April 2021

Photoshop Daily Creative Challenge – Metallic to Prismatic

Challenge: Create metallic and multicolor textures using gradients, liquify and Adjustment layers.
Get the starter file here: https://bit.ly/psdcc3-29-7

Join your host each morning at 9:00am PT to learn how to approach each challenge using Photoshop. Complete 9 challenges by Friday, April 23rd and you’ll be on your way to sharpening your skills. Get your questions answered, see what the community is creating and get feedback on your work!

To sign up and get started, go to: https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop

Draw Polygons & Stars in GIMP with This Hidden Shape Tool

GIMP has a hidden shape tool that allows you to quickly and easily draw a variety of polygons and complex shapes. I cover how to use this filter in this tutorial, and also show you how to convert your shapes to scalable paths – essentially making it possible to draw vector shapes and polygons in GIMP. You can draw hexagons, pentagons, stars, arcs, curves, and straight lines with this built-in GIMP feature.

GIMP is a free photo editor that also has some great graphic design features. I use GIMP 2.10.24 for this tutorial, which is the latest version of GIMP at the time of this tutorial.

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XD Daily Creative Challenge – Stacks

Challenge: Design a news website with easy-to-build sections using Stacks.
Get the starter file here: https://bit.ly/xddcc3-29-6

Join your host each morning at 11:30am PT to learn how to approach each challenge using Illustrator. Complete 9 challenges by Friday, March 12th and you’ll be on your way to sharpening your skills. Get your questions answered, see what the community is creating and get feedback on your work!

To sign up and get started, go to: https://www.behance.net/challenge/illustrator