Creating Retro Folded Typography Using Photoshop In this Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to create retro-looking text that seems like it’s constructed using folded strips of paper. We’re going to step away from the computer a little bit and use a real model as a reference for our project. Prepare yourself to heavily rely on Photoshop’s Lasso Tool, as well as some other basic tools and simple techniques. Preview Click on the preview image below to see the final product in full scale. Tutorial Resources Paper Texture by Zen TexturesGrunge Texture by Zen Textures Step 1: Working away from the computer To create our folded text, we first want to see in real-life how folded strips of paper would look. So first, take a piece of regular 8.5” x 11” paper and cut it into strips using scissors or a box cutter. Start folding the strips to the letters that we want. Now we can see exactly how the folds will look for the letters we’re using. Step 2: Setting up the document Step 3: Adding color Next, we’re going to change the color of our text.
Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers 33 Creative Photoshop Tutorials Text Effects for Beginners and Advanced Tutorials February 9, 2010 In creating texts for your images- whether it be for logos or headlines- we are given the option to make it more lively or to make it plain and simple… However, nowadays, ‘too simple’ is not quite the standard in designs. Of course, as designers, we know people tend to expect too much. Following several guidelines and tips, we can create out-of-this-world images and unique designs right from our fingertips. Applying effects on your text is one of the coolest things to do in Photoshop. Create a Stunning Text on Wild Fire Effect This tutorial will teach you how to create a wild fire effect. How to Create a 3D Text Photo Manipulation In this tutorial, you will learn a 3D text photo manipulation. Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop This will teach you how to add a grass like texture in photoshop. Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life You will learn how to bring text to life with light and shade. Smoke Type in Photoshop in 10 Steps Text in Stitches
The Web Design Elements That Should Never Be Overlooked Articles, Resources October 1, 2012 Whilst those who work in web design understand that it is a long journey to take an idea from paper to a fully functioning website, clients often have no concept of the time it takes to do this. Their demands to receive the website faster and faster often result in many of the smaller details being left out simply because they don’t have much of an effect on the look and feel of the site. Links There are actually a number of ‘states’ for a link in web design, which must be accounted for across all pages. Forms You would think that any forms being created in the web design process would feature in the forefront of designers’ minds, yet this is not always the case. Buttons There are a number of uses for buttons in web design, but their various ‘states’ are often overlooked (similar to those of links). Status Messages Animations When you are working on a web design for a site that is not Flash-orientated, it can be very easy to overlook animations.
Useful Photoshop Tips And Tricks For Photo Retouching Advertisement When it comes to designing in Photoshop, there is a myriad of ways one could use to achieve a certain result, especially when it comes to photo retouching. Designers use technique they are most confident as well as comfortable with, which is great because it’s always useful to peek into the workflow of our colleagues and learn new design approaches. We have had articles on cloning1, compositing2, masks3 and obscure Photoshop time-savers4 in the past. This article is different. I’ll be covering some of the useful techniques and tricks which I’ve learned from my experience. Here is a short overview of the techniques we’ll be covering: Naturally Increased Light The light of the sun creates texture. Increase light on a separate layer. Then use the brush tool with a soft brush, and hold the Alt/Option key to pick up colors from the area that you want to brighten. The blending mode “Color Dodge” creates realistic results. Simulate Infrared Images It’s almost like an infrared image.
Create Blood and Milk Typography Poster in Photoshop Published on Sun, Apr-18-2010 by Sergey Hi there. Today we show you some Photoshop techniques, how easy with few basics steps you can create awesome typography poster. You May Be Interested In The Following Posts Final Image Preview Stocks Used: 1.Step Well, let’s do it! 2.Step Next I used red splash on the word “Blood” with a nice positioning on it. Result: 3.Step Hereinafter repeat all the same technique only for the text “Milk”. 4.Step Next we create a new layer on top, take tool “Smudge tool” (R) and be sure to check as shown below: Making a smooth transition of the text in the splatter: 5.Step Hereinafter all the same thing only for the text “Blood”. 6.Step Now we will start to the detalization of the work. You must have a similar result: 7.Step Open photo of the girl and cut the girl. Add girl to the work, below all existing layers: 8.Step Now make a little extra text and its foundation. Add this to the work. 9.Step It is last step. Result: Blood and Milk Typography Poster Download Psd file
Ten The Best Creative Photoshop Tutorials The best of Photoshop Tutorials, mostly about photo manipulations and retro poster style. Check out new tricks that you can learn and apply it to your own designs. These tutorials are the best from great sites such us Abduzeedo, 10Steps.SG, Webdesigner Depot, PSDFan and Psdeluxe. We Hope you like this article…!!! Compositing in Adobe Photoshop: Time-Saving Tips Advertisement Compositing is a skill and process that spans the entire spectrum of creative industries. At the high end, compositing boasts its own specialized profession in film and television post production and visual effects. Dedicated software such as NUKE and Shake have taken the craft to powerful levels of its own, leaving behind the relatively basic compositing toolset of Adobe Photoshop. However, for many graphics practitioners compositing is a vital everyday process — and as with all pixel-pushing endeavors, Photoshop remains the entry point and hub to learning and ultimately mastering the fundamentals of this important skill. In this article, I’ll share some of my own time-saving tips for compositing in Photoshop. Tip 1: Matching Tones, Channel by Channel One of the challenges we face when compositing is matching the colors and tones of various images to produce a realistic and convincing composite. 1These are the three images we will composite together Visual Evaluation 1. 2.
Create Rockstar Poster in Photoshop Published on Wed, Mar-17-2010 by Marco This time we will show you how to create colorful rockstar poster in Photoshop. In this tutorial we will use plenty of various Photoshop techniques. You May Be Interested In The Following Posts Final Image Preview 1.step Create a new document 620×860, 300 resolution and 8 bits, rgb color. 2.Step Create a new layer, fill with black color, add gradient – overlay; colors #afafaf and #ffffff. 3.Step Now we will drag our main image. 4.Step Duplicate the original layer and desaturated it (Image > Adjustments > Desaturate) and change layer blending mode to: Soft light. 5.Step Apply Image (Image > Apply image). 6.Step Pay close attention to these steps: this is the technique how to create the robot effect. 7.Step For now, do not use Brush tool. 8.Step Ctrl + left mouse click on previously applied layer (model). 9.Step Repeat this technique to the rest of the leg. 10.Step For now we will need protect shadows and shades tones. 11.Step 12.Step 13.Step Our girls leg is ready.
Creating Energy Spheres in Photoshop For this tutorial you’ll want to find a photo of someone doing something that looks a bit larger than life. I used this photo that I found at the stock photo website Stock Exchange. For this tutorial you’ll need a photo that you want to manipulate and some special brush sets which I downloaded from here. This will be the final result. Download the brush set and install it. Now I’ll show how to take a child with a big imagination and turn him into the powerful being he imagine himself to be. I grouped these together then, using the technique from Step 7 again, I use layer masking to block one half of the sphere I created.