Articles by TutsPlus - Design from April 2012

For Photoshop CS6, Adobe applied lots of quick fixes to features that have been around for a while. Internally, these changes were called JDIs (Just Do It), an initiative meant to give developers a fe...

Skin Aware technology is a relatively obscure feature in Photoshop CS6 that will allow you to quickly select skin tones in a photo. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will ...

In this quick tip tutorial we will explain how to create a steel text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started!Tutorial AssetsThe following assets were used during the productio...

Hysterical Minds is an international art collective composed of Spanish speaking artists from around the world. In its almost three years of existence, they have released nine online exhibitions focus...

One of the first things you might notice about Photoshop CS6 is the darker color of the interface. If you prefer the lighter color of the old interface, you can quickly change it back in just a few cl...

This week, Adobe made a big announcement; Adobe Creative Suite 6 and the new Adobe Creative Cloud will be released within 30 days. This is fantastic news for anyone who is looking to upgrade their cur...

Creating a realistic 3D render often involves the use of both 3D applications and Photoshop. In this tutorial we will explain how to add texture and lighting to a render that we originally created dur...

While thinking up a strong concept is often one of the biggest challenges that a designer will face during the creative process, executing that concept can be equally, if not more challenging. In this...

The new timeline feature in Photoshop CS6 will allow you to open, edit, and export videos without ever having to leave the application. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use this new featu...

Marcelo Schultz is a Brazilian designer and art director with a talent for producing fantastic typographic illustrations. His work typically has a 3D look and feel but is done entirely without the use...

Photoshop has a variety of tools to edit your images, and almost as many settings that you can adjust to get optimum performance from the software. In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at some of...

You already know Photoshop, but to complete your toolkit, shouldn’t you learn Illustrator as well? If you’ve always wanted to learn but never had the time or the resources, check out the n...

In the lead up to the 54th Grammy Awards on February 12, you may have seen some stunning artwork promoting the event displayed in your area. What you may not know however is that this artwork was crea...

Liquify is an essential tool for manipulating and retouching photos. In Photoshop CS6, it has received some significant performance and usability enhancements. In this episode of our Introduction to P...

It’s a month of new beginnings over at our design and inspiration gallery Creattica. April has seen the site undergo a complete redesign with a whole new streamlined grid-style layout for its ov...

Masking is a non-destructive way to hide certain areas of an image. In this tutorial we will explain the best way to apply several pixel masks to the same layer in order adjust the transparency of a w...

Photoshop CS6 is packed with new features that will help you create better interface designs. In this tutorial we will utilize Photoshop’s new vector editing and stroke capabilities to create an...

Be honest, how many times have you lost hours of work because you forgot to save your files? Photoshop users have been asking for a background save and auto recovery feature for a long time. In Photos...

Photoshop is a great tool because it allows us to be creative and produce imagery that would be impossible to create otherwise. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Tony Aubé will create...

In this article we will present you with some great tips to retouch your photos using Photoshop. Let’s take a look!Before We BeginLet’s take a look at the original photo that we will be us...

Tintype photos are more than just a black and white photo with a grunge layer blended on top. True tintype photos were developed under unique conditions with specific equipment. For example, the film ...

In Photoshop CS6, the Photoshop team introduced a new Content Aware feature called Content Aware Move. Content Aware Move will allow you to select pixels and move or extend them to another area of you...

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create a central place for our Tuts+ readers to call “home”. Somewhere that shows you the latest content fr...

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign work extremely well together. This is especially true if you add Adobe Bridge to the equation. In this tutorial we will explain how you can get Photoshop, InDesign, ...

When Content Aware was added to Photoshop CS5, people described the feature as "magical" or "impossible." Now that we have had a couple years to get acquainted with it, most people...

Most designers have at some point in their career, been faced with having to design artwork for a friend or family member, on a tight deadline, with no budget. In those instances, designers often have...

Photoshop CS6 is packed with new features and effects that you can use in your work. In this tutorial we will utilize Photoshop’s new 3D capabilities as well as its new content aware features to...

Most designers have at some point in their career, been faced with having to design artwork for a friend or family member, on a tight deadline, with no budget. In those instances, designers often have...

Disney’s "Tron Legacy" featured some stunning special effects. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Sheridan Johns will explain how to achieve similar results using digital pain...

We know how much you guys like to test your knowledge of Photoshop so today we are giving you an opportunity to do so with another quiz from Martin Perhiniak. Please take a moment to complete this 10-...

In this quick tip tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a cinematic “IronHero” Text Effect using layer styles. Let’s get started!Tutorial AssetsThe following assets were used du...

In the past, Photoshop did not do a very good job of applying strokes to objects. Applying a dashed line to an object in Photoshop CS5, for instance, could take you about 20 minutes and required quite...

Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with digital artist Gerrel Saunders who had some fantastic insights into merging formal education with self-education and the influence of video games on his a...

Layer management is one of the most important tasks that a designer can perform. This is especially important if your PSD files are used by more than one designer. In this tutorial we will offer some ...

Today our sister site Aetuts+ published an interesting article about some of the workflow differences between Photoshop and After Effects. Most people tend to rely on Photoshop for working with s...

Layer styles are a powerful and time saving feature that can help you apply amazing effects to your designs. In this tutorial we will use layer styles to create a light bulb inspired text effect in Ph...

Designers who work with both Photoshop and Illustrator are often frustrated with how Photoshop deals with vector graphics. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will discuss t...

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A good photo manipulation depends on two primary factors, the creativity behind the piece, and the techniques that were used to accomplish it. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Stephen Petra...

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