How to turn photo into line drawing with Photoshop
There are different ways to turn photo into line drawing but doesn’t look real, like someone draw it. This technique of line art uses different densities of crosshatching to simulate lighter and darker shades of gray to obtain that look and the result is great. Crosshatching is the drawing of
How to Draw a Map in Illustrator
To Draw a Map in Illustrator appears to be very complicated but with this technique, it can be really simple to create. You only have to be careful to create the layers for each individual step. Creating your own maps is great because you can customize them according to your
How to write a professional Design Proposal
A good Design proposal is always a way to show our customers that we are, as freelancers, professionals. It is also a tool to explain our customers; processes, design development and finally that professional design has a cost. It is our responsibility as designers to help the client understand the
How to cut out hair in photoshop – Advanced masking method
In this tutorial, we will learn a powerful technique to how to cut out hair in photoshop creating advanced masking; Calculations. With this technique, you will be able to mask even the most complicated images like the hair of a model. For this tutorial, we will use an image with
Art of Being women, a gorgeous blog
This weekend I stumble with a great little blog: art of being women. I really liked it, but not because it was a women blog really, but because of the content. In SEO we always say that content is King, well this blog has very good content. It is clearly
Create a super easy lightning from scratch
In this tutorial we will learn how to create a realistic lightning bolt with a very simple method using difference clouds and levels. Step 1 Create a new document Step 2 Open de Gradient editor and create a black and white gradient with a narrow gray area Step 3 Paint
Understanding and using Negative Space in Design
The negative space is the area around the object that defines it. In an image composed of negative space, the different visual elements do not make up a single object, but the image is divided into sections. Is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. The most
World Cup Poster History
In this post, I want to review the 89 years of graphic art history of the World Cup Poster. The goal of every poster is the communication of a message, but to be able to communicate that message, first, you have to do something, in my opinion, much more important:
History of graphic design: Key moments of the 20th Century
From early developments in printing to the emergence of distinct styles in design during the 20th century, let’s take a look at the history of graphic design specifically to the Key moments of the 20th Century that shaped graphic design. Who originally coined the term “graphic design” appears to be
How to remove objects from an image: content aware fill
This is a common task in client’s works. They give you their source image and you must “clean it”. This require of patience and analyzing the image you will work with. In this tutorial I will show you a very simple technique to do it using the content aware fill.