May 28, 2006 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
A simple method of creating fairy or galactic orbs using varying gradients and blend mode combinations. To begin, I created a new document using Background Color of White and width/height dimensions of 345×435, then created a Color Fill Adjustment Layer using...
May 28, 2006 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Using the ‘Creating Surface Water’ tutorial image, I’ll show you how to add bubbles effect, as captured below. Download the zipped .psd file here. Create a Gradient A. Select the New Adjustment/Fill icon and choose ‘Gradient Fill’. B. Set...
May 28, 2006 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
A few simple vector layers to make compelling retro art, such as the one below Start with a new Solid Color Fill to represent the background sky. A. Select the New Fill Layer icon and choose ‘Solid Color’ from the list. B. In the ‘Pick a Solid...
May 28, 2005 | ImageReady, Photoshop Tutorials
Follow these steps to create animated menus. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of creating animations. Mouse over the below menu items for a preview. Download base file here. Create Menu Shapes A. Select the ‘Rectangle Tool U’. B. Activate...
May 28, 2005 | ImageReady, Photoshop Tutorials
As you probably realize ImageReady only allows for a single active animation. However, there is a method to utilize multiple animations within a single document through the use of Remote Rollovers. Note: Remote Rollovers is a feature for CS & CS2 users. This...
May 28, 2005 | ImageReady, Photoshop Tutorials
ImageReady, like Photoshop, can also make and utilize channels and are primarily used in the optimization process of outputting files for the web. Here are the few simple steps needed to create channels within ImageReady. Below is the base image used in this tutorial...
