How to design a best-selling retro font
Leading type designers share their best tips, tricks and techniques for creating a popular retro font that designers and illustrators want to use.
Supercharge Your Hand-Lettering Skills
Custom lettering ninja Jason Carne explains how to become a better hand-lettering artist – and win more work – with the Lettering Library Mega Bundle.
How to Make More Money in 2017
One of the most sensible things you can do as a freelance designer or illustrator is diversify your income. Here are the best ways to make more money from your creative skills this year.
How to Win More Clients
How do you win more work? And what’s the best way to get your skills in front of the people who count? Read on for their top tips, tricks and techniques from successful freelancers and leading creative agencies...
How to Be More Productive
So what’s the secret to being more productive? We’ve spoken to a number of leading designers and illustrators to find out their top tips for being more efficient. Sometimes, it seems, you just have to be a bit creative. Read on for productivity enlightenment…
How to Make Time for Side Projects
Passion projects are the lifeblood of creativity. But finding time for self-initiated work is an art in itself - as any designer or illustrator facing tight deadlines, difficult clients or a debilitating case of imposter syndrome will know. So how do you get a personal venture off the ground? From getting started to staying motivated and more, leading creatives offer their top tips, tricks and techniques for launching a successful side project…
How to Create a Cult-Like Following
Building a reputation in the cut-throat creative industries isn’t easy. So how did once-little-known artists like calligraphy artist Seb Lester, illustrator Mr Bingo and others craft such impressive industry profiles? And can anyone do it? Leading designers and illustrators share their savviest self-promo secrets…
How Vector Jedi Von Glitschka Stays Productive, Creates Great Work , and His New Font
Von shares his secrets to massive productivity and his philosophy on consistently making great work.
How to Install RetroSupply Illustrator Brushes
Note: This video is specific to how to add Illustrator brushes from RetroSupply. Due to crazy bad backwards compatibility for Illustrator, I find it much easier to provide customers with a beautifully laid out brush sheet. From their they can add them to their personal brush library in less than a minute.
The Easy Way to Get Halftones in Illustrator
Let's face it. Getting textures in Illustrator is a pain.But sometimes you just don't want to deal with bringing your work into Photoshop. So I created a solution to creating halftones and lines in Illustrator that I think you'll like...
How to Install and Use Photoshop Brushes to Add Texture to Your Work
A video guide to using subtle Photoshop brushes.
How to Create a Vintage Wood Type Effect in Photoshop
In the early 19th century commercial typography shifted from hand lettering to mass produced wood type.For 100 years wood type was the most common commercial printing technique in America. Used in advertising, posters and signage. This tutorial will walk you through how to achieve a wood type effect in Photoshop.