Alpha Channels As Bump Maps/Texture Channels - Stone Text
Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 :: 3839 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use alpha channels as texture channels (also know as bump maps) inside Photoshop's Lighting Effects dialog. Create alpha channels to be used as interesting textures with the clouds and add noise filters
Week Of July 6 - 12 - Pop Art Poster: Part 2
Posted on Monday, July 07, 2008 :: 860 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. Part 2 of my poster project sees me finishing up the poster by adding details such as wrinkles, scratches and even a fake wad of adhesive using scratch brushes, plastic wrap filters and external texture graphics.
Calibrating a laptop monitor
Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2008 :: 3310 Views
In this video we calibrate a laptop monitor using GretagMacbeth's Eye-One Match software and colorimeter. We use the "Easy" setting. Also goes over where the profile is on a PC and how to change it.
Photo Painting Technique - Part 2
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 :: 660 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Add some finishing touches to your digital painting by painting in some more texture with a low flow brush setting and adding a canvas stock image for added realism.
Photo Painting Technique - Part 1
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 :: 463 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Turn a photographic image into a realistic, digital painting. This photo painting technique uses the smudge tool in conjunction with various brush presets.
Finishing The Globe: The Final Touch
Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 :: 318 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. In the last part of the globe exercise, we tweak the brush settings for the standard round, soft brush and create a starry backdrop for the globe to sit on.
Finishing The Globe: For Real - Part 2
Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 :: 311 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. In Part 2 the text gets a cosmic makeover with layer styles and various filters.
Finishing The Globe: For Real - Part 1
Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 :: 315 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We finish up the simple globe graphic we started several months ago and turn it into a realistic-looking, 3D celestial body. Part 1: We give the globe a dramatic makeover.
Week Of Jun 29 - Jul 5 - Pop Art Poster: Part 1
Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 :: 796 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video. Watch as I turn an ordinary photo into a piece of pop art, then mount it on a virtual wall. Part 1: I create the poster, drop into the wall graphic, transform and warp it, and add the drop shadow and reflection.
Apply Filters To Channels - Gaussian Blur
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 :: 463 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. You can apply many filters directly to the color channels. Here I've quickly applied a gaussian blur to the blue channel and desaturated the image for an interesting softening effect.
Build Your Own Color Wheel In Photoshop
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 :: 1760 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Build your own color wheel from scratch and learn a little color light theory along the way.
Week Of June 22 - 28 - Dramatic Lighting Effect
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 :: 1067 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. I turn an ordinary image, into an extraordinary one by adding a dramatic lighting effect courtesy of Photoshop's Render > Lighting Effects.
The Glamour Shot Retouch Tutorial
Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 :: 1177 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. As requested, we go through the entire Glamour Shot Retouch video and give step by step instructions.
Week Of June 15 - 21 - Scattered Text As A Background Element
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2008 :: 1336 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. This week I used text as a graphic by converting words into custom brushes and tweaking the brush settings to give them a scattered effect. I then used the effect to serve as a background for a template to use as an ad or a handout.
Custom Photoshop Brushes From Real World Materials
Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 :: 501 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. We show you how to turn a scan of an ink splotch, into a Photoshop brush! Use your custom brushes to create an infinite amount of backgrounds.
Week Of June8 - 14 - Surrealist Wedding Image
Posted on Monday, June 09, 2008 :: 1242 Views
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. This week I salvaged a throw away image by turning it into a surreal composite image. For a complete look at my thought process, and also my Photoshop process, check out my Weekly Five Minutes thread in our forum.