Short tutorial on my method for creating a faded smeary reflection using Photoshop CS3. Same method should work for earlier versions of Photoshop. This technique contrasts with “Apple-style” reflections, which are sharp and crisp, instead creating a short simple reflection that’s not as distracting.
Sep 1, 08:11 PM | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
This is part 2 of a 3-part series in which we’ll be generating a super-glossy shape, sticking a super-shiny dent in it, and then creating a luminous gem in the dent for a 3D UI feel. Part II demonstrates the creation of smooth dent on the surface of the glassy object using multiple shines, some layer-styles and a Gaussian blur filter. Tutorial requires Photoshop CS3 and makes generous use of layer-styles. (YouTube)
Aug 28, 10:19 AM | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
This is part 1 of a 3-part series in which we’ll be generating a super-glossy shape, sticking a super-shiny dent in it, and then creating a luminous gem in the dent for a 3D UI feel. Tutorial requires Photoshop CS3 and makes generous use of layer-styles. Be sure to click the link for watch in high quality (YouTube)
Aug 19, 03:30 PM | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
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.
Jul 22, 10:13 AM | [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.
Jul 9, 04:09 PM | [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.
Jun 24, 11:13 AM | [3] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
This article will get you coding with some basic Standards-Compliant XHTML/CSS web-design by doing the following:
- Make some basic layout decisions: How will this new web-page look and work, or at least how I envision it now.
- Get a basic knowledge of some common HTML elements/tags.
- Put together some Clean, Semantic HTML markup for a web-document.
Oct 20, 06:15 PM | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
First and foremost, I’d like to dedicate this tutorial to the primary Idiot who instigated this pile of drivel: Me. Putting together Skinyourscreen.com, redesigning it, perpetually retooling it, and fixing it after A-holes like ErrorHack and their band of miscreant, religiously-branded band of anarchists repeatedly attempt to take it down (moving along…) has taught me a great deal about Standards-Compliant Web Design. But these aren’t my official credentials. NO! You see, I’m an idiot. That’s right. I’m no expert, just some semi-average schmoe who enjoyed skinning and wanted to put stuff up on the web. Now, of course, working on this crap brought me to some other things I’ve become smitten with, such as Ruby On Rails, PERL, and MySQL. But HEY! Maybe something I’ve found on this ongoing journey will help some other schmoe out there.
Hence, mrbiotech’s Web-Design for Complete Idiots Like Me tutorial series.
This part of the tutorial won’t require any coding, but will simply cover the larger concepts of what is a web-page and why its VERY important to adhere to modern Standards-Compliant design principles.
Oct 8, 03:59 PM | [0] Comments | Filed under: , Articles
Web2.0’s the big buzz-word these days, and it wouldn’t be complete without gradient-styled banners with faded patterns. Here’s one way to do it using Photoshop.
Apr 5, 12:56 PM | [1] Comments | Filed under: Graphics, Photoshop, Tutorials , Articles
Here’s a simple little method with broad potential for use: taking a layer with layer-styles applied and rasterizing it (merging the layer-styles down to just an editable layer).
Feb 17, 06:18 PM | [1] Comments | Filed under: Tips and Tricks, Tutorials , Articles
