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.
How to Make a New Years Baby in Procreate
Learn how to how to make a New Year's Baby illustration in Procreate. We'll start with inspiration, then sketch ideas, and create the final illustration in Procreate. We've also included the Procreate brushes and textures FREE so you can follow along. Enjoy!
How to Create a Retro Magazine Illustration in Illustrator and Photoshop
In this tutorial, I'll be showing you how to create a charming mid-century magazine illustration with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
How to Create a Vintage Wine Poster in Illustrator
Learn how to design a vintage poster in Adobe Illustrator in this step-by-step tutorial. Includes tips on your poster layout, color palette, adding halftones, and adding texture.
How to Draw a Retro Bubble Gum Vending Card in Procreate
Learn how to draw a retro bubble gum vending machine card in this step-by-step tutorial. We'll be drawing the classic Leaf's monster using Procreate and a few brushes from RetroSupply. This tutorial is a perfect first dive into illustration in Procreate because the loose style can be more forgiving.
Applying Retro Textures to Video in After Effects
Learn how to create a vintage screen-printed style looping texture in After Effects using RetroSupply Co. textures and assets. Includes PaperBoy, DupliTone, Paper Artifacts, and a good time!
How to Use the Perspective Grid Tool for Logo Design
Designer Emir Ayouni of Responsive Branding Training with Emir Ayouni shares how he created factories, warehouses, and other buildings in Adobe Illustrator using the Perspective Grid.
How to make a Retro Matchbook Design in Illustrator
Learn how to make a mid-century-inspired matchbook cover design in Adobe Illustrator. Whether or not you think you'll ever create a matchbook design for a client project, it's a great exercise. Matchbooks are a perfect example of an economical design that grabs attention.
How to Create Ink Bleed
Traditional printmaking is full of quirks and inconsistencies which gives it warmth and charm. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to bring life back to your digital artwork through easy step-by-step instructions.
The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Procreate Brushes
Discover the secrets of the Procreate brush panel (that other artists don't want you to know). Learn how to change your brush limits, get smoother strokes, the dark art of pressure curves and tilt settings, and how to create blender brushes that respond like real paint brushes!
How to Change the Paper Color in Photoshop
In this blog post, we will be going over how to change the paper color in Photoshop in a few simple steps. This technique is both easy and an effective way to create different color paper in Photoshop that looks authentic.
How to Change the Paper Color in Procreate
In this blog post, we will be going over how to change the paper color in Procreate in 3 simple steps. This is one of the simplest ways to change the feel of your work with very little effort involved.
Hand Lettering Without the Hand!
A history of comic book lettering with a focus on the history of type that led up to the development of the Leroy lettering system. Plus, TOOM, a digital version of the Leroy lettering system style font.
How to Sketch Like a Comic Book Artist
Watch Robin Banks share their sketching process for a character. You'll see them start by creating loose forms of the illustration with a blue pencil and then use a red pencil to carve out the final details of the illustration before inking.
DupliTone Community Showcase
Check out examples of real customer work using RetroSupply's DupliTone halftone brushes including detailed shading examples as well as bold and simple applications.
How to Illustrate a Modern Plant Composition with a Nostalgic Flare in Procreate
In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to create a modern nature composition in Procreate that has a vintage vibe.
How to Get Perfect Halftones in Procreate
We explore a little-known trick to make perfect halftones in Procreate using ColorLab and DupliTone using the Grain Size slider.
Swipe Right: How Artists Borrow and Steal
The act of creation doesn’t occur in a vacuum and is, in fact, nearly always predicated on what came before. It’s a badly kept secret that artists use the work of others as raw material in the creation of new works.