Archive for Photoshop

07 Sep 2008

Enhancing a Photo with Gradients and Filters

11 Comments Photography, Photoshop, Tutorials

Gradients and filters can be used for many things in Photoshop, but my personal favorite is to use them on photos. This tutorial will teach you some basic techniques to use when applying gradients and filters to a photo or image.

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23 Aug 2007

High Tech Preloader

10 Comments Photoshop, Tutorials, Uncategorized

I saw some pretty nice prelaoders on a lot of templates that people are selling. So I decided to try it and it turns out it is pretty straight forward. I wanted to go with a high-tech look so I found some great shapes that would match my design. Here is the tutorial on the graphics side of the flash preloader.

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04 Aug 2007

Vista Inspired Thumbnail

5 Comments Photoshop, Tutorials

I was looking at the Windows Vista login screen the other day and was inspired by the thumbnails of the users that were used. I decided to create this tutorial so that if anybody wanted to use thumbnails for the blog or any other type of site they could try something unique. You can use the “shiny” effect used in this tutorial can be used in just about any button.

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03 Aug 2007

Web 2.0 Button

43 Comments Photoshop, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Create a unique web 2.0 inspired button. These buttons can be used for navbars as well as buttons throughout a website. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a unique web 2.0 button. Remember that the colors that are provided in this tutorial are just for this example, you can try a lot of diiferent colors/gradients etc and get some very unique styles.

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03 Aug 2007

Intermediate Photo Effect

11 Comments Photography, Photoshop, Tutorials

This is a Intermediate tutorial on how to make your pictures have a very proffesional look. In this tutorial you will learn about sharpening techniques, and some coloring techniques, to make your photos more vibrant. I personally use this on many photos and they come out great! Check back soon as there is another photo tutorial coming soon.

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