How to Utilize the Pattern Tool to Create a Pattern Brush in Illustrator CS6

One of my favorite new tools with Adobe Illustrator CS6 is the Pattern Tool. It’s great for creating complex seamless patterns in real time and gives you so many options. However it’s not so easy to create a Pattern Brush. Today’s Quick Tip tutorial is a bit of an experimental one, showing you how you… Continue reading How to Utilize the Pattern Tool to Create a Pattern Brush in Illustrator CS6

40+ Useful HTML5 Tutorials And Techniques

For the web designers and web developers, this collection will be a treat for them because in this collection, we are showcasing 45 useful and amazing HTML5 tutorials and techniques that would astonish them. HTML5 is the latest and advanced version of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and these days HTML5 is very popular among the… Continue reading 40+ Useful HTML5 Tutorials And Techniques

Create a Battlefield Scene Using Stock Photography in Photoshop

By combining the right photography in Photoshop you can create just about any scene that you want. In this tutorial, we will create a battlefield using several stock photographs. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets Here are the stocks used to complete the image. Sky 1 Sky 2 Spikes Fire Fire 2 Smoke Soldier 1 Soldier… Continue reading Create a Battlefield Scene Using Stock Photography in Photoshop

How to Create Elegant Valentine’s Day Greeting Card with Abstract Hearts in Adobe Photoshop CS6

In the following Quick Tip tutorial you will learn how to use Custom shapes, Layer styles, and Gradients in Adobe Photoshop CS6 to create elegant Valentine’s Day greeting card with abstract hearts. You can use these techniques and elements to create your own greeting card! Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started! Final Image Preview… Continue reading How to Create Elegant Valentine’s Day Greeting Card with Abstract Hearts in Adobe Photoshop CS6

25 Best Photoshop CS6 Tutorials

Quickly Select Skin Tones Color Splash Effect in Photoshop CS6 Quickly Change the Appearance Content Aware Move Tool Introducing the New Crop Tool Hunger Games Poster Composite Using Photoshop CS6 Use New Features in Photoshop CS6 to Create an Administrator Dashboard Interface Use the Content Aware Move Tool Create Tilt Shift Photography with the New… Continue reading 25 Best Photoshop CS6 Tutorials

How to Create a Vector Cross Stitch Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a cross stitch effect using Adobe Illustrator CS6. I’ll be using the Appearance panel and patterns in order to create the design and then show you how you can create a simple Aida fabric background pattern. This is a great tutorial for those who… Continue reading How to Create a Vector Cross Stitch Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Create A Scrapbook Alphabet

Introduction In this Photoshop Text Effect you’ll learn to create cool Scrapbook style text that can be used as a stand alone word treatment or converted to individual reusable .png files with a transparent background. READ THIS: If you haven’t already done the Text In Stitches tutorial and you want to add the stitches to… Continue reading Create A Scrapbook Alphabet

Quick Tip: How to Create a Metallic Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a metallic text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Strasua Font Black Pattern Step 1 First of all install the .pat file named black_pattern_by_fluctuemos-d5mermc.pat. You have to double click the… Continue reading Quick Tip: How to Create a Metallic Text Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop

Create a Sports Wallpaper with Splatter Effects

Preview of Final Results Resources Girl – SXC Tea Stain Texture – Frameofthoughts (Deviantart) Ball – SXC Plant – SXC Splatter 1 – SXC Splatter 2 – SXC Splatter 3 – SXC Galaxy – Pauline Moss Stock (Deviantart) Goalpost – SXC Ground – SXC Skyline – SXC Spray Paint Pack – Mediamilitia Water Color Texture… Continue reading Create a Sports Wallpaper with Splatter Effects

Our Top 50 Photoshop Tutorials from 2012

Just as we published this time last year, today, we have put together our 50 favorite Photoshop tutorials from last year (2012). The tutorials have been split into the following categories: Painting, Photo Composition, Illustration, Drawing, Photo Effects, 3D, Icon Design, Text and, finally, Poster Design Tutorials.   So, what’s the wait? Go ahead and… Continue reading Our Top 50 Photoshop Tutorials from 2012

Create Digital Invitations To Any Event With Erly

In this digital age, inviting friends and family to a special occasion is now as easy as sending them an email or a link to a web page. For those who prefer a modern way of sending invites as opposed to the more traditional ones sent by post, Erly is a great option. The web… Continue reading Create Digital Invitations To Any Event With Erly

How to Create a Simple Multi-Item Slider

For today’s tutorial we want to show you how to create a simple item slider with CSS animations and some jQuery. The idea was inspired by the Aplle product slider where several little items fly in with a bouncing animation. We wanted to translate this concept to a modern-looking alternative for a minimal online store… Continue reading How to Create a Simple Multi-Item Slider

Create a Beautiful Password Strength Meter

In this tutorial we will be creating a beautiful password strength indicator. It will determine the complexity of a password and move a meter accordingly with the help of the new Complexify jQuery plugin. Only when a sufficiently complex password is entered, will the user be able to continue with their registration. A PSD file is also… Continue reading Create a Beautiful Password Strength Meter

How to design a Minimalistic Blog Theme

Final Result Step 1: Create a new document Start by creating a new document in Photoshop with 1024px width and 1200px height. Step 2: Bokeh Background Image You can download this background image here or you can follow this tutorial to make your own. Step 3: Drawing the layout Grab the Rounded Rectangle Tool (Radius:… Continue reading How to design a Minimalistic Blog Theme

Learn How To Create An Open Book In Photoshop

In todays tutorial I’ll be showing you how to create a sleek book with a nice leather textured background. Lets get started. What We’ll Be Creating Resources Used In This Tutorial Leather Texture Lets Get Started! Create a new document (Ctrl + N) 1200 x 800 pixels with any colored background. Open the leather texture… Continue reading Learn How To Create An Open Book In Photoshop

Carbon Fibre Style Metallic Icon Design

What We’ll Be Creating Lets Get Started! Create a new document (Ctrl + N) with the dimensions 800 x 600 pixels, change your background color to a color which will make the icon more visible. Select the “Rounded Rectangle Tool” (U) with a radius of 20px. Drag out a small rectangle in the middle of… Continue reading Carbon Fibre Style Metallic Icon Design

How to Create a Professional Web Layout in Photoshop

Designing good looking clean and functional Web layouts is an essential part of a Web Designers life. In this tutorial we are going to create a clean and professional Web layout in Photoshop from scratch. Along the way you can learn useful methods to create designs. So get started! Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5… Continue reading How to Create a Professional Web Layout in Photoshop

Create an Unique Surreal Photo Manipulation with Nebula Effect in Photoshop

Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Difficulty: Intermediate Estimated Completetion Time: 1- 2 hours In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create an Unique, Dark Surreal Photo Manipulation with Nebula Effect in Photoshop. This is an intermediate level tutorial so some steps can be a bit tricky, but why… Continue reading Create an Unique Surreal Photo Manipulation with Nebula Effect in Photoshop

Design a Contemporary Poster

Create this simple poster created with layers of photos and shapes. In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to use a combination of Photoshop brushes, images, and custom shapes to create this contemporary poster. What you will need Architectural ornaments brush set A few splatter brushes   Step 1 Create a new document with… Continue reading Design a Contemporary Poster

Create a Web Hosting Landing Page in Adobe Photoshop

In this First of the Year 2012 tutorial we are going to create a Web Hosting Landing Page layout for Besthost as an example. The template will have a simple logo, navigation, slider gallery, package, about us, services, testimonials and footer. Let’s combine these all together to make an awesome template. I will try my… Continue reading Create a Web Hosting Landing Page in Adobe Photoshop