Articles by TutsPlus - Design from May 2011

Advertise hereIs Photoshop a dirty word? An evil tool? Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Mark Heaps, a Professional Photographer, an Adobe Certified Professional, and Graphic Design...

Advertise hereDesigners and clients often have different ideas about how a finished product should be presented. Designers want to show the finished artwork, clients want to know exactly how their des...

Advertise hereIf you are a photographer or some one who works with photos quite a bit, chances are you’ve heard of Lightroom. Lightroom is an app that allows you to edit and organize your photos...

Advertise hereMatte painting is a technique that filmmakers use to create backgrounds for scenes that can’t or don’t exist in real life. In the early days, matte paintings were actually pa...

Advertise hereRevamping scrapped artwork is a great way to improve the skills of any artist. It is a great measure of your improvement and changes in style over time. Back in 2007, I had a caricature ...

Advertise hereCustom typography can be a lot of fun to create. In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Alex Beltechi will demonstrate how to create a custom script in Photoshop in three different styles ...

Advertise hereAre you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?...

Advertise hereSome of the world’s most stunning visions of space are made possible with Photoshop. The ability to combine vibrant colors, photo manipulations and ethereal effects makes the softw...

Advertise hereWhen we published our first article back in September of 2007 we had no idea how successful this site could become. In fact, we weren't quite sure anyone would be interested in it. Since...

Advertise hereThe liquify tool is great for making adjustments to photographs. In this tutorial we will use the liquify tool and several image blending techniques to create a surreal and slightly cree...

Advertise hereRecently, I had the opportunity to chat with Anthony Harmon, Creative Director for SlashThree. SlashThree is one of the world's top art collectives. They've been producing some really fa...

Advertise hereIn this tutorial, we will learn how to manipulate a simple photo into a flooding torrent of a scene. We’ll use some relatively simple techniques to give this image a semi-realistic...

Advertise hereWhile photo manipulation is an important part of just about everything we do in Photoshop, photo manipulation isn’t always the answer. Sometimes you’ll need to do a bit of di...

Advertise hereAre you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?...

Advertise hereSo, you’re about to have a public speech and need to support it with good-looking presentation slides? Today we’re going to learn how to do this by designing a PowerPoint...

Advertise hereIn this icon design tutorial we will learn how to make a sweet and tasty donut icon from an initial sketch. So let’s begin, and remember: don’t try to bite the screen!Tutoria...

Advertise hereIt's not often that designers get to share their thoughts with other designers outside of an academic setting. Not too long ago our friends Anthony Harmon, Stephen Walker, Jennifer Cirpi...

Advertise hereWhether you are a seasoned veteran or are new to Photoshop, you are bound to come across swatches at some point. Swatches allow you to save and select colors so that you can quickly use ...

Advertise hereThe best thing about Photoshop is that it allows us to create practically anything our imaginations can conceive. In this Psd Premium tutorial by author Alexandra Fomicheva will demonstr...

Advertise hereAre you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?...

Advertise hereThese fortified structures that popped up throughout Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages, have impressed and amazed people for generations. These impressive constructions w...

Advertise hereAt only 18 Adrian Romero Aka Vision is already creating a name for himself throughout the design world. With a very distinct style Adrian’s illustrations are extremely vibrant and...

Advertise hereTilt-shift pictures are, I believe, one of the neatest things you can do with a photograph. I know a lot of people that feel that way, but tilt-shift lenses can cost thousands of dollar...

Advertise hereWe’ve all been there. We need to create a specific scene in Photoshop but we can’t find the proper stock photography to create it. Why not paint it instead? In this Psd P...

Advertise hereAre you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?...

Advertise hereAre you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming?...

If you’ve been a reader of this website, you’re probably well aware of the SlashThree Art Collective. Their members have been the focus of several interviews and have written many tutorial...

In this tutorial, we will create a Polaroid camera icon. We will use lots of layer styles and draw manually with the brush tool to achieve a realistic appearance. Let’s get started!Step 1: Upper...

Today’s Psd Premium tutorial by author Mark Mayers will focus on creating a brand for a fictitious skate company and also applying graphics to a skate deck and T-shirt. We’ll demonstrate h...