Inception Poster with Repousse in Photoshop CS5 A few days ago I went to the movies with Amanda (@amlight) to watch Inception, the new Christopher Nolan movie. I left the movie theater completely blown away. The story is simply amazing and the director leaves us confused all the time, especially in the end. Anyway I'm not here to talk about the movie, but instead about how it inspired me to get on Photoshop and try something. Then I saw the posters of the movie and boom, there it was, a really cool effect to create a tutorial about :) So in this tutorial I will show you how to create the effect of one of the Inception posters, the one with the word Inception made of buildings on an aerial photo of a city. I hope you enjoy the tutorial and I highly recommend that you go to the movies to watch Inception, it's fantastic.... btw in the end it is all a.... :) Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document. Step 2 In order to recreate the poster I needed to find the right image. With the image I wanted, I placed it in my design. Step 3 Step 4
25 Free PSD Templates to Mockup Your Print Designs No matter whether you’re presenting designs to a client or showcasing your latest work in your portfolio, taking the time to present your work can really boost its value and shows how the design works in its intended use. This collection of free PSD templates makes it easy to showcase your stationery & branding designs, business card and posters & leaflets in realistic settings as if they had been professionally printed and photographed. Mockup PSD templates tend to use Photoshop Smart Objects to allow the end user to edit the design featured within the layout. Open up the file and find the appropriate artwork layer then double click the Smart Object layer’s thumbnail to edit the built in .psb file. Once you’ve added your own artwork, save and close the file. Stationery or branding mockups are great for showcasing a complete corporate identity. Stationery Branding Mock Up Vol 1-2 Stationery Mockup 01 Branding / Identity Mockup Vol 4 Identity / Branding Mockup Vol 3 Business Card Hand Mockup
Create a Retro Urban Gig Poster in Photoshop Digital graphics are largely dependent on the software used to create them. Given the clean, pixel-perfect nature of Photoshop, artworks always risk looking too perfect therefore it's important to learn how to bring nature's random variations into our digital creations. In this tutorial we'll create an atmospheric poster for a dance party using the textured, retro look that's so popular nowadays. Tutorial Assets We will make use of a texture and a photograph. Here are the download links: Step 1 Create a new document in the B2 format which is traditionally associated with posters. Step 2 Hit B to activate the Brush Tool and select a very large, round and soft-edged brush preset. Step 3 Pick a light yellow color and create a small circle on a separate layer (3a). Step 4 Duplicate the circle three times and vary the opacity of the copies. Step 5 Duplicate the background layer by first double-clicking it (to turn it into an editable layer) then hitting Command+J (5a). Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9
Creating geometric patterns in Illustrator Create a cubical pattern background For this tutorial I'll first show you how you can create a cubical pattern background using Illustrator's so called Pattern Maker feature. So you need version CS6 or later for this tutorial. Then secondly I'll also show you how you can create a triangular pattern. Let's get started… Draw a hexagon Select the Polygon Tool which is located under the Rectangle Tool. Enter 100 px as radius value, and 6 as the amount of sides. Rotate by 30° from the center To transform this object into a cube, we need to rotate the hexagon by 30° so we have a point at the top in the center. Draw a vertical line Now we'll create dividing lines to split this object up into 6 triangles. Align Vertical & Horizontal Center Now select both objects and click both the Align Vertical Center and Align Horizontal Center aligning option from the Control bar at the top of your workspace. Copy Rotate line by -60° from the center Divide into triangle segments Apply color Make a pattern
Combine Stock Photography to Create an Abstract Poster Layout Today, we will demonstrate how to combine several stock photos to create an abstract poster layout. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Step 1 We'll want to start off with a base outline for our triangle. Step 2 This is where the fun starts happening. Grab your pen tool again. Step 3 Take out your eraser tool. Step 4 We're going to want to create another triangle to add some dimension to the piece. Step 5 Now we're going to create another batch of shapes. Step 6 Add a new triangle in the center of the piece. Step 7 This is where brushes take their role. Step 8 The inside of the triangle is our most important focus in this whole design. Step 9 Download the roots stock photo from the tool assets. Step 10 Paste the roots into our document. Step 11 Now, I know what you're thinking! Step 12 Repeat steps 9-11 two more times. Step 13 We're going to use the brushes again. Step 14 Do step 13 one more time on another root. Step 15 Step 16
Brent Couchman - A better world Brent Couchman is a regular on my Inspiration Stream so you could say I'm a fan. This post will feature some really cool new work done for Herman Miller's Annual Report called 'A Better World Report'. Series of illustrations for Herman Miller The plain graphic style and use of colors is what make them special and stand out.
Design a Retro Styled Poster Final Image As always, this is the final image that we’ll be creating: Step 1 Create a new document (600X700px). Paste in this great old paper texture. Step 2 Create a new layer called ‘gray area’. Step 3 Reduce the opacity of your gray area layer to 90%. Then download this great Splatter Brush Set. We want to erase the edges of our gray area using this grungy brush set. Step 4 Apply a pattern overlay to your gray area layer. Reduce the patterns opacity to around 25% to give a subtle effect. Step 5 Download this Free PSDFAN Sunburst Set Apply the sunburst over your gray area. Then reduce this layers opacity to 15%. Step 6 To try and add a little extra to your sunburst effect go to edit>transform>warp and warp as demonstrated below: Step 7 Download this photo of clouds and paste it over the top area of your gray area. Then go to image>adjustments>desaturate. Step 8 Now download this photo of a mountain range. Then use a large, soft eraser to erase the edges of your mountain range. Step 9 Step 10 Step 11
How To Create an Ornate Compass Rose in Illustrator I recently shared some tips with a subscriber about how to create a nautical star design in Illustrator, which then prompted me to research traditional nautical star and compass rose layouts and construct an ornate design of my own. The process makes use of lots of simple but really useful techniques in Illustrator to build up layers of detail. Follow this step by step guide to create a detailed black and white compass rose illustration with various symmetrical pattern effects. Traditional compass rose illustrations are often made up of intense detail which paired with the symmetrical layout creates a really eye pleasing piece of artwork. We’ll use those classic nautical compass designs as inspiration for a vector illustration of our own and make use of simple shapes to build up ornate patterns. We’ll begin with the main four point star. Draw a selection around all the objects and click the Divide option from the Pathfinder palette. Download the source file
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