The 25 Most Awesome Photoshop Tuts From 2009
Today I collected 25 of the most awesome Photoshop tutorials I could find from around the web. These include a broad range of concepts including manipulations , character design, UI design and some 3D effects. There were a lot of good tutorials written last year so this list will save …
Today I collected 25 of the most awesome Photoshop tutorials I could find from around the web.
These include a broad range of concepts including manipulations , character design, UI design and some 3D effects.
There were a lot of good tutorials written last year so this list will save you from missing them, bookmark this and promote it on your favourite network.
1
Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorial: Create mile-high type art
In this tutorial, Fabio Sasso shows you how to achieve that glossy, detailed fantasy look through careful compositing, and control of layers and blending modes. You’ll extrude type in Illustrator and then composite on textures and other details in Photoshop.
2
Create an Abstract Sea on Land Illusion
I’m sure we can all agree we love new tutorials, I created this tutorial initially thinking I could create the effect of a destroyed landscape through glasses as a kind of alternate view of nature in the future after global warming.
I settled on an animal landscape and decided the best contrast is between sea and land . The viewer is supposed to be looking through the glasses in first person but I think it can look like a reflection in the lenses.
3
How to Create a Photo Manipulation of a Flooded City Scene
In this tutorial, we will learn how to manipulate a simple photo into a flooding torrent of a scene. We’ll use some relatively simple techniques to give this image a semi-realistic, stylized feel. Let’s get started!
4
The light effect we created here is nothing new, I’ve shown you how to create this quite a few times. However this time we played with patterns and the warp transform to add a very nice effect to the image. Once again I was inspired by a skateboard deck design and wanted to reproduce that in Photoshop. The whole idea of this tutorials is that we can play with the tool and learn at least something new.
5
How to Create a 3D Leaf from a Texture Photograph
In this beginners level tutorial, you will learn how to create a vibrant 3D leaf compilation from a single 2D photograph. You will be able to manipulate the object however you prefer. Let’s have fun with this display of greenery.
6
Create a Slick Business Card Design with Stunning Typography
Whatever profession you’re in, there’ll come a time when you’ll need your own business card. This graphic design tutorial will show you a way to create a standard two-sided business card design in Adobe Photoshop that you can take to your printer.
7
How to Create a Surreal Scene of Flying Bombs on Fire
In this tutorial, we’ll make a scene with flaming bombs pouring from the sky. This tut is made to show some down and dirty Photoshop tricks that beginners can quickly pick up. It also includes some relatively advanced techniques to help budding designers enhance their workflow. Let’s get started!
8
How to Create a 3D Text Photo Manipulation
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
9
How to Create Furry Text in Photoshop
In this tutorial we’ll be creating furry text using layer masks and some shadow effects for a 3D look. It’s pretty simple and fun to create and looks pretty cool. You can use this effect to learn new techniques in Photoshop, add to your portfolio or simply for fun. Let’s begin.
10
In case you haven’t noticed yet, the hand drawn style is one of the hottest design trends. Here is a quick tutorial to show you how to create a hand drawn design in Photoshop using the blending mode and alpha channel.
11
How to Create a Flying Land Illustration On Fire
This tutorial is a collaboration with a good friend of mine with Ciursa Ionut. This tutorial is about creating a fantasy illustration using some dragon images and a few cliffs for creating the land. We also add lava and fiery effects. So, let’s get fired-up for this one!
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This effect can be easily achieved with Photoshop Warp transform tool. Christmas is around the corner and I hope you may find this tutorial useful for upcoming projects.
13
How to Make a Dark, Post-Apocalyptic City Illustration
In this tutorial, we’ll change a full of sunshine, ordinary photograph into a gloomy image of the world after destruction of mankind. Using simple tools, we’ll turn lively streets into abandoned ruins overgrown with weeds. A number of stock images and a few little tricks will let us optimize our work and make this job more interesting and spectacular. So let’s go!
14
How to Create Remarkable 3D Text in Photoshop
In this quick and easy graphic design tutorial, you’ll discover a handy process for generating eye-grabbing three-dimensional typography with the help of Photoshop and some creative techniques.
15
How to Combine Digital Painting and Photo Manipulation to Create a Platform Environment
In this tutorial, you will learn how to combine digital painting and photo manipulation to create polished fantasy art. The process of combining digital painting and photo manipulation is a great mix. It truly allows you conquer the world with beautiful illustrations. Let’s get started!
16
Create a Simple Vibrant Light Effect in Photoshop
Starting away from the computer, we’ll use a few household objects to create some photographic resources. Then follow this Adobe Photoshop tutorial to manipulate the images with various tools and techiques to produce a vibrant design made up of intense light streams effect.
17
Cartoon Character in Photoshop
I have been thinking of doing a cartoon version of one of my favorite characters, Agatha Christies’ Detective Hercule Poirot, always portrayed as a strong willed and serious man. Doing such an intellectual and grumpy looking character in a cartoon fashion sounded like a funny idea to me. So I got my pencil and drew and colored it entirely on Photoshop CS3.
18
How To Create a Sleek Audio Player Interface in Photoshop
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to design a sleek audio player interface in Adobe Photoshop.
19
How to Create a Fantasy “Mother Nature” Scene
This tutorial is about creating a fantasy scene called “Mother Nature.” We will use well chosen images, brushes and most off all our imagination in combination with Photoshop techniques to create an outstanding image.
20
Photo Strip (Photoshop Tutorial)
This is a Photoshop tutorial on how to create a beautiful photo film strip, as seen in Apple’s iLife package design (’06 version) and DigitalMash website. The warp tool will be used to create the twisting effect (so, you need Photoshop CS2 or above to complete this tutorial). With the completion of this tutorial, you will be able build a photo strip with your own photos or artwork.
21
Create a Realistic Space Scene from Scratch with Photoshop
In this intermediate-to-advanced-level design tutorial, we are going to create a stunning space scene that has realistic-looking planets, stars, and lighting effects using a few innovative Photoshop techniques and some textures.
22
Combine Photo Elements to Create a Surreal Photo Manipulation
This Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to use a variety of color, lighting, and cut and paste techniques to create a surreal photo manipulation. Combine your creativity with these Photoshop techniques to create your own photo manipulation artworks.
23
How to Make an Impressive Blog Layout in Photoshop
In this easy to follow web design tutorial, you will learn how to construct a beautiful, sleek, and professional-level weblog design using Adobe Photoshop that you can later use for your very own blog theme.
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A photo effect like this one is rather popular to make movie poster or something like that. I actually don’t know what is this effect name, so I just call it Line Patterned Photo Effect; base on the step of how to make it, the basic of this effect is a random line that blended in to the photo.
25
Beautiful Xmas Wallpaper in Cinema 4D and Photoshop
I decided to try and design my own candy cane typeface. I also used Photoshop to create the background and the whole composition.
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