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Illustrator & Photoshop How-To: Creating Custom Portraits

How-Tos: Written by Amy Courtright on April 24, 2003

We all know that Photoshop and Illustrator play nicely together. Here's a simple technique that lets you transform scanned photographs into sketched portraits by tapping into Illustrator's drawing tools and Photoshop's painting features.

Photoshop How-To: Creating Art from Scanned Flowers

How-Tos: Written by Amy Courtright on March 20, 2003

Spring is here and that means buds are bursting and flowers blooming (at least in some parts of the country). Time to bust out of the studio and seek inspiration in nature. In this feature, learn how to pluck a posy, scan it, then augment its natural beauty using a variety of techniques in Photoshop.

Illustrator How-To: Create Surreal Flowers

How-Tos: Written by Amy Courtright on March 7, 2003

Spring is getting closer. While your garden may not be flush with flowers yet, you can use Illustrator's Blend tool to create a bouquet of blossoms now.

Photoshop How-To: Recreating Polaroid Image Transfers

How-Tos: Written by Amy Courtright on January 30, 2003

Transferring images to Polaroid film is a traditional photographic technique that yields beautiful and unique artwork. But thanks to Photoshop, you don't need special film to simulate the look of a Polaroid image transfer, Here's how to digitally recreate the look of dry, emulsion, and SX-70 transfers.

Illustrator How-To: The Art of Creating Sumi-e

How-Tos: Written by Amy Courtright Toby Mikle on December 20, 2002

Sit. Meditate. Draw. That's the philosophy behind the Japanese art of Sumi-e, or black ink painting. You can apply these ancient techniques with modern tools, thanks to Adobe Illustrator. But remember: there's no digital equivalent for meditation.