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How to Composite 3D Renders into a Detailed Illustration – Psd Plus Tutorial
Jan 14th
We have another Psd Plus tutorial exclusively available to Plus members today. If you want to take your 3D renders into Photoshop, and learn to add lighting effects, textures, and other techniques, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more at the jump! This Plus Tutorial is Filled with Creative Tips This tutorial will guide you through the process of taking multiple existing 3D renders and compositing them into a detailed digital illustration using Photoshop. The subject is a figure in a futuristic nano-suit. We will be covering lighting, layer modes, masking and warping. Tutorial Details Program : Photoshop CS3 Difficulty: Intermediate Estimated Completion Time: Around 3 hours A preview of the final image is below. Professional and Detailed Instructions Inside Plus members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are some sample images from this tutorial. PSD Plus Membership As you know, we run a premium membership system here called ‘Plus’ that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!) which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! You’ll also get access to Net Plus and Vector Plus, too. If you’re a Plus member, you can log in and download the tutorial . If you’re not a member, you can of course join today ! Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the Psdtuts+ RSS Feed to stay up to date with the latest Photoshop tutorials and articles.

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Old Leather Textures
Jan 14th
File Type: JPEG Size: 3872 px by 2592 px License: Creative Commons License 5 texture images of two different kinds of old leather.

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35 Most Visited Photoshop Tutorials of the Year 2009
Jan 7th
Today in the greeting of good bye 2009, we find some best Photoshop tutorials which is really favorite of designers who looking at how powerful designing tool (Photoshop). Adobe Photoshop is tool where range of modern techniques to creating website layouts, to making creative wallpapers, Photo Manipulations, typography effects and now in Adobe Photoshop CS4 also giving 3D menu for make more professional designs. Hope you will keep in your memories about these listed “35 Most Visited Photoshop Tutorials of the Year 2009” and leave your comments and can share best ranked tutorial here for Photoshop lovers. Create a Powerful Mental Wave Explosion Effect How to Design a Rockin’ 80’s Party Poster Realistic Water Reflection How to Design Interesting Stylish Advert Displacement effects Another Dark Art Picture Style Self-initiated abstract art Create an Abstract Style, Vibrant Jumping Man Scene in Photoshop Create dynamic distortion effects Create a Poster Illustration with Floating Floral Elements An Interesting Graffiti Effect Corporate Business Website Design Tutorial (Free PSD file) Digital manga illustration Make a Turn of the Century Vaudeville Poster Professional Advertisement Poster How To Create a Clean and Colorful Web Layout Create a Simple Autumn Scene in Photoshop Take your artwork cosmic Broken Dreams Warp tool and texture experiments Creating an Old-Collage Effect Poster Fiery Photoshop Space Explosion Tutorial Add Another Dimension Awesome Photorealistic Coloring Techniques Create an Impactful Child Welfare Poster Gigposter Design: The New Sex Designing a war movie poster Create Cool Watercolor Effects in Photoshop The Making of Mystic Create an Energy Drink Ad Design Design a Vibrant Blackberry Inspired Ad in Photoshop Make the figurative abstract Using Ink Drops in Your Digital Compositions Adding Texture to the Skin Designing a Portable Gaming Device Poster Related posts: 5+ Newest Versions of Photoshop CS4 Tutorials There is a good news for Tutorials lovers who… 15 Creative Tutorial Publication of June 2009 We Proudly posting Latest Adobe Photoshop Latest and very… 40 Best Ever Photoshop Tutorials of Web Layout Designs Adobe Photoshop ever famous Designing tool and most useful… 10 Hunted Ever Photohop Effects Tutorials We learn a new Photoshop deception every day and… 15 Surprising Typography Designs of Photoshop Text Upshot Tutorials A typography mean a lot in any intermediate kind… Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin .

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Creating 3D Lighting Effects Using Cinema 4D and Photoshop – Psd Plus Tutorial
Jan 7th
We have another Psd Plus tutorial exclusively available to Plus members today. If you want to take your 3D text effect skills to the next level, and learn to mix creative lighting techniques, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more at the jump! This Plus Tutorial is Filled with Creative Tips In this tutorial we will go over how to create 3D text in Cinema 4D, render it out in regular and wireframe mode, then import it into Photoshop to add the final touches, which include all sorts of lighting effects. Tutorial Details Program: Cinema 4D and Adobe Photoshop CS3 Difficulty: Intermediate Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours A preview of the final image is below. Professional and Detailed Instructions Inside Plus members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are some sample images from this tutorial. PSD Plus Membership As you know, we run a premium membership system here called ‘Plus’ that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!) which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! You’ll also get access to Net Plus and Vector Plus, too. If you’re a Plus member, you can log in and download the tutorial . If you’re not a member, you can of course join today ! Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the Psdtuts+ RSS Feed to stay up to date with the latest Photoshop tutorials and articles.

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How to Create a Slick Anime Character in Photoshop
Jan 1st
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to draw an Anime Style character. To start, we’ll rely on basic shapes and the Brush Tool. Also, you’ll learn one of my personal techniques I call “The Front Mirror” which I use for almost any of my animation projects. This technique will save you lots of time, and will help you to draw many characters for your projects in a very fast way. I will show you how to draw everything using the “Line-by-Line” system and I’ll do my best to describe what every line will present. I hope you’ll enjoy this tutorial and make use of some of Anime industry secrets I’m about to reveal!

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Best of the Web – December 2009
Dec 31st
This last month of the year has been filled with a truckload of awesome content, many of our favorite websites are also rounding up their favorite content of the year – giving us even more great work to check out. Since December is associated with Christmas numerous websites were in a giving mood, so there is a great selection of freebies this month, on top of that we have another set of quality tutorials including 30 of the best ones this year.

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Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card – 12 for 2010, Day Ten
Dec 29th
As part of the tenth day of 12 for 2010 , we’re giving away a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card to spend on whatever you like! Entering only takes a few seconds, since all you’ve got to do is leave a comment. Too easy. Meet David Appleyard David loves photography and Macs – and especially loves doing photography with the help of Macs! As such, he’s the editor of Phototuts+ and Mac.AppStorm. Aside from these sites, he manages four other design related websites. When we create Multitaskingtuts+ David will probably edit that too. Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card About the Prize Designers all over the world need to stay inspired. This gift card will help you to buy whatever it takes to keep the creative juices on tap – whether that’s great music, DVDs, books, art supplies, electronics… the choice is yours! How to Enter in 10 Seconds or Less For the chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card, all you need to do is comment . Make sure to include your correct email address with your comment so that we can contact you. This giveaway is open worldwide, but make sure to get your comment in before midnight on New Year’s Eve , Pacific Eastern Standard Time. To increase your chances of winning something, make sure to enter again once on each Tuts+ site. There are 8 giveaways going on right now, each with another chance to win. Please note: Envato staff and people who have written more than two tutorials/articles for a Tuts+ site are not eligible to enter.

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Win a Free Book, ‘Art and Design in Photoshop’ – 12 for 2010, Day Eight
Dec 27th
As part of the eighth day of 12 for 2010 , we’re giving away a free copy of Art and Design in Photoshop by Steve Caplin. Entering only takes a few seconds, since all you’ve got to do is leave a comment. Too easy. Meet Ian Yates Ian started out as a Vectortuts+ writer, and is now the Activetuts+ editor. He knows more than a thing or two about Flash, illustration and web design. He drew all the caricatures for the 12 for 2010 celebration, and is probably the only person to have seen photos of the entire Tuts+ team who also lived to tell the tale! Win Art and Design in Photoshop About the Book Fancy designing your own classic and contemporary movie posters, books and magazine covers? Feel like turning your photographs into works by Turner, Matisse and Magritte? Want to create illustrations in the styles of The Simpsons, steampunk and Victorian engravings? Then you need Art and Design in Photoshop . In this unique book, acclaimed master of photomontage and visual trickery Steve Caplin shows you how to stretch your creative boundaries. Taking the same tried-and-tested practical approach as his best selling How to Cheat in Photoshop titles, Steve’s step-by-step instructions recreate a dazzling and diverse array of fabulous design effects. You’ll learn how to design everything from wine labels to sushi cartons, from certificates to iPod advertising, from textbooks to pulp fiction. Written by a working pro, the clear guidelines pinpoint exactly what you need to know: how to get slick-looking results with minimum fuss, with a 16-page Photoshop Reference chapter that provides an at-a-glance guide to Photoshop tools and techniques for less experienced users. Steve explains both typography and the design process in a clear, informative and entertaining way. All the images, textures and fonts used in the book are supplied on the accompanying CD-ROM. Imaginative, inspirational and fun to use, this book is a must-have for every creative Photoshop user, both amateur and professional. Learn to quickly and ingeniously create fantastic graphic effects in Photoshop, from graffiti to classic art, newsprint and stained-glass windows Easy and fun to use with clear step-by-step instructions and hundreds of screenshots. Backwards compatible: fully up-to-date with the latest Photoshop release but also relevant for use with previous versions of Photoshop How to Enter in 10 Seconds or Less For the chance to win a free copy of the book, all you need to do is comment . Make sure to include your correct email address with your comment so that we can contact you

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