Friday, June 5, 2009

Create a Graphic Statue in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-There are a few tutorials available on the Internet that will show you how to make a statue, but I've found that they are not so easy to follow and also the results aren't that great. So using my beloved alternative, I created a tutorial that I think does the job very nicely!

How To Create A Gold Text Effect In Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial






View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a gold text effect. I will use only Layer Styles, and once our new style is created, we will be able to save the style and apply it wherever we want.

How To Create a Stunning Vista Inspired Menu Photoshop Tutorial






View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-This tutorial will show you how to make a semi-transparent Vista-inspired menu using gradients, shadows, and blurring to produce a stunning modern effect.

Foliages Creating Leaves and Flowers in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial






View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-I've used leaves, flowers, vines, and other natural elements in my designs and templates for some time now. This tutorial goes through the steps of creating some basic natural elements as the basis for a web page layout.

Creating A Cool Vintage Collage Design In Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial





View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a retro-style design or vintage collage style. We will use images from old ads, handwritten texts, patterns, and other things to give to our design a vintage look.

The Dark Knight Grunge Wallpaper Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-A quick Photoshop tutorial on the making of a grunge-style TDK (The Dark Knight) wallpaper!

Create a Slick Black iMac in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-iMac Pcs do not come in Black Color, Here we can see how to create Slick Black iMac in Photoshop

How to Create an Old-World Map in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Ever wondered how it feels like to be a cartographer? Wonder no more! With this tutorial you'll be able to make a unique customizable map quickly. Starting from scratch, you'll make an old-looking map fit for a treasure hunter! Now lets begin. Arghhhh!

How to Create That Last-Minute Holiday e-Card in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Create a Christmas design using Photoshop

Table Top- A website that looks like your desk Photoshop Tutorial

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View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Create a website that looks like a desk. Complete with stained wood note paper and some pencils strewn around.

How To Create A Desk Environment In Photoshop From Scratch! Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, I will be recreating them so you can design your very own desks.

Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial we are going to take some very basic principles of light and shade to make a rather impressive-looking text effect.

Using the Vanishing Point Filter to Mock up a Business Card Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-There are many instances when you will want to simulate or mock up how a design would look printed out and photographed. It might be for a portfolio piece, it might be for a client to help them imagine a concept design, or it might just be for your own satisfaction at seeing how your work is going to look to the end user.

A Slick Supernatural Text Effect Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial we'll be creating a smoky night effect on text to give it an eerie supernatural sort of feel. It's a good exercise in using the Wave distortion filter...

Creating a Vinyl Record In Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial I will explain how to make a vinyl graphic. This tutorial will outline techniques to avoid choppy edges and create proper texturing and lighting.

Using Gradients to Make Light and Shadow - and a Coffee Cup! Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we're going to use some simple circles and gradients to make a cup of coffee viewed from above. The end result isn't that useful, but the process is interesting nonetheless.

Making a Photoshop Shield! Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial we're going to use the Path Tools in Photoshop to draw a shield-like shape. Then using some gradients we're going to give it a metallic edge and shiny center.

Creative Photo Composition: Get More Out of What You’ve Got Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-It would be lovely if every client gave you perfect photos to work with, but all too often this isn't true. When you get photos that are too small, not visually interesting, or of poor quality you have to get creative. In this tutorial, I'll take you through an instance where I had to make an A4 magazine cover out of a snapshot from a cheap camera.

Applying a Realistic Tattoo Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-There are lots of tutorials on the Web that claim to achieve a realistic tattoo effect. Usually these tutorials instruct the user to import an image they want to use as a tattoo and to set it to overlay. Out of experience I can say that this does NOT look like a tattoo. It looks like...well...an overlayed image.

Making a Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we are going to design up a simple business card in Photoshop and get it ready for print with crop marks and bleed. Normally you'd do some of this with a tool like InDesign, but it is in fact possible to get by with just our trusty old Photoshop.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Creating an Old-Collage Effect Poster Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-One of my favorite 'looks' is the sort of old-collage feel of old photos and old paper. It's a favorite because it lets you work images and text together really easily. In this tutorial we'll put together a poster where there is a main photograph and a lot of text using the old-collage feel.

Making a Message Strip in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we're going to make a little message strip in Photoshop that you can place in the top-right corner of a design. These little strips look very trendy and Web2.0-y, particularly in Web designs! It's quite an easy effect to do, and in this tutorial we'll add some shadow and light to make it pop!

Icey Styles in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we're going to create an icey-cold effect using layer styles and that you can apply to different objects.

Photoshop Button Maker Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this simple tutorial, we're going to create a clever little way of making little buttons using a couple of layers and one interchangeable image layer.

Creating A Fantastic Fantasy Night Sky In Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, I will show you how to create cartoon-style clouds using Photoshop and a bit of Illustrator.

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Some time ago I came up with a technique to create digital smoke using the Liquify filter in Photoshop. Although it was a simple and efficient way to achieve that sort of effect people sent me emails asking how to customize it or that it wasn’t so easy to follow.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Create a Spectacular Flaming Meteor Effect on Text Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Take typography one step further by having text falling from the sky in a burning inferno. Yes, this is the text-on-fire tutorial to end all tutorials. It uses a little Illustrator for the text and a lot of Photoshop to burn up the screen!

Creating a Stunning Digital Smoke Effect Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Some time ago I came up with a technique to create digital smoke using the Liquify filter in Photoshop. Although it was a simple and efficient way to achieve that sort of effect, people sent me emails asking how to customize it or that it wasn’t so easy to follow.

Photoshop Tutorials - Decorating Text Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Here we learn lots of techniques on decorating text like using textures, brushes and patterns. Pick and mix which techniques you use or just try all of them and end up Keeping your text simple but still having it stand out is an art in itself.

Super Slick Dusky Lighting Effects in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial

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View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-One of the best sites around for desktops has to be Desktopography. I've been inspired by their amazing work, so today we are going to put together a sunset image mixing some vector shapes and dusky lighting effects to produce a slick image that would make a nice album cover for a chillout mix!

Transparent Glass Lettering in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we're going to use some super layer effects and a bit of extra magic to make a lettering style that looks transparent and stunning. Because there is so much use of layer styles, you need to download the sample PSD from the link at the bottom of the tutorial in order to follow along.

Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-This tutorial is about making a "mac" style background. You can use these in all sorts of situations, including the obvious --your desktop-- as well as part of your designs or for corporate work (Powerpoint presentations, Flash work, etc). Naturally, you wouldn’t want to use this exact set of steps, but following them will give you a good idea of the technique. Good luck!

Creating a Stunning Old-World Look in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we are going to create a sort of old-worldy composition featuring a compass and making use of some awesome vector artwork from Arsenal. As always there is a PSD file at the bottom of the tutorial. In this instance, I would highly recommend downloading it as this is quite a complex composition. Be warned this is a LONG tutorial!

Advanced Glow Effects Photoshop Tutorial




View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we're going to create some really sharp-looking glow effects using a combination of layer styles, the Pen Tool and Color Blending. The end effect is quite stunning and hopefully you'll pick up some tips you didn't know before.

Create a Jaguar Style Folder Icon Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-In this tutorial, we will show you how to cover an object in a Jaguar style fur texture. In this example, we'll cover a computer folder, but this technique can be used with any other object, like a CD cover, a mouse, or even a computer.

Create a Magic Crystal Ball Photoshop Tutorial

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View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-How to create a Magic Crystal Ball with some nice light effects and textures happening.

Digitally Paint a Fantasy Tree Scene Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Learn how to make a fantasy scene using only standard photoshop brushes. In this tutorial, I describe the basics of color and light theory. With this tutorial, you will paint eye-catching illustration in less than two hours.



The final image is a fairly realistic looking scene, where the tree is uprooted and floating in the sky. All You need for this tutorial is Photoshop and a precise mouse. This could be a difficult work for those, who are just starting with photoshop, but everybody can try it for themselves.

Design a Glossy Download Icon Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-The difficulty in designing web graphics is not so much in the actual execution of the design, but more in the planning of it. At the same time you want the graphic to be eye-catching, yet smooth and small enough so it doesn't dominate your layout. This tutorial will teach you how to create a graphic that does just that.

Digitally Paint a Fantasy Tree Scene Photoshop Tutorial




View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-Learn how to make a fantasy scene using only standard photoshop brushes. In this tutorial, I describe the basics of color and light theory. With this tutorial, you will paint eye-catching illustration in less than two hours.



The final image is a fairly realistic looking scene, where the tree is uprooted and floating in the sky. All You need for this tutorial is Photoshop and a precise mouse. This could be a difficult work for those, who are just starting with photoshop, but everybody can try it for themselves.

Design a Glossy Download Icon Photoshop Tutorial



View The Tutorial At Photoshop Wisdom-The difficulty in designing web graphics is not so much in the actual execution of the design, but more in the planning of it. At the same time you want the graphic to be eye-catching, yet smooth and small enough so it doesn't dominate your layout. This tutorial will teach you how to create a graphic that does just that.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Creative Color Snapshots

http://www.photoshop.wisdomplug.com This tutorial explains how you can spice up your holiday photos with the partial color effect and make them unforgettable.