In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to design this abstract text effect with pen tool and grunge brush decoration in Photoshop. Along the way, we will practice using Pen Tool to draw some nice hair-like lines, as well as apply grunge brushsets for some cool abstract effect for our texts. This is an intermediate level tutorial so some steps c ... Read More
Create a striped road (street) inspired text effect using the Pen Tool, some Brushes, and Blend Modes.
... Read MoreWe were recently inspired by imagery from StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a massive spiral firestorm as seen from space. While we will use some stock photography during the course of this tutorial, most of the techniques that we will show will rely heavily on manual painting; so a tablet will be ess ... Read More
While in the real world split-flap displays are becoming obsolete in favor of digital displays in places like airports, train stations, bus stations, and so forth, they still live on as a symbol of travel. Whether you use them in app interfaces or a vintage-inspired design, I�m sure that you& ... Read More
Want to retouch skin quick and naturally? Learn how to do that using just the yellow channel in your photo. This technique can be used to emphasize skin detail for a dramatic look or reduce the appearance of wrinkles, freckles, and dark circles under the eyes.
... Read MoreLearn how to make any inspirational message look more meaningful by turning it into a 3D typography poster. In this Photoshop tutorial, you will how to create striking 3D gold text, add reflections with image-based lighting, create a drywall background from scratch, and position your lights using an easy method that feel like you're playing a 1 ... Read More
In this Photoshop tutorial, we're going to create a simple set of square push buttons that can be useful in your user interface (UI) designs. The aesthetic of these buttons is inspired by Braun industrial products made during the 60's, which were designed by the legendary designer, Dieter Rams.
... Read MoreIn this tutorial we're going to create a nice camera/filters iOS app icon using pre-built Photoshop shapes, layer styles and some techniques that we've already shown in some of our previous tutorials.
... Read MorePhotoshop CS6 is a much more powerful vector editing application than its predecessors. In this tutorial, we will show you how to use these new features to create an iPhone music player app interface in both the original iPhone resolution, as well as retina without having to repeat the same process for both designs. Letâï¿&frac ... Read More
What child wouldn't love a real-life teddy bear to have as a friend? In this tutorial, we will show you how to create an adorable children's illustration using digital painting techniques in Photoshop. Let's get started!
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