16 Great Photoshop Light Effect Tutorials I’ve selected various Photoshop tutorials that I’m liking at the moment for light effects, some have quite cool techniques on how to achieve the end result that can be applied to a million different designs (try and experiment with them), check them out below. You might also enjoy: Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper Windows Vista Aurora Effect Design a Vibrant Blackberry Inspired Ad NoPattern “Jumper” Effect Mysterious Lighting Effect How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks Creating a Mac-Type Background Luminescent Lines Create a Glowing Light Painting Effect Abstract Dust And Spray Effect Make a dreamy abstract background Digital Bokeh effect Abstract Lines Background Abstract Light Rays Drawing an Abstract Lightbulb How to create 3D abstract circles Comments Do you have any favourite tutorials that you have seen for light effects?
How To Make a Cool Cinemagraph Image in Photoshop No doubt you’ll have heard of the term Cinemagraph since it exploded onto the Internets. Originally coined by Photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, a cinemagraph is a clever revival of the classic animated GIF. It combines features of video and photography to create a the illusion of a still image but with cool motion effects. Some of the best cinemagraph examples can be found on the creators’ own website. As the popularity of the cinemagraph grew we began to see mobile apps such as Cinemagram emerge, which allows the easy creation of amateur cinemagraphs using the device’s built in camera. Cinemagraphs require some kind of motion, so while the final image looks much more similar to a photograph than a video, we need to begin with actual video footage. Use a tripod. Alternatively you could always play around with existing stock video footage. Step one is to scan through the video footage and pick out a portion that would be suitable for animating. Download this file
35 great InDesign tutorials for graphic designers | InDesign Adobe Creative Cloud's digital publishing platform InDesign has a ton of features which makes it essential for everything from brochure design to eye-catching posters; newsprint publications to screen printing. Here we've rounded up the best InDesign tutorials on the web which walk you through a variety of design projects. You're sure to find something here to stretch your skills, either by jumping directly to a section using the menu below, or just by browsing all 47. Enjoy! Getting started with InDesign What is InDesign? If you're an absolute newcomer to InDesign, spend a couple of minutes watching this short tutorial that explains exactly what the software is, its purpose and who uses it. How to get started with InDesign CC In this 43-minute tutorial, worldwide creative suite design evangelist for Adobe Terry White demonstrates 10 things beginners want to know how to do in Adobe InDesign CC. Basic tools overview Working with frames InDesign is all about frames. Working with graphics
10 Ways Photoshop Actions Can Improve Your Workflow Photoshop actions are an extremely easy way to automate all of the mundane daily tasks that have made their way into your design workflow. Whether you’re in web or print design, odds are there are a few repetitive tasks that you could let Photoshop handle for you. Perhaps the biggest hurdle to automating your workflow is simply coming up with ideas for where Photoshop actions could help you out. Today we’ll help you solve that problem by going over 10 ways Photoshop actions can improve your workflow. Wielding Actions as a Designer Just about everyone that uses Photoshop knows about actions. The thing is, they’re largely underutilized in the design world. I think one of the biggest hurdles is simply coming up with ideas for how to use actions effectively. To help you out, I’ve compiled ten ways that I use custom actions in my workflow. How Do Actions Work? For those new to actions, I’ll give you a quick primer. Remember that Photoshop actions record every little thing you do. 1. 2. 3. 4.
In the Woods - Common Mistakes in Web Design Many rejected templates here on Themeforest suffer from the same few common mistakes: typography (font, line-height, letter-spacing, color), alignment (grid), and spacing (padding). In this tutorial, we are going to take a closer look at how to avoid these common errors. Typography You must understand how fonts affect the design of a page, and your readers. Don’t mix too many fonts Choose one font for headings, and another for the body. Don’t mix sans with serif fonts Ok, now this is not a rule; but for the beginners, I strongly suggest not to do so. Choosing the right font size We usually determine our font size with CSS by either using percentages, ems, or pixels. Adjusting the line-height The line-height property sets the distance between lines. Choosing the right font color The main thing to watch here is that your text is readable enough on any background that’s set. The problem can appear in choosing the wrong color palette. Alignment Use a grid system Be consistent Spacing (Padding)
How To Learn Photoshop In 24 Hrs Quite a bold statement, Learn Photoshop in 24 hours. Its simple and you can. Stepping into Photoshop at first can be quite daunting, were do you start? With these 20 tutorials we have given you some direction, you will start of with some very basic techniques and build towards the more advanced. By the end of it you will be an expert. Tutorial 1:Combining Two Photos for New Effect – Basic Tutorial running time : 10 minutes. We’ll start with something basic. Tutorial 2:Grass Texture – Basic Tutorial running time : 15 minutes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a nice-looking grass texture. Tutorial 3:Underwater Effect – Basic In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an underwater scene from scratch, using Gradients, Transform and Filters. Tutorial 4:2d Mirror Effect – Basic In this tutorial you will learn how to Duplicate, Flip Horizontally/Vertically, Feathering and Blending. Tutorial 5:Sony Ericsson Logo – Basic Tutorial running time : 20 minutes.
Photoshop Water Tutorial Second Picture is devoted to original tutorials about 3D graphics, Photoshop, Photography and Web Design. Water Tutorials Picture 1. Convincing water sufrace is pretty simple to create in Photoshop. 16.07.2008 Category: Photoshop In this Photoshop water tutorial I cover the creation of a water surface in Adobe Photoshop CS3. A Photo for Water Tutorial Picture 2. First we need to choose and prepare a photo for this photoshop water tutorial. The Reflection in Water Picture 3. Picture 4. Basic Photoshop water is created with a reflection. Duplicate the background layer by right clicking on it and selecting Duplicate Layer... from the menu. The Waves There are several different methods to create waves or ripples in Photoshop. To use the Glass filter (or displacement filter) effectively we first need a picture that we are going to use as a texture in the Glass filter. Texture for the Glass Filter Let's create the texture. Noise Filter Picture 5. 50% crop after the Noise filter. Bas Relief Filter
Design Killer Mobile App Websites: Tips And Examples The mobile scene has grown exponentially over the past couple of years. The iOS App Store along with Android Apps on Google Play have become the two hotspots for smartphone enthusiasts. As the number of smartphone users increases we are seeing hundreds of mobile app developers launching new ideas into the market. Most popular apps are accompanied by their own website. In this article I want to go over some of the most common design trends for mobile app websites. Check out these concepts below and try implementing some into your own application website layout. Recommended Reading: Designing for Mobile Devices Device Screenshots A staple piece for any mobile app website has to be screenshots of the application. Easy Chef is a Spanish iOS app which uses many device shots. Another interesting setup can be found on the Tweetbot gallery page. App Store Badges This technique also seems very no-nonsense once you’ve finished building the application. Mobile Social Networks Minimal Photo Sharing Path
Eye Sharpening - Photoshop Tutorial With this tutorial you can create amazing, bright eyes within minutes. First retouch, adjust levels and do all necessary colour corrections on your image. With a Lasso Tool (L) select the eyes (hold Shift key to add to selection). Hit Ctrl+J to copy selection to a new layer. Use Smart Sharpen filter on the eyes, the choice of right settings will depend on the size of your file. Add a layer mask to the sharpened layer, then using a white soft brush on 50% bring back paint only iris’ and pupils to expose the sharpened eyes. Using levels brighten the whole picture and then copy mask from previous layer to select only eyes by holding Alt while dragging the sharpened mask (“layer 1” in the pic) onto the “levels 2” layer. With a Colour Balance set desired eye colour, keep “Preserve Luminosity” ticked, again use copy of previously created mask to select eyes only. Reduce opacity of the colour layer to make the eyes look more natural. And voilà, the image is ready.
How to Mix Hand Drawing Sketch With Photo Published on Wed, Sep-22-2010 by Ricardo In this Photoshop tutorial we will show you how to create nice unique photo effect from sketch and your photo. We will use many tools in Photoshop and also you will need some skills in drawing as to create this effect you will need to draw sketch. You May Be Interested In The Following Posts Final Image Preview 1.Step Open a new document with (w:900px and h:1355px), and white background. 2.Step Now open your main image, in this case I used a image of a boy found in Crestock.com. 3.Step Now use a simple superimposition technique to draw some elements in the composition. When you are satisfied with the sketches, scan the sketches and open in Photoshop. 4.Step I used this texture of metal to form the background. 5.Step Create a new layer below the layer “Boy”. 6.Step Return the “Boy” layer and click the Layer mask to hide some areas of the image. 7.Step Create a new layer and name “Shadows”. Copy this layer press Ctrl+J and reduce opacity to 30%. 8.Step 9.Step
Sharpen Your Images With Some Useful Photoshop Techniques By Jason Row on in Cool Photos Sharpening your images is a bit of a science and there are quite a few aspects that need to be considered. You can sharpen for printing, for web maybe for display on an iPad. On top of that, different resolution images will need different settings. Combine this with the fact that current incarnations of Photoshop have 5 different sharpen filters, you begin to see its not as simple as pressing sharpen. Before You Get Started In this brief tutorial we will take a look at some of the Photoshop built in filters and also a couple of more advanced sharpening processes. Using Native Photoshop Filters Lets start with Photoshop’s own filters and say the the one not to use is the generic sharpen filter. The most commonly used Photoshop filter is the Unsharp Mask. Photoshops’s Unsharp Mask Filter The other most useful Photoshop sharpen filter is Smart Sharpen, introduced in more recent Photoshop versions. Photoshops’s Smart Sharpen FilterM Lab Color Sharpening
Learning Resources for Adobe Photoshop - Tutorials Written by RossJune 17, 2008 Here we will create some thin flowing lines that look as if they emit light. This technique is fairly simple and is a great way to create an abstract wallpaper or looks good integrated into another image. This tutorial will mainly explore the brush engine and you will also learn how to create custom brushes and use them effectively, combined with some interesting layer styles. Tutorial Files If you are a PSD PRO member then download the PSD file and much more by going here. Final Image This tutorial will show you how to create an image similar to this: Step 1 Start by creating a new document, here I used 1024x768px and 72dpi. Step 2 Now hold Ctrl and click on the layer with this curve in it, in the layers panel, this should make a selection around the line. Step 3 Create a new layer to hold our lines. Step 4 Now we will make the lines glow so right click on this layer in the layers panel then select blending options. Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Similar Tutorials: