Using stock images to texture and enhance your photos can give standard portraits an artistic twist. Justin Maller reveals how to achieve a variety of effects in by experimenting with Adjustment Layers, modes and masks.
In the final part of his three-part masterclass on creating Japanese-style digital skin art, Derek Lea explains how you can use the application's features to add stunning colour to your artwork.
There is a fine line between interesting repetition and boring pattern. This line is often blurred, if not dashed outright, in digital illustration thanks to our good buddy Copy and Paste.