Monster Size Selection of Awesome Photoshop Tutorials During the last years I’ve been compiling resources for Photoshoppers. Since I’m the Editor of Photoshop Roadmap, I have to check for new tutorials every day and so I have a good knowledge about Photoshop resources being produced continuously. That’s why I decided to gather all the compilations of Photoshop Resources I created for this blog. Take a look at these more than 800 Photoshop tutorials, plugins and brushes. 100 Wonderful Photo Effects Photoshop Tutorials 70 Horror, Blood and Gore Photoshop Effects and Brushes Dreamy, Magical and Lighting Effects Photoshop Tutorials 15 Artistic Watercolor Effects Photoshop Tutorials 15 Fantastic and Absolutely Free Photoshop Plugins Complex and Sophisticated Lettering Designs Photoshop Tutorials 30 Fascinating Video Game Inspired Photoshop Tutorials and Brushes 35 Creative Portrait Effects Photoshop Tutorials 30 Awesome Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials 25 Inspiring Movie, Music and Art Posters Photoshop Tutorials 40+ Special Effects Photoshop Actions
Great Resume Designs that Catch Attention–and Got People Hired Inspiration June 21, 2011 When applying for a job, you have no choice but to do your best to outshine competition. Even before winning an interview, your qualifications (or in some instance, your character) are already judged by the resume you’ve submitted. It is then important to make your resume or CV as honest, concise, and striking as possible. Take a look at how other designers compose their creative resumes. View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source Author: Cadence Wu Cadence is You The Designer's senior blogger, and the most jack-of-all-trades of the staff.
Photoshop Tips & Tricks In 1990, I had the great pleasure of introducing Russell Brown and a new software package from Adobe to several hundred attendees of my Great Graphics Tips session at Macworld. Photoshop Tips & Tricks has been part of DT&G ever since. High dynamic range, HDR WOW Trey Ratcliff's writings and tutorials in high dynamic range photography has spawned a huge following in this dramatic technique for taking pictures. When you see it, you won't be able to resist the camera to Photoshop results Design Projects: Easier? The idea is simple. High Dynamic Range Photography High Dynamic Range Imaging is a technique that lets you to portray a much greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo. Russian Paintings In a world now congested with super, expert Photoshop photo manipulators, this artist defies the digital world with exquisite paintings in the tradition of the Dutch Masters. Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac Record an action in Photoshop Photoshop for Fingerprinting
Fascinating Lamps by Calabarte Calabarte is the pseudonym of a Polish artist named Przemek Krawczynski, whose art takes on a peculiar but incredibly beautiful form: cool lamps. The name itself is a portmanteau of two words – art (obviously), and calabash, the fruit that carries his imagination. The calabash is a bottle gourd originating in India, although Calabarte gets his supply from Senegal. Due to ancient domestication and usage, the bottle gourd has an incredibly tough outer shell. Due to the combination of dark, thick material with a light source within, the primary art of his work, however, shines in the dark. Hard work, beauty, an exceptional degree of detail and a marriage between mathematical geometry and a rampant imagination – all imprinted onto the husk of a Senegal calabash. Described as the art of light, Calabarte’s artistic tendencies truly took off in 2009, when he made his first gourd lamp, by chance of coming across a calabash. Website
Photoshop For Beginners: 6 techniques to extract anything from its background This is the second of a series of tutorials thought for Photoshop beginners. I’ll explain in depth those features that can result difficult to understand for a newbi. Today I’ll show you 6 techniques you can use to extract a person/object from its background. From now on extraction won’t have secrets for you! Extraction is one of the worst enemies for those who start using Photoshop. While it’s simple to extract a geometric figure from its background, it is difficult to do the same with a tree or a blonde flowing hair model. Do you want to learn Photoshop basics with simple yet effective tutorials? How to: Before we start: in the following exercises I take for grant you’ll unlock the background layer when you open a new image in Photoshop before start the exercise. For mac users: alt=options. ctrl=cmd. Exercise 1: How to extract simple form objects Objects with simple forms are easy to be extracted. Open the screw image in Photoshop. Why to press shift? Why to press alt? Why red channel?
Infographic of the Day: How Color Affects Purchases 60 Advanced Adobe Photoshop Tutorials | Dennis Plucinik's Web Design Blog These are advanced techniques that require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they require talent, Photoshop training, knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, etc. I hope you find these techniques inspiring and helpful. UPDATE: If you like these tutorials, you might love this:60+ (more) Advanced Photoshop & GIMP Tutorials UPDATE: (8/28/13) I just updated any broken links and replaced unreachable tutorials with new ones. I also just realized today is the 6 year anniversary of creating this post! Text-effects: Movie techniques: Vector effects: Photo Retouching: Photo Manipulation: Web Buttons / Interface Elements: Digital Coloring: Digital Painting: I'm generally not not a huge fan of producing an effect in Photoshop that looks like it was produced in Photoshop. Helpful Links This is one of the few sites I have found that actually is design well itself and also has a nice amount of quality Adobe Photoshop tutorials.
Different Methods for Choosing Color Schemes in Web Design One of the most challenging aspects of design for many web designers is color selection. The color scheme of a site can have a huge impact on the overall look of the site, and it will have an impact on visitors as well. There are a number of different methods that can be used for finding the right color scheme for a particular project, and in this post we will look at several of those methods. Getting Colors from Existing Marketing Materials In many situations the client will already have an established color scheme from an existing website or from other marketing materials. In situations where you are not working with a client that has an established color scheme, here are some methods that you can try for finding the right one on your own. Online Color Palette Resources There are a number of websites and online tools available for selecting color palettes. Here is a quick listing of some of the best places to find color palettes. Adobe Kuler COLOURlovers ColorSchemer ColoRotate Others: Copaso
Learn the Basics of Photoshop in Under 25 Minutes Five Tips on How to Take Better Portraits in Natural Light at The Phoblogr... There are some photographers that will only shoot in natural light. Indeed, when my good friend Jason tested out a Hasselblad H4D, he shot with his own natural light studio. If you want to take the minimalist approach, here are a couple of tips on how to do just that. Reflect The Right Color Reflectors can come in handy big time when it comes to shooting in natural light. - Transparent reflectors can diffuse incoming light to soften it and help accentuate some of the natural and beautiful colors. - Silver reflectors will bounce a cooler toned light onto the subject to help fill in the shadows under the eyes, neck and other areas that will prevent the person from not liking the photo (and therefore asking you to delete it). - White linings will reflect more neutral lighting. - Gold reflectors will reflect extremely warm lighting onto your subject. - Soft Gold (aka Gold and Silver mix) will do the same as a gold reflector but much more subtle. Think of it like this: Sunny 16 Rule My Grandma
8 Photoshop Tricks I Wish I Knew when I was a Student | Onextrapixel -... - StumbleUpon Graphics Photoshop is one of the (if not THE) most well known software used in the design industry when it comes to manipulating images and pixels. As a web designer I had some Photoshop lessons at school but that was 2 years ago. Today the software has evolved, more options are available, and I also learn a few tricks while practicing. You will find in this article eight tricks I wish I knew when I was a student (or wish existed in previous Photoshop versions). These are the kind of tricks that could make your workflow faster and your life easier. Easier Illustrator-like Layer Auto-Select As I do a lot of logo / UI design, I won’t hide it, I’m a huge fan of Illustrator. In Photoshop by default you have to go and select what you want to work on in the layer panel, and use a CTRL + click on the element to select it, or right-click somewhere in the working space and you’ll get a list of your layers (good luck if you did not rename them). Get Better & Quicker Control on Your Current Tool Size
Sites to Create Cartoon Characters of Yourself If you are not comfortable using real photos to represent yourself in any online profiles and avatars, why not create a cartoon characters of yourself? It’ll definitely be fun and unique to others when you are representing yourself in a cartoonized way in your online profiles. Thanks to many free web services, you don’t have to pay an artist for your cartoon illustrations. All you have to do is upload your photo, or run some mix and match. Read Also: 10 Websites to Create Your Very Own Avatar Pho.to This awesome site can not only turn your landscape photo into a watercolor drawing, but also make your face morph. WeeWorld Create an cartoon character to represent yourself in WeeWorld games. Pick a Face Pick a Face is one of my favorite websites, because it has really modern design and cool features. Meez This is a social entertainment website that allows users to create their own animated avatars, or “3D I.D.” graphics, for the Web. Build Your Wild Self Moron Face Portrait Illustration Maker
27 Excellent Digital Photography Tutorials | Tutorials | PelFusion Design... - StumbleUpon To improve and modify digital photographs is very interesting and a fun part. Lots of digital photography techniques and tutorials are available on internet, you can create same digital effect in different ways. The best technique to create effect is which take less steps. In this post i have listed 27 excellent digital photography tutorials to help you create different effects and manipulate your digital photographs. I hope you will enjoy these tutorials and don’t forget to mention the tutorial which was an add on in your experience. 1. In this tutorial designer will show you how to create a post apocalyptic manipulation using adjustment layers, vector masks, and some special effects. 2. This tutorial uses a different method than either of CMYK curves adjustment layers. 3. In this tutorial designer will show you how to spice up a fairly dull and flat photograph. 4. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a fantasy landscape using some simple and easy techniques. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.