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  • Make a political statement

    Create striking imagery in the spirit of past and present propaganda art. Command attention with sharp edges, minimal detail, bold colours, and the misappropriation of familiar iconic details.

  • Distorted type effects

    Organic digital effects are hugely popular at the moment, so it's a good time to dig out Illustrator's Distort tools and use them to add an unusual dimension to your work. Martin Fewell reveals how..

  • Watercolour effects

    When you want to create a tactile and fluid effect in your digital art, your best bet is to reach for the real thing. Derek Lea gets out his watercolour paints and reveals how original old-style becomes digitally colour-perfect.

  • Business cards with a difference

    Create a lasting impression in the minds of potential clients by handing out business cards with a difference. A-Side Studio shows you how.

  • Creative cityscapes

    Illustrating city scenes can be simple, but creating an idyllic place is often tricky. Ben the Illustrator, aka Ben O'Brien, uses Illustrator to create subtle effects and creative techniques that will bring a cityscape to life.

  • Design a display font

    Spacing, kerning, geometrics, ink-traps, proportions, overshoot and inspiration; we explain everything that's important when you start to create your own display font...

  • Calligraphic strokes

    Dave Curd reveals how to create custom brushes and use them to emulate calligraphic strokes and create quick flourishes, before demonstrating how to use these skills to create an image in the vein of classic Greek pottery.

  • Learn new skills in Photoshop CS3 Beta

    Possibly the essential creative tool for any graphic designer, Photoshop's tenth release adds plenty of new tools and features, as well as finally delivering a Universal Binary.

  • Hands-on design

    Combining traditional media with digital techniques is a fail-safe way to add an interesting new dimension to your artwork, but you must be prepared to get your hands dirty, as Mark Mayers explains.

  • Back to the drawing board

    If you're after realistic-looking sketch and paint effects, forget using filters. It's always best to begin with the real thing.
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