Some designs focus on interpreting the real world; others are, well, a bit more alien. Want to recreate your own War of the Worlds? The following 10 design tutorials will teach you how to craft out of this world aliens!
1. Alien Janitor Design Tutorial
In this tutorial, Disney character designer Chris Oatley shows you how to use Photoshop to design an alien janitor character.

2. Alien Photo Manipulation
This incredible tutorial utilizes just three stock photos – a background, a portrait and an octopus – to achieve this stunning alien photo manipulation.

3. Alien Eyes Photoshop Tutorial
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to quickly apply an eerie alien eyes effect to any photo subject.

4. Design An Alien Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to make a simple cartoon alien using Photoshop. The detailed instructions make it easy to follow, even for novices.

5. Alien Illustration Tutorial
Learn how to make a fun alien fast by taking advantage of Illustrator’s width tool.

6. Photoshop Alien Tutorial
Create a biologically possible alien concept design with this PSD Tuts Plus Photoshop tutorial.

7. Insectoid Alien Design with DynaMesh and ZBrush
This tutorial shows you how to create a realistic insectoid alien design using ZBrush and DynaMesh.

8. Alien Attack Design Tutorial
Create an incredible UFO attack sequence using After Effects by following the steps outlined in this tutorial.

9. Social Media UFO Icon Design Tutorial
Have some fun with your website, especially on special space-related occasions, with this easy-to-follow UFO social media icon design tutorial.
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10. Alienize A Portrait
Turn any photo subject into a humanoid alien with this fun Photoshop tutorial.





