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How to Smooth Skin and Enhance Portrait Lighting using a Wacom Tablet

Tutorialsby Tony Thomas

This tutorial will demonstrate how to use Smart Objects, Filters and Layer Masks combined with a Wacom Tablet to smooth the skin of a model and then selectively enhance shadows and highlights within the scene. I am using this Wacom Intuos Pro Tablet to complete the tutorial, however the technique...

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Create a Painted Portrait Effect in Illustrator Using the Bristle Brush

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

In the past, when I wanted to create a paint-like effect, I always opened Photoshop and relied on the trusty old bitmap graphic. That is, until I discovered the Bristle Brush in Illustrator. The Bristle Brush (which is actually a set of brushes) allows you to paint with layers of vector strokes that...

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The Top Free Resources of 2015

Articlesby Brad Lenox

Happy 2016! We've put together a list of the 5 most-downloaded free WeGraphics resources of the last year. Sign up for our email and get new free resources right to your inbox. Dust Particle Brushes This is an awesome set of dust particle brushes for Photoshop. These brushes make adding dust and...

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Create a Quick and Easy Typographic Illustration in Illustrator

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

Creating a hand drawn look in Illustrator is easier than you think. So easy in fact, that you can create an entire design that looks completely hand drawn in a matter of minutes. I?ll show you how below in this easy to follow tutorial. Create a Silhouette Image For this tutorial I chose a rooster....

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Create an Easy Retro Type Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

Everyone loves retro type styles. Whether its a poster heading or an editorial title, this style is very desirable. Creating type effects in Adobe Illustrator via the Appearance panel is quick and easy. Keeping your type editable and saving your effects via the Graphic Styles presets is a huge time ...

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Quick Tip: Using Adjustment Layers for a Fast Hipster Look

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

We?ve all seen it on Instagram. The look is a blend of retro and vintage with a touch of cross processing. We tend refer to it as a ?hipster? photo effect. Whatever you like to call it, the look is undeniably appealing, and very quick and easy to create in Photoshop with just a few adjustment layers...

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How to Create a Stress Relief Coloring Book Page in Adobe Illustrator

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

I?ve noticed a recent trend of coloring books targeted to adults. It centers around the idea that coloring intricate patterns can be a method of stress relief and relaxation. These patterns are often complex with tons of detail and repeating patterns. While these pages may look very intricate they c...

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Create a Quick Vintage 3D Effect in Photoshop

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

If you?ve ever seen an old 3D movie, comic book or photograph you?ll recognize this look. It?s intended to produce a 3D effect when viewed through the old red and blue 3D glasses. But, if you?re like me, you?ve removed the glasses and wondered about the distorted and colorful image that?s revealed. ...

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Summer Music Festival Poster Round-Up

Articlesby Brad Lenox

There are dozens of major outdoor festivals held throughout the summer months, each seeking to catch the eye of people with limited time and money. Even in a digital age, the classic one-sheet concert poster - like the iconic Woodstock poster below - remains a design staple. A well-designed poster i...

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Announcing the Winners of the WeGraphics Community Art Project

Newsby Mason Hipp

The WeGraphics Community Art Project has closed. Thanks to everyone for their submissions. The three winning designs are below. Art Project resources can be found here. Experienced designers will tell you that design doesn't happen in a vacuum: we're all inspired by the work of others and we're ...

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Create a Vintage Type Design Using Envelope Distort in Adobe Illustrator

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

In this tutorial I'll show you how I use the Envelope Distort feature in Adobe Illustrator to warp text, creating a vintage badge or logo design. After that we'll add some additional text, photos and textures to complete the piece. Let's dive right in and see how easy this process can be. Step 1 ...

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Create a Quick and Easy 3D Type Effect

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

Clean and modern 3D type is a cool effect, and it's surprisingly quick and easy to create. With the combination of Photoshop and Illustrator, this effect is can be created in minutes. Let's take a look at how it's done. Here's a look at what we'll be creating. Step 1 - Start in Illustrat...

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