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5 Quick Things for Friday
Happy Friday everybody! Here’s Five Quickies (stop snickering): That’s an awesome drum solo from Scott Stahley, the drummer in my band “Big Electric Cat,” taped live with a remote camera mounted beside the drums by Scott Diussa last week during our gig at B.B. Kings Bar & Grill in Orlando (during Photoshop World). Scotty isContinue...
Create Print-Ready Packaging For a Video Game – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
If you have ever wanted to create packaging for video games, this Tuts+ Premium tutorial by Mark Mayers will teach you all you need to know. This tutorial will walk you through the entire process of producing an inlay card and DVD surface print design. Show More Summary
It’s Free Stuff Thursday!
Check Out Adobe’s Keynote from Photoshop World! If you missed Photoshop World Orlando last week but want to see some of the amazing new technology that Adobe showed off during the opening keynote, check out the video above. They covered the latest in Photoshop Touch, the Creative Cloud, Lightroom 5, Photoshop, and even technology toContinue...
Photoshop’s Best Friends – InDesign and Illustrator
Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign work very well together. If you know how to use them properly, your workflow can be greatly improved. In this tutorial, we will explain a bit about the integration and interaction between these three applications. Let’s get started!
It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Jessyel Gonzalez!
Many thanks, Scott – an honor to be able to write here. I’ll be all over the place here (I’m no writer, so my apologies), but I’ll try to be quick, sprinkling little nuggets of wisdom you should probably ignore. (Seriously, the only real tip here is SHOOT. Always be shooting.) I’ve been through highsContinue...
How to Create a Futuristic Jumping Whale in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a futuristic, metal jumping whale. We are not actually creating the metal whale, but we are using 5 stock images and a brush set, along with Photoshop’s built in tools and filters to create this stunning photo manipulation. Final Image Resources Lake Brienz Whale Glitter + [...]
Design Challenge #3: Create a Typographic Illustration
So far the Psdtuts+ Design Challenges have been a great way for many artists to experiment, improve their technique, and share advice with others. This month we want you to continue that great work by creating a Typographic Illustration. Show More Summary
It’s “I forgot to post any news until just now” Tuesday
Chicago, here I come! I’ll be there this coming Tuesday with my “Shoot Like a Pro Tour” and if you’re anywhere in the Chicagoland area you’re invited to come out and spend the day with me (the short video below explains the tour). There’s already over 450 photographers signed up for the day, so ifContinue...
Video: Psdtuts+ Design Challenge #2 Review
The force was definitely strong after the second Psdtuts+ Design Challenge. We asked you to create Star Wars Themed Fan Art, and you impressed us with creative entries from various digital techniques. Recently, Psdtuts+ editor GrantShow More Summary
Create a StarCraft-Inspired Firestorm in Photoshop
We were recently inspired by imagery from StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a massive spiral firestorm as seen from space. While we will use some stock photography during the course of...Show More Summary
My 3 Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts in Lightroom 5
Hey everyone. I’m just getting back into the swin [...]
A Quick Look-Back at Photoshop World Orlando
(Above: Here’s a peek at “Pre-Conference Workshop” day, the day before Photoshop World begins). Wow — What an incredible week! I’m skip the 1,000 words and just let these short videos tell the story. Our video crew (led by Erik Kuna) produces these each day during the conference, and then at the Wrap Up RallyContinue...
The Stunning Work of Thomas Mangold
Thomas Mangold is an award-winning digital artist who often combines 3D models and photography to create stunning compositions. In this article, we will take a look at some of our favorite works from his portfolio.
A Few More Photos Before We Wrap Photoshop World Orlando
Hey everyone, Brad Moore here one last time this week before we wrap up the last day of Photoshop World Orlando. Yesterday was another eventful day of classes, the expo, the Art of Digital Photography panel, and Midnight Madness!
Speed Art: How to Create a Mountain Landscape in Photoshop
One of the reasons that Photoshop is so widely loved by artists and designers is because of its versatility. If you don’t have the right photo, you can combine several photos together to make one. If that doesn’t work, you can simply paint the scene that you need. Show More Summary
More Photos from Day 1 – Expo and After Hours Party
Hey everyone, Brad Moore here with another update from Photoshop World Orlando! Yesterday was the opening of the Photoshop World Expo and our After Hours Party at BB Kings with Big Electric Cat, and we had a blast! Here are some shots from the afternoon and evening: The Expo is open to the public todayContinue...
Create a Retro Sign from Scratch Using Advanced Techniques in Photoshop – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, Stephen Petrany will push Photoshop to its limits to produce a realistic neon sign. He will use several techniques, ranging from simple to advanced, to help us create and texture a neon sign within Photoshop. Show More Summary
McElligot’s Pool
My illustrated interpretation of the story of McElligot’s Pool, written by Dr. Seuss. It tells the story of a boy...
Fruit & Vegetables ABC iBook
The Fruit & Veg ABC book is a follow-up to the Animal ABC iBook (also available here on iTunes). This...
Professions – What People Do
A project to illustrate some of the jobs people do for a living – includes a dancer, an astronaut, an...
