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Retinize It: Free Photoshop Action For Slicing Graphics For HD Screens

High-definition (or “Retina”) displays have spread wider and wider, and evidently their numbers will keep growing. So, as creators of products that will be consumed on Retina devices, we have to optimize our design and development workflow accordingly. Slicing graphics from finished designs to use for development is one of the less enjoyable parts of… Continue reading Retinize It: Free Photoshop Action For Slicing Graphics For HD Screens

Quick-Tip: How to Create Double Exposure Photographs in Photoshop

Step 1 Start by opening the photo you’ll use as a background into Photoshop. This is usually a landscape/cityscape. Place the second image by dragging and dropping the file into your canvas or by going to File > Place. The transform tool will automatically be activated. Set the blending mode of the layer to screen… Continue reading Quick-Tip: How to Create Double Exposure Photographs in Photoshop

Create a Flat Countdown Timer in Photoshop – iOS 7 Inspired

In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a simple countdown timer, iOS 7 inspired! Flat design is dominating the web and I’m sure you all know that Apple created a new look and feel for their OS. I’m really happy seeing the minimal look of the user interface and I know Apple… Continue reading Create a Flat Countdown Timer in Photoshop – iOS 7 Inspired

Create a Cute Zombie Illustration in Photoshop

Zombies have been a staple of science fiction and horror films for decades. Recently, the T.V. show “The Walking Dead” renewed the public’s interest in these gruesome creatures. While “The Walking Dead’s” interpretation of zombies is quite scary and horrific, in this tutorial, Liran Szeiman will show you how to create a cute zombie illustration… Continue reading Create a Cute Zombie Illustration in Photoshop

Free and Premium Photoshop Tutorials for Graphic and Web Designers

School is not an option regarding this matter. Read Learn Web Design The Right Way: Quit College And Start Sucking Blood to learn more about this. Our Freelance Sergeant James Richman will explain everything about why you need to start sucking blood from now on and become a freelance web designer. Okay, continue reading to check out both… Continue reading Free and Premium Photoshop Tutorials for Graphic and Web Designers

Quick Tip: How to Create a Triangle Pixelation Effect in Photoshop

Final Results Step 1 Start by opening any photo you want into Photoshop. You should resize the image to your final output size before you continue. This is the photo that we’ll be using. Step 2 Duplicate your background layer twice. Step 3 Activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd+T or Edit > Free Transform) then set… Continue reading Quick Tip: How to Create a Triangle Pixelation Effect in Photoshop

A Round-Up Of 45 Fresh Photoshop Tutorials And Techniques

Graphic designers and web designers are ready all the time to welcome Adobe Photoshop Tutorials. There are so many reasons behind this like Adobe Photoshop can easily use, you can easily learn from it, and most important is that Adobe Photoshop comes with so many varieties of highly developed tools which give outstanding and inspiring… Continue reading A Round-Up Of 45 Fresh Photoshop Tutorials And Techniques

Our Complete Walkthrough of What’s New in Photoshop CC

The new version of Photoshop is finally here! Adobe Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) is now available for download for Creative Cloud Subscribers. The new version includes several new features including Camera Shake Reduction, Camera RAW improvements, Image Upsampling, Properties Panel Improvements, Behance Integration, Sync Settings, and many more useful features. In this article, Martin Perhiniak… Continue reading Our Complete Walkthrough of What’s New in Photoshop CC

25 Useful Free Photoshop Custom Shape Sets

Photoshop comes with many tools and exploring them in the right way can significantly help you achieve better results. With the help of Photoshop custom shapes, one can easily design something in Photoshop, and they are pretty handy as well. Using Photoshop custom shapes can save your time to a great extent when you are… Continue reading 25 Useful Free Photoshop Custom Shape Sets

Create Your Own Custom Landscapes in Photoshop

Preview of Final Results Tutorial Resources Landscape 1 – B-r-a-c-i-a-t-a Landscape 2 – B-r-a-c-i-a-t-a Mountains – Public Domain Pictures Step 1 Open the image ‘Landscape 1′. Step 2 Open the image ‘Lanscape 2′ and place it above the ‘Landscape 1′ like you see below. Step 3 Place your mouse on the ‘Landscape 2′ image and… Continue reading Create Your Own Custom Landscapes in Photoshop

Photoshop Matte Painting in Easy Steps

Preview of Final Results Tutorial Resources Clouds – aussiegal7 Bridge – montvalentstock Castle – pixellyperfectstock Waterfall – bleu-claire-stock Ruins – pixellyperfectstock Ruins – nixie04 Ruins – sacmaluk Ruins – whynotastock River – cat-in-the-stock Mountains – castock City – knightfall-stock Model – liam-stock Step 1 – Size Open the background stock. The size of the stock… Continue reading Photoshop Matte Painting in Easy Steps

Freebie: 24 Ultra Faded & Light Leak Photoshop Actions

These faded film effects are popular with many wedding and portrait photographers. They work great on high-contrast photos and they’re useful whenever your clients want the the retro/film look. With the right effect, you can change the mood of your photo. Although the faded film can look drastic, they’re actually created with only 1-2 adjustment… Continue reading Freebie: 24 Ultra Faded & Light Leak Photoshop Actions

Photoshop CC New Features: Is it Worth the Switch?

Photoshop CC Overview Why Photoshop CC and not CS7? Photoshop CC will only be available through Creative Cloud. Adobe has announced that they will be discontinuing the production of Creative Suite and push all their upgrades onto Creative Cloud – a subscription-based service. Therefore, it would make more sense to rename Photoshop from CS (Creative… Continue reading Photoshop CC New Features: Is it Worth the Switch?

45 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts

Shortcut Commands for Photoshop Photographers use Photoshop to edit their photos but this software can be a bit time consuming especially for beginners. There are different tools you can use with Photoshop and switching from 1 tool with the next one is what would consume most of your time. Here are 45 exceptionally useful Photoshop… Continue reading 45 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts

How to Create a Surreal Gothic Artwork in Photoshop

Resources Gothic Lolita – Kechake-stock Floor – SkyesStock Dress form – JinxMim Clocks – JinxMim | Alternative White Rabbit – Tilt-Stock Stormy Sky – EvanescentStock | Alternative Wall Crest – AshenSorrow Texture – SXC.hu Step 1 Create a new file, 2000x2000px 300dpi. Step 2 Now take the floor stock and paste it on the canvas.… Continue reading How to Create a Surreal Gothic Artwork in Photoshop

40+ Cool Minimalistic Photoshop Device PSDs

Doing a great and realistic presentation is extremely important if you are selling creative products and services such as apps and website design, themes for WordPress. One of the popular ways to serve the goodies is to make some great quality in action screenshots of the design and functionality. This helps potential customers get an… Continue reading 40+ Cool Minimalistic Photoshop Device PSDs

Create a Retro and Futuristic Design in Photoshop

Preview of Final Results Tutorial Resources Model Nebula Background Abstract Spheres Landscape Step 1 First, start Photoshop and create a new document. This tutorial is also going to be a wallpaper, so the size i’m using is 1920 x 1200. You can follow all the individual settings as shown in the diagram below. Background Create… Continue reading Create a Retro and Futuristic Design in Photoshop

How to use brushes to enhance your portraits in Adobe Photoshop CS6

This tutorial is an example of how a few simple techniques can be used to create a piece of digital artwork using multiple layers, masking, the Brush tool, some basic lighting and one simple noise texture. Using the processes here, you will be able to apply the same techniques to your photomontage and create your… Continue reading How to use brushes to enhance your portraits in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Create Inspirational 3D Gold Text with Photoshop Extended

Preview of Final Results Step 1 Start by creating a new 1920×1200 pixels document. Select the Text tool and type in your inspirational text. The font we’re using is Bebas Neue and Pacifico. These fonts are free. Adjust the font size and leading to your likings. Use the Free Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd+T or Edit >… Continue reading Create Inspirational 3D Gold Text with Photoshop Extended

35+ Incredible Photoshop Metal Brush Sets

For graphic designers having a large variety of brushes, such as Photoshop metal brushes, in the toolbox is a must! Though Photoshop comes with a set of basic brushes, most users need to extend the range of brushes in order to use Photoshop professionally and do great stuff faster. In order to be able to… Continue reading 35+ Incredible Photoshop Metal Brush Sets

40+ Awesome Photoshop Poster Tutorials For Your Inspiration

Creating your own creative poster in Photoshop is fun and challenging. If you are not yet an expert, then don’t worry! You can find tons of easy to follow poster design tutorials for Photoshop. Most of them will guide you “step by step” to make sure you learn every step involved in the process. A… Continue reading 40+ Awesome Photoshop Poster Tutorials For Your Inspiration

Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Create Guitar String Typography

Photoshop and Illustrator are great tools to help you create things that only exist in your imagination. In this tutorial, we will create words out of intertwining guitar strings. Let’s get started!   Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Wood Texture 1. Create the Strings in Illustrator Step… Continue reading Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Create Guitar String Typography