When looking for top quality content, you're usually forced to pay for your resources. They're generally better and easier to work with, and offer a wider range of use. Sometimes though, you can find the same level of quality at zero cost, and it's exactly what we're going to do today. We're going to create a detailed illustration ... [more details]
Added on 2009-05-06 12:56:35 in Text Effect, Wallpaper
The trend that has become commonly known as ‘the letterpress effect’ has managed to make its way into a range of website designs. The effect itself is often added to text headers and buttons, giving an inset or debossed appearance. Take a look at this roundup of great examples of this trend, and follow on to a mini tutorial outlining how to create this ef ... [more details]
Added on 2009-05-05 01:35:13 in Basics, Text Effect
Build a complete website design mockup for a fictional design studio, starting with the creation of the initial layout then moving on to designing the individual page elements. The result is a modern, crisp and clean webpage layout ready for coding. [more details]
Added on 2009-05-05 01:31:57 in Web Design & Layout
Today we’re going to be creating the dark and grungy poster you see below. You will also find links to the stock images we will be using in this tutorial. This tutorial focuses heavily on blending images together to achieve a desired effect. [more details]
Added on 2009-05-05 01:28:32 in Abstract Effect, Brushes & Patterns, Wallpaper
Today we are going to create a collage effect Photoshop. We will take a central, main image as our focal point and use some image and effects to liven it up. This is a great way to showcase an Image, and emphasize a theme instead of doing a traditional photo collage. And on top of it all, this is an easy effect to do! [more details]
Added on 2009-04-28 01:02:42 in Photo Editing, Wallpaper
I’ve been asked to do a tutorial on how to do my end result for the previous tutorial, so the end of the week article will be a continuation of the pattern tutorial. There is a lot of different ways you can play with this to make it grungy and dirty, this tutorial shows you what I did. [more details]
Added on 2009-04-28 00:56:41 in Brushes & Patterns, Web Design & Layout
In this tutorial I will teach you some of the techniques I use when designing my banners. It requires a basic knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop, but if you don’t understand anything please feel free to ask me. [more details]
Added on 2009-04-27 01:48:31 in Wallpaper, Web Design & Layout
Added on 2009-04-27 01:45:57 in Wallpaper
In this tutorial we are going to take a regular, boring photo and liven it up using with some effects to give it more of a retro feel to it. We are then going to take the photo and create a background for it to lie on. [more details]
Added on 2009-04-24 02:53:03 in Brushes & Patterns, Photo Editing
This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a forest scene by manipulating several stock images and using various Photoshop adjustment layers to enhance the overall with a magical feel. [more details]
Added on 2009-04-24 02:32:55 in Digital Art, Photo Editing