In today’s Photoshop tutorial I’m going to show you some simple steps to create an animal fur text effect. The process makes use of a real animal fur texture for maximum realism. In my example, I’m using Leopard spots to create the wording ‘Wild Cats’, but a variety of results can be achieved by using source photos of different furry animal skins. The fur photograph will take care of the realistic furry effect in the centre of the text, but I’ll also show you how to create a custom Photoshop brush to apply the soft hairs around the edges of the text to eliminate the hard letter edges. Depending on the animal your source texture is from, the result can depict a variety of colours and common animal prints to create a range of safari or zoo themed text styles.
Four expert teachers from the Procreate illustration space are offering 2 hours of free learning sessions this afternoon, sharing techniques and tips from the Procreate Illustration School. Join lessons with Lisa Glanz, Nathan Brown, Floortje Visser and Peggy Dean as they focus on a different aspect of illustrating in Procreate. You’ll pick up some incredible illustration advice whatever your level!
In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a colourful extruded isometric text effect. It has a 3D appearance with hollowed out letters, finished off with a vivid spectrum of hues and a subtle glowing appearance. It’s a relatively simple effect to create that makes use of a combination of must-know Illustrator tools.
Easily give your photographs a hand-painted look in just a few clicks with the help of my Painted Effect toolkit for Adobe Photoshop. A series of filters and adjustments are automatically applied to your image to mimic brush strokes and bold smudgy colours. Choose between the Photoshop Action to apply the effect with a single click, or import your images into the Smart PSD. Both methods offer convenient ways to achieve the same result!
A couple of months ago I showed you how to create vintage designs the easy way using a brilliant new tool called Kittl. Today we’re going to use those powerful tools and features again to easily construct this retro logo design for Merchant Trading Company. It combines a variety of retro-style design aesthetics, such as lettering layouts, engraved line effects and angled text shapes, all of which are easily done in Kittl.
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