Create a Cool 3D Graffiti Text Effect using Line Art in Photoshop Graffiti style text has a variety of applications in modern art, advertising and other forms of design. While it can be created with 3D programs, similar effects can also be achieved using pure Photoshop. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to take a line art sketch of text and turn it into a 3D graffiti style text effect using some simple techniques and stock images. Let’s get started! Tools used: Adobe PhotoshopSketch or line artStock images Final Image Preview: Step 1: Obtaining or creating your own line art The line art is the foundation to the final piece, without it we would have nothing. The BXXX line art looks like the below screen shot. Once you obtain your line art its important to figure out how you want to ‘transfer’ it into a digital piece. So step one, create a new document in Photoshop. Next create a new layer and grab your 3px hard brush. While you still have the brush enabled start to draw lines along the top of your line art. Now we need to color our line art.
40+ Really Useful CSS3 Techniques & Tutorials CSS3 can improve your website to be more attractive, user friendly, and stylish, its Importance increase rapidly these days as it has many features and functions you will need in your website. CSS3 is essential for web designers and developers to learn all its exciting features, there are already been few posts on this crucial topic but still we need to put some extra efforts, So here is a collection of 40+ CSS3 tutorials and techniques which can be useful for your website. Subtle CSS3 Typography that you’d Swear was Made in Photoshop Thanks to text shadows, outlines, transitions, and even text gradients, we can now create cool typography that you’d swear had to be made with a program like Photoshop. 11 Classic CSS Techniques Made Simple with CSS3 We’ve all had to achieve some effect that required an extra handful of divs or PNGs. Pure CSS speech bubbles All examples use simple, semantic HTML. Creating Dynamic Buttons With CSS3 Creating buttons with CSS becomes a lot more comfortable. 1.
50 Great Fantasy Art Photoshop Tutorials 1.Skating in clouds. Magic scene 2.Make incredible surreal images 2.Design a Surreal Ancient Ruin and Coastal Island Scenery in Photoshop 4.Design Unforgettable Fantasy Art Scene Silentio 5.Light In The Forest Photo Effect 6.Fantasy Art Photopshop Tutorial – Plasma in the Lake 7.Christmas Fairy Magic – Fantasy Art 8.Making of a Forest Magical Scene 9.Fantasy Mysterious moonlit landscape 10.Create a Sparkling Fantasy Photo Manipulation 11.Create a nature-fantasy composition with 3d text and light effects 12.Final Fantasy Signature Tutorial 13.Final Fantasy Photoshop Signature Tutorial 14.Create an unreal underwater scene in Photoshop 15.How to Create a Fantasy Landscape Photo Manipulation Pages: 1 2 3 Posted in Anime & Manga, Animation, Angel,Wings, Fantasy, Character, Signature, Photoshop Tutorials. Tagged with Fantasy. By admin – September 9, 2009
Free Windows 8 Drawing App: SketchBook Express SketchBook Express is a free Windows 8 drawing app available under the ‘Entertainment’ section of Windows 8 App Store. It’s a very intuitive drawing app for Windows 8 that lets you experience the professional-grade sketching, drawing, and painting tools right on your Windows 8 system. This Windows 8 drawing app lets you perform free-hand sketching by using tools such as digital ballpoint, pencil, marker,eraser, French curves, paintbrush, airbrush, smudge brush, fill-color, and more. Sponsored Links Installing Sketchbook Express in Windows 8 can transform your PC into a professional artist’s toolkit. How To Use SketchBook Express: As you open this Windows 8 drawing app, you will find two circles at the top of the virtual canvas: one is for choosing the color and the second one for resizing the brush, pencil, or eraser sizes. Also, check out more drawing apps on other platforms: Drawing Apps For Android, Drawing Apps For iPhone. Key Features Of Windows 8 Drawing App: Link to This Page:
Essential Free Photoshop GUI Elements For Designers FreebiesBy TimothyBlake · On June 14, 2010 An essential compilation which consists of some good GUI elements which are useful design resources for designers, who are working on web design projects a great way to speed up the overall design process with some ready made design resources available to download for free of charge. GUIFX Elements Pack “Victor” Wireframe stencils Token Webdesign Min Kit Selected Works iPhone 3G Stencil iPhone Wire Frames Flex 3 Stencil Google Nexus One template PSD Windows 7 Window PSD Aqua GUI Palm Pre GUI PSD Browser Form Elements PSD Browser Screens and Website Elements iPhone PSD Vector Kit Share
33 Astounding Zbrush Tutorials You Should Learn ZBrush is described as a digital sculpting tool that combines 3D/2.5D modeling, texturing and painting. It uses the “pixol” technology that stores lighting, color, material, and depth information for all objects on the screen. Its features includes 3D Brushes, Polypaint, Illustration, Transpose, and ZSpheres… Our post today illustrates various zbrush tutorials on the correct and proper usage of the ZBrush software. The tutorials will give you an overview of the techniques used in manipulating the software to your advantage… Take time to read through the tutorials and learn new techniques! Enjoy!!! You may want to take a look at the following related articles: • 40+ Best Cinema 4D Tutorials that You’ll Love to Learn • 40+ Autodesk 3ds Max Tutorials for Beginners and Advance • 35+ Free 3D Wallpapers for your Desktop • 25+ Ultimate Maya Tutorials Making of Dama 360 In this tutorial you will learn how to make dama character using Zbrush. Making of Alien Create an alien using Zbrush. Making of Matrouk
Design an Epic Fantasy Scene with Photoshop In this tutorial we are going to create a photo manipulation inspired by Valhalla, one of Mariusz Karasiewicz`s works. He is an amazing artist and his work is absolutly stunning. I want to thank him for allowing me to write this tutorial. Final Result Note from Editor: This tutorial, while well explained, is intended for more experienced Photoshop users. Materials Needed: Step 1: Create a new document Go to File > New (Ctrl+N) to create a new canvas. Step 2: Large Gothic Doorway Open in Photoshop the Large Gothic Doorway image and use the Move Tool (V) to drag it into the document you are working in. Step 3: Apply the Sharpen Filter To apply the sharpen filter, go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen. Step 4: Select the gate Now we need to cut the floor and everything that is behind the gate. Step 5: Put the selection in a new layer Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M), right-click on your image, and select Layer via Copy. Step 6: Add the clouds Step 7: Create a Clipping Mask Step 10: The knight
How to use the Format Painter in Office: our favorite Ninja tip for cleaning up formatting | Office 365 Ninja The Format Painter in Office is the best tool you might not be using, and the video above will demonstrate how easy it is. Essentially, the Format Painter copies formatting from one selection to another. Want to make sure your font size and color is consistent throughout a document? Here’s how to use Format Painter: Select the text, shape, cell, or other content that has the formatting you want to use/copy. Very easy and very useful!
10 Tutoriels pour Photoshop sur le Matte Painting « Design Spartan Après de longues recherches, voici 10 tutoriels sur le matte painting (et même plus!) avec des techniques de professionnels parmi les plus connus. Rien de tel pour voir de A à Z ce qu’il est possible de faire avec Photoshop et quelques idées. Je tiens tout de même à mettre en garde les personnes ne comprenant pas un mot d’anglais car tous ces tutoriels sont dans cette langue. Maintenant, place aux tutoriels, certains sont vieux et d’autres même indirectement liés au matte painting mais apportent des connaissances indissociables. 1. « Distant Shores » d’Andreas Rocha On commence fort avec un tutoriel du monstre Andreas Rocha. 2. Original mais peu explicatif, il permet tout de même de comprendre comment l’image a été crée à partir des différentes photos. 3. Un tutoriel intéressant mêlant montagnes et ville chaotique futuriste. 4. 5. 6. 7. Encore une grosse pointure qui dévoile son processus de création d’un excellent matte painting. 8. 9. 10. Et oui, le meilleur pour la fin !