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How To Create A 3D Logo In Photoshop

Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by Shawn.

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This tutorial will show you a very easy way to create a 3D logo in just a few minutes using Photoshop. This same technique can be applied to many different designs to add a 3D effect to just about anything. I’ll show you the basic steps and take it a little further by adding some [...]

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How To Make A Polka Dot Pattern In Photoshop

Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Shawn.

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Patterns are an easy way to add creativity to an image or design in Photoshop. As simple as they are, polka-dot patterns are very effective. Here is an easy way to add a circular, polka-dot pattern to any work in Photoshop.

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40+ Water Brushes, Textures, Wallpapers And Photoshop Tutorials

Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Shawn.

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The most valuable resource known to man… water. Its ability to relax us in its look, sound and even smell makes water a great resource for design work. Whether it’s water droplets, waterfalls, sunsets across a lake, or captured in motion, water can be used in a myriad of ways for your designs. To help [...]

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Photoshop: Design A Clean Glossy Button

Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by Shawn.

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Glossy Web 2.0 Buttons and tabs are being used more and more frequently throughout the tech world. You could argue that these shiny buttons are just a fad but lets face it, they are pleasing to the eye and look sharp when placed within websites. You see them in operating systems such as Windows [...]

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How To Stretch A Wallpaper Across Dual Monitors - Vista Fix

Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by Shawn.

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If you are trying to stretch a giant wallpaper across two monitors using Vista, you may run into a small problem.. it wont work. If you right-click on a wallpaper and select “Set as Desktop Background,” as most people do when changing wallpapers, you’ll notice that the image is mirrored on both monitors. You can [...]

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60+ Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography With Tutorials And More

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Shawn.

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Tilt-shift photography takes advantage of two aspects of movement: rotation of the lens relative to the image plane (tilt), and movement of the lens parallel to the image plane (shift). Often times, special lenses are used with the camera to achieve the effect.
A popular application for tilt-shift photography is tilt-shift miniature faking. This is when [...]

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How To Make Reflective Mirror Image Text Using Photoshop

Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by Shawn.

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In this tutorial I will show you how to make clean Reflective Mirror Image Text. The same principal can be applied to objects (pictures) as well. I was pretty detailed when writing the tutorial, so that anyone can get the results. Let’s get started…

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51 Unique And Creative Designer Fonts: Instructions Included

Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by Shawn.

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Finding the appropriate font for your designs is not always easy. You can rarely rely on the standard default pack of fonts that Adobe Photoshop offers. Sure they have a lot of options, but remember this is the same list that everyone else who owns the program has at their disposal as well. Downloading you [...]

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35+ Metal Brushes, Textures, Wallpapers and Photoshop Tutorials

Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Shawn.

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Creating digital metal creations, whether they’re backgrounds, advertisements, website designs etc., is not always the easiest task to complete. But, when executed properly, digital metal can be a beautiful thing. To help you get your creative juices flowing and kick start your design, I present you with 35+ Metal Brushes, Textures, Wallpapers and Photoshop Tutorials. [...]

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How To Update The iPhone To The New 3.0 Software

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Shawn.

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On June 17th, iPhone 3G and original iPhone users were given the opportunity by Apple to download and install the new 3.0 software. This has been a much anticipated update for most users allowing us a few options and bug fixes that we have been wanting for sometime. I have personally updated to the new [...]

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