April 9, 2008 in The Basics by Steve Tolley
This tutorial is more for the beginners of Photoshop on how to use the pen tool and what you can do with it, although some more advanced with Photoshop may also find this useful, it is just a quick tutorial today as I am currently working on a new WordPress layout for this website so I am quite occupied with that, but I will still be doing tutorials every other day whilst I am doing this.
Tags: Basics, Beginners, Pen, Photoshop, Tool, Tutorials
April 6, 2008 in Designing by Steve Tolley
This tutorial will show you how to get a nice polaroid image effect just using standard shapes and images, not difficult to follow and can be used in many projects, e.g. Family Holiday Photos, Weddings etc…
Very easy to follow and not complicated to complete PSD files included incase you need any extra help.
Tags: Design, Photoshop, Polaroid, Tutorials
April 5, 2008 in Designing by Steve Tolley
This tutorial will give you some useful tips on how to create a professional looking logo using simple design techniques and how to showcase your work using basic Photoshop lighting options, very useful when looking at logo design for your own website or maybe just to learn abit more how Photoshop works
Tags: Design, Logo, Photoshop, Showcasing, Tutorials
April 3, 2008 in Photo Effects by Steve Tolley
This tutorial shows you how to make a “Depth of Field Effect” in Photoshop this is where you pick something in an image that you want to “Stand Out” and then blur the background so the focal point of the image changes, really cool effect and can be used on any image.
Tags: Blur, Depth, Effect, Pen, Photoshop, Tool, Tutorials
April 2, 2008 in Web Graphics by Steve Tolley
This tutorial will teach you some fundamental techniques when it comes to making cool looking buttons for a navigation bar easy to understand with plenty of detail and a nice looking outcome that can be used on any modern looking website.
Tags: Button, Modern, Navigation, Photoshop, Tutorials
April 1, 2008 in Text Effects by Steve Tolley
This tutorial shows you how to use the “Horizontal Type Mask Tool” to cut the text out of an image so that you are left with very unique text, this tutorial can be applied to any image to get a really nice effect.
Tags: Effects, Masking, Photoshop, Text, Tutorials
March 31, 2008 in Text Effects by Steve Tolley
This tutorial shows you some basic techniques using different blending options to get a 3D text that is in perspective, with a nice end result which really stands out.
Tags: 3D, Effects, Perspective, Photoshop, Text, Tutorials
March 29, 2008 in Web Graphics by Steve Tolley
This tutorial will teach you some key skills that come in handy when creating different things in Photoshop, it’s main aim is to show you how to create your own unique RSS icon, very useful if you have your own website and you want to make it more unique, easy to understand and follow.
Tags: Icon, Photoshop, Reflection, RSS, Tutorials
March 27, 2008 in Designing, Web Graphics by Steve Tolley
This tutorial has proven to be very popular as it shows how to make a sign/banner for a business or website using a variety of blending options to show light and shadow, which leaves you with a great effect at the end which would really stand out on any website/image.
Tags: Banner, Blending Options, Photoshop, Sign, Tutorials