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3D
Globs
Make those big trendy 3D globs using nothing but Photoshop. |
Beginner |
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Actions
and Batching
Save your precious time by automating tasks by using Actions and
Batching. |
Beginner |
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Box
Art
Learn how to turn 2D artwork into a 3D software box, hardcover book,
or other object. |
Intermediate |
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Brushes
Create custom brushes and learn to use Photoshop's powerful brush
engine. |
Intermediate |
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Chromage
Make oh so smooth chrome effects. |
Advanced |
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Colorburst
Learn how to make simple, eye-catching colorbursts. |
Beginner |
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Colorize
Colorize is a artistic effect used by a lot of graphic designers
to detail pictures. |
Intermediate |
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Fire
Text: Tutorial
Set your text ablaze with burning wrath. |
Intermediate |
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Grunge:
Tutorial
Create grungy background effects. |
Intermediate |
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Ice
Text: Tutorial
Learn who to chisel your own ice text. |
Intermediate |
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Keyboard
Shortcuts: Tutorial
Find out about all of Photoshop's lovely shortcut keys. |
Beginner |
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Lighting
Effects: Tutorial
Create realistic-looking plastic objects by using powerful lighting
effects techniques. |
Intermediate |
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Masking:
Tutorial
Hide parts our your layers with style by using Photoshop's powerful
masking features. |
Intermediate |
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Micro
Buttons: Tutorial
Learn how to make micro buttons in Photoshop. |
Beginner |
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Neon
Glow Text: Tutorial
Make neon text like that often found on commerical signs. |
Intermediate |
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Outlines
Create suave outlines the old-fashioned way. |
Beginner |
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Paths:
Tutorial
Use paths to create smooth and editable selections. |
Beginner |
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Seamless
Water Texture: Tutorial
Make a very stylish and useful water texture. |
Intermediate |
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Texture
Wrapping: Tutorial
Learn how to realistically wrap a texture around an object. |
Intermediate |
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Have
you ever wanted to make those big 3D shapes you see all over
the place. If you aren't too skilled in or don't have 3D
Studio Max, you can use Photoshop to get decent results.
Start off making a new image, width: 400 height: 317. Open
up Filter>Render>3D Transform.
Click
the Cube Tool on the left and drag to draw a square in the
large, white space as seen similar to what we have on the
left. It can be any size, up to you, though the size we used
is probably the best.
Once
you get that, just go crazy and make hundreds of small squares
everywhere on the image. Once you're done, it should look
something like the image on the left.
Now,
click the Rotate Tool which is the second to last one on
the right, and start to drag the 3D glob you made over to
its backside. It might seem to get really bright on one side
and dark on the other, but keep rotating until it looks spoontacular. 
Click OK when
you are done and the 3D Glob looks wicked. There you have
your simple 3D glob, go around, tell your friends you know
how to make 3D effects =p.
As
an optional step, you can go to Image>Adjust>Hue
and Saturation and play around with the settings to colorize
that bad boy. It may turn out to look like the killer image
we have here.
