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How to Create a Vintage Party Poster in Photoshop

How to Create a Vintage Party Poster in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will create a poster using stock vectors, basic shapes and stock photos. Along with this, you will learn to use basic Blending properties and shading. Every step is well explained and you will learn a lot of things if you follow them accordingly.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Completion time: 1 hour – 1.5 hours
Tools: Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3

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Create a Fantastic Grayscale Wallpaper in Photoshop

Create a Fantastic Grayscale Wallpaper in Photoshop

Today, we will create a nice wallpaper using stock vectors, images and a bit of imagination. Along, we will also learn some photo retouching techniques, enhancement and changing the lighting source.
Difficulty: Beginner – Intermediate
Completion time: 1-2 hours
Tools: Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3

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How to Create Glass Effect Text in Photoshop

How to Create Glass Effect Text in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will create a glass effect on editable text using only blending modes. We will also work with gray tones, so the text will grab its colors from the background and adjustment layers.
Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced
Completion time: 2 hours
Tools: Photoshop CS3

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Create a Ying Yang Inspired Poster in Photoshop

Create a Ying Yang Inspired Poster in Photoshop

Today we will create a poster inspired by the all-known symbol, Ying and Yang. We will try to create the same balance from the sign in a more elaborate illustration.

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Create marvelous skin effects using vectors in Photoshop

Create marvelous skin effects using vectors in Photoshop

Today we will create some really cool skin effects using stock vectors and a bit of imagination.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Completion time: 1-2 hours
Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS3

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Create a dynamic nature poster in Photoshop

Create a dynamic nature poster in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will create a nature poster using stock images, vectors and brushes.

Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced

Completion time: 1-2 hours

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Quick Tip: Control the number of colors in Illustrator

Quick Tip: Control the number of colors in Illustrator

Many times you had to clean up your work, get it ready for print. Here’s how you can clean up those loose colors, quick and easy.

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Quick Tip: How to use the Quick Mask Tool

Quick Tip: How to use the Quick Mask Tool

Quick Mask is often ignored by Photoshop users, but it can be really useful to control complex selections, quickly remove background from objects and more. Keep in mind that this tool is built to improve the other tools and not to be used as a stand-alone function.

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Quick Tip: Photo enhancement in 10 seconds – Photoshop

Quick Tip: Photo enhancement in 10 seconds – Photoshop

In this quick tip I will explain how to easily fix an image using a very neat trick.

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Drawing vector portraits Part 4: The Lips

Drawing vector portraits Part 4: The Lips

In this tutorial I will explain how to properly draw the lips, obtaining depth and volume.

I’ve received some requests of explaining more thoroughly the tracing process in Illustrator, so this will be a more in-depth research than the others.

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