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Add Wings to Create a Dark and Sexy Angel

Craig — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:18:32 +0000

This tutorial has moved to http://craigabbott.co.uk/blog/add-wings-to-create-a-dark-and-sexy-angel/ – Sorry for the inconvenience!

20 Inspiring Artworks to Fuel Your Creativty

Craig — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:07:17 +0000

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http://craigabbott.co.uk/blog/20-inspiring-artworks-to-fuel-your-creativty/

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62 Famous Music / Band Related Fonts

Craig — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:34:55 +0000

Music makes my world go around. I have a very diverse taste, ranging through several completely different genres. But where does this relate to the design world?

Some of the greatest bands to withstand the test of time also have the most simple of logos. What came first? The font or the logo? I don’t know the answer… but I have put together a collection of 62 fonts, that have been used over the years to very easily create some of the most memorable logos in the music industry.

Simply click on the image to download the font you require, and leave any suggestions or feedback in the comments below.

1. ACDC

2. Adema

3. Alice In Chains

4. Black Eyed Peas / Basement Jaxx

5. Bonethugs In Harmony

6. Bon Jovi

7. Bullet For My Valentine / Godsmack

8. Creed

9. The Cure

10. Danzig

11. Def Leppard

12. Deftones

13. Depeche Mode

14. Disturbed

15. The Doors

16. Europe

17. Fatboy Slim

18. Fear Factory

19. Gorillaz

20. Guns n Roses (Classic)

21. Guns n Roses (New)

22. Incubus

23. Iron Maiden

24. Kings Of Leon

25. Kiss

26. Korn

27. Led Zepplin

28. Lenny Kravitz

29. Limp Bizkit

30. Linkin Park (Hybrid Theory)

31. Linkin Park (New)

32. Machine Head

33. Megadeth

34. Metallica

35. Misfits

36. Motley Crue

37. Mushroom Head

38. Nirvana

39. Oasis

40. Ozzy Osbourne

41. Pantera

42. Papa Roach

43. Pearl Jam

44. Pink

45. Pitchshifter

46. POD

47. Powerman 5000

48. Radiohead

49. Rammstein

50. Rob Zombie

51. Sepultura

52. Sex Pistols

53. Slipknot (Barcode)

54. Slipknot (Logo)

55. Snoop Dogg

56. Soul Fly

57. System Of A Down

58. Tatu

59. The Beatles

60. Trivium

Frank

Description

There are creative ways to use simple compression techniques in Photoshop. That is what we’re going to discuss in this post.

How To Color Old Black and White Photos

Craig — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:36:38 +0000

Have you ever found old black and white photographs and wondered what they would look like in colour? Here is a simple short tutorial to show you how you can add colour (or change colours) in any photograph.

Tutorial Details

Program: Photoshop
Version: CS or Higher
Final Image Preview: Click to Enlarge

Step 1

Take your black and white photograph and open it in Photoshop. The first thing we must do is unlock the background layer and add a Layer Mask. Double click the background layer in the layers panel and choose OK to unlock it. To add a layer mask choose Layer > Layer Mask.

Step 2

Next, duplicate the background layer and name it something it will relate to in the photograph, eg “Red Paint”.

Step 3

Choose Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Make sure the Color Tick Box is checked and move the sliders until you get your desired colour. Note: Do not tamper with the Lightness Settings for now.

Step 4

Select the Layer Mask for the Red Paint layer and choose Image > Adjustments Invert. This will reset the picture back to black and white. Now, take a medium hardness brush and paint back in the areas you wish to colour with White.

Step 5

Duplicate the background layer again and name it appropriately. Eg. Gold Paint.

Repeat the previous steps with the Hue/Saturation and colour in the parts you want gold.

Step 6

Just keep repeating these steps for various colours. The more objects you choose and the more colour differences you apply the better your final image will look. Note: I tend to put all my other truck related layers below the Red Paint Layer, this means if I have taken my time with that I can afford to overlap and be slightly more messy on the layers beneath it.

Step 7

Now we can add some Layer Adjustments. With your top layer selected choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels and click OK. Adjust your levels slightly to make the image a bit more crisp.

Step 8

Create a new layer above everything, call it Channel Black. Choose Window > Channels. Cmd+Click/Ctrl+Click the Red Channel to highlight it on your image.

Choose Select > Invert. This will swap the selection for everything that is NOT selected. Set your colour to Black (hit D to reset your colours) and return to your new blank layer. Choose Edit > Fill and with Foreground Color selected click ok.

Set the Blend Mode to Soft Light and the Opacity to around 50%. This will just add a little bit of Contrast to our image.

And that is it. Obviously the more time you spend and the more colours you add the better your overall image will turn out.

8 Common CSS Mistakes and How to Fix Them

MadTuts Feed — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:36:44 +0000

URL

http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2010/03/8-common-css-mistakes-and-how-to-fix-them/

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Frank

Description

CSS has the distinction of being one of a handful of web technologies that newcomers tend to learn by doing. Here are the eight most common mistakes that web designers of all experience levels commit.