Photoshop Tutorial - Split Toning with Gradient Maps

January 6th, 2009 by admin

There are several ways to split the toning of an image in Photoshop. Mama shows a very simple effective technique to do this using custom gradients and applying them as the Gradient Map adjustment layer.
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Learn Photoshop by Using Free Photoshop Tutorials

January 5th, 2009 by admin

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The birth of Photoshop has meant a great thing for a lot of people around the globe. Having a special software that can help people into improving the aspect of their digital photographs was all they ever dreamed about. Due to the fact that it has a lot of tools and options and that it is easy to use, a lot of people have become fans of this program and have rejected the idea of using other programs that have the same main purpose: working with digital photographs.

For those who don’t know how to use Photoshop and want to learn working with it, free Photoshop tutorials have been made available, first on the mother site of Photoshop, the Adobe site, and then step by step on other profile sites. These sites offer only for Photoshop fans special tutorials that teach them new tricks and techniques for adjusting photos.

These free Photoshop tutorials are easy to use and everybody loves them. It’s much more easier to use them instead of reading a complicated thick book written about how to use this software. Getting free Photoshop tutorials is a great deal as you will be able to understand better how this program works and how you can correct the flaws from your photos, highlight the good parts in it and hide what you don’t want other to see. With the help of Photoshop many stars have their photos corrected and then published in the most wanted magazines. The easiest way for your photos to become the way you want is to invest a little bit of time in consulting the free Photoshop tutorials.

Depending on what you want to learn, you can select a few of the tutorials you can find on the net and start learning about Photoshop. In the basic free Photoshop tutorials you will find detailed explanations about the tools used in Photoshop, the functions of all the buttons, the basic changes that can be made on a photo, certain special commands and other stuff you will definitely be interested in if you want to have a perfect photo.

Photoshop it’s not used only for modifying photos, you can also create very sofisticated images by yourself. It also works with high printing resolutions that will satisfy all you need.

A good news, only for Photoshop fans is that every time a new version of this program appears on the market, the company that has launched the program will automatically update its site with free Photoshop tutorials concerning the last versions released. This is a great thing as you can learn a lot about your favorite software updates and changes and the best part is that you can do it for free. Dont’t forget to check all the sites you found great free tutorials because the photoshop fans will surely place their on tutorials after each update.

Nowadays there are even forums that have their main theme focused on free Photoshop tutorials and these are not only for Photoshop fans. If you have just started using this program you should register on such a forum and have great discussions with it’s members. You can find out new tricks and get some answers regarding Photoshop, all for free. Not to mention that you get to make new friends there and you share the same passion which is the greatest image editing software, Photoshop.

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Making The Most Out Of A Photo Shop Video Tutorial - What Can It Offer?

January 5th, 2009 by admin

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In today’s world of computers, it would seem so impossible if you have not even heard of Adobe Photo Shop. It hails among the most important programs of today, being the leading photo-processing and graphics software in the market. Learning how to use this program is already a prerequisite for anyone who wants to venture into digital visual arts. It is therefore not surprising why there are tons of photo shop tutorials out there. People really want to learn how to use the program. But among tutorials, the best type for learning is probably the photo shop video tutorial.

In all fairness to other types of photo shop tutorials, normal photo shop instructional resources are indeed very useful. They teach people a wide range ways to use photo shop to their advantage. However, most of these usual tutorial versions can be hard to follow since they only tell people what to do, but not necessarily show them how to do it. When such is the case, it would really be helpful to see what is being taught. This is normally something that people taking photo shop classes can enjoy, but now even people at home can learn photo shop and see how it is down with the help of a photo shop video tutorial.

What a Photo Shop Video Tutorial Can Teach You

There are many specific types of photo shop video tutorials available, some very specialized while others very simple. However, they have a common goal of making you understand the capabilities of photo shop better and make use of them for your own projects. Some photo shop video tutorials teach basic stuff about the program. This type of tutorial instructs users in making themselves familiar with software - its regular menus, common tools and basic functionalities.

There are also photo shop video tutorials that teach more specific functions of the program. Some specifically teach the color enhancing and manipulation capabilities of photo shop that help adjust the tints or hues of photos. There are also photo shop video tutorials that teach users how to scan pictures for optimum quality. While other tutorials instruct the various ways of editing pictures to make them even more interesting than they already are. These tutorials are very useful for photographers, both digital and film users.

Other photo shop video tutorials teach more advanced functionalities of the program. There are tutorials that teach how to make effects out text, making them even more interesting and very catchy. Others show how to make special effects out of images to make them even more appealing, exciting, or fascinating to viewers. There are some that how to come up with textures that make pictures pop out into real life. These tutorials are very useful for the more advanced graphics designers and visual artists.

Where to Look for Photo Shop Video Tutorials

There are many places to look for photo shop video tutorials. Most software stores have them on stock together with video tutorials for other software. Tutorials can also be found online through various instructional websites sites that offer those who want to learn how to use the program. The good thing about them is that they can easily be reached via the Internet and some of them are even for free.

Here are some websites that offer photo shop video tutorials:

http://video-tutes.com/packages/PSDesign1.php

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials.html

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/1

http://www.photoshop-tutorials-4-you.com/

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Vanishing Point: Photoshop Tutorial!

January 5th, 2009 by admin

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In this Photoshop tutorial we will go over the basics to using vanishing point. Learn how to setup a perspective grid and clone in 3D space, also place graphics in a perspective correct environment! There are tons of uses for Vanishing Point you just have to know how to use it! Have fun with this one! Check out http://www.tutvid.com Read the rest of this entry »

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GetDataBack for NTFS Tutorial on scanning an image

January 5th, 2009 by admin

This tutorial shows how to scan an image in GetDataBack for NTFS. This image was made in the tutorial for RAID Reconstructor when recreating a RAID 0. Read the rest of this entry »

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Photoshop Tutorial: Simple Reflections

January 4th, 2009 by admin

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Simple reflections in Photoshop.

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How to Build a Flash Game – Flash Beginners Guide 101

January 4th, 2009 by admin

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Gaming is popular world wide and most people play games without knowing how a game is actually made. It takes inspiration, verve, technology, and more to create a game that captures the mind and heart of players all over the world.

The first step to making a game is to have a story. The story or plot is thought about and developed by game designers or players. Once the game is conceptualized, writers and artists work together on the storyboard and create sketches of the sequence with instructions for the technology team. The sketches are then scanned on to a computer and the next step is to breathe life into the story and characters.

Among the many ways to create a game a popular solution is Macromedia Flash MX. This allows the creation of rich, graphic and multimedia driven gaming. Flash has a player, authoring tool, and a file format. Flash allows game developers to use:

• Rich graphics.

• Create files that are user friendly and can be downloaded over the internet.

• Allows the import of graphic formats. This means designers can use Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, or Fireworks to develop the game as long as the graphics are vector.

• Flash lends itself to the creation of quality graphics that can be broadcast over the internet.

Flash can be used to create action, adventure, educational, first-person shooter, puzzle, sports, or role playing games.

The actual process of creating a game is complex but involves:

• Creating the characters. Sketches are fine tuned until they are perfect. These are then transformed into 3D characters. The figures are scanned into a computer and a digital skeleton is created. This is what defines the size, shape, and movements of any figure in a game.

• Next the programmers use Flash to bring movement and emotions into the figures of the game.

• Movement and characterization of the figures is followed by special effects and creation of the environment. Skies, clouds, wind, reflections, shadows, and more add mystery and atmosphere to the game. Flash allows developers to produce realistic and complex environments. It is the environment that gives life and motion to a game. The 3D effects are created using polygons along with texture mapping.

• This is followed by coding. Codes are instructions written by developers that lends intelligence to the game and drives a game forward. The more complex a code the more thrilling a game. Codes establish logic to a game and generate the excitement and uniqueness.

• Once the coding is done the testing begins. The testing helps the developer fine tune the game before it is marketed. This is when the game is rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. The rating indicates the appropriateness of the game for different age groups.

Flash is user friendly and therefore popular software with game developers. The World Wide Web offers Flash Tutorials for those interested in developing games. There are articles and tips and guidelines as well.

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Adobe Photoshop Tutorial 1 - Website Banners & Graphical Design

January 4th, 2009 by admin

In this Adobe Photoshop graphics tutorial we are going to design a quick and simple website banner with an easy gradient effect and a small glass effect. This tutorial is compatable with Adobe Photoshop CS1, CS2, CS3 & CS4 versions.

Difficulty Level:
Easy/Beginner

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Adobe Illustrator Tutorial! ::The Pen Tool::

January 3rd, 2009 by admin

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Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics application, therefore virtually everything in Illustrator is created using paths. The Pen Tool is the king of paths, you can create any king of path using the pen tool, you just need to know how to use it! We are going to learn how to use the pen tool and we will trace the outline of an object as well! Watch, Learn, Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

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Soft Focus Wedding Photo Effect: Photoshop Tutorial! HD

January 3rd, 2009 by admin

Here is a great little effect that adds a whole lot of “mood” to an image by softening and increasing contrast and also features a vignette around the focal point of your choosing. The beauty of this technique is that by using adjustment layers we have full control over the final effect’s strength and color. This one is a great tip for Photographers of any type.

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