Make Photos Sparkle

“Turning a run-of-the-mill photo into a dazzling one is simple – when you know the right tricks. In this tutorial, Photoshop maestro Aeiko shows how to create a variety of light effects that can be applied to photography or illustration with equal impact.”

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30 Days of Night Vampire

“In the spirit of Halloween we’re going to turn a normal person into one of the nightmarish vampires in the graphic novel-turned-movie 30 Days of Night.”

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‘ Blend If ‘Masking in Photoshop

This is a semi-automatic masking technique that enables users to mask or knock-out complex and unwanted areas of a picture with ease and accuracy.

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Faking the HDR effect with photoshop

Now I’m sure by now that more than a few of you have stumbled across what is referred to as an HDR photo on the internet at some point – you’ll know when you see one. The striking, saturated and dreamlike colors make the entire photo pop from the screen – and often times it looks as if the photo was taken in a dream. Normally you’d need a somewhat advanced camera with the ability to take photos in RAW format to cause this effect…

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Illustrator Type Tool

Type is an essential part of Illustrator; whether you’re desktop publishing, designing logos, or using type for image building, you’ll be reaching for the Type Tool. This guide comprehensively covers the essentials of what is a huge amount of Illustrator functionality, which is type.

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Iron Man Interface

Last weekend I was watching the Iron Man movie and I was blown away by some of the effects I saw. Loved the bombs and some interface designs, in special when he puts the mask and lots of cool elements start popping on the screen, like the Terminator view. That really inspired me and I decided to try that in Photoshop.

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