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Making Of Makes Me Fly

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:53:51 +0000

Hi, my name is Adrien Castel and I’m a 3D generalist at a studio based near Bordeaux in France. I made this illustration for my girlfriend. She’s the kind of girl who makes you want to become someone better so that’s why the idea was that she makes my fly!

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Post tags: 3D, character, fly, illustration

Making Of Fishman

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:36:54 +0000

I’ve always loved the mariners Blizzard made for Starcraft and this was my main inspiration when creating this image. I also like using a realistic cartoon style, so I thought to myself: how can I mix these elements and make the image funny?

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Post tags: 3D, character, fishman, modeling

Create A Beautiful 3D Text Composition

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:51:16 +0000

In this tutorial, Joe Moore will teach you step by step how to render beautiful and visually sharp 3d text in 3D Studio Max, render it using Mental Ray, and then combine it with additional visual elements to create an atmospheric, nature inspired 3D text composition using Photoshop. If you don’t have 3D Studio Max, fear not, for a beautiful PNG render is included so you can still follow the Photoshop section.

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Post tags: 3D, composition, effect, mental ray, text

Creating Good Enough to Eat Typography

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:42:11 +0000

In this tutorial, you can learn how to create a beautiful typography.

Creating Fabric Text Effect In Photoshop

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:51:45 +0000

Another easy yet effective way to create realist text effects; this tutorial deals with the idea of fashioning plain text into something more.

Ice Cube with cherry inside

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:04:51 +0000

Create realistic 3D ice cube using Photoshop 3D Tools. You will learn how to work with 3D Photoshop capabilities, materials, lights and other settings.

Glossy Snow Globe Text Effect

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:39:39 +0000

This tutorial explains how to create a snow globe inspired text effect, using a couple of brushes and layer styles.

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Post tags: effect, globe, glossy, snow, text

3D Ribbon Wrapped Text Effect

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:35:34 +0000

This tutorial will explain how to use the Opacity texture map to create a ribbon-wrapped 3D text effect in Photoshop CS5 environment. Then, it will explain how to create the confetti brush and its layer styles.

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Post tags: 3D, cs5, effect, ribbon, text, wrapped

How to Create a Cute Gooey Blob from Scratch Using Photoshop

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:30:43 +0000

Creating a realistic character from scratch is a challenge itself which requires a lot of focus on details of character like lights, shadows, reflection, etc. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a funny 3d character in Photoshop from scratch by using few most basic steps and techniques like lights, shadow, brushes, blur, etc.

JEDI – Audio Player Interface

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:27:52 +0000

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to construct a very fine peace of a interface with no effort at all. In addition of that you’ll also face a lots of new and extremely useful styles, discover a loads of innovative and helpful techniques, all just to improve your skills in Photoshop.

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Post tags: audio player, design, interface, layout, player

How to Create a Wallet Icon Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:24:11 +0000

In this tutorial we will learn how to create wallet icon using simple techniques and objects. To round the corners of multiple rectangles, we will be using the Dynamic Corners Tool, part of the (VectorScribe plugin), which is much easier to use and accelerates our work.

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Post tags: drawing, icon, illustration, phantasm cs, wallet

Create a Simple Penguin Character

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:24:35 +0000

In the following tutorial I will show you how to create a simple penguin character. The twenty-seven detailed steps will introduce you to the basic tools and shape building techniques. After you create the starting paths, you will add some basic colors and effects. Finally, you will learn some basic stuff about the blending techniques.

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Post tags: beginner, character, drawing, illustration, intermediate, penguin

Creative Thinking – Photo Manipulation

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:19:42 +0000

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a colorful Photo Manipulation in Photoshop. Learn how to change hair color, lip color, eye color and add beautiful design elements to an image!

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Post tags: colorful, effect, photo, photo manipulation

Learn How To Create A Stubby Pencil In Photoshop

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:02:57 +0000

Back to basics, in todays tutorial I’ll be showing you how to create a neat stubby pencil from scratch using adobe photoshop.

Learn How To Create A Rosette In Photoshop From Scratch

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:00:29 +0000

In todays tutorial I’ll be showing you how to make your very own checkered rosette from scratch using adobe photoshop.

How to Create a Prize Ribbon in Photoshop

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:28:40 +0000

Learn how to create a fun Prize/Show Ribbon in Photoshop using Shapes, Text tool & Blending Options.

How to create an Impressive New Year 2012 card with Neon text in Photoshop CS5

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:18:55 +0000

If you want to learn how to create an impressive card for the holiday, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. I’m going to show you how use brushes and Layer styles in Photoshop CS5 to create eye catching digital illustration with neon text effect. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!

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Post tags: 2012, card, cs5, effect, neon, new year, text

How to Create a 3D Film Strip Using Adobe Illustrator and VectorScribe

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:42:09 +0000

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a complex 3D object. The creation of complex shapes is the job of the VectorScribe plugin. In addition to learning the features of its tools, we will study the basics of 3D modeling and a few basic techniques, such as blend, work with gradients, color and gradient mesh objects.

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Post tags: 3D, drawing, film, strip, vector, vectorscribe

How to Illustrate a Tomato Using Adobe Illustrator

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:16:47 +0000

You will use Meshes, Gradients and Blends for creating the resulted picture. The skills you will learn here can easily be transferred to creating various objects. So let’s get started!

RAWZ Light Effects in Photoshop

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:11:16 +0000

So in this tutorial I will show you how to create the RAWZ light effect in Photoshop. It’s a beginner/intermediate tutorial and it will take you 45 minutes to go through it. I hope you have fun doing it as much as I had.