Archive for October, 2007
Creating an Old-Collage Effect Poster
in Designing by CollisOne of my favorite ‘looks’ is the sort of old-collage feel of old photos and old paper. It’s a favorite because it lets you work images and text together really easily. In this tutorial we’ll put together a poster where there is a main photograph and a lot of text using the old-collage feel. Continue Reading
Making a Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop
in Designing by CollisIn this tutorial, we are going to design up a simple business card in Photoshop and get it ready for print with crop marks and bleed. Normally you’d do some of this with a tool like InDesign, but it is in fact possible to get by with just our trusty old Photoshop. Continue Reading
Applying a Realistic Tattoo
in Photo Effects by ArikThere are lots of tutorials on the Web that claim to achieve a realistic tattoo effect. Usually these tutorials instruct the user to import an image they want to use as a tattoo and to set it to overlay. Out of experience I can say that this does NOT look like a tattoo. It looks like…well…an overlayed image. Continue Reading
A Spot of Community News
in News by CollisAs most of you know, this site is still finding its feet in terms of content, format, writers, and delivery. But things are starting to come together and I have a few announcements for you all! Continue Reading
Creative Photo Composition: Get More Out of What You’ve Got
in Photo Effects by CollisIt would be lovely if every client gave you perfect photos to work with, but all too often this isn’t true. When you get photos that are too small, not visually interesting, or of poor quality you have to get creative. In this tutorial, I’ll take you through an instance where I had to make an A4 magazine cover out of a snapshot from a cheap camera. Continue Reading
Elements of Great Web Design: The Polish
in Designing, Interface by CollisWhen I put together designs, I usually do so in two phases - Layout and Polish. During the layout phase, I place the main objects on the page usually finishing with something that looks relatively complete. In the second stage - the Polish - I go over the design and adjust colors, type treatments, shadows, layers, and generally clean it all up. In this first of a series of tutorials on web design, we’ll be looking at the Polish. Continue Reading
Making a Photoshop Shield!
in Effects by CollisIn this tutorial, we’re going to use the Path Tools in Photoshop to draw a shield-like shape. Then using some gradients, we’re going to give it a metallic edge and shiny center. I actually made this tutorial when making the default icons for some posts here on PSDtuts, so if you go to the main listing on the site you’ll see them in action. Continue Reading
Using Gradients to Make Light and Shadow - and a Coffee Cup!
in Effects by CollisIn this tutorial, we’re going to use some simple circles and gradients to make a cup of coffee viewed from above. The end result isn’t that useful, but the process is interesting nonetheless. Continue Reading
Best of the Web - September
in Web Roundups by CollisThere’s plenty of great stuff out there on the Web, and every month we’ll be rounding up some of the best Photoshop tutorials and downloads like brushes, fonts, and filters around in our monthly Web Roundups. Continue Reading
