5 Simple Tricks to Enhance Your Textures in Photoshop
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
I take a lot of texture photos. The macro lens in on my camera about 90% of the time waiting for the opportunity to find a perfect texture. In most cases though, textures are not design ready right out of the camera. Below I'll cover 5 simple tricks that I use to enhance my textures in Photoshop. ...
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Photoshop Quick Tip: Improving Workflow Using Auto-Select
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
There is a tool in Photoshop that I use so often that I don't even think about it. This tool is so essential to my work flow that I would be lost without it. I realized that if I didn't write a PS Quick Tip on this simple tool, I would be doing the design community a disservice. If there is even one...
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Create an Easy Stitched Fabric Type Style in Photoshop
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
Stitched fabric type can add a realistic element to your designs. It's an appealing and stylish look that is easy to create using layer styles and a few fabric patterns. Let's jump in and give it a try. First up... Here's a look at what we're creating. Step 1 - Installing the Patterns F...
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Illustrator Quick Tip: Embellish a Script Font Using the Trim Pathfinder
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
This simple technique is so fast and easy, you're gonna love it. To transform a script font into something that looks like custom hand lettering can be a useful skill to have in your design arsenal. Let's dive right in and see how it's done. First up, here's a look at what we'll be creating. Ste...
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How to Design a Funny Monkey T-Shirt illustration
Tutorialsby Natalie Miller
A few days ago we published a set of tee shirts mock-up templates. Today I gonna show you how to create a nice monkey illustration and how to apply it on a t-shirt of the set. We will use Photoshop tools to modify stock images and work with shadows and color contrasts. Then we will switch to Illustr...
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Photoshop Quick Tip: Turn Any Photo into a Screen Printed Graphic
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
Screen printed graphics have a certain retro look and feel, which I love. Recently, I set out to find an easy way to recreate this look in Photoshop. Below are the steps I took to transform a photo into a screen print. First up, Here's a look at what we'll be creating. To start off, grab a g...
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Create an Easy Smoke Type Effect Using the Smudge Tool
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
Recently I was in need of a method to create a quick smoke effect for an ad that included text within the puffs of smoke. I found that the effect could be easily created by using the Smudge Tool in Photoshop to distort the text around the smoke. Let's take a look at how this can be accomplished. ...
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Create a Colorful Grunge Portrait in Seconds
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
This effect is so simple and fast, but produces such a stunning and unique appearance, that you'll instantly love it. In fact, I'm willing to bet that you'll spend quite some time playing with variations, brushes and different photos to see what sort of looks you can create. Let's jump right in. ...
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Design a Retro Inspired Sci-Fi Film Poster
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
Oh how I love vintage film posters, especially sci-fi genre. The artwork and the typography are always fun to look at, and often times the posters are better than the actual films. Lets take a look at how we can create our own sci-fi inspired film poster in Photoshop. Here is a preview of what we...
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Create Dynamic Lighting Using Custom Brushes in Photoshop
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
Earlier today we released a free brush set called Rays of Light, and I wanted to follow up that release with a quick tutorial on how to use the brush set. Below is quick design using the brushes. Lets take a look at how this was created. First up, you'll need to download and install the new R...
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Antique a Photo Using Textures in 3 Quick Steps
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
Nothing tells a story like an old photo. You can find sometimes find them by the box fulls at antique shops and thrift stores. Not only are they fun to look at, there also fun and easy to create in Photoshop with a couple of adjustment layers and a good grunge texture. Lets take a look how. Here'...
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Photoshop Quick Tip: Ultra Glossy Text Effect
Tutorialsby Nathan Brown
Really shiny beveled text is cool, and eye catching. When I come across effects like this I always stop and try to identify the layer styles that were used to achieve the look. The fact is you can create a very complex look with just a few layer styles. In this Quick Tip, I'll show you just how easy...
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