A photoshop banana studio shot!
By Photoshop Consultant | November 9, 2008
This tutorial shows a quick way to take your normal, boring product shot and make it look more professional and elegant. This isn’t a new trick, but it’s a really quick process with Photoshop.
Open your image. I started with this photo of a banana. I masked out the banana and slightly rotated it.
Behind my banana layer, I added a Gradient Adjustment Layer. Adjust the colors to something yellowish, or whatever color you want, and fading to black.
Set the Gradient Adjustment Layer to Style: Radial. I increased the scale to fit my banana better.
Make a rectangular selection on the lower 1/3 of your image. Add a new Solid Color Adjustment Layer under the banana layer and above the Gradient layer. Fill it with black.
Select your banana layer and press [Ctrl + J] to duplicate it. Select your lower, original banana layer and press [Ctrl + T] to bring up the free-transform. Right-click on your bounding box, and choose “Flip Vertical”.
Drag your new, flipped layer down, so that the bottom of the top layer, matches the top of the bottom layer. Confused? Picture:
Click on the Add Layer Mask button on your Layers Palette or go [Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal All]. Select the Gradient Fill Tool [G] and select your default colors [D]. With your Layer Mask selected, drag your Gradient from top to bottom until you get a nice reflective effect.
And that’s pretty much it. I explained it out in this tutorial, but it’s a few quick steps for a nice effect.
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Free Photoshop Brushes
By Photoshop Consultant | October 10, 2008
Brusheezy is a new site offering large collection of free photoshop brushes.
Currently there are a total of 148 free brush sets under 15 categories such as abstract, nature, space, splatters etc.
What I like about the site is that users can comment on the brushes and contribute their own brush sets.
There is also a patterns section at the site however it currently has only 6 patterns for download. Nonetheless it is a very useful resource for all Photoshop users.
Photoshop Brush (4 in set)
Added: Oct 09, 2008
Category: Shapes
Photoshop Version: CS
Click here to download.
It’s quiet remarkable how accessible graphic design has become for people. Whether it’s designing party invitations, promoting a show, or advertising for a garage sale – it is now easier than ever to create remarkably good looking work through the power of your computer. In previous times, a person would have to go to school to learn the tricks of the design trade. However, all that you need now is a good graphics program and an Internet connection and you will find all of the information that you need.
Unreal Brushes v.4
by Edelihu
Photoshop Brush (9 in set)
Added: Sep 29, 2008
Category: Abstract & Fractal
Photoshop Version: CS3
Click to download
What are photoshop brushes?
Whether you are an expert at Adobe Photoshop or are just fooling around on it as a beginner, every person has the same goal – to create an interesting design that you will like and can show your friends. One of the most effective ways to add some flourish to your photoshop designs is by using a wide array of brushes. Photoshop brushes are essentially tools that can be used in the brush palette of adobe photoshop. Each photoshop brush has a specific design or an effect that can liven up the most drab project. From grunge effects to techno swirls to a soft cloud effect to Polaroid framing styles, you can obtain all of these different looks with the right photoshop brush.
Ask any graphic designer about what tool they use the most in adobe photoshop and they will immediately tell you – brushes. With a bit of minor tweaking, you are able to create some incredible effects and the best part is that you can save them as a photoshop brush. Photoshop Brushes have been instrumental in the illustration of websites, wallpapers, and graphics in general. They are a fantastic tool for implanting your own style on a design. From retro text styles like a typewriter font to vintage wear and tear styles to futuristic fonts, you will be able to add the extra flourish that will make your designs stand out.
One of the biggest attractions of using photoshop brushes are that they allow designers to get over their problem of being unable to draw well. Photoshop brushes work by determining the shape of something that you paint when you are utilizing the paint brush tool in adobe photoshop. You are able to add some nice patterns with photoshop brushes for your design or you are able to add some extra touches to a more comprehensive photoshop brush. They are also great because they are so diverse. When you are adding some photoshop brushes to your design, you are able to set the color of the photoshop brush by picking the color of the paint that you want to use. When they are create with an interesting size and shape, photoshop brushes can be dynamic to use in creating a collage.
In addition to adding some extra cool to a design, photoshop brushes are excellent artistic tools. With photoshop brushes that have a mosaic effect or a soft cloud style, you will be able to add a bit of extra emotional depth to your style. We live in a visual world and people are bombarded with television and advertisements on a daily basis. It is more important than ever to create stylish designs that will get your message out there instantly. Find out more about how you can add this fantastic tool to your design arsenal.
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Some Interesting 404 Pages
By Photoshop Consultant | August 28, 2008
404 Pages are a great place to highlight your tallent. Leats face it most people get there by mistake so why not entertain them.
Pick of the month:
This is not a working example, since the site isn’t using the page as a working 404 error page. Nevertheless it’s quite funny: the characters are talking, and as you might suggest, they are talking about 404 errors! Click to see in Action.
This person is really sorry you found their 404 page. See it here
Renet-web.met offers recent posts and a search box.
A couple of other interesting ideas.
Have fun with your 404 pages
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How to extract an image from a background with Photoshop
By Photoshop Consultant | August 27, 2008
Hi Guys,
I’ve been going over the feedback and there were requests for more video tutorials for Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Photoshop Elements, etc.. So I’ve added a new section to this blog called “Tutorials”. I’ll be adding all kinds of videos to this section on everything design related. Some will be created by me, and some by other designers.
I have some for you today. I didn’t create these myself, but I did have to do some “digging” to find quality tutorials online. Here is a first batch for you, enjoy….
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