Working with custom shapes can save you a lot of time. What if you need an object and don`t know from where to get it or how to build it? It`s simple. Get it from an image. In this tutorial, I want to show you how to create Photoshop custom shapes, straight from images. Don`t worry, it`s not rocket science. There are only a few steps to cover and the only things you need to know is how to cut out objects using either the Pen Tool or Magic Wand Tool.
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Because the year is coming to its end, is time for a roundup. Today I`m presenting you the best Photoshop photo manipulation tutorials made in 2011. Not only that the result of each tutorial is a masterpiece, but you`ll learn step by step how to become from a simple Photoshop user, a guru, just because the tuts are very well written and the steps presented in details. Here they are, the tuts I consider the best photo manipulation tuts of 2011!
CSS3 brings with it some awesome styling features, like rounded corners, gradients and borders, but also brings a lot of headaches to those who want to implement it inside web pages, due to Internet Explorer lack of support for these great features. If you feel guilty for making use of CSS3, don`t be, because I`m going to show you how you can create web elements only with CSS3 which are compatible with all browsers.
Today, I want to show you how to create some beautiful buttons which make use of the latest CSS3 features and, most importantly, pass the cross-browser compatibility test, which means they will look awesome in modern brosers, like Chrome and Firefox, but also will look pretty good in older brosers, even IE6.
In this tutorial, I`m going to show you how to design a very clean and elegant audio player in Photoshop. In just a few steps, you`ll learn how to use different Photoshop tools, create beautiful effects and implement nice design techniques.
One of the unconventional forms of art is creating items with the aid of specialized software, on the computer. Some of the most used software applications are Photoshop, Virtual 3D, After Effects etc. The pieces of art created using these tools are varied as concepts but the main idea is still related to the beauty of the human features. A type of art but also even a “semi-industrial” necessity is the retouching of the human face; it consists of improvements or changing different features within the face.
In this tutorial, I`m going to show you how to create a nice and clean 3D download button in Photoshop. Along the way, we`ll use different tools and apply unique styles to layers, in order to obtain a good-looking finished product. 3D buttons are a new trend in web design, made accessible by CSS3. There`s no need to use pictures when coding a button, but only pure CSS, which is really awesome.
As you browse around the internet on your favorite website or blog, you may notice that a little icon rests next to the URL, whether in the navigation tool bar or the tabs in your browser. It caught your attention, which makes it a great addition to that website. That icon is known as a favorites icon, which is exceptionally effective in giving a website or blog the novelty it needs to grab the attention of visitors.
WordPress Shortcodes are very useful, especially in wordpress theme development. People who buy themes aren`t experts in web design, so a shortcode will be very useful.
But what is a shortcode? As the name says, a shortcode is a simple and elegant way to display complicated codes using just a word.For example: Imagine that you want to insert inside a post a nice info-box. You have to create div-classes after div-classes and finally you make it. A shortcode gives you the possibility to do this just adding “[information]lorem ipsum[/information] . That`s wicked, don`t you think?
Creating website layouts and web forms is a great way to learn Photoshop. Today, in less than 10 steps I`ll show you how to design a modern login form using Photoshop. Along the way we`ll use blending options and we`ll create shadows and lights. At the end, you`ll obtain a clean Login form just ready to be coded.
This tutorial will guide you trough the steps of a complete and beautiful layout of an Iphone App.
Along the way,we`ll learn how to create nice effects inspired by Iphone and Apple,we`ll play a bit with some blending options and we`ll integrate some custom graphics which will beautify the layout.
Also, we’ll take advantage of a few fundamental tools in Photoshop such as Rectangle Tool, Shape Tool and Marquee Tool.



