our goal.

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Create a Valentines Day Illustration for Your Sweetie

In this tutorial we will learn to create a cheerful character and lovely, colorful bubbles. Use this knowledge to create a darling Valentine’s Day card for your sweetie. We’ll cover numerous techniques and build this illustrations step by step.

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Fake a Neon Glow in Photoshop


Learn how to transform a photo of a broken neon sign shot in daylight to an image of live neon glowing in the moonlight.


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How to create a spattered photomontage in Photoshop


In this tutorial, we'll learn how to make a spattered photomontage in Photoshop using brushes and some filters. Layered PSD file included. Let's get started!


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How To Repair an Old Photograph


In this tutorial you will learn how to repair cracks, scratches, and spots so this photo of the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind, looks just like new. We will purposely avoid using some of the quick fix tools such as the healing brush so that you can gain an understanding of the basics of photo restoration. Let's get started!


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Watercolor and Ink Blot Effect in Photoshop


A simple and cool effect to make your photos look like they have been painted out of an ink or watercolor mark.


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