Here i’ve listed 36 Fantastic Photo Manipulation Designs by various great artists for your design inspiration,
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Design Resource | 30+ Free Quality PSD Files to Download
Posted on 02 February 2009 by yugu
Most Designers share their Creative design stuffs to others for free. so that others can learn from their works, At sometimes these collection will become marvelous time saver.Here I’ve listed 30+ Quality PSD Resource to Download varies form special effect files to card templates and more, hope you like the download list, Also be aware about license terms and agreements before You put them in use.
45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers
Posted on 27 December 2008 by yugu
Wallpapers can serve as a nice source of inspiration, The more beautiful and elegant they are, the better they can provide some fresh perspective and creativity in a rather tedious work flow, I bet most of the designers are a wallpaper changing addicts. one can never have enough wallpapers, However changing wallpapers frequently will give you a fresh feeling and thought, here we have collected 45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers, hope you like this collection
Now give your desktop a fresh and appealing look with this huge collection of fantastic Wallpapers.
20 Beautiful Christmas Icon Sets
Posted on 21 December 2008 by yugu
Christmas is almost here, You might have some Christmas related design projects,last minute Christmas newsletter design or would like to decorate your blog theme/desktop with Christmas icons for the new year, here we have collected 20 Beautiful Christmas Icon Sets that will help you with your Christmas design
Best Photoshop Gadget Design Tutorials
1. Mobile Phone Styled Like HTC Touch Diamond
4. Shiny Photo Realistic Apple Remote
6. Blackberry Style Mobile Phone From Scratch
8. Create a Sony PlayStation 3
9. A Slick iMac Pro in Photoshop
10. Sony Ericsson S500 Cell Phone Interface.
11. Nokia 5300 Cellphone Interaface
12. Design a Watch in PhotoShop
14. Design a iPhone in Photoshop [ Video Tutorial ]
15. Black Spider Mp3 Player Design
16. Audio Receiver Illustration
18. Super Retro Style game Controler
20. 3D Mp3 Player
21. TV Aquarium
23. Cute Little TV
24. Floating USB
25. Blackberry Phone
26. Design a Camera
27. XBox 360 Design
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Fantastic Splashing Water Girl Photoshop Tutorial from Marco Peis + Interview
Last month I featured the incredible Photoshop and design work of Marco Peis here at Photoshop Roadmap. Let me say that I was literally flooded with emails and comments asking for more from Marco. Well, here’s an interview and a and incredible tutorial from him. Enjoy!
Hi Marco, thanks for taking the time for an interview! Let’s start with your background. Tell us a little bit about your job.
Well, I work for an international agency called EuroRSCG Vienna. We have international clients like Vichy, Peugeot, Citroen, and some else. But my first job was in a bank as a graphic freelancer.
It was a nice time, but veryyyyy boring. No conceptual, and only two colors. After that, i started tutoring in a graphic design school in Innsbruck. I made adobe training with the students – Primary photoshop ;D
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15 Colorful and Snowy Christmas Photoshop Tutorials and Downloads
It’s Christmas time and here’s a new roundup of snowy, bright, cheerful and beautiful Christmas related tutorials filled with white trees, ornaments and all kind of colorful effects. Each year, this kind of tutorials get more and more creative, reflecting the newest design trends. Hope you enjoy these ones, and Merry Christmas!
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30 Essential Photo Manipulation Photoshop Tutorials for Beginners
Whenever I have to research for new Photoshop tutorials for my compilations, I always focus on stunning, complex and difficult tutorials mainly targeted for pros. But most of the time you need to perform basic tasks such as red eye removal, or changing a color in a photo.
This list is about basic photo manipulation techniques for beginners. Some of these techniques require a bit of work, but many do not. Remember that good results require good starting photos!
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The Fantastic Art of Marco Peis
Marco Peis – Junior Art Director & Specialist for Graphic Arts from Austria is using Photoshop, zBrush and C4D to create such amazing and breathtaking works. His portfolio is an eternal source of inspiration and ideas. His experiments have a strong and deep impression with remarkable effect combinations besides his sense of balance.
Born in Tirol (Austria), he started as a freelancer for some little but well-known agencies. Now he is working at the EuroRSCG Vienna on international clients like Peugeot, Vichy, Telekom, and some more. He told us, that in his job there is demanded much creative conception in ideas.
45 Striking Free Star Wars 3D Models for Photoshop
Since version CS3, Photoshop has the ability of import and render 3d objects created by third party 3d modeling software. This addition is a godsend specially for those who love creating complex action and sci-fi scenes and had to rely on external 3d software to render the basic layout of the scene and then finish it in Photoshop.
This article gathers 45 impressive free Star Wars 3d models that can be opened, tweaked and rendered in Photoshop. These models are free for all projects. But to be sure, check the download page to see if the author has indicated some restrictions. Some of these models require a free subscription to download, other ask for a donation if you liked the model. But all of them are absolutely free to download and use, and no payment is requested whatsoever.
Most of these models are available in different formats. Just download the format that is compatible with your version of Photoshop.
if you are a Star Wars fan and love paper crafting, you will also like to check these16 awesome Star Wars paper models I compiled for my other blog Creative Closeup.
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16 Smashing Photorealistic Text Effects in Photoshop
In each new version of Photoshop, Adobe is pushing the limits of photorealism offering new tools to create 3d images or realistic special effects. But those features don’t create anything by themselves. The power is in the ever evolving imagination of Photoshop artists. And this compilation is a demonstration that in most cases, you don’t need any fancy tools other than your creativity and imagination to achieve photorealism with certain ease.
I’ve already created other interesting text effects compilations that you may want to check: The 80 best Photoshop text effects on the web, 30 Awesome Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials, and Complex and Sophisticated Lettering Designs Photoshop Tutorials.
Create an Elegant Technicolor Effect in Photoshop with Filter Forge
This tutorial will show you how to create a simple additive two color Technicolor filter for Photoshop using Filter Forge plugin. Filter Forge is a fantastic tool to create your own Photoshop filters without writing a single line of code or know how to program in any language.
You don’t need to buy FilterForge plugin to follow this article. You can download a 30 day fully functional demo here with absolutely no restrictions. If you want to know about many other Photoshop plugins that offer fully functional trials, just read my previous article: 22+ Stunning Commercial Photoshop Plugins With Fully Functional Demos.
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Create a Cheerful Twitter Bird in Photoshop
One of the most fascinating aspects of promoting your twitter account is that you don’t need to stick to a predesigned logo or badge. The Twitter bird is so widely known that you can design whatever you want, as long as you include a happy singing bird in it. Just let your creativity flow and that’s it.
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20 High Quality Photo Manipulation Photoshop Video Tutorials
Photoshop artists and masters have been using videos to transmit their expertise to students for a long time. But with all the new video hosting services that have been showing up during the last few years, video has become an extremely popular and effective free training method.
This is a list of 20 high quality Photoshop tutorials videos created by very popular Photoshop masters. These videos have very detailed explanations that are easy to follow.
After you are done with these videos, you can visit the new Photoshop videos section at this site with more than 800 videos available for free.
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22+ Stunning Commercial Photoshop Plugins With Fully Functional Demos
There are a number of times where you need a specific special effect for a job, and you are on a deadline and on a tight budget (as usual). If you are lucky, a free Photoshop plugin that can create that special effect you need may be available, but chances are that it is not compatible with your Photoshop version or operating system.
Outsourcing the job or buying a commercial plugin could be the solution, but when you are out of time or money, those are not options.
Here’s a list of awesome commercial plugins, some of the best available, that offer fully functional demos usually for 30 days or so. Keep this list handy, you won’t regret it.
Case Study of Volkswagen Logo: From 1939 to Present Day
I am sure many of you out there would be interested to know about how famous logos of successful companies evolve with time. What are the factors that lead companies to redesign their logos?
For your interest here I have taken the case study of the largest automobile brand with respect to sales volume – Volkswagen.
Let me tell you a little history of this great brand. Volkswagen Automobile Company which is also known as Volkswagen Passenger Cars started in Wolfsburg, Germany. How this company came into being is quite an interesting story since Adolf Hitler is involved in it. Yeah! Hitler was the one who, in an Auto Show arranged at that time, raised this idea of manufacturing an inexpensive car for working man, in the year 1933.
One year later, after he took charge of the entire Germany, he met Ferdinand Porsche to design a car which should be well designed and economical enough to be afforded by working class. So Porsche promised Hitler that he would definitely come up with a car that would meet all the specifications that Hitler wanted him to deliver. Hitler wanted Porsche to redesign his 1931 model, so in 1937, the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH was created (it became simply Volkswagenwerk GmbH a year later). In 1938, Hitler started a Volkswagen factory which was funded by the German government to produce commercial cars. However, that factory was mainly involved in manufacturing military vehicles. Later, it was revealed to the world that Hitler always had this intention to use Porsche car as a military vehicle only, which could carry three men and a machine gun.
The name ‘Volkswagen’ means ‘People’s car’ in Germany and this was its initial logo:
This logo was designed by a Porsche employee named Franz Xavier Reimspiess during an office logo design competition. He encircled the letters ‘V’ and ‘W with bold fonts. The circle looked more like a ship’s wheel with fans around. When I first looked at their first logo, the first thing that I thought of was a Pedestal fan or a lower fan to be more precise. The black and white logo remained the identity of Volkswagen until this logo was designed:
Before World War II, they changed the logo a little bit by removing the design element which gave it a pedestal fan look. They stuck to this wheel like circle with initials ‘V’ and ‘W’ inside.
After the WWII, Britishers took over the company. They renamed the car as Beetle. They changed the logo, though no major changes were made, however, they got rid of the design around the circle which seems to be inspired from the Nazi flag. Surprisingly all the car makers like Fiat and Ford declined to take ‘free control’ of the Volkswagen factory. So, it was returned to the German government, and went on to become one of the world’s bestselling cars ever.
This was a very fine modification in the previous logo; it gave the logo a more elegant and corporate look.
The current logo basically is very similar to the previous one with minute modifications. The major change they’ve done in this logo is its color. The color theme has changed altogether from black and white to blue and grey. The current logo is exceptionally impactful and eye-catching.
Today, Volkswagen is one of the most successful automobile brands and its logo is among the top logos of the world. It is recognized by all and is unique in every way. Share your views about what you think of Volkswagen logo and how you like the change in it with time.
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Photoshop 3D Text Effect Tutorials
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Design Soft Stylized 3D Type
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Burning Hell Text Effect
Glow Letter with Perspective
3D Graffiti With Photoshop
Spectacular Grass Text Effect
Colorful 3D Text in Photoshop
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