Archive for February, 2008
PSDTUTS Plus Launch
in News by CollisToday, I’m happy to announce the launch of our Plus subscription service for readers looking to get even more out of this great site! In addition, I have a few other updates to the site to announce, as well as general site news! Continue Reading
Quick Grungy Poster
in Designing by FabioIn this tutorial, I will show you how to create a sort of grunge poster. We will learn how to make some elements look a bit dirty, create textures, and add some depths to the elements using shadows and blend modes. Continue Reading
How to Photo Comp up a Killer Room Full of Objects
in Photo Effects by CollisIn this tutorial, I’ll show you a really simple effect that together with good photography can be used to make gorgeous results. We’re going to compose a room using photos of objects. This room can then be used in Flash to build a Web site or simply as a graphic.
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Photoshop Up Your Own Money
in Photo Effects by Antonio CasolinoEver feel like making your own money? Well you probably shouldn’t actually make any, because I don’t think the law would appreciate it very much. But if you feel like just making some Photoshopped money for a design, then read on to find out how to stick your own face on a dollar bill!
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Inspiration: Fire, Flames, and Infernos
in Articles by Sean HodgeIgnite your creative fire with inspirational artwork and ideas. Jump off to tutorials that will teach you how to fire up your own work. Get your creative digital fire right here! And get it while its hot!
Create a Constructivist Inspired Poster
in Designing by Sean HodgeIn this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a poster design inspired by an art movement called Russian Constructivism. We will cut up some images and paste them together to create a stylized revolutionary design. We’ll then tie it all together by overlaying some texture to give it a vintage feel.
How to Put Smokin’ Bullet Holes and a Wanted Sign into a Piece of Wood
in Effects, Text Effects by CollisOk, so this tutorial is like three tutorials rolled into one. We’re going to make an awesome wood emboss effect, put bullet holes into the wood, and finally smoke ‘em up to a gnarly Wyatt-Earp-just-walked-past look. Continue Reading
Reader Request: MSNBC Style Effect
in Effects by FabioIn this tutorial, I will create an effect like the one in the header of the MSNBC.com website. This effect is a reader’s-request tutorial.
If you have an effect you want to know how to achieve, just let us know in the comments and we will try to write a tutorial about it.
5 Important Criteria that Make a Great Photoshop Tutorial
in Articles by Sean HodgeDeciding what is great is not arbitrary. While some opinions will vary, norms are arrived at through a common criteria by which something is evaluated. So let’s define some criteria for judging a written Photoshop tutorial on the Web. Let’s evaluate the points that make a tutorial good, great, or a super five out of five stars.
Beyond The Healing Brush – Removing Objects From Photos
in Photo Effects by Clark WimberlyThe healing brush and clone tool are fine for fixing blemishes or removing certain things in an open area, but get near a hard edge and these tools become less useful. To realistically remove a large object, it takes careful attention to detail, its just
The Healing Brush and Clone tools are fine for fixing blemishes or removing certain things in an open area, but get near a hard edge and these tools become less useful. Realistically removing a large object takes careful attention to detail, and it’s just something Photoshop can’t quite automate.
