It’s always fun to experiment different techniques and learn how to work with various aspects of Adobe Photoshop to spice up boring pictures and make them into works of arts and masterpieces.
So, if you’re interested in learning some new skills, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced user, these Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials are for you.
Below you will find an incredible amount of amazing colorful artwork to inspire any designer, also we’ve selected some of the best adobe tutorials hand picked to enhance or highlight whatever action is going on in the photo.
Neon and Glow Effects Tutorials
Create cool neon effects
Tony Ariawan shows you how to use warping, layer masks and simple colour tweaking for a high-tech look that’s out of this world.
![Abstract woman illustration](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s17.jpg)
Creating a Glowing Neon Effect in Illustrator
Create a glowing neon effect in your illustration that can grab an audience’s attention with its beauty and uniqueness.
![Neon flamingo illustration](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s8.jpg)
More Neon and Glow Effects
All things Beautiful
![Abstract nature illustration with animals](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s27.jpg)
Smoke Effects Tutorials
Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect
How to easily create digital abstract smoke using both Illustrator and Photoshop. One of the best things about this technique is that it’s very customizable and you can do it pretty quickly.
![Abstract waves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s3.jpg)
Smoke Effect
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-1](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s2_p39347.png)
Creating Smoke
How to create smoke in photoshop, from Abduzeedo.
![Abstract blue smoke](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s4.jpg)
More Smoke Effects
Smoke
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-2](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/how-to-create-smoke-in-photoshop-two-easy-ways-70.jpeg)
Playing with Inflate in Repoussé in Photoshop CS5 Extended
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-3](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-20.jpeg)
3D Type with Repoussé in Photoshop CS5 Extended
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-4](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-21.jpeg)
Creating Swirls Tutorials
Swirl Mania in Illustrator & Photoshop
This tutorial will show 4 ways to create swirls, and by mixing them you will learn some very powerful techniques that will allow you to easily make tons of different styles of swirls and crazy sperm vectors.
![Abstract shapes](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s35.jpg)
How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator
![Abstract blue pattern](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s40.jpg)
Swirly curls in Adobe Illustrator
![Abstract snow effect](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s42.jpg)
Lighting Effects Tutorials
Create a Glowing Light Painting Effect
Fabio is showing us in this tutorial how in an easy, and very fast way, to create a light painting in Photoshop.
![Neon crosswalk with people](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s34.jpg)
Creating the Windows Vista Lighting Effect
How to create the eye catching graphics shown off on the box of windows vista, and in some of their wallpapers/screensavers.
![Abstract image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s16.jpg)
More Lighting Effects
Rainy Day Rainbows
![Abstract gradient effect with waves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s14.jpg)
Text Effects Tutorials
Apple Leopard text effects
A nice tutorial by Veerle on how to create Apple’s new system GUI in Leopard with the “inset effect” on the text.
![Apple old school UI](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s6.jpg)
Line Gradients
This tutorial will teach you how to use Photoshop and Illustrator to create cool looking “Vector Line Gradients” to give your text a vintage “old-school” feel.
![Stylish "Dragonforce" text](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s36.jpg)
Melting Ice Text Effect
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-5](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/33270288_text_effect_193-1-700x438.jpg)
A Slick Supernatural Text Effect
Learn how to create a smokey night effect on text to give it an eerie supernatural sort of feel. It’s a good exercise in using the Wave distortion filter.
!["Suppernatural" text with effects](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s12.jpg)
50 Essential Photoshop Text Tutorials
Here are 50 of the best tutorials for working with text.
More Text Effect
Smoke + Type
![Smoke with text](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s48.jpg)
Vintage Effects Tutorials
Risograph Grain Effect
If you want to provide an instant flashback to a bygone era while letting your creativity shine through, few techniques are as versatile as a collage made up of vintage elements.
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-6](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2f824a106782599.5f980b418a763-1-1-1-1.jpg)
How to create Retro-style Photoshop illustration
Fantastic method of creating a vintage photo effect in Photoshop.
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-7](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-22.jpeg)
Glass Orbs
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-8](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-126.jpeg)
Various Image Effects Tutorials
Vintage Typography Experiment in Illustrator and Photoshop
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-9](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-500.jpeg)
More Image Effects
Super Cool Retro Poster in 10 Steps in Photoshop
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-10](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-497.jpeg)
Photoshop vintage effect
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-11](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-499.jpeg)
Water Color Effects Tutorials
Design Watercolor Effect Menu
How to design a watercolor effect menu in Photoshop.
![Notebook](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s24.jpg)
How to Add a WaterColor Effect to Your Photos
How to create a hand-painted and water color effect.
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-12](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/watercolour-gf0b3ff134_640.jpg)
Miscellaneous Tutorials and Effects
illustrator Pucker and Bloat Effect and more
How to use the Pucker & Bloat Effect
![Text with pucker and bloat effect](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s9.jpg)
Using the Blend tool and Distort Zig Zag Effect in Illustrator
How to create the blending wave lines using the Blend tool in illustrator.
![Text with zig zag effect](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s10.jpg)
Tropical Transparency Effect
Learn how to create a bouquet of Tropical Flowers.
![Text with tropical transparency effect](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s11.jpg)
Gigposter Design
An impressing tutorial on hot to make a gig poster.
Badass Bling Effect in Photoshop
How to create a “Bling Effect” using layer styles in Photoshop. Once you create the layer style, you can easily “blingify” any layer. There is also a video tutorial as well.
![Text with badass bling effect](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s38.jpg)
Complex Circular Design Techniques
Some neat tricks, tools, techniques, and settings that will have you pumping out perfect circular designs in no time using Illustrator.
![Circular shapes](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s46.jpg)
Abstract poster effects
Make your mark with strong but simple shapes and bold, read-my-lips colours: Danilo Rodrigues shows you how.
![Abstract poster](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s19.jpg)
Trendy circles
Learn how to draw “trendy circles” and simply apply a color to it.
![Weird circles](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s39.jpg)
The Dream In A Puddle
![Artificial landscape](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s41.jpg)
Lines Tutorial
How to create rainbow colored lines.
![Colorful lines](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s50.jpg)
Photoshop CS5: Camera RAW
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-13](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-23.jpeg)
How to Make the “Flare” Effect As Seen On WPCustomization.com
Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to re-create this effect.
![Wordpress logo with black background](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s51.jpg)
Vector Polishing Techniques
This tutorial includes 9 Photoshop techniques that will show you how to add more depth, color, contrast, and texture into your vector art.
![Concert illustration](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s22.jpg)
Positive Hype
![Big black plus](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s49.jpg)
Portfolios for inspiration
Looking for some inspiration, search for talented and creative designers who mastered these techniques and learn from them. Below you will find amazing portfolios for artists who know how to just be creative.
How to Make a Worn Vintage Beach Ad in Photoshop
Author: Jan Cavan
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-30](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-522.jpeg)
Tech Sketch Photoshop Action
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-14](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/45-700x525.webp)
Archi Sketch Photoshop Action
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-15](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/44-700x525.webp)
Nietylko
![Text with distortion effects](https://s3.amazonaws.com/noupe/img/s30.jpg)
80s Photoshop Text Effects Vol.3
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-16](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/e8d7e96f75662abe3bca831c6b154c39-700x525.webp)
How to Design a Rockin’ 80ies Party Poster
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-17](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-505.jpeg)
Photoshop How-To: Make a New Image Look Old
![52 Cool Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials Image-18](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-507.jpeg)
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55 Comments:
More than a year ago
Nice tutorial. Well explained
More than a year ago
Most of them are very trendy.
More than a year ago
This is one of the best lists on the subject i have seen so far. Hope to use some of them in a upcoming project.
More than a year ago
it's gr8 collection, and gr8 Magazine.
More than a year ago
Fantastic tutorials.........
More than a year ago
Some of the best tutorials in the world, thanks
More than a year ago
Great collection! I'm still a beginner in the graphics field and this amazing collection has so much to offer. Thank you so very very much for composing and posting it. :-)
More than a year ago
Amazing tutorials...
Thanks !
More than a year ago
amazing collection of excelent tutorials. You've got a bookmark my friend. :D
thanks a lot!
More than a year ago
REALLY GOOD WORK!!!
THAT WAS VERY GREAT TUTORIAL FOR ME!
THANKS SO MUTCH!
CHEERS :)
More than a year ago
excellent :D!!!
More than a year ago
Wonderful tutorials! Thank you!
More than a year ago
Great tutorial
More than a year ago
Great, thanks a lot!
More than a year ago
that was very great tutorial for me. thank a lot
More than a year ago
DUG DUG AND DUG. Also in your next list inc this one
More than a year ago
Great collection! It's gonna take a while to try them all out!
More than a year ago
Hi,Thanks a lot for this.These are just awesome.These all are having a Great quality of technique.I am so Thankful to you.GOD bless you.Take care.
More than a year ago
amazing and usefull photoshop tutorials!
More than a year ago
thanks for sharing. very valuable tips!
more power to you.
More than a year ago
nice
More than a year ago
Nice... Thank you for sharing this collection of tutorials.
Thanks.
More than a year ago
hey this is jst awesome...thanks so much..cant wait to try them...
More than a year ago
Wow, great list. Thanks. Makes me want to kill some time in photoshop outside of my daily workload.
More than a year ago
Truly amazing list of tutorials... Thank you!