Archive for '2D GRAPHICS'
10 Best Illustrator Tutorials
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Create a Detailed, Vector-based iPhone Illustration In this tutorial you will learn how to create a photo-realistic iPhone illustration and every single icon you can find on the iPhone touch screen. That’s 18 icons! With so many fantastic tips and tricks we’ve broken the tutorial into two parts, in part two you will [...]
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10 Best Photoshop Tutorials
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by admin.
Designing Realistic Interfaces Learning how to design interfaces can be an enduring journey if you have to do it alone. My name is Tim Silva, and I have been attempting to design these types of interfaces for over 5 years now, and I have lots of valuable information to share [...]
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Create interlocking motifs in Illustrator
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Stamp your style on a surface by covering it with your own connecting motifs, writes Sam Brade How do you fill a space with interlocking motifs, each one occupying its own little piece of the jigsaw puzzle? In this tutorial I’ll demonstrate how to rough out and plan your artwork before transferring it [...]
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Clouds Text Effect in Pixelmator
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by admin.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a text made up of clouds in ten very simple steps, solely using brushes, blending, and basic filters. The technique is extremely simple and can be used to create all sorts of text effects as well. Read more
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Elegant 3D Text Effect in Photoshop
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by admin.
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create an elegant 3D Text effect using simple the shape tool, layer styles and paths. Read more
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Cool Typography with the Blend Tool in Illustrator
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by admin.
I have written some Illustrator tutorials in which I’ve used the Blend Tool to create swirls and other shapes, but I have never used it to create a text effect. Then we received this email suggestion from one of our readers quite a few months ago asking us how to create that effect. I really [...]
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making of glow in dark painting
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by admin.
this tutorial easy way to making glow in dark painting using Glow powder (phosphorescent pigment) if you want more info go to: http://www.readysetglo.com watch and enjoy What is Glow Powder? Glow powder is actually called phosphorescent pigment. It is the basis of just about all glows in the dark products. This powdery substance absorbs light [...]
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Making of Be My Valentine
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Introduction Hello, my name is Omar Díaz and I´m a Spanish Graphic Designer and Digital Painter. I´m currently studying the concept of art for the movies and videogames, working at the same time with freelance. In this tutorial I will explain how I have done one of my latest work, ”Be my Valentine” , [...]
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Speed of Light Effect in Pixelmator
Posted on 29. May, 2010 by admin.
In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to create a very nice abstract effect, using the super cool Travelator filter. I will make use of some of the Quartz Composer filters in order to show the many different exciting effects that can be achieved with them. Read more
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Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop
Posted on 29. May, 2010 by admin.
In 2008 I came up with a technique using the Brush Tool in Photoshop to create a digital bokeh effect. Then I mixed it with some gradient colors blended all together. The effect has become quite popular so I decided to upgrade a little bit the effect. So in this tutorial I will show you how [...]
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Making of City Of Angels
Posted on 28. May, 2010 by admin.
Artist comments : My name is Frank Hong and I’m a concept artist based in Toronto Canada. The City of Angels matte painting was a personal piece I finished in 2009. It’s more of a spontaneous piece since I didn’t have a clear idea of what I wanted going into the [...]
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Create a Retro Urban Gig Poster in Photoshop
Posted on 28. May, 2010 by admin.
Digital graphics are largely dependent on the software used to create them. Given the clean, pixel-perfect nature of Photoshop, artworks always risk looking too perfect therefore it’s important to learn how to bring nature’s random variations into our digital creations. In this tutorial we’ll create an atmospheric poster for a dance [...]
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Memorable Sepia photoshop tutorials
Posted on 27. May, 2010 by admin.
Make your photos memorable with this romantic Photoshop photo effect. In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create and combine a split sepia effect with a targeted vignette. Read more
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How to create Pink Lady Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
Posted on 27. May, 2010 by admin.
Today, I’m going to show you how to transform a simple lady photo into a pink lady photo manipulation using Photoshop techniques. In this tutorial, you will learn how to retouch a face and create a pink background from different shapes. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started! Read more
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Create a Jumbotron Effect in Photoshop
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by admin.
In this tutorial we are going to use Photoshop create a jumbotron screen effect like you would see at big sporting events, with the LED lights representing each pixel. We are going to use some patterns as well as some filters to create our effect. Read more
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3D Water Text Effect with Repoussé in Photoshop CS5
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by admin.
Last year I wrote a tutorial called Incredibly Realistic Water Text in Cinema 4D and Photoshop where I created a text made out of water. I had to use Cinema 4D to create a 3D object then I imported this 3D file in Photoshop where I mixed with some stock photos. Now with Photoshop CS5 [...]
