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50 Best Design and Illustration Tutorials & Articles of 2018!

50 Best Design and Illustration Tutorials & Articles of 2018!

It's that time of year again... we're going to dive into the best design and illustration tutorials and articles of the past year! 

Before we jump into it, let's look at what we've been up to on Envato Tuts+ as a whole:

• On Envato Tuts+, as mentioned in the Envato Year in Review 2018, we have been pushing to have a better gender balance writing the content on the site. At the beginning of 2017, two-thirds of content was written by men. We now have just over 50% written by women. If you're interested in writing for us, please hop on over to Teach at Tuts+.
• Almost 30% of our traffic came from translated content. This is major! We've been increasing our budgets in translating content to make sure our free education is spreading across the world. If you're interested in translating content for us, find out how you can Join the Envato Tuts+ Translator Team.
• We honoured the German Language and culture with German Week, in celebration of Envato Elements launching a German version! Further languages have since been added.
• We've been creating more free video content than ever before—now posting eight design videos (at least) per month. You can discover many regular free courses over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel, including our current favourite: 10 Tips to Master Adobe Photoshop Brushes.
• We've hit over 100k subscribers to our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel!

We have plenty more to do in 2019, and we hope you join us this year! So let's get into what you came here for...

50 Best Design & Illustration Tutorials & Articles of 2018! 

Here are the best design and illustration tutorials and articles in 2018 from Envato Tuts+. 

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  Text Effects
  Quick Tip: Create a Candy Flavored Text Effect in Photoshop
  Enrique Elicabe
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  Text Effects
  Quick Tip: How to Create a Metallic Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop
  Enrique Elicabe
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  Adobe InDesign
  Create Beautiful Page Layouts and a Striking Cover for a Children’s Fiction Book
  Grace Fussell
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Quick Sparkling Diamonds Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Rose
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  Typography
  Quick Tip: Easy Graphics Using the InDesign Glyphs Panel
  Grace Fussell
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  Drawing Theory
  Quick Tip: Create Dynamic Poses Using Gesture Drawing
  Rowena Aitken
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  Adobe InDesign
  Quick Tip: How to Fill Text With an Image in Adobe InDesign
  Grace Fussell
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  Line Art
  Quick Tip: Remove the White Background From Line Art in Adobe Photoshop
  Monika Zagrobelna
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Layered Floral Typography Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Rose
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  Photoshop Effects
  How to Create VHS Glitch Art in Adobe Photoshop
  Ivan Gromov
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  Drawing
  How to Draw a Rose
  Monika Zagrobelna
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Dark Photo Effect Action for Beginners in Adobe Photoshop
  Marko Kožokar
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  Adobe Photoshop
  How to Create a Realistic Embroidery Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  John Negoita
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  Layer Styles
  How to Create a 3D Black and Gold Text and Logo Mockup
  Jan Stverak
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Cartoon Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Jan Stverak
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  Patterns
  How to Create the Carpet Pattern From "The Shining" in Adobe Illustrator
  Andrei Stefan
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  Packaging Design
  How to Get Started With Product Packaging Design
  Grace Fussell
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Sketch Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop
  Marko Kožokar
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Fur Action Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Anderson Luiz
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Copper Foil Texture Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Rose
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  Text Effects
  How to Create an inFamous Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Anderson Luiz
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  Drawing
  How to Draw a T-Rex Dinosaur
  Monika Zagrobelna
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Colorful and Shiny Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Anderson Luiz
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  Photo Effects
  How to Create a Rubber Stamp Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  John Negoita
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Vintage Photo Filter With Photoshop in 60 Seconds
  Melody Nieves
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Cartoon Gradient Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Pavlo Manachyn
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  Photo Effects
  How to Create a Graffiti Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  John Negoita
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  Adobe Photoshop
  How to Create a Money Engraving Action: Photoshop in 60 Seconds
  Melody Nieves
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  Product Mockup
  How to Create a Realistic Wine-Bottle Mockup Template in Adobe Photoshop
  Tom Piccarreda
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  Product Mockup
  How to Create a Gold Foil Logo Mockup in Adobe Photoshop
  Tom Piccarreda
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  Product Mockup
  How to Create a Wood Engraved Logo Mockup in Adobe Photoshop
  Tom Piccarreda
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Colored Pencil Sketch Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop
  Marko Kožokar
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  Character Design
  How to Create a Candy Monster Character in Adobe Illustrator
  Diana Toma
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  Illustration
  How to Create an Alien Abduction Illustration
  Andrei Stefan
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  Illustration
  How to Create a Textured City Snapshot Illustration in Adobe Illustrator
  Andrei Stefan
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  Drawing
  How to Draw a Bear
  Monika Zagrobelna
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  Photo Effects
  How to Turn a Photo Into Comic Book Art in Adobe Photoshop
  John Negoita
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Styled Mixer Brush Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Rose
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Typography Photo Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop
  Marko Kožokar
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  Photo Effects
  How to Create an Architecture Sketch Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Marko Kožokar
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create a Shatter Photoshop Effect Action
  Marko Kožokar
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  Affinity Designer
  Transitioning From Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Designer
  Andrei Stefan
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  Fantasy
  How to Create a Wonderland Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop
  Jenny Le
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  Drawing
  How to Draw a Heart
  Monika Zagrobelna
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Make Watercolor Effects in Photoshop Quickly With Actions
  Marko Kožokar
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  Photoshop Actions
  How to Create Pop Art Photo Effects With Photoshop Actions
  John Negoita
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  Text Effects
  How to Create a Quick Repetitive Text Effect Illusion in Adobe Illustrator
  Laura Keung
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  Drawing
  How to Draw a Skeleton Step by Step
  Monika Zagrobelna
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  Flyers
  How to Make a Fundraiser Flyer Template
  Laura Keung

Happy New Year and All the Best for 2019!

On behalf of everyone at Envato Tuts+, let me wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2019! What are your plans this year? Do you have any goals you want to achieve?

2018 has been such an awesome year for Envato Tuts+, and we're already planning plenty of amazing content, including much more video content and courses. 

If you're looking for more stellar content from previous years, why not check out the following roundups:

• 
  Roundups
  The Top 25 Vector Tutorials on Tuts+ in 2013
  Sharon Milne
• 
  Adobe Photoshop
  The Top 40 Design & Illustration Posts of 2014
  Sharon Milne
• 
  Inspiration
  The Top 40 Design & Illustration Posts of 2015
  Sharon Milne
• 
  Inspiration
  The 50 Best Design Tutorials & Articles of 2016
  Sharon Milne
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  Inspiration
  50 Most Awesome Design & Illustration Tutorials & Articles of 2017!
  Sharon Milne