Daily Archives: December 7, 2010

Use Google Sketchup and Photoshop to Create 3D Typography

Posted by Graffi on December 7, 2010 No comments | 15 views

Photoshop is a powerful application on its own merits. Its power, however, can be significantly increased by using it in tandem with another application like Illustrator, Cinema 4D, or in this case, Google Sketchup. Today, we will create some cool 3D text using this free architectural application.

Making Elegant Text Effect Style

Posted by Graffi on December 7, 2010 No comments | 12 views

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Make elegant text effect! You will use styles, layouts and different tools in this tutorial.

Type: Photoshop Tutorials
Level: Beginner

Christmas Swirls

Posted by Graffi on December 7, 2010 No comments | 25 views

Author: Coby17
Photoshop CS3
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

Since the holidays are upon us we are starting to identify brush sets for all of those great pieces of holiday art that are bound to be underway currently. We really like this swirl set from Coby17.

Download Brushes here

Photoshop Tip – Restoring Old Photos

Posted by Graffi on December 7, 2010 No comments | 16 views

Author: Elias Sarantopoulos

Have you ever wanted to know how to restore old family photos? Find out how to bring them back to life with these great Photoshop tips. Knowing how to restore photos is bound to come in handy for most people since we all have old family photos that could benefit from a little digital updating. These screen-cast tutorials will teach you how to select hair, use the Refine Edge tool and Masking to restore an old photo.

Restore An Old Photo, part 1 from Elias Sarantopoulos on Vimeo.

Restore An Old Photo, part 2 from Elias Sarantopoulos on Vimeo.

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3D Glassy RSS Icon

Posted by Graffi on December 7, 2010 No comments | 14 views

Author: HV-Designs

Learning how to make icons is a fundamental need for web designers. Take it to the next level with this tutorial on how to create a unique glassy RSS icon. Once you have mastered this technique you can apply it to all sorts of different icons on the sites you design. Let’s get started!

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Holiday Wallpaper

Posted by Graffi on December 7, 2010 No comments | 14 views

Author: AdobeTutorialz

Get into the holiday mood with this bright holiday wallpaper. We’ll start by creating an abstract background using brushes and the Pen Tool then and then we’ll create Christmas ornaments using the Ellipse Tool and Layer Styles. Let’s begin…

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