Beyond the Pen Tool: A creative blog by DesignCrowd

Zombification Photoshop Tutorial Featuring Mia Wasikowska

DesignCrowd - Thursday, March 30, 2017

This is a Photoshop tutorial that will guide you through the steps for zombifying a person and a scene. Learn how to adjust the layers, colors, and shapes to create someone who could really be the living dead. Visit blog.designcrowd.com/tag/tutorial for more helpful hints and tips to boost your designer skills. Read more

Celebrities Who Look Better Than Cristiano Ronaldo As A Bust

Kevin Bradford - Thursday, March 30, 2017

Following the unveiling of a hilarious bust of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, we here at DesignCrowd thought we'd pull together our favourite mocked-up memorials from our archives. Read more

How To Draw Hair In Photoshop Tutorial

DesignCrowd - Wednesday, March 29, 2017

This is a Photoshop tutorial that will guide you through the steps for creating hair using brush, dodge, burn and smudge tools. Learn how to adjust the levels, strokes, and colors to create realistic looking hair. Visit blog.designcrowd.com/tag/tutorial for more helpful hints and tips to boost your designer skills. Read more

How To Build A High Performance Lead Generation Website

DesignCrowd - Monday, March 27, 2017

We've identified five major categories of characteristics that powerful lead generation websites all seem to have in common - usability, mobile design, SEO, copywriting and conversion. Read more

Snow, Ice & Overpainting Photoshop Tutorial

DesignCrowd - Thursday, March 23, 2017

This Photoshop tutorial will guide you through the steps for adding a freeze effect. Learn how to adjust the layers, colors, and shapes to create the effect of covering a stone cairn in snow and ice. Visit blog.designcrowd.com/tag/tutorial for more helpful hints and tips to boost your designer skills. Read more

Designer's Guide to Submitting Work to Design Contests

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Are you new to the DesignCrowd community or just need a refresher on the designer submission guidelines? Check out our recommendations on the do's and don'ts when submitting your design work. Increase your chances of success today! Read more

Best Keyboard Shortcuts To Speed You Up In Illustrator

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, March 21, 2017

As any designer knows, there's only so much Photoshop can do, so as part of a cheat sheet offering, we've created a set for Mac and Windows use, giving you the hidden pathways of Illustrator CC. Read more

Bite Me - A Vampire Photoshop Tutorial

DesignCrowd - Thursday, March 16, 2017

This is a Photoshop tutorial that will guide you through the steps for turning a person into a vampire. Learn how to adjust the layers, colors, and shapes to create the effect that someone is a real blood sucker. Visit blog.designcrowd.com/tag/tutorial for more helpful hints and tips to boost your designer skills. Read more

25 Cool Business Card Ideas For Your Brand

Jo Sabin - Monday, March 13, 2017

A memorable business card can keep the conversation alive after it has finished. In this post, we've compiled a list of business card designs that are set to awe, inspire and motivate. Read more

Lighting A Giant Elephant Photoshop Tutorial

DesignCrowd - Thursday, March 9, 2017

This is a Photoshop tutorial that will guide you through the steps for lighting a giant elephant. Learn how to adjust the layers, colors, and shapes to create the effect the animal is actually in the scene. Visit blog.designcrowd.com/tag/tutorial for more helpful hints and tips to boost your designer skills. Read more

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