The 50 Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2009 By Callum Chapman Looking back this year (2009), we have had some incredible tutorials that have taught hundreds and thousands of people new skills in Adobe Photoshop. We’ve been searching the web from America to Germany to the UK and have managed to compile a list of the 50 of the very best Photoshop tutorials this year. Happy learning and wishing you all the luck in 2010! 1. Use various tools such as the Cloning tool to remove facial features and the Brush tool to create a realistic splatter merged with professional blending techniques to mould the paint splatter over a face. 2. Learn how to combine vector art with pixel art in this superb tutorial here at Six Revisions. 3. Learn to apply the Warp tool effectively (as well as a few other tricks) to manipulate real smoke to look like a skull. 4. 5. Use gradients and custom strokes to make flat objects appear three-dimensional – combine this with stock photography and textures to produce a vintage and very realistic radio icon. 6. 7. 8.
gold leaf rocks i’ve always had a soft spot for rock art. there’s something about it that reminds of of summer camp west virginia and drawing with paint on river rocks. so when kate did a linocut stamp project with rocks the other week i started looking around for great rock-related projects. one of the projects i loved came from claire chauvin, a photography teacher in texas. her gold leaf river rock project is elevates rock-art to a whole new level and sure beats the painted rocks i made when i was younger. this would be such a fun way to personalize a tabletop, give a quirky gift to a friend (monogrammed?), or just spend an afternoon making something pretty for your home. CLICK HERE for the full project instructions. [ps: emergency wedding project help-- does anyone know a place in manhattan where i can buy fabric for an ink jet printer? i need to print on some asap for a wedding project and the place i ordered from just told me they're back-ordered. ack!]
Skout™ • resources + for designers + by designers 6 Stop Motion Beginner Mistakes (and how to avoid them) | Stopmotion Explosion Don't be a n00b! Apply these techniques and your animated films will be better, get more likes, and amaze your audience. Animation Flicker A lot of stop motion films suffer from flicker issues. Is the camera auto-exposure turned on? (Here's a video which shows how to turn off a webcam's auto exposure with the AMCAP application). Are there lights behind you? Camera Shake When you're animating a film with toy characters, like LEGO minifigs, you want the camera to be as still as possible, or move gracefully, like a camera does in a feature film. What NEVER looks good, is a camera image that's constantly wobbling off-kilter, as the animator bumps it with their sleeve. Some animations made with larger figures, like this Paper Mario animation get away with camera shake, because the action is happening all over the room. Low Frame Rate A lot of new animators post movies they've made with still-cameras. Turn down the volume for this one ;-). Poor Camera Angles Blurry Images No Story
Web Design Review of Philosophersnotes.com I came across this site while doing research for GuruShot.com, our new Web2.0 quotes project. I simply love it, and I want to share it with you. PhilosophersNotes is a site that provides incredibly concise summaries of top personal growth books in just a couple of pages. Philosophersnotes.com is one of my very favourite designs of the moment. Here’s the home page of PhilosophersNotes. Here are the features I see in its design (and the approach to design) that I think make it work. SimplicityPixel-savingDesign the contentFocusCall to actionPersonality Simplicity First of all, and most importantly, this site design is simple. Simple sites work better because (as “Save the Pixel — The Art of Simple Web Design” teaches), “Success is a function of Attention divided by Stuff”. The more stuff you put on a web page, the less attention each thing is likely to get. There is only as much navigation as there needs to be. Notice how each piece of content has at most one image. Pixel-Saving I’ll show you.
The Cheese Thief I needed bakers twine for the Valentine's Day Card I made, but did not have any on hand. I decided to try to make some baker's twine with some butchers twine I had at home. I want to note that if you need a lot of baker's twine then it probably makes more sense for you to buy it. But if you just need a couple of yards or live somewhere that does not sell baker's twine, then this tutorial is for you. Use a drill to separate the butchers twine into two strands. 10 Graphic Design Resume Tips Whenever you try to get a job, you will always prepare a resume. Of course, everyone wants to get the job they want. Making the right resume is one key to get your desired post. A graphic design resume is a bit more challenging for you have to show your prowess in lay-outing and designing through your resume. In this article, we will share to you some things that you need to consider in writing a graphic design resume. 1. Image: EvelynGiggles Sometimes, you would overlook the type of paper you are using for your resume. 2. Image: thatunknownartist Since you are a graphic designer, make use of your lay-outing skills but do not make it look too crowded, complicated and over designed. 3. Image: Amita-Gandhi The font and the font size are very important. 4. Image: shayluh Your resume should look good in one glance. 5. a. Image: rkaponm Of course, this is important. b.Your Personal Statement. Image: ryan-gfx A brief statement about your goals and your desired position. c. Image: miyucita f. Ads g.
Motion capture data BVH tools and files For everybody who is interest in using motion capture data, here is a list of services which could be useful to you. Most of them are free or are very affordable. Free Motion Capture Data Files: Over 2500 files at CG Speed: This site features a large data base of motion capture files from the Carnegie Mellon University Motion Capture Database The original site can be found here Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design: Commercial online Motion Capture Rig/Animate tool with Motion request option: Mixamo is an online system where you can either buy models or upload your own and apply pre-recorded motions. It is not free however the system runs very well and you can also request the team to record a special motion for you. Free BVH File editor and previewer: Bvhacker 1.6.1-
50+ Excellent Body Enhancement Photoshop Tutorials Making a photograph of a person look amazing adds an extra dimension of professionalism to your design. These photoshop body enhancement tutorials will help you transform your people pictures to stunning models in next to no time. Most techniques involve similar use of the photoshop tools. Inspiration and Full Makeover Tutorials Digital Cosmetic Surgery This complete transformation is explained in simple steps. Enhacement Examples Video showing virtual make overs on lots of different subjects. Eyes Changing Eye Color Change the color of a the eye something more appealling. Making Seductive Eyes This finishing effect can be used around the eyes once other eye touch ups are complete to make the person look sultry using shadows. Red Eye Removal Shows how to move from normal red eye removal to non distructive red eye removal. Apply Eye Makeup Apply eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara. Non Destructive Eye Color Changing This technique is flexible using a mask and a hue and saturation adjustment layer. Nose Teeth
The Cheese Thief When I did my salt dough gift tag tutorial I didn't post any pictures of how I used the salt dough gift tags. That's because this year I fell so behind in all of my Christmas shopping. I have been trying desperately to catch up and get all my holiday shopping complete. I did manage to get a little more than half of my shopping done, so I'll show you some ideas on how to integrate the salt dough gift tags into your wrapping. I'll also show you how to create some custom stamped wrapping paper of your own. Salt dough recipe and tutorial here. Great Resume Designs that Catch Attention--and Got People Hired Inspiration June 21, 2011 When applying for a job, you have no choice but to do your best to outshine competition. Even before winning an interview, your qualifications (or in some instance, your character) are already judged by the resume you’ve submitted. It is then important to make your resume or CV as honest, concise, and striking as possible. Take a look at how other designers compose their creative resumes. View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source Author: Cadence Wu Cadence is You The Designer's senior blogger, and the most jack-of-all-trades of the staff.
Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Graphics Lab - motion capture library Making Complex Selections in Photoshop - DesignFestival » For Web Design Trends | Inspiration | Design Theory | Colors | Web Fonts | UX | Photoshop | Tutorials and more Making precise selections in Photoshop is an essential skill that every designer needs. As a print designer, you will find yourself using selections to remove objects from their background to place within ads. As a web designer, you might extract an image and place it on a website with no background. If you are a photographer, you might make a selection to remove blemishes or other unwanted features from an image. You can’t get around it; everyone uses selections, and if you make excellent selections, you’ll end up with excellent work. So, what do you do when you have something that is extremely difficult to select with normal selection tools? Even with the masking and channels, you can’t make a precise selection consistently. You can try the quick selection tool, which does a great job of making a selection of the bulk of the image, but making a more refined selection is difficult with this method. In comes Refine Mask to the rescue. We can fix this by using the Smart Radius Slider.