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How to Create a CSS3 Tabbed Navigation

huynguyen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:31:54 +0000

Hiya folks! Today we’re going to have fun creating a CSS3 Tabbed Navigation. In this tut we’re going to be creating the darkwash jean version out of the many different themes available for these awesome tabs just because… #1 we can and #2, there is more styling involved and I can show you more neat tricks with CSS3 than with the other styles. If you prefer, there are much simpler themes in the source files so feel free to follow along with those as the structure is pretty much the same.

Getting Started With MySQL DB and PHP with PHPMyAdmin

huynguyen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:30:23 +0000

Today I am going to show you how to get a new database setup with PHP/MySQL using PHPMyAdmin. For those of you who don’t know PHPMyAdmin is a great free tool to help you manage your databases. If you use cpanel or anything you have probably already seen/used it.

Elemental Combat Series: Flamethrower

huynguyen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:30:00 +0000

Using stock footage from a flamethrower and multiple camera shots stitched together, create a dynamically animated scene that sees the ability to shoot fire in slow motion as it progresses across a scene.

Making a Beautiful HTML5 Portfolio

huynguyen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:28:09 +0000

In today’s tutorial we will be making a beautiful HTML5 portfolio powered by jQuery and the Quicksand plugin. You can use it to showcase your latest work and it is fully customizable, so potentially you could expand it to do much more.

Create a Black Swan Inspired Movie Poster

huynguyen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:25:13 +0000

On CreativeFan awhile back, we published a series of , which all were notable for using a variety of design techniques that we’ve covered here, including photomanipulation, texture overlay, and digital painting of makeup.

L.A Noire Neon Style in Photoshop

huynguyen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:59:30 +0000

A few months ago I started seeing some poster in San Francisco about this game called L.A Noire. The text effect was really cool, sort of old style neon effect. I know I have done

Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop

huynguyen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:55:55 +0000

A few weeks ago a friend of mine wanted to know how to create a sort of 3D globe effect using Photoshop. I didn’t know how to do that but I got really intrigued with

Create Custom Rims For Your Ride in Photoshop

huynguyen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:50:44 +0000

Customizing your ride can be a lot of fun for those of you who are into that sort of thing. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to create some custom rims for your ride and then show what they would look like if overlaid on top of an image of a car. Let’s get started!

Create bright abstract diagonal lines background in Photoshop CS5

huynguyen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:40:00 +0000

In this tutorial, I will teach you how to easily create a bright abstract diagonal lines background in Adobe Photoshop CS5 using gradients, brushes and Hue/Saturation adjustments. Layered PSD file included. Let’s create this abstract illustration!

Create a Vector Cassette Tape Illustration

huynguyen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:35:26 +0000

In the following tutorial you will learn to create a cassette tape illustration. We’ll use vector shape building techniques, as well as advanced lighting, vector masks, gradients and more.