One of the most effective ways to improve your concept art is to introduce motion into the scene.... read more
Side project: The Phraseology Project
The Phraseology Project was originally setup by Drew Melton as a way for him to hone his typography... read more
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 17, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Google’s Matt Cutts: Domain Clustering To Change Again; Less Results From Same Domain Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, posted a new video... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full... read more
Workshop: Vector Critique #34
Vectortuts+ is all about helping people turbo charge their skills, and today we have another special community post that will help our readers take their images to the next level.... read more
SPONSOR MESSAGE: 2013 Digital Marketing Optimization Survey Results
This survey shows: 45% of marketers don’t have a mobile optimized site Testing is usually only performed on top entry pages 87% of those surveyed say less than half of visitors get targeted content Download now... read more
Making Complex Selections (Part 2)
Making very complex selections can be quite a difficult and time-consuming task. In this tutorial, we will focus on pixel masks to help us to create a complicated selection of a furry animal.... read more
Deal of the week: Inspiring book offer from Smashing Magazine
Almost every business has a web presence these days; from single page ‘business card’ style sites, to million+ product e-commerce hubs, owning a website is as universal as taxes. Of course, there are new startups, but even in those cases entrepreneurs tend to have bought a domain name, or thrown up a... read more
Tuts+ Premium Cash Back Offer: 3 Days to Go
This offer ends soon! Act now and don’t miss out on cash back when trying a monthly Tuts+ Premium subscription. At $19 a month, Tuts+ Premium is fantastic value. But it’s even better when we hand your first $19 right back to you! For a limited time we’re offering $19 cash back to new Tuts+ Premium monthly subscribers when signing up via... read more
Create a Feisty Female Vampire and Her Pet in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial I’m going to show you the inspiring process of drawing a Vampiress and her Voodoo-pet in a vintage portrait illustration with grungy elements in Adobe Illustrator.... read more
How to Write Testable and Maintainable Code in PHP
Frameworks provide a tool for rapid application development, but often accrue technical debt as rapidly as they allow you to create functionality. Technical debt is created when maintainability isn't a purposeful focus of the... read more
