Design & Illustration

Take your graphic design and illustration skills to a new level! You can find thousands of free tutorials on every design topic under the sun, from making Photoshop actions to designing a classy corporate brochure in InDesign or completing your own vector illustration.

We’ve got tutorials on all the major design software, so you can brush up your skills on the full Adobe suite or get up to speed with other options like Affinity Designer or Procreate. Or you can learn how to make beautiful text effects, choose the right fonts, design eye-catching magazines, and much more.

Design & Illustration Courses

  • Featured Design & Illustration Tutorials

  • What Fonts Are Trending Now and Font Trends for 2024

    What Fonts Are Trending Now and Font Trends for 2024

    Grace Fussell
  • How to Create a Sketch Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Sketch Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop

    Marko Kožokar
  • How to Make a Time Magazine Cover Template

    How to Make a Time Magazine Cover Template

    Laura Keung
  • How to Make a Watercolor Brush in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Make a Watercolor Brush in Adobe Illustrator

    Andrei Stefan
    1. Quick Tip: Colorize a Comic Strip With Photoshop

      Quick Tip: Colorize a Comic Strip With Photoshop

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Converting a rough sketch into a polished piece of digital art might not be as hard as you think. In today’s quick tip tutorial we will demonstrate how to...

    2. What Fonts Are Used by The New York Times?

      What Fonts Are Used by The New York Times?

      Tutorial Beginner

      The iconic logo of The New York Times newspaper has been used by the publication over its 170+ year history, with a few tweaks but no major changes. Today we...

    3. How to Create a Post-Apocalyptic Logo Text Effect

      How to Create a Post-Apocalyptic Logo Text Effect

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a post-apocalyptic text effect using display sans serif fonts, some textures, and a photo.

    4. How to Create a Greeting Card Template in Photoshop

      How to Create a Greeting Card Template in Photoshop

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Learn how to make a birthday card template in Photoshop. You'll create a beautiful happy birthday card that's printable to give to your family and friends!

    5. How to Make Fire Effects in Photoshop (Flames, Smoke, Embers, and More)

      How to Make Fire Effects in Photoshop (Flames, Smoke, Embers, and More)

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In today's tutorial, we will be covering five different fire effects in Photoshop. From how to add a smoke effect in Photoshop to how to make a flame in...

    6. Tips on How to Design Fiction Book Covers (Ideas & Examples)

      Tips on How to Design Fiction Book Covers (Ideas & Examples)

      Tutorial Beginner

      Looking for book cover design ideas? You've come to the right place. Today, we'll share some terrific book cover examples and tips on how to make your cover...

    7. 30 Cool Photoshop Watercolor Effects & Filters With Texture

      30 Cool Photoshop Watercolor Effects & Filters With Texture

      Tutorial Beginner

      Create beautiful watercolor art with Photoshop actions! Check out this list of premium watercolor effect Photoshop add-ons from Envato Elements!

    8. How to Create Cold Breath in Photoshop

      How to Create Cold Breath in Photoshop

      Tutorial Beginner

      Today, we will be looking at how to create cold breath in Photoshop. In just a few simple steps, we will create the perfect cold effect to add to winter...

    9. How to Create a Vintage Type Postcard

      How to Create a Vintage Type Postcard

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In the following steps, you will learn how to design a vintage postcard in Adobe Illustrator. The tutorial will delve into clipping masks, using bitmap...

    10. How to Apply an Outer Glow to Layer Styles in Photoshop

      How to Apply an Outer Glow to Layer Styles in Photoshop

      Tutorial Beginner

      Learn how to make text glow in Photoshop using the Layer Styles settings. It's really easy to create a glow effect in Photoshop!

    11. How to Create a Flyer in Photoshop for Promos and Advertisements

      How to Create a Flyer in Photoshop for Promos and Advertisements

      Tutorial Intermediate

      If you want to use Adobe for flyers and Photoshop flyers, this tutorial will teach you how to create a flyer in Photoshop to promote any event or business.

    12. How to Invert Colors in Illustrator

      How to Invert Colors in Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      In the following tutorial, you will learn how to invert colors in Illustrator and how to invert the colors of images in Illustrator.