With the alpha channel we gain control over the opacity information of an object, so we can make it transparent. We can also paint in the the alpha channel to ‘form’ a selection to our liking. We use the alpha channel in the same way as in the icecube video but this time we delete the black background of a flame image.
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Today we use the vector tools in photoshop to create the shape of a leaf. We then convert the shape into a rasterized image to add shadows and highlights with color and dodge-tool. Attached you find the original psd of this work. Have fun.
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Glossy buttons and logos are very popular these days. With the vector tools in photoshop you can create some nice shapes that you can even scale up for print if you need to. [more] »

Sometimes it’s really difficult to make an object, like a glass of water or an icecube, appear transparent like in the real world. Sure, we can use the layer opacity in photoshop to make layers transparent.

But what if we just want to erase some small areas of an image or what about semi-transparent objects with a background shining through? Can we [more] »

Screenfrog.com is now back online again after it’s little break. As you might have noticed the site has changed quite a bit. I have upgraded wordpress to 2.5 and it runs pretty smooth so far. The site also has a new theme. Not all videos are back online, but I’m working on it. There are tons of new stuff coming pretty soon, so stay tuned.

It’s pretty easy to create cutom splashes for you photoshop artwork. Grap a piece of paper, some printer ink and let the fun begin. Splashes do also look pretty cool on larger poster prints, that you can create yourself with larger format printers. Looks best with color toner. If you don’t have a large format printer, you can also send you materal to specific poster printers. So give it a try and check out this video tutorial on how to create custom splashes.
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Some people asked me if it is possible to open up, edit, create vector based shapes and files in paint.net. The answer is: paint.net is a bitmap based graphics program so you [more] »

Let’s create scotch tape in photoshop. Make use of the vector and masking tools. Do you have your own technique on how you create scotch tape? Let us know and post your results.
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Let’s have some fun with transparency and gradients. In this video course I will show you how you can blend your images to create a nice compostion.
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