In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this Mysterious “Energy Flow” rock text effect in Photoshop. We will use a rock texture, river flow stock image, and cloud brushes to achieve this effect. The rock texture will form the foundation of the text, whereas the river stock will be used to… Continue reading Create Mysterious “Energy Flow” Rock Text Effect in Photoshop
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How To Create Abstract Geometric Photo Collage Art
Since posting this showcase of inspiring artwork combining geometry & photography back in 2014 I’ve wanted to give this trendy style of art a try myself. I finally sat down with Illustrator & Photoshop and devised a method of transforming a photograph into an abstract collage of geometric shapes. We’ll begin with Illustrator to build… Continue reading How To Create Abstract Geometric Photo Collage Art
animatedModal.js – A jQuery plugin to create a fullscreen modal with CSS3 transitions
In user interface design, a modal window is a graphical control element subordinate to an application’s main window which creates a mode where the main window can’t be used.It can be used to generate alert or confirm messages with few lines of code. animatedModal.js is a jQuery plugin to create a fullscreen modal with CSS3… Continue reading animatedModal.js – A jQuery plugin to create a fullscreen modal with CSS3 transitions
Free Image Editor: 4 Stellar Programs to Help You Create Beautiful Images
Need a new free image editor? Today we’re taking a look at four free tools you can use to design your own custom image graphics for sharing in blog posts or on social media. While toiling away in advanced image editing programs will always allow for unparalleled sophistication, there are some incredible free tools online that… Continue reading Free Image Editor: 4 Stellar Programs to Help You Create Beautiful Images
How To Create a Seamless Topographic Map Pattern
I’ve posted articles about topographic maps before on my blog, namely my contour map effect Illustrator tutorial and my free pack of topographic map patterns. My first tutorial used Illustrator’s Blend tool to draw a series of concentric lines. It worked pretty well, but I went on to develop a technique that would help create… Continue reading How To Create a Seamless Topographic Map Pattern
Create Your Own Professional Forms for Free with JotForm
If you’ve ever built a form for your website, you must have taken a few minutes to scratch your head here and there. The task at hand can often be daunting, which is why a lot of people don’t build their own forms. Forms can sometimes take the back seat when it comes to the… Continue reading Create Your Own Professional Forms for Free with JotForm
Create 3D Star Light Text Effect in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this 3D star light text effect in Photoshop. We will use a number of manipulation techniques such as layer blending, adjustment layers and various tools such as brush, eraser and free transform tools. Note: The Photoshop tutorial is done in Photoshop CC – therefore some… Continue reading Create 3D Star Light Text Effect in Photoshop
Create Fiery Dragon Ravaging Mountain Village Scene in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the process used to Create Fiery Dragon Ravaging Mountain Village Scene in Photoshop. We will use a photo of a metal dragon display in a museum and make it alive and breath fire. We will also create a mountain village scene from several stock images. Have a try! Note: The… Continue reading Create Fiery Dragon Ravaging Mountain Village Scene in Photoshop
How to Create Stylish Transparent Labels for your Web Images in Photoshop
Transparency is seriously trending in web design right now, due to the popular use of large images, transparencies help to make the text pop on the busy image. This quick and simple tutorial will show you how to make a stylish transparent label with large type. We have done this in white, but it can… Continue reading How to Create Stylish Transparent Labels for your Web Images in Photoshop
17 CSS3 Transition Plugins & Tutorials To Create A Single Page Website
Here is another collection of some CSS3 tutorials and this time, we are focusing on creating transition effect for creating a single page website. In the recent times, we have seen that single page websites have greatly increased the user experience by reducing the unnecessary loading time of duplicated page contents. So, without any further… Continue reading 17 CSS3 Transition Plugins & Tutorials To Create A Single Page Website
How to Create a Magical Christmas Snow Globe in Photoshop
Learn how to create this fantasy Christmas scene with Photoshop. You will use a variety of brushes and images in order to achieve a pleasant final result. Let’s start! What you’ll be creating In this tutorial you will create a winter fantasy scene. In order to follow this tutorial you will need Photoshop CS3 or… Continue reading How to Create a Magical Christmas Snow Globe in Photoshop
ClassyCountdown – jQuery Plugin to Create Circular Countdowns
ClassyCountdown is a jQuery plugin written by Marius Stanciu – Sergiu, a plugin that allows you to easily create clean circular countdowns. It is fully customizable and includes 12 themes, which can be modified and it uses HTML5 canvas for rendering the circles. This jQuery plugin is distributed under the MIT license. Enjoy! Demo &… Continue reading ClassyCountdown – jQuery Plugin to Create Circular Countdowns
How To Create a Christmas Jumper Pattern in Illustrator
Last week I shared a collection of free seamless knitted Christmas jumper patterns for my readers to download and get their design in the festive spirit. A few of you guys were interested in seeing how they were made, so today I’ll be showing you the techniques I used to build them. Don’t worry if… Continue reading How To Create a Christmas Jumper Pattern in Illustrator
Create Rocky Face Manipulation with Abstract Lighting Effect in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this Rocky Face Manipulation with Abstract Lighting Effect in Photoshop. You will learn some interesting methods of creating nice-looking abstract line effects and some fancy colouring technique with adjustment layers. Have a try! This is an intermediate level tutorial and some steps can be tricky.… Continue reading Create Rocky Face Manipulation with Abstract Lighting Effect in Photoshop
Create Dark Text Effect Inspired by “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor” Game in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the process of creating this dark text effect inspired by the action game “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor” in Photoshop. This is a beginner to intermediate level tutorial. Note: The Photoshop tutorial is done in Photoshop CC – therefore some screenshot may have slighting different layout as in the… Continue reading Create Dark Text Effect Inspired by “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor” Game in Photoshop
How To: Easily Create Pricing Tables in WordPress
A lot of product or business themes these days bundle in the ability to create pricing tables which you can use to create a listing of your different pricing options for your service or product. These were popularised at first by hosting companies who needed to be able to show a large amount of features… Continue reading How To: Easily Create Pricing Tables in WordPress
How to Create a School-Themed Vector Pack in Adobe Illustrator
Learning something new is not just for the kids; it can be for teachers and educators, too. That especially applies when it comes to creating images for use in class projects or for a school webpage. Luckily for you, we have a new tutorial that will teach you how to create a nice minimalistic school-themed… Continue reading How to Create a School-Themed Vector Pack in Adobe Illustrator
How to Create Spooky Halloween Typography in Photoshop
As autumn approaches in much of the world, we know that many artists are beginning to think about Halloween, especially artists that live in the U.S. In this tutorial, we will explain how to create slimy, gooey, and drippy Halloween typography in Photoshop. We will then incorporate that typography into a poster design. Let’s get… Continue reading How to Create Spooky Halloween Typography in Photoshop
Create Free and Trendy Icon Sets with FreeIconMaker
While designing a website or a web application, you can’t deny the importance of web design tools that help to simplify your tasks and complete your project on time. FreeIconMaker.com is the first free online icon maker that allows you to create your own templates and share them with others. In this article we will… Continue reading Create Free and Trendy Icon Sets with FreeIconMaker
You Want to Create An App? Check Out These Prototyping and Building Tools
Wireframing for websites, web apps, and mobile apps that you make is as vital as laying the foundations of a tall building before moving on to its walls and roof. Web designers and web developers really need to pay attention during this stage, and perfect the user experience of your app/website with thorough prototype testing… Continue reading You Want to Create An App? Check Out These Prototyping and Building Tools
Create a Halloween-Inspired Children’s Illustration in Photoshop
As the fall approaches in many parts of the world, designers and illustrators might already be thinking about the upcoming Halloween holiday, especially those that are based in the U.S. In this tutorial, we will show you how to illustrate a cute and scary children’s illustration using techniques that you could easily incorporate into your… Continue reading Create a Halloween-Inspired Children’s Illustration in Photoshop
Create a realistic star field with space dust in photoshop (With Action)
Star fields are a great way of adding an interesting element to your photo manipulations or digital paintings and they are surprisingly easy to create from scratch in Photoshop. Although most of the steps are repetitive and can be easily added into a Photoshop action (see below for download), I’ll go through each of them here… Continue reading Create a realistic star field with space dust in photoshop (With Action)
How To Create a Web Design Style Guide
Creating websites is getting more and more complex and is usually not a one person job. It is important to ensure that design is consistent and optimized to meet business objectives and create enjoyable experiences for users. One of the ways to ensure that team is on the same page when designing separate parts of… Continue reading How To Create a Web Design Style Guide
10 Little Known Ways to Create More Time in Your Life
“Life is crazy. Family, work, social engagements…I just can’t keep up… there aren’t enough hours in a day…whoever has the time to really achieve what they want out of life?” Does this sound like you? Are you tired of waking up and discovering you’re already running behind before you even get out of bed? Life… Continue reading 10 Little Known Ways to Create More Time in Your Life