This year has seen a big increase in grungey / textured / hand-drawn styled website designs. By nature I tend to design a cleaner look myself, but I thought I'd try my hand at grunge today and write up a tutorial on creating a simple paper texture from scratch in Photoshop then marrying it with a web layout to create a neat design. Then later this we ... Read More
Quite a while ago I found a simple technique in Photoshop for creating your own crumpled paper effect. It involved a few simple gradients, some layer filters and a tweak to the levels! In this tutorial I am going to combine this technique with a simple transform duplication, to create some paper flowers! ‘Bit girly Rob‘ you say…. well yes but Spring is comin ... Read More
Today we will learn how to realize a folded paper text effect from scratch in Photoshop. ... Read More
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a simple paper receipt illustration in Adobe Photoshop.
... Read MoreIn this tutorial, you will learn how to quickly remove the white areas around your scanned paper drawings. It works for watercolor paintings, sketches, ink drawings and handwritten text alike.
... Read MoreWired Magazine introduced on the September 2008 issue a new headline design created by Mario Hugo. This cool headline design struck me with its beauty and simplicity. So I decided to turn this effect into a Photoshop tutorial. Although the effect is a bit different, all credit should be given to Mario Hugo. Since he designed a custom typeface for these head ... Read More
After writing my previous tutorial here about Creating a Zune in Photoshop, several viewers asked if I’d share how I created the wallpaper graphic. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make something similar, and it’s quite easy! ... Read More
Follow these simple steps in Photoshop to create a homage to Apple, combining the retro striped Apple logo with a range of soft grungy textures to produce a detailed design with subtle touches of colour and tone. Everyone loves the Apple logo, especially the retro striped version from 1977. What better way to tart up your screen than with a cool grungy wa ... Read More
This tutorial will give you an idea to create magical fantasy wallpaper. ... Read More
There are plenty of ways to create a Watercolor Effect in Photoshop. Some are very cheesy and you can easily tell that a simple filter has been used. In this tutorial, we will be using Layer Masking. It is one of the most fascinating and powerful Photoshop method, to use layer masks in your designs. ... Read More
This tutorial will lead teach you how to create really interesting and unique typographic wallpaper in few easy steps. Really even beginner will be able to recreate this effect, add their own style and thought in it, I am sure you will enjoy and learn a lot from this tutorial! You will learn how to create good looking background, add lightning effects and wo ... Read More
In this tutorial I will show you how to create abstract Windows 7 wallpaper using Adobe Photoshop basic techniques. Let’s get started! ... Read More
In this tutorial, we'll making an photo effects inspired by rock ‘n’ roll music called "Red Lady Rocker". Some tricks you going to learn is about tricky hair selection, creating and using custom brush, creating pattern, using layer blend mode and layers style for eye candy result and many more! ... Read More
In this Photoshop tutorial, we will create a futuristic wallpaper that utilizes textures and Photoshop blending modes. The design will strictly adhere to a grid structure and showcase shapes and type in the center. Some Photoshop effects will be used to create this wallpaper that has a futuristic-space-vintage feel. ... Read More
In this tutorial you'll learn how to set the luminosity for the layers to create the perfect light effect,use some brushes, change the color balance and the curves for some nice result.
... Read MoreWe couldn't start the new year without a tutorial on how to realize a high-style 2011 wallpaper! Let's create together a futuristic type treatment in Photoshop. ... Read More
In this tutorial I will show you how to make your own Windows wallpaper. I will show you how to create a Windows logo as custom shape from an image. ... Read More
Using 3D text effect as main design element wasn't something new. I'm pretty certain that most of us has been seen 3D text in many place like magazine, poster or in the internet. Years ago, we need 3d application and some skills to create believable 3d text. But since Adobe released Photoshop CS5 in 2010, we really can depend on it to create cool 3 ... Read More
In this article I will show you how to create simple and nice looking abstract artworks using a model, some abstract elements and your own created objects. You will learn how to use blend modes to create nice light effects and how to create abstract shapes and backgrounds.
... Read MoreLearn how to create a Typography Wallpaper with 9 Different Text Effects Styles in Photoshop. we'll use a lot of different Layer Styles, Layer Masks,Textures and a few Filters.
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