Photoshop CS5 Types and Shapes

Create an Ad Using Adobe -- Using just the basic Photoshop software, Rafael Concepcion shows how you can manipulate the shapes and text in your designs to produce pleasing and compelling results. Learn these techniques and incorporate them into your Photoshop toolbox. 

Also see:   Real World Digital Photography, 3rd Edition, by Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan, and Tim Grey

 Real World Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers by Conrad Chavez

This free chapter is from Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS5: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals

 

Add Borders to Images in Photoshop

This tutorial, "Photoshop for Starters: Adding Frames and Borders to Your Images in Photoshop" was submitted by Olga Bogatyrenko of www.chasingmoments.com

Olga writes:

original imageThis tutorial offers two basic strategies to add borders to your images. The two strategies represent two distinct logics of achieving the same result: (1) creating a mat above your image and cutting out an opening in it to see the underlying image, or (2) modifying the canvas that underlies your image. The choice of the option depends on the image you have.

 

Create an Angelic Sculpture

Create an Angelic Sculpture Made of Ice in Photoshop using Adobe Photoshop CS3...

create an ice sculpture in PhotoshopSometimes all you need to create an incredible photo manipulation in Photoshop is a rough sketch, some nice imagery, and some knowledge of how to use Photoshop's transformation tools.  In today's tutorial we will demonstrate how assemble an angelic ice sculpture from a rough sketch and some beautiful scenic photos.

 

Flipbooks Using Photoshop Actions

Many designers and crafts savvy creatives are now thinking about cool things they can design for the upcoming holiday season. If you're a designer in business, a creative "gift" for clients and friends will add further pizazz to your identity and illustrate your abilities.

One very cool project comes from the age-old world of movie making. At some point, someone discovered that if you saw a series of progressive images very rapidly, they would give the visual illustion of motion.

 

Illustrator: The wizard's hat

Welcome back to the virtual space where some of the secrets for creating iconic beauties are unveiled.

The word 'wizard' has its root on concepts like wisdom and guidance. Most probably that's the reason why those helping user interface elements, the assistants, are also called wizards and are represented by default with a wizard's hat and wand icon.

The spell will be performed using Illustrator CS4.