Tutorial & Competition: Tiltshift with Photoshop

30.09.2010, 11:13

Tutorial & Competition

Like our last tutorial the tiltshift technique originally comes from analogue photography. Today we reproduce it digitally with Photoshop to give a photo of a real situation the appearance of a tiny model railway scene.

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Best of Photoshop tutorials

20.09.2010, 8:10

A good mix of short exercises

Photoshop tutorials help learning new techniques by doing. Quite often the precise goal of the tutorial isn’t what counts. Usually it also doesn’t directly apply to your project. What really pays off are the insights and skills you gain in using the software’s tools and functions while going through the steps.

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Designers increasingly rely on stock images | weekly comment

17.09.2010, 10:05

Designers increasingly rely on stock images

The design magazine Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) recently released a survey of their readership. One of the most interesting findings of the study is that designers increasingly rely on stock images.

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25 Adobe Illustrator tutorials

16.09.2010, 10:38

25 Adobe Illustrator tutorials

Vector graphics for a variety of output formats can be created with Adobe Illustrator. As the software can be as demanding as Photoshop the learning curve you have to go through may be quite steep. Tutorials and workshops are therefore quite welcome to improve skills. They are a good way to learn the basics and get valuable tips and tricks. Also, you can follow and apply them at your own pace while enjoying the creature comforts of your home.

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Tutorial – cross-processing in photoshop

31.08.2010, 9:08

Amazing effects without effort

Today we feature a short but useful tutorial about cross processing with Photoshop. This effect originally comes from analogue photography and dates back to the 80’s of the 20th century. It used to be very popular at that time and now comes back to fame in the digital age. Means and methods of achieving this effect have of course changed since then.

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