Pie Photoshop Tutorials
Piece of the Artic, Pie Chart Photo Manipulation
I saw some beautiful 3D illustration of Madagascar that inspired me to create this illustration. In this tutorial, I'll share my experience in recreating this illustration. This tutorial will utilize Photoshop 3D features, layer masking, and a lot of selections. ... Read More
Create a Soil Cake for Pie Charts and Infographics
Infographics are an efficient and fun way to present data. You may notice, however, that infographics are often flat vector illustrations. What if you wanted to create something a bit more photo realistic? In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a soil cake using photographic elements for use in pie charts. Let's get started!
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Creating a Nature Inspired Digital Piece in Photoshop
Nature is everything that was not created by man. Living things and life are in the context of philosophical or ideological way of thinking. But man acts as a part of nature and designers. Nature is set in relation to human existence. This tutorial will teach you how I created the digital piece âMan as a Nature Designer.â I will show you how ... Read More
Create a Mixed Media Masterpiece in Photoshop
The concept for the piece called 'Night Cereus' was actually based upon a dream I had one night. There was a large pod like plant at the bottom of my garden one night. When I approached it, a man grew out of it. He had long hair and a beard and was very spiritual, like a Buddhist monk or an angel. It was such a vivid dream because I can remember th ... Read More
[Oil Painting Effect] Turn a Photo into a Victorian Masterpiece!
Create your own Victorian masterpieces and achieve that vintage look using a selection of adjustment layers and blur effects. Let’s begin!
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Creating an Abstract 3D Design
Abstract 3D objects is something that we are seeing more and more in graphic design so I thought it would be good to learn how to create a cool looking design using an abstract render and let you see how simple it is to create a full piece of art in this way. Ill be using lots of simple techniques so anyone should be able to follow it. ... Read More
Super Cool Frilly Bits Typography
Last week we published our 10th Wallpaper of the Week. It was an awesome typography/design from Ginger Monkey Design called Compassion. What I really liked about that design was how they mixed some "frilly bits" with the typeface to create an outstanding piece of work. I decided to create a tutorial showing you how to do that as well. ... Read More
Vanity License Plate
In this Photoshop tutorial I'll show you how to create a custom vanity license plate using a few basic Photoshop tools a piece of reference material and some creative layer stylings. ... Read More
Eery-Eye Photo Manipulation
In this Photoshop tutorial I will be walking you through the making of an interesting art piece, The Eye, the Key of the Soul. ... Read More
Transform Your Doodles
Doodling is an everyday part of life for most creatives its as natural as holding a pen. Whether youre etching out little characters on the back of an envelope while youre on the telephone, or creating a complex masterpiece in the back of a notebook, bus trip by bus trip, its an essential part of developing your own style and honing your imagination an ... Read More
Create dynamic distortion effects
Bring velocity and meltdown to your subjects with a little Photoshop magic. Doucin Pierre, aka Soemone, shows you how I like to create dynamic work that conveys a sense of velocity in its subjects, and the visual featured in this tutorial is a prime example of that style. In the following steps, Ill let you in on one of the most effective and easily m ... Read More
How to Create an Abstract Photo Manipulation
Here we'll learn how to create an abstract photo manipulation that looks like you've just painted the subject, I've included lots of useful techniques for creating impressive abstract pieces. I've tried to keep this simple but if you don't understand any steps then just skip it as not all of them are compulsory. ... Read More
Self-initiated abstract art
Self-initiated work often means a lack of budget, but that doesnt mean it cant look good. Its all left up to your imagination and creativity. In this tutorial Ill show you how with a little time on your side you can overcome the common myth of low budget work, creating an impressive piece of abstract work using Photoshop. ... Read More
Creating a Spy Fly Photo Manipulation
Welcome to a new Photoshop based tutorial. This time I'll try to describe the main steps in creating a dead robot fly. Before we get started, I would like to thank Hortensiu Milstein (Personal Portfolio) for the great collaboration. We decided to make this tutorial a year ago, but the lack of time postponed the realization of this tut. This piece was ac ... Read More
How to Create A Swanky Coffee Table Icon in Photoshop
What would your icon collection be without a swanky piece of contemporary furniture? In this simple, yet effective tutorial we will learn to incorporate the power of subtlety into icon design. We'll be creating an icon similar to the design of Isamu Noguchi's 1944 classic coffee table. Let's get started! ... Read More
Give your sketches a facelift
Chris Malbon reveals how to transform your old doodles into cutting edge portfolio-boosting work Injecting new life into old work can be a valuable way for new freelancers to gain a head start and build a portfolio quickly. We all keep sketchbooks: its in our nature as designers. Theyre the place where we doodle and write down our ideas many of whi ... Read More
Create a Fantastic Abstract Fan Poster
In this tutorial, we are going to get creative with layering, lighting, and texture to build fantastic abstract piece. More specifically, were going to employ some unusual techniques to make a fan poster for the band Omega Code, but youll quickly see many different applications for what is taught here. ... Read More
Build type with flair
For years Ive drawn inspiration from the artwork of ancient cultures. Back in 2002, whilst at university studying graphic design, I discovered some beautiful examples of ancient Greek pattern work, and from that point I was hooked. I had never spent much time trying to draw anything with such intricacy before, and at that time I certainly didnt know Ado ... Read More
3D Typography in Photoshop
In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure you will be able to explore even more new ways of creating typefaces as well as other types of ideas. Inspired by the work of Nelson Balaban as well as my own ... Read More
Create light effects with texture
Add colourful, personal flare to your work by incorporating doodles and textures, writes Craig Shields Doodling is an everyday event for most creatives. Whether youre etching out little characters on the back of an envelope while youre on the telephone or creating a complex masterpiece in the back of a notebook, its an essential element of developin ... Read More