Archive for November, 2008
Making of the Photographer by Raul Ovejero
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
Hello CGArena readers, Here´s a little tutorial on how I did one of my latest drawings on Photoshop, The Photographer, a war journalist picture in a cartoony look intending to be evocative and just a bit sad. What began as a character concept came up to be a whole story I needed to tell, [...]
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Colorizing A Photo With Multiple Colors In Photoshop
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
In this Photoshop photo effects tutorial, we’re going to learn how to colorize a photo using multiple colors. It’s an effect I’ve seen used quite a bit in ads for photo printers and for color calibration software. The idea is simple.LINK:http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/colorize/
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Photoshop Effects: Interweaving Photo Strips
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
In this Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to learn how to create an interesting photo effect by taking an image and turning it into a series of interweaving strips. We’ll be using a few layers and layer masks in the tutorial, as well as a couple of clipping masks and a layer style, and we’ll be [...]
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A Very Snowy Tutorial
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
This tutorial will cover a lot of ground (that may or may not be a bad play on words ). We will use both Illustrator and Photoshop to create a cool winter background. The focus will be showing you how to create custom patterns in Illustrator and custom brushes from these patterns in Photoshop. [...]
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Gradient flower icon in Illustrator
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
A reader asked me if I could write a tutorial about how I created the Cecif.com logo icon. It is the perfect icon for learning certain basic Illustrator techniques. We’re going to use the Pen, Reflect, Scissors and Gradient tool, and of course we’ll also use the beloved and super timesaving Transform again technique.LINK:http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/gradient_flower_icon_in_illustrator/
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Adobe Illustrator in 3D
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
Let’s tap into some of the 3D features of Adobe Illustrator. Though Illustrator doesn’t offer a 3D environment like a true 3D application, it does give you the ability to create 3D objects that can be modified within a 3D space. Texture mapping and light sources similar to those found in the high-end 3D applications [...]
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Build your character’s back story
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
It’s relatively easy to create a simple 2D character, but much harder to bring it to life. Without a sense of personality, your character is just an image on a page, but by thinking about its ‘motivation’ – how it behaves and moves, its facial expressions, what it does, its sense of style, what it [...]
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Quick Tip: How to Use Effects to Create a Cool Design
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
One cool trend in logo design is the use of repeating shapes, associated with gradients and transparency. While this style of logo tends to be a bit overused, and may not be suitable for all projects, imitating it is a great way to learn about one of Illustrator’s most powerful and time-saving features, which is [...]
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How to Create a Copper Photoshop Text Effect
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
This is a strong and eye-catching text effect, though relatively simple to create. We’ll be using bevel and emboss styles, pattern overlays, and combining different techniques to mock-up the text into a related background. For PLUS Members, the main layer style is ready to copy and paste into your designs as well.LINK:http://psdtuts.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/how-to-create-copper-photoshop-text-effect/
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Creating a Vase in ZBrush
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin.
LINK:http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/pixozbrush/vase.html
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Working with Orthographic Projections and Basic Isometrics
Posted on 29. Nov, 2008 by admin.
This is the first part in a series of tutorials about Isometrics. Isometric projections are a system of drawing that allows an artist to quickly and accurately draw an object without using perspective. I will go into more depth about isometrics later in this tutorial. I’m going to begin by talking about a system that [...]
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From The Inside Photo Effect
Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by admin.
This task we’ll learn how to change the picture’s color, work with the layers, make an original make-up, create the effect of objects’ perspectives and volume, imitate the glow-worms and blood drops and also how to work with the filters.
LINK:http://www.eyesontutorials.com/articles/22/1/From-The-Inside-Photo-Effect/Page1.html
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ZBrush Training – Lesson 5: Using Blender to create clean UVs by Jason Welsh
Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by admin.
After building a mesh there are a couple of things you might want to think about doing. In this next chapter, I cover Blender and how to use it to make clean UVs for a single mesh. Later on, in future chapters, I will be showing you how to do a multiple UV mesh and [...]
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Retouching a Studio Portrait
Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by admin.
This Photoshop tutorial is written for experienced Photoshop users and will show you unique techniques for retouching photos. You’ll learn how to enhanceLINK:http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-retouching/retouching-a-studio-portrait.html
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Create a Pulsing Poster with a Vinyl Record and Grunge Type
Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by admin.
In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to create a vinyl record with blends and opacity masks. We’ll also create some funky pulsing elements, grunge typography, and put it together into a unique poster design. Let’s jump into this upbeat tutorial.
LINK:http://vectortuts.com/tutorials/designing/create-a-pulsing-poster-with-a-vinyl-record-and-grunge-type/
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Autumn Wallpaper – Photo Effects
Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by admin.
The next lesson we’ll see how is it possible to create wallpapers by combining several pictures, we’ll learn also several methods of correcting the colors, use the layers, the filters and see how to create unusual lightness effects.LINK:http://www.eyesontutorials.com/articles/82/1/Autumn-Wallpaper—Photo-Effects/Page1.html
