Crystal Spider Webbie Tutorial Webbies are, simply, any of the little graphics we use in web design. They might be a button, an icon, or a logo-type graphic. In this tutorial, we’re going to create a cute little crystal spider. This spider could be an icon or a logo graphic – what’s important is that it’s too-cute and teaches...
Archive for January, 2009
With the holiday season just around the corner, most of us – especially those of us who are obsessed with our digital cameras – are looking for ways that we can include or flat out use some of our amazing pieces of photographic genius in holiday gifts and cards. You could always cram the photos you want to use on a flash drive and battle...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
A recent request for tips on making templates for wedding photos prompted this tutorial in addition to our cut-out photo tutorial. This one shows you how to create a gorgeous and professional-looking sepia frame from the photograph you’re using …. creating a great image effect all in Photoshop. Final Image Preview Open Image Open any image...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
Cut Out Photo Tutorial A recent request asked us for some tutorials on placing photos inside a heart, champagne glass, or other wedding-themed shape. Here’s our answer in 5 quick steps – and it’s not limited to a single shape. You can use this method on any photo with any shape your heart desires. Final Image Preview Open Image Open...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
One of my favorite things to create in Photoshop is a collage. A collage is basically several photos put together to create one big picture. You can make collages with tons of small pictures overlapping, or more simple ones with just one or two pictures. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to create a simple collage effect with just a few pictures. To...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
There’s nothing quite like taking the perfect shot of someone only to have it ruined by eerie, glowing eyes. Red eye occurs when the flash reflects off of the retina in the eye creating a red reflection. The best way to get rid of red eye is to avoid it all together. If you have the option of getting your flash higher than your subject’s eyes,...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
How to Make a Partial Black and White Effect Photoshop is a great tool for doing special effects with your photographs. In this tutorial, I’m going to teach you how to create the effect of a partially black and white picture (see picture: 1). There are many ways to create this effect and I am going to show you a very simple way to do it. Once...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
Photograph to Watercolor in 4 Steps Using Photoshop Love the look of watercolors, but don’t know how to paint? If you have Photoshop, you don’t have to know how – Photoshop will do it for you! All you need is a copy of Photoshop (any version from 7 through the current CS2 will perform this process) and a photograph that you’d like to see...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
Stylish Stock Illustrations in 5 Steps It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to put together a school newsletter or a full website – clip-art (or stock illustration) is a tool we can’t live without. Finding something new, useful, and cool looking can be something else entirely – often costing an arm and a leg to get our hands on. As...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
6 Steps to Gorgeous Animated Water Some of the most beautiful digital art is animated. And if we want to continue down the line, some of the most beautiful animations include that slowly rippling water effect that you can find rarely – and always remember when you do. The problem is that there aren’t any settings or filters within Photoshop...
categories: Image Effect Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials
