Generating images that tile easily by using Photoshop is a time-consuming process, no matter which method you use. Corel’s Painter X, although geared for traditional-media artists, contains a fantastic tile-making tool that could not be easier to use. Here’s how to do it.
07/22/2008 | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
Creating radial symmetry of rotated and aligned objects is a cinch in Photoshop, if you’re restricted to 90° angles. Illustrator’s the way to go for these kinds of things, but if you’ve just got Photoshop, here’s how you can mimic the effect easily.
YouTube Video Tutorial.
07/09/2008 | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
Haxer gave me the great idea of committing tutorials to video + audio for your learning benefit, so here’s my first: a tutorial on how to use layer knockouts (both Shallow and Deep knockouts) in Photoshop CS3. This technique works as far down as version 7.0, however.
06/24/2008 | [2] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
This tutorial seeks to emulate the effect generated by my Wires and Splines Tutorial using a SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED method. Where my previous technique involved multiple copying and pasting events to render layer-styles on individual layers and then merge them down, this technique will use three layers total, no copying and pasting required! In my experience, mastering this technique reduces interweaving-layer production time by at least half.
05/02/2008 | [2] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
Hey! What happened to days 9-26? Haha! I betcha think I haven’t been productive – Truth is I’ve been crackin’ down on 2 AstonShell themes. When the inspiration takes you, you gotta do it. Regardless, I’ve still got hand-drawn, computer-rendered, and musical sketches I’ve been chuggin’ out. Just need to scan, record, upload, and flesh out a blurb for each.
This little goober was made as an experiment with the freeware program ContextFree – kinduv a fractal-esque type program with INCREDIBLE potential (if you can get by the rather tacky syntax requirements). The trees were all rendered in ContextFree and then the background, blurring, perspective, shadows, styles, etc… were done in Photoshop CS3. I present here the wallpapers in multiple resolutions for your enjoyment (if you enjoy it).
04/27/2008 | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
