Articles by TutsPlus - Design from January 2013

In the third part of this mini series inside the Shortcuts series, Martin Perhiniak will explain how to combine the advantages of the Healing Brush and the Clone Stamp tool as well as how to make the ...

In Photoshop CS6, Adobe gave us the ability to create paragraph and character styles that we can apply to documents heavy in text. In CS6.1, they added support for Default Type Styles. You can now imp...

By combining the right photography in Photoshop you can create just about any scene that you want. In this tutorial, we will create a battlefield using several stock photographs. Let’s get start...

We launched Crafttuts+ back in November and it’s now full of awesome tutorials! It’s definitely time to take another look at the newest member of the Tuts+ network. They’ve...

Known as Aegis, Mario Sanchez Nevado is a freelance illustrator, art director, and Psdtuts+ author living in Spain. His work is often surreal and typically involves combining and manipulating lar...

Photoshop is an incredibly versatile application that is often used alongside 3D applications. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, Wojciech Pijecki will show you how to sketch out an idea for a text ...

Photoshop CS6.1 includes the ability to create Conditional Actions. This means that you can now create actions that are optimized for certain situations. For instance, you could create a conditional a...

The eyes are one of the most important elements in any character or portrait illustration. In this tutorial, we will show you how to quickly draw realistic eyes in Photoshop using digital painting tec...

Nat Monney is a matte painter and Psdtuts+ author from Switzerland. His work typically involves some form of digital painting, photo manipulation, or both. In this article, we will take a look at...

In recognition of Adobe’s recent release of Photoshop CS6, we decided to publish a series of quizzes to help you make the transition to the newest version of Photoshop. In this quiz we included ...

When working on a matte painting in a production environment, you will likely be provided with either a 3D render or a photo to use as a base for your artwork. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, Ed ...

In the second part of this mini series on Photoshop’s retouching tools, Martin Perhiniak will talk about the differences between Photoshop’s suite of retouching tools. Let’s get star...

The new update to Photoshop CS6 adds smart object support for the Blur Gallery, as well as the Liquify Tool. This means you can now convert your layers to smart objects and then edit them non-destruct...

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

Chase Stone is a talented New York artist who creates very high quality and creative digital paintings and illustrations. In this article, we will take a look at some of our favorite pieces from his p...

In this video tutorial, Adnan Hadi will explain how to create a futuristic concept car using Photoshop. Let’s get started!Tutorial AssetsThe following assets were used during the production of t...

How does a hippo take a bath? In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, Stephen Petrany will show you how to create a humorous photo manipulation using a handful of stock photographs. The result will depic...

This is the first part of a new mini series inside Martin Perhiniak’s Shortcuts series. In this tutorial, Martin will talk about various ways to sample in Photoshop using several tools. Let̵...

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would...

When Photoshop CS6 was released, many users complained about how the new Crop Tool worked. In Photoshop CS6.1, Adobe made some adjustments to the Crop Tool that they hope will alleviate some of those ...

In this tutorial, we will explain how to use Filter Forge and Photoshop to create a glamorous, sparkling, diamond and gold text effect. Let’s get started!Tutorial AssetsThe following assets were...

Sebastien Hue is a French artist who originally learned digital art because he wanted to create a logo design for his metal band. Hue has come a long way since then and is now creating some fantastic ...

In this tutorial, Steve Caplin will explain how to use distortion controls to extrude, twist and bend 3D objects in Photoshop to create a 3-dimensional bolt. Let’s get started! ...

Custom Brushes in Photoshop are very powerful tools for creating images and effects. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, Neville D’souza will show you how to use custom brushes and Transformati...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to reduce noise and make low resolution images look sharper and cleaner using the Mixer Brush in Photoshop. Let’s get started! ...

Photoshop CS6.1 now lets you import color information directly from CSS files as a swatch in Photoshop. In this article, we will explain how this is done. Let’s take a look!Import Swatches from ...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to reduce noise and make low resolution images look sharper and cleaner using the Mixer Brush in Photoshop. Let’s get started! ...

2012 was a big year for Photoshop. In April, Adobe released Photoshop CS6 and launched the Creative Cloud, and more recently announced the Photoshop 13.1 update. During that time, our authors produced...