A great looking design can be easily created by combining various textures and brushes. In this tutorial we’ll look at creating a cool grungy design based around some abstract 3D type, then apply a few finishing touches to really bring the design to life.
Back in Part One of the walkthrough we setup the basics of the design by clipping out and placing in the base photographs and began adding the vector elements.
Now in the second and final part we will continue adding elements and resources to finish off the artwork into a stunning composition.
It’s that time of year when Spoon Graphics gets a little older, with 2022 marking 15 years of tutorial creating, freebie sharing and article writing on what started as a blog that was attached to my design portfolio website in 2007. Every April I take some time to reflect on the past 12 months and talk about how things have changed. Last year I talked about how it was nice to see traffic levels plateau somewhat after the massive declines over recent years, so let’s take a look at the latest stats and figures and see how things are going another year on.
Access All Areas members have a fantastic new collection of textures to download this week, courtesy of Illus.trate. These Refracted Ray Gradients are colourful abstract graphics with grainy details. 20 high-resolution 300ppi textures are included, each with a unique spectrum of colours. They are ideal for use as backgrounds to your designs, or for creating bold poster art.
Ever since Access All Areas memberships were launched on Spoon Graphics back in 2009 I have wanted to be able to provide an alternative payment method to PayPal. It has been a popular request over the past decade, but despite several attempts, I never managed to figure out how to do it… Until now! I am proud to announce that Stripe has been successfully integrated, which allows you to securely enter your card details to unlock 100s of premium design resources, historic tutorials, and source files on Spoon Graphics.
Access All Areas members have a wonderful new design resource product for Procreate to download this week, courtesy of Nicole from iPad Calligraphy. The Pencils and Paint Texture Kit for Procreate contains over 100 vibrant textures to bring colour and energy to your designs. Authentically sourced from real art materials, these textures will save you hours of changing colours for each stroke or searching for that perfect brush to achieve a realistic result. Created to take special advantage of the ‘warp tool’ in Procreate. Previously only achievable in Photoshop or 3D software, it is now possible to create this authentic paint streaked look straight on your iPad from Procreate.