Preview of Final Results Download the PSD The Pain.zip | 28.04 MB Download from Website The Pain Photoshop Tutorial Tutorial Resources Grunge texture 1 – darkrose42-stock Grunge texture 2 – darkrose42-stock Model – Photoxpress Dried blood splatter brushes – Photoshop… Read More

Another nice set of free Photoshop brushes from Bittbox: The source for these was a microscopic piece of pollen. Up close the strands looked like barbed wire. After photographic it, I brought the images into Illustrator and Live Traced each… Read More

Design a High Intensity Video Game Cover Resources Used In This Tutorial Swat Photo Old Warehouse Old Building Fantasy Space Render Wireless Icon Coalition Space Age Font Games Icon FanExtra Grungy Splotches Brush Set Final Image Here is a preview… Read More

Welcome to my third tutorial on black and white photography. In this tutorial we will be looking at ways to further enhance your images once they have been converted into black & white. Contrast The first of these methods we… Read More

In this article, we’re going to start by looking at a few inspirational movie posters from the 1980s which we’ll use for inspiration.Then, we’re going to use Adobe Photoshop to create a 1980′s style movie poster for our fictitious film… Read More

One of the most exciting features in Adobe Illustrator is the 3D effects. This powerful tool allows you to make anything from simple icons to complex creations. The following roundup of tutorials from the Vectortuts+ archives showcases some of the… Read More

If you’re not familiar with BundleHunt you’ve been missing out! Every so often the site springs to life with an awesome collection of design resources including Photoshop brushes, applications, vector packs, WordPress themes are more! BundleHunt 3 is now live… Read More

Here we’re going to discuss how to improve your photographic workflow with some new timesaving features in Bridge and Photoshop CS5. Becoming a better photographer is an adventure and lifelong pursuit. Therefore, to help you reach new horizons in your… Read More

This early version of the arc reactor has ten wrapped segments, or coils, around the light ring. That divides nicely into 360. Hold down SHIFT to make a square on a new Shape layer with the Rounded Rectangle tool. For… Read More

Photoshop CS5 enjoys a new paint engine wired up to the new Mixer Brush tool (nested with the Brush tool [B]). To enjoy the benefits, select the new Painting Workspace (WindowWorkspacePainting) and the Mixer Brush tool. Open a… Read More

In this tutorial, we'll be putting together a variety of techniques from previous tutorials, including a 3D wireframe from our Liquid Explosion artwork tutorial, custom brushes from our Wild Effects with Custom Brushes tutorial, as well as some new techniques… Read More

In Photoshop Elements 9, the Spot Healing Brush is now content-aware, enabling your changes to blend in seamlessly. In this video, learn how to remove a small object, remove telephone wires, and touch up a damaged photo.… Read More

As you know, each month, we round up some of the best Photoshop-related content from around the web. This month, there were some excellent Photoshop tutorials, articles, and freebies to choose from; including some excellent tutorials demonstrating the power of… Read More

In this article, I will show you a variety of illustrations made from vector that contain gradients. I’ll explain why these elements work well and share with you some links to great tutorials. We’ll also read what the artists say… Read More

Vector Premium launched in late September 2008. Since then we’ve added over 60 Premium tutorials for Premium members and hundreds of Illustrator and InDesign source files. Over 10,000 members have formed our unique Premium community. Learn more about the material… Read More

An Exploration of Modern Typography I’ve always been a huge fan of experimental typography, as the most talented artists can produce some really unique results. Today we look at some great examples of modern typography, as well as some useful… Read More

Create this stunning design using a free stock image, a free set of brushes and Photoshop's filters and blending options. This technique can be applied to different brushes and images… Read More

Final Image As always, this is the final image that we’ll be creating: Step 1 Creating a new document (600X600px) and paste in this torn paper texture: Step 2 Now with apply a gradient overlay blending option to your texture… Read More

Portable applications… have been known to be used by the professional “on-the-go” for quite some time now. These amazingly lightweight applications allow us to use them without the need of installation. This makes them highly accessible and easy to use. Read More

Adobe Photoshop is probably the most popular of image editing and enhancement applications. It not only helps us create quite amazing graphics, but it also lets us design beautiful layouts for our web design projects. If you’re mostly focused on… Read More