Sometimes what seems to be a super complex Illustrator text effect can actually be quickly made using nothing but AI's default application tools. Although the effect you'll learn to make today is made using a destructive process (meaning that you can't edit the text after the effect is made) it's so easy to make that [more]
Making a Spiral in Illustrator is very easy since we have the Spiral Tool available by default. But this tool only lets us make Exponential Spirals; if we want to make a Linear Spiral then we have to use a different method with different tools. Today, you'll learn how to easily make a Linear Spiral [more]
In many retro and vintage designs, the use of sunburst lines is becoming a near constant. From looking at it, you might think this effect can be very time consuming to make, but nope — I promise you can put your own together in less than 5 minutes using some of the available Illustrator default [more]
You don't need a real-life photocopier to achieve the distorted "crumpled photocopy" effect. Today we're going to learn how to use Photoshop to make that abstract-looking art with a glitched look. This technique can be reproduced in Photoshop in a few simple steps and with much more control over the final result than if we [more]
When you want to make any kind of text effect, most of the time I immediately think to use Photoshop. But Photoshop isn't the only tool that can make incredible text effects — Illustrator can be just as powerful, and sometimes much faster. Today, I'll show you how you can make a Retro Text Effect [more]
The Lomo photo effect still is a very popular photographic style for those seeking an unusual sepia-esque effect for their images. This effect is inspired by photographs taken with a camera made in 1984 called "Lomo Kompakt Automat". The photos produced by the Lomo Kompakt Automat (Lomo LC-A) use a color reproduction that's not exactly [more]
You might think an intricately designed maze is complicated to make, but it doesn't have to be. When you see a very decorative pattern or a complicated background it is often made using a simple process with the right tools, and mazes are no exception to this rule. Today, I'll show you a simple technique [more]
A Reuleaux triangle is a very particular geometric shape that has the ability to rotate within a square. Because of this, it's often used in complex machinery. And you're familiar with it in the real world, too: the Reuleaux triangle is the shape of a standard pencil (rather than the more traditional round or hexagonal [more]