Let’s face it – everyone likes fantasy. And girls. And fantasy girls. Not everyone can draw them though. Follow this tutorial and hopefully you’ll learn a lot about painting your own fantasy character! Preview of Final Results Tutorial Resources Step 1 Start with a basic sketch of the pose of your character. No details, just rough lines. If you don’t …

What You’ll Be Creating In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take a close look at the process of creating a set of lumberjack patterns using nothing more than some basic geometric shapes that we’re going to adjust here and there in Affinity Designer. Also, don’t forget you can always expand your library by heading over to GraphicRiver, where you can …

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What You’ll Be Creating We’re honouring the German language and culture this week in celebration of the launch of the German version of Envato Elements!  In this tutorial, we will learn how to combine three different Photoshop filters to create a contemporary poster. We will be mixing two styles, a modern light effect and a classical dancer.  The best part of …

“I’m too old.” “I don’t have enough experience.” “Someone else has probably done this already.” These are just a few examples of self-limiting beliefs that can prevent you from achieving your goals in business or in life. There are plenty more limiting beliefs out there, and you probably have a few of them—we all do.  So read on to find …

Almost every non-trivial mobile app today is likely to have lists in its layouts. That’s because using a scrollable list is often the most straightforward way to display a large number of similar items on a small screen.  The Flutter framework offers several widgets you can use to efficiently, and with minimal code, create and display such lists. In this …

In this tutorial, you will learn how to match fonts in Photoshop so that you can use it in your designs. The Match Fonts Feature in Photoshop was introduced in the CC 2015.5 release. Match Font allows you to take the guesswork out of identifying certain fonts and it lets Photoshop CC do all the hard work for you. Thanks to the magic …

What You’ll Be Creating Testing code is a confusing practice for many developers. That’s understandable because writing tests requires more effort, time, and the ability to foresee possible use cases. Startups and developers working on smaller projects usually favor ignoring tests altogether because of the lack of resources and manpower.  However, there are a couple of reasons why I believe …

Hailing from Holland, De Stijl design is a style movement that goes back more than 100 years. Founded in the city of Leiden, De Stijl is a minimalist technique that was uncompromising in its return to the very essentials of form and color. Visual components, too, were reduced to the basics of the vertical and horizontal axes. Referred to as …

What You’ll Be Creating We’re honouring the German language and culture this week in celebration of the launch of the German version of Envato Elements!  Do you know about Oktoberfest in the Bavarian region of Germany? It’s a huge celebration from the middle of September until the beginning of October. The celebration started from the royal wedding of Prince Ludwig and …