Introduction to the New Crop Tool – Photoshop CS6 Beta For any photographer or blogger who made use of Photoshop’s awesome Crop Tool you will be delightfully surprised with the sweeping changes that Adobe has made to this awesome little tool. I used the Crop Tool every single day, whether is was cutting screenshots, cropping...
Content-Aware Move Tool Tutorial – Photoshop CS6 Beta One of the more cutting-edge features delivered in Photoshop CS6 Beta is the brand new Content-Aware Move Tool. The concept of this tool is that you will be able to select objects in your image and move them around and Photoshop will do all the edge work...
Create Custom Shadows – Photoshop CS5 Tutorial Creating a great drop shadow has become one of the fundamental skills for any graphic or web designer using Photoshop. In this tutorial we’re going to start at the most basic of basics and break out the good ole’ Drop Shadow which we all know and love so...
Create a Simple Mp3 Player – Photoshop Tutorial Ever want to walk through the steps to creating your very own sweet Mp3 player interface using Photoshop? This tutorial will get you going in no time with a super sleek Mp3 player modeled after the player used at CodeBase Hero » but inspired by the great...
Create a Realistic CD – Photoshop Tutorial Using Gradients, Shape Tools and some cool techniques in Photoshop CS5 we will create this sweet CD entirely from scratch. We’re going to be creating a fairly large CD so you will be able to use this piece of artwork in other projects when it is needed. The...
Create a Sleek Countdown Timer – Photoshop Tutorial We’re going to create this slick little flip clock countdown timer using Shape layers, Layer Styles, and Text in Photoshop CS5. This is a great graphic for any number of different countdown or date timers. Jump right in and enjoy! Tutorial Inspiration: http://365psd.com/day/2-218/ Step 1: Create a...
Apple Style Video Player UI – Photoshop Tutorial In the following tutorial we’re going to explore what it takes to create the visual aspect of the Apple Trailer style video player. Using lots of Shape Layers and Layer Styles we’ll learn to use Vector Masks, Layer Styles, Custom Shapes, The Pen Tool, Aligning Tools, and...
Create a Fancy Dimple Background Texture – Photoshop Tutorial Subtle patterns are all over the web these days and without a good grasp of the techniques used to create these sweet, snappy, subtle little patterns, you may find yourself up the river without a paddle when you need to create a pattern! Let’s jump in...
Create a Ticket Design in Photoshop Another Saturday, another 365PSD inspired tutorial. Today’s tutorial, which will be posted on Nathaniel’s site, Tutvid.com, will cover creating an “Admit One” style ticket. But instead of creating a smooth, perfect ticket, we’re going to rough it up a bit! Step 1: The first step to creating this ticket,...
Simple 3D Pill Button – Photoshop Tutorial Learn how to create a simple, modern, and 3D pill-shaped button using Layer Styles, Masks, and Shapes in Photoshop. This button is a breeze to edit after the fact and it’s a dream to create simple rollover states based on this button. Learn about creating web elements, Layers,...
Create a Linen Texture in Photoshop I’m sure many of you, especially Mac/iOS users, have noticed that Apple has been using a ‘linen’ texture for the background of many of their designs. I’ve received many questions through IceflowStudios.com on how to achieve this type of effect. It’s actually quite simple! Step 1: Start off by...
Create Facebook & Twitter Buttons –Photoshop Tutorial Everyone is using social media these days and Twitter and Facebook are larger than ever! When you create your website you are sure to need some great social media buttons and with Facebook and Twitter leading the social media pack, we’ll take some time today and learn how...