In part two of his masterclass, Derek Lea explains how symbol usage, feather effects and clipping masks can be used to add texture, colour and perspective to your tattoo-style illustration.
Computer Arts regular Christian Darkin reveals an easy way to create an impressive, complex-looking illustration from a grid of hundreds of smaller images, without giving a seizure.
Dstrukt's Chris James Hewitt believes third-party plug-ins can change the way you work in Photoshop forever. Here he reveals a great way to create realistic glitch effects to roughen-up your moving image work.
Whether it's an annual report or a simple newsletter, attention to detail when it comes to your type usage will result in a much more pleasing and readable design.
The quality of your cinematography can make or break an animation. Brush up your skills with this set of simple tips for framing, staging and editing shots.
In part one of his new Adobe masterclass on digital skin art, Derek Lea reveals the benefits of using template layers and explains the intricacies of creating and working with custom brush strokes.
Berlin-based designer and illustrator Susanne Paschke reveals how to create photorealistic illustrations in using Path tools and simple colour selections. And there's not an Autotrace tool in sight.
It's easy to speed up your workflow using simple images and motifs created in Illustrator. McFaul uses to create swatches and patterns to fill a desired space and demonstrates what can be done with a little imagination.
Track mattes are a very effective and creative way to generate an endless array of transitions for your motion projects. JJ and Robbie Johnstone reveal how to create track mattes in Photoshop using simple DV footage.
In the first two instalments of this three-part e-commerce series, you designed a site and built it using CSS. In this final stage, Jason Arber uses PayPal to add a shopping cart that'll handle all those vital transactions.