Add Fantastic Color to 3D Text – Part I

Create Dynamic and Textured 3D Text with Perspective in Photoshop and Illustrator In this design tutorial you will be taken through an extensive step by step on how to create detailed 3D text that sits in created environment. We will map graphics onto our artwork, add lighting, texture and more utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop and a bit of patience. This tutorial assumes an Intermediate to Advanced level of knowledge in Photoshop and a Beginner to Intermediate level of knowledge in Illustrator. This is a complicated tutorial, should you have trouble post a constructive and detailed explanation of your problem and I will be happy to work through any struggles! Final Preview You can see a preview of the completed work below. Step 1 Open Illustrator and open a new Art Board. Rotate ‘HiGH’ Counter Clock Wise so it is standing on its side. Step 2 Next, go to Effects > 3D > Extrude & Bevel. Step 3 Now I don’t want both ‘HiGH’ and ‘FiVE’ to have the same depth and angles of each other. So, duplicate your text group through the layers panel. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9

Photos of Moscow and Surroundings by Marc Riboud, 1960s At Raven, we experiment a lot. We consider our projects as our own version of skunkworks. Sometimes the experiments are driven by mere curiosity, while others are meant to see how far we can push the boundaries of a service. All of our experiments have one common element, problem solving. When we first created the kl.am URL shortener, we did it to solve a problem. At the time, there wasn’t an SEO friendly shortener that supported campaign variables (now referenced as tracking tags by Google). Campaign variables are great, because you can assign a source, medium, and name, like Twitter and/or Social Media Campaign. So campaign variables is the main reason we built kl.am, period. Several months after we debuted an SEO friendly URL shortener that supported campaign variables, many existing and new shorteners added them to their service. With the mass support of campaign variables, it wasn’t necessary for us to keep kl.am running. Spammers use of kl.am became epic.

How To Make Photoshop Faster On Slower Computers Of course, the easiest way to get rid yourself of almost all performance issues is to have the money to buy a new, faster computer. But it’s much easier said than done, especially when you are not so financially independant. So, let’s say you have an average PC/Mac and whenever you start Photoshop, it takes some time to load (enough to use the bathroom, make coffee, send an email to your loved one, etc. ) or maybe it slows down when processing high resolution images or rendering a filter. I’ll give you some tips on how to make Photoshop faster just by tweaking some options in Preferences. Note: I am using Photoshop CS4 and the screenshots are from that version, but don’t worry if you have an older version of the software ““ they all have those options, only the text and positioning may vary. To bring up the Preferences dialog box go to Edit-> Preferences or click Ctrl-K: Tip 1: Adjust the Performance settings Choose Performance: Memory Usage Scratch Disks History & Cache

6 Quick’n’Dirty Photoshop Text Effects From Scratch Photoshop is great for embellishing display text with little effects. When you add layer styles into the equation, you have the added benefit of the styles being easily transferable. In this tutorial I'll show you how to make six different effects using just layer styles. All six of these effects use just layer styles. Quick Gold Text There are a lot of ways to make "gold" text. The font we're using here is Trajan—a very elegant typeface that suits gold text. First the top layer, which is made with the usual suspects—a bevel, a gradient overlay, and so on. This is the layer that gives the depth to our letters. There are a lot of ways to make "gold" text. 3D Metallic Text This effect is actually just a variation on the gold text. To try something slightly different, I also applied a text warp. Now if you apply a Bulge to one of the layers, but not the other, you get a slight distortion that looks neat. DoubleType All there is to do is apply two bits of layer styling: HyperColor Thin Metal Digg

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4 Tips To Speed Up Photoshop Almost everyone complains that Photoshop takes a lot of time to load and is very slow at times. The obvious way to resolve the Photoshop performance issues is to buy more RAM, or a faster computer ;). Spending money may be an option for some but its possible to to make Photoshop faster without spending a dime. Here’s 4 tips to speed up Photoshop instantly. Change Photoshop History States Ever wondered how Photoshop allows you to undo things again and again? Forcing Photoshop to remember a lot of things will make it slower. To change this history setting, go to, Edit > Preferences > Performance. Change Photoshop Cache Level To 1 Cache levels help Photoshop in rendering and redrawing on screen. • Use higher cache level value for files with less layers • Use lower cache level value for files with more layers Photoshop uses same cache level for all files which makes it slower. Keep it smaller for more speed. Turn Off Image Preview Saving Purge Unnecessary Data To Get Instant Speed Boost

How to Create 3D Text Blocks in Photoshop In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a 3D Blocks text effect. You need to have Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended to practice this tutorial. This will be fun and I'm sure you can do lots of cool things using this technique. Let's get started! Final Image Preview Take a look at the image we'll be creating. Video Tutorial Our video editor Gavin Steele has created this video tutorial to compliment this text + image tutorial. Step 1 Before we start, you may want to download the font that we'll use in this tutorial. Create a new document 1000 pixels wide and 600 pixels high. Step 2 Create a new layer and name it "Mosaic." Step 3 Select the "Background" layer in the Layers Palette and hit Command + J to duplicate it. Step 4 In the Layers Palette select all the layers other than the "Background" layer. Step 5 Now we have a 3D object and we are viewing it from the front. Get the 3D Orbit Tool and drag to orbit the camera. Step 6 There are different rendering presets in Photoshop. Step 7 Step 8 Step 9

Picturing the Soviet Republics: Moldavia No doubt pho­tog­ra­phy was a pop­u­lar art in the USSR. Here and below are pic­tures taken by the peo­ple all over the Soviet state of Mol­davia. Today’s set based on the book called “Mol­da­vian Art of pho­tog­ra­phy”, Kishinev (recently renamed to Chisinau), 1985. Please do not for­get click­ing the lense icon to see full size images and please fol­low us on twit­ter. Por­trait of a Worker by M. Opti­mist by V. Eyes by V. Vet­er­ans by A. Summer-83 by A. Kick­back by A. Many thanks to a Russ­ian pho­tog­ra­pher Liubov Sautina for keep­ing these fas­ci­nat­ing pic­tures. If you would like to clar­ify what is on the pho­tos — do not hes­i­tate to question.

Creating a Typographic Wallpaper After writing my previous tutorial here about Creating a Zune in Photoshop, several viewers asked if I’d share how I created the wallpaper graphic. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make something similar, and it’s quite easy! What is Typography? In order to create a typographic wallpaper, it would make sense to know a bit about Typography in the first place. Typography is the art and technique of arranging movable type. This is by no means an in depth look at typography. Step 1 – Creating the Background The background of our wallpaper is going to help set the mood. Create a new document with the dimensions you desire. Step 2 – Setting Our Text Boundary Since I want my text to be in the shape of a 9 (in relation to 2009 and Tutorial9), the easiest way to achieve the shape is going to be to create a large 9 and then use it to place our other text. Step 3 – Placing the Type Now that we have our boundary area, we are ready to start adding our type. Step 4 – Coloring the Text Simple enough?

How to Create a 3D Text Photo Manipulation By Tyler Denis In this intermediate-level graphic design tutorial, you’ll learn how to realistically superimpose a beautiful three-dimensional text object onto a living room scene with the help of Illustrator and Photoshop. Final result Below, you’ll see the preview of the photo manipulation scene that we’ll be creating together – you can click on it to see the full-scale version. Let’s get this thing rolling, shall we? Opening the stock photo in Illustrator 1 We are going to use a free stock photo of a living room called Home Interiors 1 by Jeinny Solis. 2 Open the Home Interiors 1 photo in Illustrator by choosing File > Open… (Ctrl + O). Placing the text onto the canvas 3 Use the Type Tool (T) to add the text "Dd" onto the canvas. 4 Resize the text by activating the Selection Tool (V), holding down the Shift key to keep the text proportional, and then dragging the transform controls appropriately so that the size is roughly the same size as the following figure. Adjusting the guide layer’s hue

Inspire me, now! 10 Common Photoshop Frustrations (and How to Fix Them in Five Minutes) Photoshop is not always the most user friendly of programs. Sometimes it has frustrating issues, and the solution is not always clear. Here’s a list of 10 annoying problems you might have with Photoshop, and simple solutions to fix them. They’ll range from simple to complex, some dealing with why the program won’t let you use your cursor tools, or why your cursor has changed shape. Your Cursor Disappears or Changes Shape The Problem: After working with some type or some other tool, only to return to the brush to find that your cursor has changed shape, and is difficult to see. The Solution: If your cursor looks like the ones directly above, you’ve probably switched to “precise cursors.” Your Panels Keep Disappearing The Problem: Uncertain what you’ve done, all your panels have vanished from your screen. The Solution: Normally, all panels are hidden by a quick press of the Tab key, often by accident. Your Brush Tool (Or Others) Have Stopped Working No Control Over Automatic “Smart Quotes”

Metal Text Under 12 O’clock Spot Light « PsAwesome★ Awesome Photoshop Tutorials In this Awesome★ Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create a metal text which is illuminated from above, casting shadow. Basic transformations, some filters and actions will be covered through out this tutorial. Have fun. Awesome★ Tutorial Video >> Metal Text Under 12 O’clock Spot Light Download the video of this tutorial for just 1$. Here’s the Final Image Before we start lets see the final image we’ll create through out this tutorial. Create the Text Before you start, you may want to download the font used in this tutorial here. Metal Look the easy Way Create a new layer named "Metal" and fill it with 90% grey. Some Styles Select the "Awesome" layer in the Layers Palette and apply a Drop Shadow Layer Style with these settings: Blend Mode => Multiply, Opacity => 75%, Angle => 90, Distance => 2px, Size => 8px. Did you Say Shadow? Make Room For the Shadow! Action! Action! Drop the Shadow – More Action!