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Here’s a collection of ten of the latest illustration effects using Adobe Photoshop. What’s your favourite?

Line Art From A Photo
The concept of line art uses different densities of crosshatching to simulate lighter and darker shades of gray. This technique mixes crosshatch textures to obtain the look.

Sci-Fi Concept Art Using Painting Techniques
Learn how to create spectacular science fiction concept art from one of the digital painting masters, Grzegorz Rutkowski.


Human Aquarium Illustration
In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll be walking through the process of creating a human aquarium illustration using some awesome techniques.

A Retro-Style Illustration
How to create some textures for background using brushes, manipulate some stock photos to give them a retro-style look, and make some color variations. Layered PSD file included.

Retro Posterized Illustration
The power of posterization shouldn’t be underestimated when it comes to creating art with Photoshop. In this piece by Baz Pringle, Photoshop’s Posterize tool is used to maximum effect.

Create A Dramatic Surreal Illustration
Learn how to blend fashion photography with custom brushes into dramatic and surreal illustration using Photoshop CS5 techniques. Layered PSD file included.

How To Give A Canvas-Printed Look To Your Images
Sharing with you some nice techniques about textures, and how they can be used in Photoshop to transform a digital work into a printed stylish image.

Create A Colourful Space Scene
In this tutorial we’ll create a colorful illustration that includes the Earth, the Moon, a starry sky and some beautiful light effects.

Create an Adrenaline Filled Car Chase Scene
Techniques to turn several stock photos into an action packed car chase scene with explosions and weapons fire.

Create Cool Watercolour Effects in Photoshop
A quick way to simulate watercolor effects using only Photoshop and some brushes.

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I'm the owner of Jo's Web, a professionally qualified graphic designer who has been involved in the industry for over 20 years. I have worked as an art editor for London publishing houses, B.B.C , Haymarket and now run Spiral Pixel Design.

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