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Tutorials on how to achieve traditional styles in your digital art and design work including mid-century illustration, vintage comic books, kitschy American design.
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How to Make a Retro Space Pistol in Photoshop
Learn how to make a retro space pistol illustration in Photoshop. This video tutorial takes an illustrative approach to making the design using shapes and texture for authentic retro design.
How to Make a Retro Monster Illustration in Procreate
Learn how to draw a Hanna-Barbera-inspired grave robber illustration in Procreate with this professional tutorial. Take our hand and we'll walk you all the way from inspiration and sketching to a creepy finished grave robbin' fiend.
How to Make a Screen Print from Your Procreate Art
Learn how to create a screen print of your Procreate artwork using ColorLab. Includes a brief overview of the screen printing process with some tips on how to get the best results, prepping your Procreate artwork for print, color separation, setting your supplies up to print, and more.
A Mid-Century Winter Wonderland
We've always been fans of Little Golden Books, Mary Blair, and the classic mid-century illustration painting aesthetic. In this video, our good friend Brad Woodard of Brave the Woods is going to show us how to create a cozy winter landscape with mid-century warmth.
How to Make Simple Mid-Century Illustrations
Mid-century art often has a simple yet charming look. In this easy-to-follow tutorial, you'll learn the 3 simple steps to creating classic mid-century illustrations. Once you learn this 3-step method you'll be amazed how easy it is to build a series of pieces in this style.
How to Make a Psychological Retro Design in Photoshop
Learn how to make a 1950s style collage using real retro source material and Photoshop. This tutorial is inspired by old films from the 50s and 60s — especially horror and sci-fi films like The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.
How to Make Repeat Patterns in Adobe Illustrator
When you know how to make simple designs in Illustrator it's easy to create eye-catching patterns. Learning how to make seamless patterns is a great way to repurpose existing work in branding, licensing, and package design.
How to Draw a Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Procreate
Learn how to draw a Procreate portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in this step-by-step tutorial. This video tutorial includes everything you need to know including sketching, color palettes, brush selection, and more. We also include a link to the best Procreate brushes for this portrait illustration.
How to Make a Coney Island Steeplechase Poster in Photoshop
Learn how to create a Coney Island Steeplechase poster with authentic halftones in Photoshop. Our tutorial guides through research, sketch, the final image, and finishing textures.
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