Articles by TutsPlus - Design from July 2011

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create an eroded metal text effect. Throughout this tutorial we’ll make use of various drawing techniques, channels, and patterns. Let’s get sta...

This Psd Premium tutorial by author Mark Mayers will take inspiration from the surrealist art movement and will demonstrate how to blend stock images to create an illustration that could be applied to...

Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating ev...

Digital paintings are one art and design trend that isn’t going away any time soon. Digital paintings (examples) are vibrant, display well on screen and take advantage of new technologies like t...

Let’s be honest, most of Photoshop's default filters and effects can be a bit cheesy. Last month we introduced you to Filter Forge, a third-party plugin for Photoshop that allows you to do some ...

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Panoramic Photo ManipulationIn this two-part tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create a panoramic post-apocalyptic photo manipulation in Photoshop. In part 1...

Photoshop can be used to create all kinds of imaginary worlds. In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Ed Lopez will demonstrate how to create a ring world from the 1970’s Ring World novels by Larr...

Advertise hereEarlier this week I had the opportunity to attend Depthcore’s art exhibition in New York City. Depthcore is one is the web’s oldest and most respected art collectives so it ...

Advertise herePhotoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series de...

Advertise hereUpdate: Since we have only received a handful of submissions, we have decided to extend the submission deadline for this until Fall, 2011.When we published our first article back in Sept...

Advertise hereToday we are going to take a second look at Saad Moosajee. We featured some of his pieces back in 2009. Today, we will be featuring some of his newest works.  Saad is a 17 year old ...

Advertise hereMost of you probably know how hard it can be to find the perfect stock images for your designs. That means you will often have to get creative and find new ways to create the perfect com...

Advertise hereWhen SlashThree was confirmed to speak at OFFF 2011 in Barcelona back in September of 2010, I could hardly contain my excitement. I had attended my first OFFF in the summer of 2010 and ...

Advertise hereWhen SlashThree was confirmed to speak at OFFF 2011 in Barcelona back in September of 2010, I could hardly contain my excitement. I had attended my first OFFF in the summer of 2010 and ...

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 hereSometimes all you need to create stunning pieces of art is the right equipment and a few trusty Photoshop techniques. In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Wojciech Pijecki will demonstra...

Advertise hereIn Photoshop there are several types of masks at your disposal – vector masks and pixel masks. In today’s tutorial we will focus on vector masks. First, we will explain the d...

Advertise hereWe’re very excited to let you know about a new photo retouching competition, in partnership with Nik Software and Creattica! Read on to find out how you can put your photo retouchi...

Advertise hereThe Marvel Universe is home to hundreds of unique heroes that possess a variety of interesting super powers. Characters in the Marvel Universe include Spiderman, the X-Men, the Avengers,...

Advertise hereCustomizing your ride can be a lot of fun for those of you who are into that sort of thing. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to create some custom rims for your ride and...

Advertise hereRecently, I had the chance to chat with Jennifer Cirpici, a freelance illustrator and graphic designer from the Netherlands. Jennifer is a relatively young but talented designer who has ...

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 hereWhile asteroids don’t slam into the Earth all that often, movie producers sure act like they do. We can all think up a few movies with similar plots. An asteroid is about to hit th...

Advertise hereWhile much larger in terms of file size, Camera RAW images have many advantages over that of typical JPG files. In this tutorial, Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, Martin Perhiniak ...

Advertise hereYou may not realize it but you see matte paintings almost every time you watch a feature film or television show. Matte paintings are used in film whenever the filmmakers need a backgrou...

Advertise hereIn this tutorial, we will draw a retro Star Trek style communicator, a voice communication device used in the original Star Trek series. We will combine layer styles and lots of manual d...

Advertise hereDesigner Edmar Cisneros has an interesting and unique philosophy regarding design that can be seen through his work. Edmar’s relationship with Photoshop has flourished over the yea...

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 hereAs you know, each month, we round up some of the best Photoshop-related content from around the web. This month, there were some excellent Photoshop tutorials and articles to choose from...

Advertise hereUsing modern technology to achieve a vintage or retro look can be a bit challenging. In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Alex Beltechi will demonstrate how to give shiny 3D renderings a...