Today we’re going to learn how to draw a simple cherry using Adobe Illustrator 9, CS, CS2, or CS3. This is a simple tutorial that anyone can do in around 30 minutes.
7/31/2008
Beginner Adobe Illustrator Cherry Tutorial
Spring Break
Usually we soften portraits, but not this time. We are going to crack it up. Big time..
Blending And Combining Photos With Layer Masks
Learn how to combine photos in all sorts of interesting and creative ways using layer masks
Creative Merging of Photographs
This tutorial will show you a quick tip that can help spark a few ideas for your photographs.
Logo Design Project Step by Step Walkthrough
A step by step walkthrough of the logo design process for myNiteLife, covering initial sketches and thoughts to a tutorial on how the final logo was created in Adobe Illustrator.
7/30/2008
Sunset
Create sunset at the sea animation using 3dsmax. Also making ocean wave ripple effect. Detailed step by step tutorial.
3 Cool Ideas for Dreamy Photos
In this tutorial you'll see 3 cool ideas for making dreamy photos.
Design a Coldplay/Apple Inspired Portrait in Photoshop
You don’t have to be an obsessive Coldplay fan like me to admire the beautiful effects shown in the latest Coldplay / Apple ad. This tutorial will show how to design portraits based on that style.
An alien monster
In this tutorial we will create and quick sketch a character. Let's say it is an alien type monster. I will use my wacom tablet to paint this guy.
7/29/2008
Create a Stylized Gradient Mesh Soccer Ball Illustration
In this tutorial, we’ll show the advanced Adobe Illustrator artist how to create a realistic looking soccer ball with mesh objects. You’ll learn how to create reflections with the Opacity Mask. We’ll also make our own swooshes and custom brushes.
Design a Cool Football Wallpaper
This tutorial will show you how to design an interesting football wallpaper. It will go over techniques such as transforming images and applying some great lighting effects.
Painting and Drawing Skin with Photoshop
Learn how to digitally paint skin in photoshop
3d smax 3d sunlight effect studio tutorial
Here I will tell you about 3ds max 3d sunlight effect studio tutorial.
Craft a Vintage Fifties Letter
It seems everyone wants to learn how to make something look vintage or grungy. In this tutorial, I go over how to create a fifties love letter with stamps, bent corner, and a a retro border using the brush engine, rectangle tool, layer styles, blend modes, and several intermediate techniques that are sure to propel you skills to the next level.
Design a Classic Muscle Car Concept Depicting Horse Power
This time we’ll create a classic car concept. You learn some useful techniques for combining images into interesting designs. We’ll add Motion Blurs and Radial Blurs to create a speed sensation, and other tricks as well. Keep in mind, your designs are as much your creative thinking, as they are the techniques you use to make them.
7/28/2008
Create a Vector Lock Icon Design
In the following tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a lock icon with some effects, opacity masks, gradients, and simple shapes in Illustrator. Many of these techniques can be applied easily to other icon designs.
7/27/2008
Create a Mobile Phone Styled Like the HTC Touch Diamond
I must admit that there is no other love for me rather than the iPhone but when I first saw the HTC Touch Diamond mobile I was amazed because it looks so good. It looks so good that I decided to write a tutorial to show you how I made it. This will be a long tutorial so go get some coffee for this.
Photo manipulations - digital art training
We have a very interesting subject for today. I am looking forward to make more Photo manipulations, because this is also a part of digital art training. In this tutorial we̢۪ll take a photo and retouch it using a tablet and Photoshop, so let's do it.
From sun to snow in Photoshop
Digital artist Jeff Huang shows how to convincingly fake a snowy scene using Photoshop channels, layers and careful painting.
The Guitar
Okie, today, I will show you an effect... boom your action by star brushes.
Make a Fairy-Tale Inspired Magical Hand Shaped Vine
In this tutorial, we’ll show the intermediate to advanced Adobe Illustrator artist how to make a fairy-tale inspired magical vine that is shaped like a hand. You should have a basic understanding of Adobe Illustrator tools before you begin this tutorial.
Professional Portrait Retouching - Comparing Skin Softening Techniques
Professional Portrait Retouching - Comparing Skin Softening Techniques from Bo Boswell on Vimeo.
Tutorial comparing three popular skin softening techniques inside one Photoshop document while retaining realistic skin texture.
Design a Grungy Floating Island
This tutorial will walk you through how to create a grungy floating island, complete with a watercolor textured background. The tutorial focuses heavily on how layer blending modes can be combined to great effect.
Vintage
Even thought A photo can be old and mould by time, but it still keeps your moment, a memory that you never forget... Today, I will show you how to make it. Its name is Vintage.
Wirframing in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you a great way to fake that look without opening up a 3D program.
Create an Artistic Photo Collage
This tutorial will show how to make a photo collage that will resemble someones face in an artistic way.
7/26/2008
The Ocean Girl Photo Effect
Learn how to create an ocean girl photo effect by combining some stocks and blending techniques
GUIS - Reflective Plastic
Interface creation often involves a lot of metallic looking elements, but why not have a change? Plastic can be just as eye-catching, it's all about the subtle highlights and reflections. Ideal for interface bases.
Dreamy Lighting Photo Effect
This tutorial shows you how to make an awesome dreamy lighting photo effect
Turn a car into a hover car!
Learn how to turn a car into a flying car with real jet thrusters!
7/24/2008
Break Out Zit Photo Retouch
Learn how to create a major zit breakout! Have fun modifying your friends pictures and creating some awes and ews.
The Dreamy Background
In this tutorial, I show you how to create a dreamy background. It will be a nice background for your desktop
Recover detail from highlights and exposed skin photoshop tutorial
In this tutorial we’re going to recover detail from the skin area and have it on a separate layer for full control
7/23/2008
Create an envelpe icon with a satin feel
In this tutorial i will show you how using the basic tools of illustrator , ie gradient , rectangle , pathfinder and line we can create a simple looking envelope. With changing the arrow icon you will have multiple defined icons .
7/22/2008
Adobe Illustrator Ladybug Tutorial
This tutorial will teach you how to draw your very own ladybug using Adobe Illustrator 9.0, CS, CS2, or CS3. This tutorial is rather simple in terms of drawing, but contains a good number of concepts and ideas you will find useful in future, more complex, drawings. The entire finished tutorial should not take more then one to two hours for most people to complete.
Design a Retro Summer Poster Illustration
This tutorial will cover some really cool illustration techniques, exploring Photoshop’s vector capabilities as well as playing with textures and selection methods.
Glass Cube Tutorial
How to make a transparent glass with a ball inside of it? Yes that’s what this tutorial is about, you will learn how to give a nice texture on it and some shadows and shines for realism on this piece, we hope you can improve your skills and from this make amazing stuff.
Circular Vector Halftone Pattern in Adobe Illustrator
A step by step tutorial for making a vector halftone.
The X Files - I want to belive
Well if you're a movie buff of any bearing you would be aware of the looming release of 'The X Files - I want to belive'. Let's create nice wallpaper.
7/21/2008
Super Man Signature Tutorial
This tutorial will show you how to make an awesome super man signature
How to Create a Vector Safari Compass in Illustrator
The Safari browser from Apple has a great little icon that works well in small formats while also displaying quite a lot of intricate details when viewed in large format. Navigate through this Adobe Illustrator tutorial to draw up your own vector Safari inspired compass in Adobe Illustrator.
7/20/2008
Fable of the Night - Matte Painting
Learn how an artist created a digital matte painting in photoshop using various stock photos
Creating a ‘Swan Bride’ - Fun With Paths!
This tutorial will show you what’s capable using paths. Paths are a really flexible way to achieve a variety of outcomes, yet can tend to be overlooked by the average Photoshop user.
Growing Forest
Creating forest animation from seeds to a lot of giant trees. 3dsmax special effect tutorial using Particle Flow.
Craft a Dramatic Vector Landscape Environment
This tutorial will show the intermediate Adobe Illustrator artist how to make a dramatic landscape environment. You should have a basic understanding of Adobe Illustrator tools before you begin this tutorial, as the tutorial moves at a rapid pace.
7/19/2008
The Plant
In this lesson I will describe the process of drawing a plant and drawing drops of water on its leaves
Create fireballs and explosions in Photoshop
Fabio Sasso uses custom brushes and layers to create an explosive scene in Photoshop.
Soccer Theme Graphic
Soccer is the hit of the season, learn how to create your own soccer theme with a splash of uniqueness. Great for posters, ads, web graphics and much more! Try this now~
3dsmax 3d model sword shield studio tutorial
Here I will teach you how to create a 3dsmax 3d model sword shield studio tutorial.
Create a Can of Beans by Mapping Vectors to a 3D Object
Illustrator has offered a range of 3D tools for some time and this tutorial aims to get you started familiarizing yourself with them. We’ll be creating a can of beans, built entirely from vectors, using the Symbols palette, the Extrude tool and Illustrator’s Image Mapping. Enjoy!
7/18/2008
Create a Detailed Vector Traffic Light with Simple Shapes, Gradients, and Glows
In this tutorial, we’ll see how creating this detailed traffic light is just a matter of building up layers of simple shapes, custom gradients, and the Outer Glow effect.