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Create a Sci-fi Scene Using Advanced Shading Techniques in Photoshop
Applying the right atmosphere and lighting to your artwork can be a tricky task. In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a mechanically enhanced subject, in a sci-fi environment, using advanced shading techniques in Photoshop.
Create a Golf Themed, Vector Illustration
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a vector golf illustration. It includes creating a golf hole scene, complete with numbered flag for the hole and a cutout section of turf where the golf ball has landed. You’ll also learn to illustrate some dynamic text that fits well with the illustration’s theme.
Image Effects for Better Message Communication
Today we look at some of the styles or effects that photographers usually use on their images to give the final result a certain look and feel that better communicates the message hidden behind their shots.
Venetian Blinds Transition Effect
In this tutorial we will be making a network tv style Venetian Blinds Transition Effect.
Create a Post-Apocalyptic Photo-Composition
In this tutorial we will create a post-apocalyptic photo composition that will take inspiration from movies such as Planet of Apes, where an astronaut finds himself marooned on earth thousands of years into the future only to find scattered relics of mankind.
Create a Stylized Performance Car in Illustrator CS5
In today’s Tuts+ Premium tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a stylized performance car from a reference image using many gradients, custom art brushes, patterns, clipping masks and not a single gradient mesh or blur in sight!
Create a Golden Shield Illustration with Ivy Text Effect
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a golden shield illustration and an ivy text effect. We’ll use vector shape building techniques to construct the main structure of our work and then Illustrator’s 3D tools to add depth. Then learn how to add polish to the shield before we move onto constructing the ivy text effect. Let’s get started.
Continuous Integration: Scripting Xcode Builds
In this tutorial series we will explore a rarely discussed (but highly valuable) process of developing software that is disappointingly absent in the iOS and mobile world: Continuous Integration.
Transitioning into Professional Photography: Part 4
In this four-part series, commercial photographer Simon Plant offers advice to those wishing to take the step from amateur to full time professional.
Create A Bumper Animation Of The ESPN Logo, Part 2
With our work in Cinema 4D now complete, we’ll begin part two by moving into After Effects, where we’ll import our rendered image sequence and look at using some simple, yet very powerful techniques for compositing 3D renders to make our final piece look great.