Posts Tagged ‘Photoshop’

How to Create a Surreal Portrait Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

Hello all, today I am going to show you how to take a normal portrait and turn it  into a breathtaking surreal photo. The image we will be using today has been taken from this deviantart account. This tutorial would be great for beginners learning how to fully take control over Photoshop’s many features. To [...]

Posted on: May 15th, 2011 by Nicole Dominguez | Tags: , , ,

What Graphic Design Means to Me: A Teen’s Perspective

To most young people nowadays, Graphic Design is nothing more than a 20 minute Photoshop job with a slapped on font. At first, those were my thoughts exactly. At the tender age of thirteen, I was under the impression that anyone with a copy of Photoshop could be a designer. In years of reading magazines and blogs, and [...]

Posted on: April 17th, 2011 by Nicole Dominguez | Tags: , , , , , ,

How to Improve Pictures of Yourself in Photoshop

So, I have realized that for some people that have access to Photoshop, they can be scared of such a big program. I’ll admit — it isn’t a cup of tea. Today I am going to show you how to improve upon pictures of yourself or other people in Photoshop! Hopefully with this tutorial, others will learn some of my techniques!

Posted on: November 10th, 2010 by Nicole Dominguez | Tags: , , , , ,

12 Free Watercolor Photoshop Brush Sets

Photoshop Brushes are some of the most useful resources around. Quite easy to create, it gives artists and designers alike a way to share their work with others. Well, I was searching for Watercolor Photoshop Brushes recently, and decided to share my findings with you! Here are some of the best brushes that I found.

Posted on: September 26th, 2010 by Nicole Dominguez | Tags: , ,

Split Toning In Photoshop

Split toning is a pretty simple effect that’s also striking. I’ll be using Photoshop CS5 Extended, so if you have a different version you’ll have to adjust accordingly.

Posted on: September 12th, 2010 by Keely Nabors | Tags: , , ,

How to Create Business Cards with InDesign

The business card is one of the most important ways for young designers and entrepreneurs to locally promote themselves. If you have already started doing freelance work or are thinking about doing it in the near future, I highly suggest having a business card to hand to potential clients. It’s relatively simple to create a professional business card using InDesign. All it takes is a little patience to learn the program!

Posted on: April 6th, 2010 by Phil Boyd | Tags: , , , ,

Weekly Design Challenge #2 – Redesign Time!

The theme is Social Network Sites. You challenge is to redesign your favorite networking site, whether it be Twitter, Facebook or even a popular blog or website. *cough*Craigslist*cough* It doesn’t have to be coded, but rather a mock up; big or small. Have fun guys.

Posted on: March 28th, 2010 by Nicole Dominguez | Tags: , , , , ,

Weekly Design Challenge #1

Alright folks, these challenges will be held every Friday, because then we’ve got the weekend to start them. This week’s challenge is to create a logo for a company (fake) that you would like to own or be a part of one day. For example, if you really love books and dream of owning a book store, create a logo for that store! To enter your logo, host it at Photobucket or TinyPic, and post the URL in a comment…

Posted on: March 19th, 2010 by Nicole Dominguez | Tags: , , , ,

Great Tutorials to Start Learning Photoshop

Learning how to use a large, and sometimes complicated program like Adobe Photoshop can be scary. It isn’t an easy task, and many wonder where to start. Personally, I think getting acquainted with the various tools Photoshop has to offer, so I have complied a list for those wishing to do just that, as well as easy tutorials you can follow.

Posted on: January 24th, 2010 by Nicole Dominguez | Tags: ,