From professional to hobbyist, child to senior, Photoshop remains the world’s most commonly used creative application for image creation and editing. Small wonder then that more than 30% of the entire Gurus Unleashed library is comprised of Photoshop tutorials, freebies, news, and articles.
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an exciting 3D composition using Xara 3D and Photoshop. We will use Photoshop to create an exciting golden background, then integrate the 3D type from Xara 3D into the composition. you…
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to make a spattered photomontage in Photoshop using brushes and some filters. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!
Learn how to transform a photo of a broken neon sign shot in daylight to an image of live neon glowing in the moonlight.
Gaussian Blur is a filter that blurs an image. But it’s also the math behind the Feather command, drop shadows, and everything that is soft in Photoshop. And here’s the crazy thing: You can sharpen an image using Gaussian Blur!…
A simple and cool effect to make your photos look like they have been painted out of an ink or watercolor mark.
In this tutorial you will learn how to repair cracks, scratches, and spots so this photo of the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind, looks just like new. We will purposely avoid using some of the quick fix tools such as the…
To create this effect we will mostly use Photoshop with a bit of help from Illustrator. In this photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create colorful smoky text effect. The process is fun and easy once you get going.…
In this narrated step by step tutorial, we’ll show you how to create cute fairy wings on a child.
30 Minute Redesigns
Hope many of you saw the first week of our weekly 30 minute redesigns last Saturday. If you please check out the redesign I did of RichGates.com:
30 Minute Redesign: Rich Gates
The idea is that…
Even if you are a seasoned professional photographer the chances are you will from time to time need one or maybe all of these cheat-sheets, whether it be to remember a shortcut key when photo editing or it could a…
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If you have imported a 3D object that has a texture applied to it, that texture will show up as a sublayer with your 3D layer. To modify or replace the existing texture, simply double-click directly on the texture name…
Hey everyone! Things are full speed ahead in getting ready to head out to Photoshop World March 24-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando! I’m pretty excited to be amongst some wonderful instructors to teach the latest and…
Two beautiful design elements, abstract backgrounds. Pixel wave background with vibrant blue pixels on white, and the second one is named abstract pixels background – the same design with a slight color changes on a dark background. A nice futuristic…
Isn’t it interesting and inspiring to see what designers can come up with just simple types? They can also be considered as a form of minimalistic art where ideas are projected in a clean clever way. Here is a list…
Adobe TV is hosting some new Lightroom- and Photoshop-related content: The Russell Brown Show – Samurai Poster (Part 1) In part 1 of this 2-part episode, Russell Brown shows us his personal tips and techniques on how to extract an…
Bad Design Vs Good Design: What You Should Be Doing (Part 1):
Today we present Part 1 of a two part post, identifying common mistakes in design, and showing you the right way to do things.
For each example we…
Download some free scraped grunge textures from BittBox — “The other day I was wandering around some back allies in my town and came across all of these cool poles that had been painted and scraped and repainted over and…
Here’s a free video tutorial from lynda.com — Making Selections – The Quick Selection Tool — from the series Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals. Deke McClelland examines the essential capabilities of the application, from correcting color to retouching portraits. He also…
Here’s a free video tutorial from lynda.com — Cropping And Straightening – Straightening An Image With The Ruler Tool — from the series Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals. Deke McClelland examines the essential capabilities of the application, from correcting color to…
Media Lab today announced SiteGrinder 3, its next generation web site development platform. In addition to over 300 new features, Media Lab SiteGrinder 3 supports two new optional add-ons, Commerce and Control. The SiteGrinder 3 Commerce add-on builds web stores…
In this tutorial we’re going to learn how to create a cosmic photo manipulation using different Photoshop techniques, brushes and blending modes. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!
In this speed painting tutorial, watch how artist painted this portrait in Photoshop. Helps the beginners in refining their skills.
In this tutorial we will make a fast mate painting wallpaper. Matte painting is actually based on photo with different hand painted elements. So here I have some photos found in the internet.
In this tutorial we will create an image that looks sort of like the posters for the upcoming movie, TRON Legacy. You will learn how to fake a bokeh effect, and create all sorts of shiny glass type effects.
A digital photographer must endure digital noise. However, this doesn’t mean you have to accept all kinds of noise in your photos. There is a variety called color noise. This you can remove even if you don’t have a dedicated…
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a blueprint effect in Photoshop.
Photoshop is a very hard program to use if you’re unfamiliar with it. I know many people are not photoshop savvy and have trouble creating things in photoshop. In this tutorial we will be creating a very simple but nice…
Whenever creating buttons us designers often just use a gradient. But doesn’t that get old sometime? In this tutorial you will learn how to create a user friendly button using some pretty simple photoshop techniques.
This glass is so cool it gives off its own light, and we do it with just two layers. You’re gonna want to check this one out.
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