Photoshop Tutorial: Installing Brushes In the picker, click the triangle on the right side to open the context menu. If you installed the .abr file in the correct folder, Photoshop will display the name of the brush set in the list as shown here: You now have the option of appending the new brush set to the scrolling list on the left of the preset picker or having the new set replace those in the list. Choose whichever option suits you needs. And at any time, you can use the "Reset Brushes..." option from the context menu shown above to get back to Photoshop's default set of brushes. Now just select the brush you want from the presets list on the left and start painting!
Make Watercolor and Marker Style Portraits with Illustrator With this tutorial, we are going to work through ways of creating digital portrait illustrations that have a unique and somewhat tactile feel of marker and watercolor. This tutorial will focus on using a drawing tablet and Adobe Illustrator. There will be a focus on technique and technical settings, but the overall product will rely on your own personal style and taste. Preview Resources Portrait by Lillian Bertram (Creative Commons Share Alike – used here with permission) Step 1: Set up your Illustrator document Start with a print document of 8.5 x 11″. Step 2: Import the reference photo Import the photo you will be using as a reference (File > Place). Size it up or down as necessary—try to size it up to the artboard. Don’t sweat the resolution or pixelation of the image since the reference photo is only a guide. Since the artwork will be imported into the first layer, name it “Photo Reference” using the Layers panel. Your work area should look like this: Step 3: Set up your work area
Reader Photoshop Tutorial: Sisters by Marcos Torres Celebrating Halloween, Marcos Torres will show us how to create a sort of creepy composition playing with some textures, photos and blend modes in Photoshop. The name of this piece is called Sisters and it's perfect for this halloween time. Step 1 First off, open Photoshop and create a new document. Step 2 Then you have to duplicate this layer (ctrl + J / command + J) and desaturate it (ctrl + shift + U / command + shift + U). Step 3 Now go to Adjustments > Brightness / Contrast panel and adjust Brightness to 0 and contrast to 100. Step 4 Go again to Adjustments, then the Levels panel and adjust the levels to 26 / 1,00 / 255 , just like the picture below. Step 5 Go again to Adjustments, then Curves. Adjust the second one with Output 24 an Input 34, just like the picture below. And finally, adjust the third one with Output 148 an Input 176, just like the picture below. Now we’re done with the Background, the result should be like this: Step 6 Now download this little girls photo here. Step 7
A Collection of Eye Catching Poster Design May 11 2012 Poster design is a true art form. Often the best posters will be bold, eye catching and visually intense, yet minimal and elegant at the same time. As with logo design, often a great poster will be great for what it omits, as well as what it features. Really the effectiveness of a poster’s design depends upon it’s purpose. Whilst some posters require a basic typographic treatment, others may suit an elaborate visual design. Often poster designs will need to be pixel perfect, and very carefully designed as they will be printed at very high resolutions. Today we have featured a wide range of poster designs, each demonstrating a different style, purpose and agenda. The Poster Designs James White’s Poster Designs Whilst this post showcases a variety of artist’s and styles, with James White’s permission to feature his poster designs as part of this article, we had to load up on his works. Alejandro de Antonio’s Minimal Movie Poster Designs Grzegorz Domaradzki’s Vector Posters (rb)
Classic Light Effect in Photoshop Light effects are my favorite type of effect, I don't know why but I always liked to play around in Photoshop trying to recreate them. Then once I discovered the power of the Blend Modes, especially the Color Dodge, creating this effects became much easier. So in this tutorial I will show you how to create a super cool text light effect mixing some photos to give more realism. Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document, after that make sure that the background is in black. Step 2 To make the effect more realistic let's use a stock photo, the one I am using is courtesy from Shutterstock and you can find it at Step 3 Go to Layer>Layer Mask>Reveal All. Step 4 Now let's delete the filament area where we will add the text with the light effect later on. Step 5 With the Horizontal Type Tool (T) add the word light in white. Step 6 With the text selected go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11
The Best Photoshop Tutorials Thank you for visiting the Vandelay Design Blog! We regularly publish collections of Photoshop tutorials like this one. If you would like to learn Photoshop, please consider subscribing to our feed by RSS or by email so you don’t miss these posts. Many of the most popular posts on this blog are collections of Photoshop tutorials in specific categories. I thought it would be helpful to also do a post that features the best Photoshop tutorials of all kinds, all in one place. For more Photoshop tutorials, please see: Lighting Effects The O Series Super Cool Abstract Vectors in Illustrator and Photoshop Really Cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop Awesome Digital Bokeh Effect in Photoshop Advanced Glow Effects Create a Simple Vibrant Light Effect in Photoshop Flying Girl in Photoshop Magic Lighting Effect in Photoshop Fantasy Light Effects in Photoshop Sparkling Hot Girl in Photoshop Photo Manipulations Combine Photo Elements to Create a Surreal Photo Manipulation Design an Epic Fantasy Scene with Photoshop
10 Things... About Value Greg Manchess Almost every painting starts with a picture in the mind, fully formed with line, depth, shape, value. We see it in a flash, and we strive to capture that vision. The amateur usually goes with this first instinct. First impressions are good, but they are not always correct, and rarely fully formed. The artist works to distill these varied aspects into one, concise, visual slice. It starts and ends with value. Pictured above, the nude contains a sharp line of contrast between light skin and shadowed skin, similar values blend. 1. Either condition will give you instant impressions about the light in your picture. Daytime is not as controlled, but remember it is not always high noon. Even an indoor scene is affected by the light from outside. Controlling illumination with light from outside the window... 2. 3. Yeah, I know, there are plenty of busy, complicated paintings in the world. Simple paintings are fast to read. Simple portraiture with two colors. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Magical Work of Electric Heat by paul0v2 Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:35 Nigel Evan Dennis aka Electric Heat is a 27-year old Chicago artist who entered the professional design world in 2004 bearing the stamp 'Electric Heat'. Since then, he has proved himself a prolific designer. Nigel's work has effectively blurred the line between fine art and innovative designer-advertising. For more visit cargocollective.com/electricheat "Champion" Outtakes Pomegranates 'One of Us' Selita Ebanks / Color Suns The Audition "Champion" Goapele "Change It All" History Invades "IVVI" The Kidcrash Surface 2 Air Paris About the author of this post
25 Places to Get Free PSD Files for Designers As a professional designer or developer, it is vital to discover locations from where you can obtain useful resources for your client projects. One of the most necessary resources for a visual artist is PSD files. PSD (Photoshop Document) are files that are used to stores images with support for imaging options. In addition to graphic designers, web developers also need things like flags, custom forms, symbols and other custom-shapes to use in their web design projects. That is why I will let you know you about 25 great places from where you can download PSD files for free. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 365psd 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. Henry James is a designer and blogger who runs Logo Contest Reviews.