PSDTUTS Author - Alex Beltechi

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Hello, my name is Alex Beltechi. I am a designer from Romania and work mainly with print media. Starting around the age of 15, I worked on design projects for my church. It was, and still is a great opportunity for me to grow. While designing publications, banners, posters, labels, fliers and all that other paper related mumbo-jumbo, I enjoy composing solo piano music.

Posts by Alex Beltechi

New PLUS Tutorial - How to Make 3D Neon Light Typography

Nov 13th in Drawing, Text Effects by Alex Beltechi

This is a new addition to the PSDTUTS PLUS section. This is a super creative tutorial with a professional results. Learn how to create dynamic 3D Neon lettering with a hefty dose of Photoshop techniques and a dash of Illustrator know-how. Learn more at the jump!

Create and Then Shatter a Grid, while Making a Typographic Poster

Nov 4th in Designing by Alex Beltechi

Let’s get our own share of typography with this dark and grungy poster. No, this is not your typical design, as we’ll be ‘breaking the grid’ in hope of creating a dynamic and exciting layout. So grab the usual tools of the trade, Photoshop and Illustrator, and follow these steps into creating your own solution.

Make an Inspiring Artistic Poster with Drawn Elements

Sep 17th in Designing, Drawing by Alex Beltechi

In this tutorial, we’ll create drawn elements, use design brushes, bring them into Photoshop, and merge them into a unique poster composition that feels hand-made, stylistically unified, and personalized. The techniques here are focused on creating an original artistic illustration. Let’s see how this poster design was created.

Design an Album Cover Using Spectrograms

Jul 24th in Designing by Alex Beltechi

How would you illustrate sounds? Would you make them as musical notes, key signatures, elegant swirls, or wild swooshes? Well let’s put away all those for now and look at spectrograms - audio recordings in visual format. We’ll be using these in designing a cover for a solo piano album entitled The Storm. And to top things off, we’ll also display the cover in a Photoshop enhanced environment.

Create an Energy Drink Ad Design

Jun 25th in Effects by Alex Beltechi

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Featuring a product in an ad is a common task for any designer. In this tutorial, we’ll look at a flexible design solution that you can use to create one for an energy drink. It relies on a combination of the Difference Blending Mode and the Radial Blur Filter to achieve unique colors, contrast, and lighting.