1. The Control Bar Right there above every document you open rests the almighty Control Bar. This thing is loaded with customization tools and options that make my life easier when working with anything from the Pen Tool and vector shapes, to painting with the Brush Tool and Masking. In a pinch, look at this...
Create a Warm & Grungy Background – Photoshop Tutorial Here we have a great tutorial on creating a textured grunge style background for web and photo use and even create a little place-holder for images form scratch. We will talk about applying texture to colored layers, a little dodging and burning, Smart Objects, Custom Brushes,...
Create Image Borders With Smart Objects – Photoshop CS3 In this video we will learn all about one of the many hundreds of ways there are to border an image. We will create two borders, one with a layer mask the other with a clipping mask. We will also style a Smart Object with a...
Create Swirling Rainbows – Illustrator Tutorial Have you ever seen those looping, swooshing, swirling rainbow graphics used in all kinds of graphics ranging from logos, and sketches, to grungy and retro illustrations? Well we are going to create one of them in Illustrator and learn how to export it to a program such as Photoshop...
The Basics of Smart Objects – Photoshop CS2 Learn a bunch of cool things you can do with Smart Objects! Also learn what Smart objects are and how and when to use them! Smart Objects are an absolutley awesome way to place elements into your designs that can be replaced and changed or simply edited...