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…)

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.
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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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The topic says it all. Create vector based floral shapes with the pen tool in photoshop. This Video is ~17 minutes long. Download the floral ornament reference image below.
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It’s getting hot. Let’s create some fire in photoshop with this very simple technique.
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With this photoshop smoke tutorial I’d like to show you how you can create nice smoke in photoshop cs2 without using plugins or the clouds filter.
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