Introduction
In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure you will be able to explore even more new ways of creating typefaces as well as [...]
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Photoshop .PSD file reveals the techniques used on a specific design, it also tells us the style of the creator and most of the time there is something new we can learn from it. In today’s post, we want to bring to your attention some of the that you can download. We suggest you consult [...]
Preview:
Radioactive Text Effect.
Step 1:
Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 500×500 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with black color. Now make a new layer set and name it ‘Radioactive Text Design’.
Final Image Preview
Take a look at the image we’ll be creating.
Tutorial Details
Program – Photoshop CS3
Difficulty level – intermediate
Time to complete – 1 hour
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The aim of the challenge was to develop a website that promotes a children’s toy to the appropriate target audience age, while taking into consideration best practices and ethics. My design features a range of bright [...]
In this beginning-level design tutorial, I’ll show you how to apply a beautiful and super-easy text treatment in Photoshop: the inset text effect. It’s also often called the letterpress effect because it looks similar to text created by a Letterpress printer.
Creating the Photoshop document
1) Let’s start with the basics: setting up the Photoshop document. Open [...]
Introduction
In web design, it can be tricky to decide how to present your layout to a client. There are some designers who believe you should skip Photoshop and go straight to coding. I disagree. At the very least you should sketch out your ideas with a pencil and pad before ever opening up a text [...]
Overview of the Tutorial
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
Step 1
Working with slices in Photoshop can sometimes be a pain. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the slice tool and show you some easy methods of slicing up your designs.
Download the example photoshop file we will be working with: Slices.psd.zip
Using the slice tool
First lets talk about the slice tool. The keyboard shortcut [...]
