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. 30+ Amazing Retro Filters for Photoshop (Vintage Photo Effects)

      30+ Amazing Retro Filters for Photoshop (Vintage Photo Effects)

      Tutorial Beginner

      Step back in time with a vintage photo effect for Photoshop! Today we bring you 30+ amazing vintage and retro photo filters for Photoshop from Envato Elements.

    2. How to Make a Rainy Bear in Illustrator

      How to Make a Rainy Bear in Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      Want to learn how to make a bear in Illustrator? Well, just keep reading if you want to create a cute vector bear in early spring using basic shapes!

    3. Fonts Similar to Inter & Great Font Pairings

      Fonts Similar to Inter & Great Font Pairings

      Tutorial Beginner

      Looking for fonts similar to Inter? At Envato Elements, you will find a whole collection of Inter alternatives at your fingertips.

    4. 40 Magazine Templates With Creative Print Layout Designs

      40 Magazine Templates With Creative Print Layout Designs

      Tutorial Beginner

      Looking for magazine templates with creative magazine layouts? Check out the premium magazine templates on Envato Elements mentioned here.

    5. How to Create a 3D Text Effect Action in Photoshop

      How to Create a 3D Text Effect Action in Photoshop

      Tutorial Beginner

      Love 3D text? In this quick video, instructor Melody Nieves will show you how to create a Photoshop action for an awesome 3D text effect.

    6. All About the Star Wars Fonts (Including the Mandalorian Font and Beyond)

      All About the Star Wars Fonts (Including the Mandalorian Font and Beyond)

      Tutorial Beginner

      Join us on an X-wing-fighter ride through Star Wars font history, looking at the various logos and posters, and of course that famous Star Wars opening crawl...

    7. How to Make Pop Art Text Effects in Illustrator

      How to Make Pop Art Text Effects in Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      Are you a fan of pop art letters and pop art effects? In the following tutorial, you'll learn how to make pop art text with cool Illustrator effects.

    8. How to Insert an Image in InDesign

      How to Insert an Image in InDesign

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you're new to InDesign, you might have wondered, "How do you insert a picture in InDesign?" This quick tutorial offers three easy methods to learn how to...

    9. How to Use Outline Stroke in Illustrator

      How to Use Outline Stroke in Illustrator

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Learn how to use an outline stroke and brushes to make a creative Noël text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

    10. The Power of Album Cover Art: From the Earliest to the Most Controversial

      The Power of Album Cover Art: From the Earliest to the Most Controversial

      Tutorial Beginner

      Purple Rain and 2014 Forest Hills Drive are two albums that have some of the best album art of all time. In this article, I will share examples of album...

    11. 30 Top Comic Text & Cartoon Effects With Photoshop Actions

      30 Top Comic Text & Cartoon Effects With Photoshop Actions

      Tutorial Beginner

      Fan of cartoon edits? Create comic text and cartoon effects with Photoshop actions faster than ever before. Check out these resources from Envato Elements!

    12. How to Realistically Change Hair and Fur Color in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Realistically Change Hair and Fur Color in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial Intermediate

      You can use Photoshop to change hair color in a realistic manner. If you want to learn how to change hair color in Photoshop quickly, this tutorial will help...