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‘Tutorials’
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
March Madness is upon us and basketball buzz is in the air. Television graphics become more sophisticated and sports networks tend to have very eye-catching ones. When you’re finished with this tutorial you’ll be able to recreate some righteous TV graphics often seen on ESPN.
By: Mark Rivera in Adobe, Graphics, March Madness, Men's Basketball, Photoshop, Top 10
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Here’s a tip for editing your selections in Quick Mask Mode. Near the bottom of your toolbar you’ll find two buttons that allow you to “Edit in Standard Mode” and “Edit in Quick Mask Mode”. You’ll be in standard by default. If you enter Quick Mask Mode you’ll notice everything turn red.
By: Mark Rivera in Adobe, Photoshop, quick mask
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
In this tutorial I will show you how to manipulate a photo of a car to blend in with its surroundings similar to how a chameleon lizard blends in with its surroundings in nature.
Before I start I want to say that the basis of this tutorial will be the beginning stages of a car blending [...]
By: John Overbee in Adobe, chameleon car, photo manipulation, Photoshop
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Well Officially Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and to celebrate the day I decided to create a new Valentine’s Day Wallpaper. I always thought Care Bears were the mascots of the seasons so I used them in this wallpaper. So let’s begin.
in Design, Photoshop, Wallpaper
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The hype machine is starting for the Green Lantern film helmed by Casino Royale director, Martin Campbell. The main cast is firmly in place. The Lantern’s love interest, Carol Ferris is not likely to be seen in superhero form anytime soon so I took it upon myself to create a photo manipulation of a live-action [...]
By: Mark Rivera in Adobe, Blake Lively, Carol Ferris, Green Lantern, Green Lantern movie, Photoshop, Star Sapphire
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Whenever you walk into the movie, some of the most impressive moments are the art and creativity behind the movie posters showing upcoming films. Well, how about if you wanted to create your own? It’s possible if you have the write tools. To demonstrate, I’m going to make a poster for the upcoming Thor movie.
Here [...]
in Design, Photoshop, Poster
Monday, January 18th, 2010
In this beginner tutorial I will show you different ways to use layer masks to add some extra flare to your photos. First I will show you how to add color to a black and white image, then I will show you how to add depth of field to an image by just using blurring [...]
By: John Overbee in Adobe, beginner photoshop, layer mask, Photoshop
Monday, January 18th, 2010
So this week, I decided to work on a little side project as my tutorial. Many times, a company will hire you on to do a string of redesigns. This can vary from simple layout enhancement to a full site overhaul. So this week, I will show you a more indepth redesign.
By: Chris H in Design, Photoshop, Web Design
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
You’ve seen them in movies, and at tech shows. Where multiple TV screens are used to show a single image. While there are few real world applications for this, it’s still a pretty cool looking effect.
It’s easy to achieve using Photoshop, so here’s the easy steps. First, find an image with multiple screens. Or you [...]
in Design, Photo Effects, Photoshop
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
In this tutorial I will run you through some steps on creating a cool abstract screaming effect using the pen tool for curvy lines, some abstract stock photos, glowing sparks and lightning.
First download these images
Now create a document 1000X600px with a black background
Drag the screaming face to the very right of the new document.
We need [...]
By: John Overbee in abstract, Adobe, Design, Graphics, Photoshop