The elegance of classic Renaissance sculptures and the vibrant neon colours of the Vaporwave aesthetic are two contrasting styles you wouldn’t expect to see together, but this combination of imagery has become a popular abstract art style. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to apply a vibrant neon glow to a shape with the help of Photoshop’s layer styles. Then we’ll use a clever technique to apply a colourful ambience to the image, as if it is being illuminated by the new neon light. As a finishing touch we’ll also add some mist effects to give the final art piece a mysterious mood.

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Unwrap a hamper full of fresh art and design tools with this festive-themed bundle! The Winter Wonderbox has everything you need—from frosty watercolor cliparts and shimmering textures to heartfelt greeting cards and fun ugly sweater effects. This collection is perfect for the holidays and will keep you inspired for Christmases yet to come. Don’t miss out on the 94% discount, treat yourself to an early gift… You deserve it!

All the products in The Winter Wonderbox come backed with extended licensing, which means they can be used in multiple commercial projects and even items for resale. For a limited time only, you can acquire this entire bundle for just $29, which is a massive saving off the regular price of all the individual products combined.

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The retro artwork that used to appear on old VHS tape covers has become an iconic design style that is often mimicked today. Follow along with this tutorial to create your own fun retro style poster based on the artwork of those VHS cassette covers. We’ll use Illustrator to construct the design with text and shape elements, then we’ll quickly send the final artwork over to Photoshop to give it an aged appearance with texture overlays.

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A brand new kind of design bundle has just dropped over at Design Cuts. Curated Collections are mini bundles of 4 related products for just $10, saving up to 90%. You’ll find collections of brushes, fonts, illustrations and more for Procreate, Photoshop and other art and design software. Which ones are your favourites?

Each curated collection has a specific theme, so you can be sure to find one that’s made just for you! Vintage design lover? Check out the Vintage Design Builder. Crazy about patterns? You need the Pattern Perfection Collection. Affinity user? Check out the Affinity All Stars Pack. Here are some of my picks:

Ideal for: Digital artists who love painting with Photoshop brushes.

Ideal for: Font lovers who want to add some historical charm to their typography.

Ideal for: Procreate users who want to delve into watercolour effects.

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In one of my recent tutorials I showed how to create a Grainy Xerox Grunge Effect in Photoshop, named after its similarity to old photocopied images. Download this FREE Smart PSD to easily recreate the effect with your own images by replacing the contents of the Smart Object. The artwork is given a high-contrast appearance with shading generated by large grainy noise textures, all customisable by altering the layers within the PSD file.

Double-click the Smart Object to replace the contents with your own image or artwork. The effect will be automatically updated to apply the grainy xerox grunge effect. Fine tune the appearance by adjusting the Threshold layer, which will determine the overall contrast of the image, along with the opacity of the grain layer, which will alter the amount of grain that is applied to the image. At the top of the layer stack is a gradient map that can be configured to add a colourful duotone effect to the final result.

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Do you need some new fonts? Of course you do! I’ve just picked up this new fonts bundle at 90% off, reducing the $304 price to just $29 for all 17 typefaces. This is a great opportunity to upgrade your own font library with a range of new typefaces that you can call upon in your design projects for years to come. There’s a variety of font styles included, which makes the collection extremely versatile, providing you with a suitable type choice for whatever design challenge you might face.

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