Just because cold weather is coming doesn’t mean our creativity has to ice over! That’s why we went on a hunt around the web for tutorials that would teach and inspire our users to incorporate winter fun into their projects. The glistening of ice and the pure white snow create an artistic atmosphere like no other. If you’re looking to make your own creations that give a similar atmosphere, this post is here to help!
Here we present a collection of tutorials that are geared towards making you a winter art expert! Whether you’re looking for ice text effects or chilling backdrops, theres something for you in the tutorials below.
Text Effects
How to Create an Ice Cold Poster with 3d Text
This is a nicely detailed tutorial that teaches you how to make an icy text effect and incorporate into a custom poster design.
Stunning 3D Ice Text Effect Tutorial
This tutorial teaches you how to make a great 3d ice text effect, which you can use to incorporate your text as part of an iceberg.
A simple, but effective set of text stylings to give your writing an icy edge.
This tutorial is extremely simple, aimed mainly at beginners. However, it’s a quick and easy way to get a pretty awesome end result. Perfect for a quick winter design!
Photo Effects
How Funny the Squirrel Became the Snow Queen in Photoshop
Random concept, even more random title, but a nice example of how to turn your photos into winter masterpieces.
Photoshop Snowfall Tutorial (Video Tut)
This video tutorial is clear and informative, and shows you how to create an intense snowfall to give impact to your winter images.
Drawing
A reasonably simple tutorial, with a nice glossy outcome. The final effect actually made me thirsty!
A great tutorial, and a great effect. Learn how to create a detailed, yet stylish snowman illustration.
This tutorial shows you how to draw your own custom snowflakes and then turn them into a cool Photoshop brush.
A relatively simply tutorial on how to create a clean looking Christmas night sky. Great for creating a backdrop for your festive designs.
Ice/Snow Free Textures
I’ve also compiled my favorite 10 ice/snow themed texture sets, featuring 16 excellent high resolution textures.
Web Design Inspiration
These designs all show great examples of winter themed work. Some seriously ‘cool’ examples here (sorry couldn’t resist the pun).
This HTML Template costs just $15, but is definitely one of my favorites from Theme Forest. It’s super professional, and a great example of how ice/snow doesn’t have to be festive or cheesy, but can be the basis of a beautiful design.
The Daily Challenge website uses a subtle snowfall design in their header. They have blurred each snowball varying amounts to create depth, and kept the effect very faint in order to not distract from their content too much.
Icons and Brush Sets
IconsPedia offers a great variety of snow themed icons that you can download for free.
This great free brush set offers 4 snow print brushes to create a truly unique design.
This brush set includes several awesome snowflake designs.
I’ve been cogitating this lately, and I suppose it’s an issue that more people need to be commenting on. We can’t figure to move forward if we merely keep our heads stuck underground.