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Let’s Create a Beautiful and Elegant portfolio in Photoshop. Hi everyone, in this tutorial you are going to learn how to create an amazing and elegant portfolio layout in Photoshop. We are also going to learn how to create an elegant image slider and How to use vectors and gradient properly in your designs. Here’s what we need for this layout. We need a set of high quality “universal vector icons”, Curly flower vectors and some gradient from the amazing collection of 27,000 gradient set. These vectors, gradient and the original PSD of this layout is available for only VIP members. Simply register for a VIP account and download our huge 70,000 amazing items collection.

Now we have everything we need so let’s get started. Step 1 First we need to create a new document and size should be 1000 pixel width and 1000 pixel height. Step 2 Now we are going to color out background. Step 3: Step 4 We need to create some focus effect or spotlight effect. Step 5 Now open your “Curly flower vectors set” and use a vector on the upper left corner as well. Step 6 Step 7. 20 Excellent Photoshop Tutorials for Web Designers. This post is a roundup of latest free web design resources released during the month of March.

This collection includes patterns, icons, themes, and… Continue Reading → These days many artists are collaborating with big brands in order to reach a mass market. As well as interiors, artists and designers are… Continue Reading → This post is a roundup of latest free web design resources released during the month of February. Continue Reading → Illustrator Training Crash Course for Beginners (Free) Last updated on 1 April 2014 This is the most popular FREE Illustrator training course created for beginners interested to learn Adobe Illustrator. Each lesson will take around 20 mins to complete and you will be able to learn the basic fundamental techniques in 30 days. The course is updated to work with Illustrator CS to Illustrator CS5. No matter what version you installed, you will definitely benefit from this Illustrator crash course. The lessons are kept easy and simple so that anyone can be confident in using Illustrator after this crash course!

In this Illustrator training course, I will not be drilling down in detail how each feature works. However, I will be covering all the essential tools that are commonly used so that you can get started and have a feel of how illustrator works. This is one of the best courses for starters and beginners. Remember to subscribe to my RSS feeds for new upcoming illustrator tutorials and tips. See the list of all Illustrator tutorials. Hi. 40+ Excellent Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Tutorials. Back when Mickey Mouse was drawn by Walt Disney in 1928, it was all pencil and paper, and the frequent use of the ever dependable eraser. More than 80 years has passed and yet we still see Mickey Mouse cartoons all around the world.

That 80+ years has also brought advances in computer technology and software which now allows us to move away from the pencil, paper and the ever dependable eraser, to advanced drawing applications and input (drawing) devices. In this edition/article, we’ll be featuring the best 40+ tutorials on drawing cartoons with Adobe Illustrator and we hope it would expand your creativity and imagination to be the next Walt Disney. Here are some related post you might be interested: Full list after jump. Happy Sun CharacterLearn how to create fun sun character tutorial in Illustrator. Cute Baby SealSimple tutorial to teach you how to create a super cute baby seal. Stinking Zombie Flesh-EaterIn this tutorial, you will learn how to create a cartoon zombie in Illustrator. 15 Top Resources For Learning Photoshop Online. Adobe Photoshop is one of the most powerful and impactful photo editing program that can turn your imagination into reality without any hitch.

There are so many resources and tutorials available online that you can master the skills of Photoshop without attending any class/es. Today we are listing 15 Very useful sites to Learn Photoshop online that takes off the load of huge monetary expenditure on learning Photoshop. Most of the tutorials are absolutely free and you can access them anytime as per your convenience. Little bit of time devotion, lots of hardwork and devotion will make you an expert of Photoshop. If you like this article, you might be interested in some of our other articles on Photoshop Shortcuts, Top Photoshop Tips, Photoshop Tricks, and Photoshop Manipulation Tutorials. Advertisement Good Tutorials More Information on Good Tutorials Tutorialized Learn tips and tricks, cool effects, and how to use the Photoshop tools more effectively.

More Information on Tutorialized Tutorvid. 20 Fantastic Photoshop Manipulation Tutorials -2010 - Photoshop Website -... Free-handwritten-fonts from addictivefonts.com - StumbleUpon. Story of handwritten fonts (or we can say only fonts) starts from very old ages, when people was just realizing the need of communication between one and other. People learned to convey their message by using signs and symbols , this process continued and entered different stages of development until the languages and letters were formed. People used to communicate through letters and telegrams, then with the advancement in technology we started using Emails with formal fonts, leaving handwritten letters behind. But now people are going back to use Handwritten fonts to give the communication more personal and informal touch . Have a look at some Elegant Handwritten fonts collected specially for you people. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. le Grand Saut 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 61. 62. 63. 65. 66. 67. 68.

15 Best Photoshop Light Effect Tutorials | Design Dim - StumbleUpon. Create A Retro Inspired Business Card. In today’s tutorial Kendra Gaines will be running you through creating a beautiful retro business card in Photoshop. Its a detailed tutorial focusing on all the aspects of the design and creation. People love having there own business cards and won’t it be great to know you can create your own? Let’s find out how Kendra did it. Final Preview Introduction Hey all. As far as knowledge level, I think a beginner could do this tutorial, but of course’ it’d be a bit easier if you’ve been inside Photoshop before.

Downloads I love fonts! We are also going to be using a VERY useful pattern as well. Once you download all that stuff, let’s get started! Step 1. So to begin your Print-Ready Business Card, you want to create a New Document in Photoshop. Step 2. I wanted to use a retro kind of color, so I’ve picked what I think is a ‘dirty pale yellow’ color. On your blank canvas, grab your paint-brush tool (G), and fill it with this yellow color. This is my secondary color–a very deep gray.

Step 3. Step 4. 8500+ Free Photoshop Brushes. Weekly Roundup from DesignFloat | DesignFloat Blog - StumbleUpon. Hey guys, the time for Friday roundup has come and we want to share some useful resources featuring free Photoshop brushes with you. We all know that brushes turn out to be the essential tools for web designers and help to add the desired atmosphere and create stunning websites.

Using this Photoshop tool, it is possible to give the design the impressive touch and make it catchy. Of course, you have seen a vast amount of brush sets all around the web, but here you can find the top-notch collection of the most popular among them. We have decided to compile 8500+ various brush sets for our readers and we hope that this post will come in handy and add inspiration for your future designs. Additionally, we’d also recommend you to check out the compilation of 60 free Photoshop gradient sets, which you can easily use to improve your graphics. 1100+ Abstract High Quality Free Photoshop Brushes High Quality and Useful Photoshop Brushes 22 Free High Quality Doodle Photoshop Brushes Set. Photoshop Secret Shortcuts. It is proven that by using software shortcuts can boost up productivity.

Here are 30 secret Photoshop shortcuts that I’ve learned from years of experience. Well, what I mean by "secret" is that these shortcuts are not documented in the menus. Keep reading and you will find how these shortcuts can speed up your productivity. I bet you don’t know all of them. Note: this article is written in Mac Photoshop format. Drag selection With the Marquee tool, drag on the document (do not release the mouse yet), now hold down Spacebar, it will let you drag the undefined selection. Do you know more Photoshop shortcuts that are not listed in this article? Playing-displace-filter-photoshop from abduzeedo.com - StumbleUpon.

I have been playing a lot with the Displace filter in Photoshop and I still get impressed with how powerful it is. Even though I have written some tutorials using it, I decided to try to recreate a different effect that I saw in one of the images submitted for the Daily Inspiration. It was a brick wall deformed like it was made of cloth. So in this tutorial, or a quick-tips I will show you how to create a curtain made of bricks or how to deform a brick wall as it was a curtain. To do that we wil use a few stock photos, layer adjustments and the Displace filter in Photoshop CS5. The technique is pretty simple and the tutorial won't take you more than 30 minutes to go through it. Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document. Step 2 Let's import another image, now of a girl opening the curtains.

Step 3 With the Lasso Tool (L) or the Pen Tool (P) select the empty white. Step 5 Now select the hands/arms of the girl and the curtains. Step 6 Step 7 Go to Layer>Layer Mask>Hide Selection. Step 8. 31 COOL 3D Text Effects | Best Photoshop Tutorials - StumbleUpon.