May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
A simple way to create a swirly pattern or lines using the Pen Tool.Using a dark background works best in this case. So I used black as the background. Select the ‘Pen Tool (P)’ and up on the ‘Options Bar’, select the ‘Paths’...
May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
A simple Transform trick and your on your way to creating endless custom shapes for reuse in your projects, or simply experiment to your hearts content to create that perfect logo. Set Foreground color to your preference. (I used black) Select the Custom Shape Tool....
May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a simple ‘Layer Mask’ and Brush Preset technique to create a custom edge stamp effect. With Photoshop started go to the File > New menu command option and create a New Document preset size of your choice. I opted for 400×250 with...
May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
1. Here’s a simple style effect to create a candy cane effect combined with the ‘Pen Tool’ to create the shape. 2. Start with the ‘Pen Tool (P)’ and roughly draw in the shape of the cane. Then use the ‘Convert Anchor Point...
May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a simple style effect to create a Christmas tree ornament combing ‘Shape Tool’, Blending Styles and an Christmas motif image. Create a new document (File > New) preset of your choice with a background color other than white. (I used grey...
May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
1. Here’s a detailed look at how to achieve an Open Magazine Effect. Some basic shapes, a photo, some ‘Pen Tool’ manipulation and the Liquify Tool helped achieve this. So follow along to see how. 2. In a new document, set the foreground color #C1C3C0...
May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a detailed look at how to achieve the Polaroid Effect. Some basic shapes, a photo and some ‘Pen Tool’ manipulation which help achieve this. So follow along to see how. 1. In a new document, foreground color #D9D9D9 then select the...
May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Web Techniques
Picking up from the previous lesson, I added more vector components and more transition tween’s to beef up this animation. As noted in the previous lesson, the premise of creating these animations as compact as possible relies solely on Vector shapes within...
May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Web Techniques
Here are a few ways to create rounded/cornered graphic panels in Photoshop. Rounded Rectangle Tool (U)The easiest method is found in the ‘Rounded Rectangle Tool (U)’ on the Toolbar. Set your desired Foreground Color. Option One Activate the Rounded...
May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Web Techniques
Here is a great way to create compact animations exported as Flash files via ImageReady CS. The premise of creating these animations as compact as possible relies solely on Vector shapes within Photoshop or ImageReady. These include Text Layers and Shape Layers (with...
