For those that are new to the graphic design gig, welcome. Â Let this tutorial be your tour guide to one of the most gruesome (yet rewarding) professions ever and you will find your stay slightly more pleasant. For the newbies out there, Adobe Illustrator is a vector-based drawing program that is often used for graphic design. Utilizing the program will help you create complicated patterns and
Creating effective advertisements is one of the biggest jobs for a graphic designer. Â The advertising industry is one of the largest employers of graphic designers, but creating advertisements requires a mastery of many different skills. Â From photomanipulation, digital painting, 3D, and vector graphics, graphic designers need to have strong skillsets in order to be able to work on a given project. In this graphic design tutorial,
Vintage and ornamental typography can yield some truly impressive effects for graphic designers, and have applications in everything from poster design to logo design. Â Vintage typography can involve ornamental or floral elements, vectors, as well as some vibrant colors contrasted against the background. Today, we have a great vintage typography tutorial for you to follow along with. Â You’ll see how to use a scanned image as
On CreativeFan awhile back, we published a series of Inspirational, Dark and Moody Black Swan Movie Posters, which all were notable for using a variety of design techniques that we’ve covered here, including photomanipulation, texture overlay, and digital painting of makeup. In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to create a Black Swan inspired movie poster. Â You’ll see how to manipulate some stock images into a
When working as a graphic designer, one of the primary fields you can work in is advertising. Â Creating high quality print advertisements takes creativity, mastery of your tools such as Photosohop, ability to find and manipulate stock images, and ability to work within the constraints or theme that is presented. In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a Wacom tablet product advertisement. Â You’ll see
One of the most popular subjects for photomanipulation is creating apocalyptic, destructive scenes. Â The narrative for such scenes is often easier to create using images, and the themes for apocalyptic art have been well established, while still retaining the freedom to explore and expand the style. In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a surreal photomanipulation, and then add a touch of apocalyptic destruction
