10 Photoshop poster design tutorials

• August 5th, 2024
• Photoshop

Poster design is an integral and fundamental part of any creative campaign, serving as an important visual medium to convey the essence of the campaign to its intended audience. In this comprehensive round-up, we delve into a curated selection of tutorials that help develop and hone the essential skills required for crafting striking, eye-catching, and effective poster designs.

Catering to a wide range of skill levels, from beginners to seasoned professionals, these tutorials cover various aspects of the intricate process of poster creation. Each individual tutorial serves as a step-by-step guide, instructing you on how to form excellent composites that seamlessly integrate different visual elements into a cohesive whole.

Not only that, but these tutorials also provide valuable insights into how to effectively use shapes and typography in your poster design. They teach you how to use these elements not just as decorative additions, but as powerful tools to guide the viewer’s eyes and emphasize the key messages of your campaign. By following these tutorials, you will learn to master the delicate balance of aesthetics and information that is crucial for effective poster design.

1. Vintage Letterpress Poster Design in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop video tutorial I’m going to take you through my process of creating a vintage style advertisement poster with letterpress print effects. We’ll start by laying out the design with a selection of fonts inspired by the era of wood type, along with some hand-drawn graphic elements using a limited 3-colour palette. Then I’ll show you some useful tricks to simulate the visual traits of old prints with the help of some Photoshop filters and my free brushes and texture packs.

2. How to Create a Light Streak Effect for a Contemporary Ballet Poster in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to combine three different Photoshop filters to create a contemporary poster. We will be mixing two styles, a modern light effect and a classical dancer. 

3. Create a Vintage Gig Poster in Photoshop

In this design tutorial you will learn how to create a vintage gig poster for a design-themed concert in Photoshop. We will be using a lot of hand drawn elements, textures, and playful font treatments to create this colourful and fun design!

4. How to Make a Halftone Roy Lichtenstein Style Poster in Adobe Photoshop

For this tutorial you will design a typographic poster using the Color Halftone filter to achieve a Roy Lichtenstein art style look.

5. How To Create a Pin-Up Poster in Photoshop

It will show you how to create an effect that mimics the painterly look of early 20th century pin-ups. We’ll take a modern digital photograph and give it an antique appearance with a cocktail of Photoshop filters to replicate the visual traits of those original pin-up posters. Various adjustments will convert the photo into a hand-painted illustration, then an old paper texture will help distress the artwork and turn it into a vintage pin-up print.

6. How to create a poster in Adobe Photoshop

Blending textures, images, and type can make for a composition that is sure to get noticed. See how Tiago Araújo creates an eye-catching poster in Adobe Photoshop.

7. How to Create a High-Contrast Skateboard Flyer in Adobe Photoshop

For this tutorial we will design a poster using Layer Masks, clipping masks and the Liquify Tool to create a poster that is literally outside of the box! 

8. How to Create an Epic Movie Poster Design in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will be creating a cinematic movie poster design in Photoshop. To do this we will be using one style of the ‘Versus’ typeface from Latinotype which is part of The Essential, Versatile Font Collection. The fonts in this bundle are meticulously hand-crafted, so, whether you’re working on website design, branding, social media or a poster project, this collection has you covered. 

9. Create a “Real Steel” Film Poster Inspired Text Effect in Photoshop

10. How To Create an Abstract Space Scene Poster

Photoshop video tutorial we’re going to create a surreal photo-manipulation piece featuring a sci-fi space scene, using a free sample pack of the Ultimate Universe Creator product that’s exclusively available for Spoon Graphics viewers to download. We’ll compose the various space-themed graphics to make a fantasy cosmic art piece, with a starry universe background, a detailed render of the planet Venus, various dust and light flares and an already-clipped astronaut image. We’ll then apply a cool duotone colour scheme and give the artwork an abstract twist with a neon style geometric shape.