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Tutoriais Photoshop

How To Create a Gothic Blackletter Typographic Design
EFollow this step by step guide to customizing your own gothic typographic design, we’ll be modifying the original vector letters in Illustrator before moving over to Photoshop to add a cool distressed and metal effect finish to the artwork.

Create a Detailed Ornate Heraldic Design in Photoshop
Follow this step by step design process of my latest photo manipulation piece of a detailed ornate heraldic style emblem. The design features a range of flowing ornamental elements that surround a mean looking steer skull. We’ll use various photo manipulation techniques along with some useful Photoshop tips to create a realistic and impactful design.
Create a Stunning Liquid Text Effect in Photoshop
If you want to be a design master, you must first master the Pen tool. The Pen tool is one of the most important items in your Photoshop and Illustrator toolboxes and learning how to comfortably use it will open up new opportunities and speed up your every day workflow. Here’s a couple of techniques I use when working with the pen tool that I hope will help you get to grips with your bezier curves.

Artists are pushing digital painting in innovative new directions inspired by a range of creative traditions. One artist who’s leading the charge is Ratinan Thaijareorn — aka Ise — a Thai painter whose art draws on fine art and fashion, as well as symbolism.Here she takes you through the process of how she creates her work, first roughly comping the arrangement of elements using reference photos and then applying layers of brushwork above them to produce the final piece.
Organic smoke and spatter effects
It doesn’t take much to make a great looking piece if you have a strong initial concept and some nifty tricks to cover the technical side. In this tutorial Arturas Petkevicius shows you quick and easy techniques ranging from the Warp tool to clipping masks and adjustment layers to create a stunning final image.

Dicas Rápidas Photoshop: Técnicas Avançadas de UI Design
Como em várias outras ferramentas, existem várias maneiras de se alcançar um resultado no Photoshop. A diferença entre essas opções está no tempo em que podem ser feitas e modificadas. Depois de falar com vários designers descobri que uso algumas técnicas que eles nem conheciam, eles faziam as coisas da maneira mais difícil. Então resolvi fazer esse video para compartilhar essas técnicas com a comunidade.
Brincando com o Displace Filter no Photoshop
Tenho brincado bastante com o Displace filter no Photoshop e ainda fico impressionado com o poder dele. Mesmo já tendo escrito alguns tutoriais usando a ferramenta, decidi recriar um efeito diferente que vi em uma das imagens enviadas para o Inspiração Diária. Era uma parede de tijolos deformada, como se fosse feita de pano.
In this tutorial We will show you how to design a newspaper blog layout tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. We are sharing some really useful techniques in this whole training, where you can learn how to create and which standard may we must follow for create Newspaper Blog website design, during this tutorial you will also know how to create shapes with specific sizes. we really like to share all these necessary tool tips with you and you may download free source file too of this final result and can use in your personal and commercial use.
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Colorful Candy 3D Text Effect in Photoshop and 3D Studio Max Tutorial
Text effects are a common way to spice up typography for graphic design. Instead of using a plain font with a solid color, a text effect can create a visual impactful design. There are a variety of effects that can be applied, from 3D to inset typography and everything in between.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create colorful candy 3D text using Photoshop and 3D Studio Max, and how to incorporate a few other 3D elements into a final Photoshop artwork. You’ll get a great look at how to model and texture 3D text and how to render it using v-ray, and how to then composite it together in Photoshop.
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n this tutorial, you’ll learn how to have some fun with vectors, custom brushes, and stock images to create a colorful and eye-catching nature themed girl composition in Photoshop. You’ll see how to use various effects to focus the viewer’s eye, how to mix vectors and stock images so that it looks coherent, and find yet another application for custom brushes.
Grunge Stone Woman Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
In this design tutorial, we are going to perform a photo manipulation of a beautiful woman breaking free from the confines of her stone prison. We will be using Photoshop to blend various images together along with a bit of brushwork, adjustment layers, and layer styles to create a masterful and compelling image.
Photoshop Patterns: Ultimate Guide
Patterns in Adobe Photoshop are wonderful for incorporating interesting repeating elements in your design. Patterns are easy to use and make, yet can have a significant impact in your compositions. This guide will explore the use, creation, and management of Photoshop patterns through a hands-on approach.
Design a Sleek Website Interface in Photoshop
n this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to create a sleek & clean portfolio/blog Website interface design inside Adobe Photoshop. As we go through, we will deal with selections, layer styles, some basic typography, and so on…We’ll also use 960 Grid System to keep our layout nicely well-aligned. So come on in, let’s get started and have some fun!
Create a Fantasy Girlbird Illustration in Photoshop
What is more fun than mixing people with animals? The results can often be cute, funny, or even a bit disturbing. In today’s tutorial, I will demonstrate how to create a fantasy bird girl illustration using digital painting and photo manipulation techniques. Let’s get started!
The creation of “A Life Of Aquatic Sounds”
n this tutorial I will show you how I created “A Life Of Aquatic Sounds”. We will realize it using a variety of blending mode tricks, photo filters and other useful Photoshop techniques. At the end of this process we will have a beautiful photo manipulation, realized in a short time and a very easily way.

Fuzz/Furry Text Effect (Works great as Grass!)
In this tutorial, I will show you a how to create a fuzzy text effect using a simple technique and a custom brush. This tutorial is written for users who have a basic understanding of the tools and techniques in Photoshop.
Tutoriais Illustrator

GMZ Reader Special: The Making of Andrew Jackson
Hey Go Media Zinesters, Jeff Finley here. If you didn’t know, I actually spent all of August working on new Arsenal and Zine stuff exclusively. To be specific, I was working on some really rad tutorials. One of which you folks read last week about how I created the artwork for my band’s song “24th of January.”

Create an Elegant Patterned Vector Owl in Illustrator
Follow this step by step Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a stylized vector owl illustration with simple shapes and patterns. We’ll start by building the basic owl character with various vector shapes, then begin bringing it to life with colour, shading and pattern fills.

Quick Tip: The Real Deal on Creating Chrome!
Vector drawing programs often supply templates for metallic finishes, but they can look like soft bands of blue and grey (silver) or yellow and brown (gold). Today I’m going to show you how to put a custom metallic finish with depth on your artwork and really turn your vector thing, into bling! Because I’m a simple kind of guy, there will be no transparency, mesh or 3D extrusion in this example, just a few cheeky tricks of the trade.

Quick Tip: 10 Minute Crystal Explosion
Illustrator, unlike Photoshop, does not have many functions allowing you to randomize elements of your design. However, those that it has, can be just as powerful. We will use just these tools to create a simple, yet appealing, T-shirt or wallpaper design.

Create a Graffiti-Inspired Illustration Using Photoshop and Illustrator
Photoshop and Illustrator compliment each other in many ways. Today we will demonstrate how you can use them in tandem to draw and color a graffiti-inspired illustration. Let’s get started!

How to Make a Bluetooth Device With a Cover
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Bluetooth device using some of the basic tools in found in Adobe Illustrator. To build this great looking device you will be using Round Corners, Offset Path and Pathfinder.
3D type with a street art edge
Combine Illustrator with Google’s SketchUp Pro for fantastic 3D effects, writes Aske
Most of my work is heavily based on typography. I used to make 2D and 3D typographic illustrations by drawing letters on paper and then making vector graphics out of them, but recently I’ve been creating typographic illustrations in Google SketchUp Pro and then transferring them to Illustrator to finalise.
Create a “Circular Fragments” Vector Shape in Illustrator
This is an Illustrator tutorial that covers the process of drawing some unique circular fragments similar to the one found in my previous tutorial, Create a Scene with Retrofuturistic-Inspired Light Effects. We will be working exclusively in Illustrator and we’ll construct everything from scratch! This tutorial aims to show you basic drawing techniques as well as highlight Illustrator’s ability to produce fascinating objects that you can use (and reuse) flexibly in your design projects.
Tutoriais Fotografia
Shooting & Editing a Paint Splatter Texture
In today’s video, we’re going behind the scenes of a “paint splatter” shoot, looking at how the process works, and how easy it is to photograph your own images for use as backgrounds or textures. The equipment used is perfect for those on a budget, and it’s really fun technique to try yourself at home!

A 10 Step Guide to Creative & Colourful Market Photography
Markets are hives of activity, with customers and traders bustling around stalls and fresh produce. They are full of life and colour, giving you a great chance to capture the daily lives of locals. It is a great chance to practice your architectural, portrait and food photography in a lively and exposed setting. Let’s take a look at a few tips to help you along the way!
Artigos, Recursos e Inspiração

Exclusive Freebie Pack – Shiny Vector Sports Balls
In this interview Ray talks about his stylistic evolution towards more realism in his work, and how early on he didn’t really worry about style, but just let his muscle memory and interest evolve. Ray learned to draw quite a bit digitally with a tablet before jumping back into traditional techniques and he tells a great story about this, as well as his thoughts on various mediums he works in. He points to a classic illustration resource in this interview as well…

20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements
A good advertisement will draw a prospective customer’s attention towards your product. That is what every business really wants, aside from you actually purchasing their product. In this article we will round up 20 great ads that cover many different styles but all have one thing in common, that is they connect to their audience.

The History of Matte Painting – Basix
In this article I will give the readers a little glimpse into the history of Matte Painting. What was once used only on movie sets is now used by many artists as a specific design style. I enlisted the help of three amazing matte painters to give their opinions on a few topics I threw at them. So, if you are into matte painting or just want to learn about it, then start reading this article.
Social Media Sleek Icons: Icon Pack
This free social media icon pack includes 25 sleek, modern and very usable social media/networking icons that can be used and downloaded (free of charge) in your work. Commercial work use is permitted. Use it on blogs, portfolios, web application interfaces, and so forth. The icons come in 2 sizes: 32×32px and 16×16px. Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, and Digg are but a few icons that are in this free social media icon pack.
Natural Disaster: an Act of God or the Schemes of Devil?
In English language “an act of God” is a legal term, which is used to define natural disasters, which happen with no human intervention and are completely outside of their control. Floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides – all of these are examples of natural disasters, causing environmental, financial and, not rarely, human losses…

30 Best Web Showrooms for Your Web Design Work
Every designing work should be displayed to the audience. Especially, if it is close to an art piece, combining both visual and functional features, such as in web design projects. Of course, after going live in the Internet any web site receives potentially the greatest audience ever. However, it is also important for a web …
People Illustrations – Funny, Scary, Serious, Fantastic, and Everybody Else
Perhaps, the first art masterpiece, featuring a human being, was the engraving “A Man on a Hunt”, made by some unknown artist on a cave stone wall in prehistoric times. Since then artists changed the type of canvas and improved painting techniques, but the image of a man still remains at the focus of many …

Playful Illustrations by Christian San Jose
Christian San Jose is a 21-year old illustrator based in Pasig, Philippines. As an illustrator, he has amassed an incredible body of work that focuses on colorful imagery and playful characters. His client list includes

Incredibly Realistic Illustration Portraits
This is something that makes my jaw drop easily. Every week I search for kick butt illustrations, and I think I’m pretty successful finding awesome stuff, but it’s been a really long time I don’t

40 Inspiring Portfolio Designs
Portfolio designs can be a great source of inspiration. After all, a portfolio is not only a place to showcase one’s work, but is also a designer’s home on the web. It’s a portfolio piece in itself that represents what the designer is all about. For this reason, you’ll usually find extra amounts of creativity and attention to detail. A designer will put in this extra effort in order to show off their stuff and to attract new clients. So for this post, we’ve gathered 40 portfolio designs to inspire you.
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