In today's quick tip tutorial, I will show you how to create a beautiful under water scene using brushes and custom shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Layered PSD file included. ... Read More
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create a Glowing Liquid Text Effect in Photoshop. We will be practising the use of liquify filter, layer blending options, as well as some image adjustments. This is a beginner level tutorial and the steps are easy to follow (well, the hardest part may be the liquify filter usage), have a try!< ... Read More
In this tutorial we will create a realistic water reflection effect. You should be able to replicate this effect on other pictures using the techniques presented here.
... Read MoreIn this tutorial we will use basic and advanced techniques in order to create a realistic water cube. Intermediate Photoshop users should feel right at home but the beginners can also follow it. Let's begin!
... Read MoreWater drops are one of the most ubiquitous of naturally occurring elements. They are like tiny little liquid prisms that can capture light and reflections. The very fact that they are so common and so small does nothing to detract from the inherent majestic beauty of a single drop of water. For something so simple in nature, they are remarkably diff ... Read More
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to mix vector elements and watercolor effects with text to create a stunning design. It’s a quick process that depends heavily on good choices of images and colors. ... Read More
This is a two-part tutorial on how to create an artistic and un-typical CSS list menu as seen on Web Designer Wall. In the first part (this article), I will show you how to design a watercolor effect menu in Photoshop. Then in next tutorial, I will show you how to slice the menu and code in CSS. If you need some inspiration on creating an artistic menu, visi ... Read More
In this tutorial you will learn how to make a clean and simple watercolor design studio layout for a blog. If you have any questions about this tutorial be sure to ask in the comments. Also, remember with all the tutorials, the psd is available for download. ... Read More
Create a Watercolor Logo, using different watercolor and paper textures learning different techniques on brushes and layer mask. A few weeks ago I created a wallpaper for the site, I thought it could make an interesting tutorial for every level designers, I hope you’ll appreciate the creation. ... Read More
Last year I wrote a Photoshop tutorial for PSDTUTS showing how to create a very nice design using watercolor brushes. It was inspired by the work of guys such as Bruno Fujii, Margot Mace, Raphaël of My Dead Pony and Stina Person. This time I will create another effect but it will be using Masks and Watercolor brushesl; it's inspired by another grea ... Read More
In this tutorial, I will show the steps I took to create this really cool, watercolour style “City on Cloud” Artwork in Photoshop. I was experimenting the new brushsets and textures I downloaded today and thought I could combine them together and see what result they can bring :) Along the way, we will be using a lot of photo manipulation techniques such ... 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
Watercolor in graphic design has become very trendy the last couple of years, many websites and incredible designers are using this style and taking it to another level. Even knowing the technique is important in this kind of design, is more about creativity and experimentation. You will learn how to use the Art History Brush and combine it with watercolor c ... Read More
In this tutorial I will teach you how to create an underwater content box. We will make it appear as if the content box fell into the water using stock photos and different techniques. If you have any questions about this tutorial be sure to ask in the comments. Also, remember with all the tutorials, the psd is available for download. ... Read More
A few weeks ago I received an email from a reader asking me if I could write a tutorial showing an underwater scene. I have written some tutorials on this subject like the 3D type made out of water or the underwater scene for Digital Arts in 2008. However I was watching TV this weekend when I started to watch I, Robot. The opening titles of that movie is awe ... Read More
In this Design Tutorial we are going to be creating a custom typography piece. We will be using custom brushes, light effects, and more to achieve the end result. The techniques we will cover can be applied to any type, so let's fire up Photoshop and get started! ... Read More
Book cover design can be a lot of fun for a graphic designer. Book covers might use photographs, typography, original illustration or a combination of these effects. In this tutorial, we'll look at a neat watercolor effect in photoshop you can use on book covers (or in other types of graphic design). ... Read More
Learn how to create a beautiful and realistic underwater manipulation in Photoshop using free stock images.
... Read MorePhotoshop isn’t the first application that we think of when some one mentions vector-style illustrations. That’s because we have Illustrator to easily produce vector artwork. While Photoshop wasn’t originally designed to create these types of illustrations, it does have the capability to produce illustrations that can meet or exceed that of Illustrator. In t ... Read More
Ever imagined how the underwater world could have a creative, abstract side to it? This tutorial will guide you step by step on how to bring colors and life to a simple piece of stock photo using photomanipulation techniques. You will learn how to turn pieces of photographs into your very own piece of art. The steps are simple and rather easy to fol ... Read More