CreativeFan Henry Hargreaves photographie le dernier repas du condamné à mort Henry Hargreaves n’est pas l’un de ces cuistots qui passent à la télé. Plutôt que de s’attaquer aux méfaits des cantines scolaires ou d’essayer de « pondre un crostini en un temps record », il a choisi de se faire un nom en photographiant des créations gastronomiques comme les arcs-en-ciel comestibles ou les iPad frits. Mais c’est son projet No Seconds [Pas de rabe] qui l’a fait connaître au plus grand nombre. Il y reconstituait le dernier repas de plusieurs tueurs en série dans le couloir de la mort, ce qui a donné une série de photos assez flippantes. À travers cette série, on pourra se faire une idée assez concrète de ce qui passe par la tête d’un condamné à mort. VICE : Salut Henry. Pensez-vous que ces repas sont autant de fenêtres sur la psyché des condamnés ? Est-ce que ce projet est une façon de parler de la peine de mort ? Il y a quelques commandes assez bizarres. Avez-vous cuisiné tous les plats vous-même ? Qu’est-ce que vous commanderiez pour votre dernier repas ? Je vois.
Create and Then Shatter a Grid, while Making a Typographic Poster Let's get our own share of typography with this dark and grungy poster. No, this is not your typical design, as we'll be 'breaking the grid' in hope of creating a dynamic and exciting layout. So grab the usual tools of the trade, Photoshop and Illustrator, and follow these steps into creating your own solution. Before we get started, let's take a look at the image we'll be creating. Our video editor Gavin Steele has created a video tutorial to compliment this text + image tutorial. Ultimately, design is a means of expressing a message, an idea. So what is breaking the grid, anyway? An important thing to keep in mind, is the fact that a broken grid diversifies and prevents predictability, but still contributes to a unified design. A practical example of breaking the grid can be seen on this actual website. Start a new Photoshop Document using an A3 paper size at 300 dpi. Now let's start planning the layout of the design. It's time to plan the focal point. Yep, one more texture...
Abstract Lines Background Home » Textures » Abstract Lines Background Skill level: Time Required: 0 hrs 15 mins Step 1: Let's start out by creating a new file. Step 2: Create a new layer set and name it 'Abstract Lines'. Step 3: Go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, apply the settings below to the paint line layer. Step 4: Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow and Gradient Overlay blending options to your motioned paint layer. Step 5: Duplicate the motioned paint layer without any layer styles attached. Step 6: Once again duplicate the motioned paint layer without any layer styles. Step 7: Duplicate the 'Abstract Line' layer set and merge it by going to Layer > Merge Layer Set. Step 8: Now duplicate the lightened layer from the last step by 3 to 4 times and position this designs all over the canvas. Step 9: Add a marquee selection around your canvas and go to Edit > Copy Merged. Step 10: Copy your current design as shown on step nine then use rotate option on Edit > Transform. Results: By John Conanan
September Tutorial #1: The Dancer - Dynamic Liquid Splash Effect In this tutorial we’ll create an image of a Dancer with a dynamic liquid splash effect. Here are the few images used: Dancer: Image ID: 5826686 © Alexander Yakovlev 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7311559 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7409551 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7409560 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7499024 © ifong 123RF.com Liquid Splash: Image ID: 7499033 © ifong 123RF.com Spatter: Image ID: 4797910 © Ana De Sousa 123RF.com Preparing the splashes Fire up Photoshop and open the Dancer and paint/liquid splash images that you want to use. First the splash image. The layer name will be renamed from “Background” to “Layer 0″. Use the Magic Wand Tool (W) select the background of the splash, then hit delete. Try to look for sections of the clothing that will go well with the “flow” of the splash. Lower the opacity for the splash so it’s a lot easier to see where you’re placing it. I used mainly around 30%-10%. Applying the splashes Brushes
Holga Effect Back in the days of analog photography imperfections were part of the job. Colour washes, light leaks, vignettes and blurs were all common problems that appeared during the processing of your film, particularly from cheap cameras such as the Holga, or simply down to human error. While these problems don’t affect digital cameras, we can recreate the cool effects in Photoshop to give our shots that cool lo-fi retro effect. View large scale photograph You don’t have to look far before finding quality examples of old style analog photography. Characteristics include inaccurate colour washes of warm tones, dark vignettes surrounding the shots, blurred focus and light leaks where the film has been excessively exposed. Once you have your photograph of choice, fire up Adobe Photoshop. Add a Curves adjustment layer to begin altering the tones of the image. Change the drop down menu to the Red channel and begin manipulating the curves. Dab spots of red using a large soft brush on a new layer.
Lebbeus Woods: The Architect Who Dared to Ask 'What If?' | Wired Design He envisioned underground cities, floating buildings and an eternal space tomb for Albert Einstein worthy of the great physicist’s expansive intellect. With such grand designs, perhaps it’s not too surprising that the late Lebbeus Woods, one of the most influential conceptual architects ever to walk the earth, had only one of his wildly imaginative designs become a permanent structure. Instead of working with construction and engineering firms, Woods dreamed up provocative creations that weren’t bound by the rules of society or even nature, according to Joseph Becker and Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, co-curators of a new exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art titled Lebbeus Woods, Architect. “It was almost a badge of honor to never have anything built, because you were not a victim of the client,” Becker told Wired during a preview of the fascinating show, which opens Saturday and runs through June 2. “It could be an inhabitable space,” Becker said.
Design a Smooth and Fresh Text Effect with Leaves and Stone Texture in Photoshop Design a Smooth and Fresh Text Effect with Leaves and Stone Texture in Photoshop In this tutorial, I will demonstrate the processes I used to design this soft and smooth, fresh feeling text effect with leaves and stone texture in Photoshop. I was having a play with Photoshop on the weekend (when the site was down) and discovered the interesting effect accidentally :) Along the way, we will be using and revising techniques such as masking, layer blending options, adjustment layers, and a quick way of creating uneven lighting effect. Here is a preview of the final effect for this tutorial: (Click to enlarge) OK let’s get started! Step 1 Firstly we need to download the following textures: Wall Texture Leaves Make another duplicate of the background layer and drag it to the top, add a vector mask to the duplicated layer. You will see the centre portion of the image is now highlighted, whereas the rest of the image being further darkened. Step 2 Apply the following blending options: General Blending
15 Fantastic Photoshop Tutorials to Sharpen Your Skills One of the best ways to learn how to use Photoshop and to keep up to date with new techniques, is to work on tutorials. It is amazing how far Photoshop tutorials has come along the last nine years. With a lot of practice most people can create wonderful things with Photoshop from a small simple text effect to a full blown artistic piece. If you like designing websites in Photoshop, tutorials can help you discover and learn new things that you can apply to your design. It doesn’t have to be a tutorial specific to webdesign, as long as it’s a well documented tutorial, chances are great you’ll discover a new technique. Take a look at the 15 tutorials listed below, ranging from practical things to a couple you do just for fun. Making a Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop Photo Strip (Photoshop Tutorial) Modern 3D Text Effect How to Create a Realistic IES Lighting Effect in Photoshop Abstract Dust And Spray Effect Recreating Magnifying Glass in Photoshop Create an iPhone 4 in Photoshop