Create Amazing Images
Release Date: 2007-04
CD descritpion
On CD1 you will find Virtual Training Company’s software training CD for Adobe Photoshop Special F/X.
So that you can understand and follow our magazine tutorials,
we’ve included movies (without audio) and source files. On CD2 you can find these files to the following tutorials: Advanced layers blending, From sketch to computer graphics, Pearl Diver, and Phrizbie design. To properly view the movies we’ve included the codec’s, XviD and TSCC, that will install on either your Macintosh or Windows computer. Also to get even more experience with video training we have included movies that show the techniques to make Manual textures and Create Amazing Images with 3D Renders.
Besides thatFreebies:
Included are samples of these sets from graphicxtras.com
New Corel Painter X – Trial Version
17 fantastic Photoshop movies
Check out the greatest royalty free photos
Articles
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QuarkXPress 7 review
Have you ever considered what the world of desktop publishing would be without QuarkXpress? Probably the same as a nation without a ruler! Xpress has a reputation as a long-time master of DTP. For many years it was number one in all graphic design studios and publishing and printing houses. Of course it had its share of quirks but was still considered the best option available.
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Create Amazing Images with 3D Renders
By combining 3D renders with Photoshop illustration techniques you can take
your art to another level, creating surreal images like this one. You don’t need to
be a 3D wizard by any means as you’ll be using some of Photoshop’s basic image
editing functions to make the unbelievable possible. Many 3D renders you see
today are very polished and technically perfect, this tutorial will show you how
to give them a more painterly quality that 3D alone cannot achieve. You’ll add
scans of found objects and some digital photography. The 3D renders supplied
on the CD were created by using a combination of Poser and Cinema4D.
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Create a personalized photo calendar
To do the Calendar you’ll need Corel Snapfire or Corel Snapfire Plus and Digital photos
you’d like to put in your calendar. When you complete this tutorial, you’ll be able to
use photo trays, create a Snapfire Project, add photos to a calendar. With Snapfire
Plus you will also be able to add Picture Tubes to you calendar so you can mark
special days Picture Tubes™ are only available in Snapfire Plus.
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From sketch to computer graphics
Realistic shading and painting characters is often a real nuisance for beginner graphics. Each
graphic is looking for his own unique style and totally satisfying finall effect. Here is a simple
method of coloring for those of you, who still feel more comfortable using pencil rather than
graphics tablet, and who would like to give their works an interesting appearance.
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Manual textures
This article takes as aim the development of different textures types
of agreement to the material of which this one composed each of
them; the construction of the same ones is realized stepwise from the
sketch base until the finished artwork, using as excuse for it the topic
of human figure. The above mentioned implies that the performer must
depart from an already made sketch or to construct, since in case of the
exercise, one inside the same program. For the work I use the version
CS2 of Photoshop and a graphical common Table
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Pearl Diver
Before you start working on any project you
need to come up with a concept of what you
want to create. This is extremely important. It
is far easier to work if you plan rather than just
creating an image as you go along. You need
to see the completed image in your mind and
often it is a good idea to basically sketch what
you want to achieve on paper beforehand. For
the “Pearl Diver” image, I wanted to create
an image where a girl has dropped a pearl
necklace over the side of a boat and has
dived in after to catch it. I wanted to catch the
moment of her just after she has dived into
the water with the bubbles rushing upwards
from behind her and her reaching out towards
the necklace just before she finally grabs it.
For the photo session with the model, I had
her laying on the studio floor on a white
background in a position that would be similar
to how she would look swimming underwater.
Using a white background made it easier to
separate the model from it. I separated the model
from the background using a combination of the
pen tool for her body and channel selections
to separate the finer details of her hair. I have
included the separated version of the model
for this tutorial to save you the time of doing it
yourself.
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Resources for a new freaky communication
When looking for images to produce ideas, the Stock photo Banks are very efficient
allies of designers and advertising creatives. In a just in time way, now the stock
images solve the new tendency of the present communication, which is freakier and
more bizarre.
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Text Effects
In the following tutorial we will create simple gel effect. It should look as if some drops of gel are
spread around the text. We will make a thick gel text with a smooth sticky paste effect.
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Advanced layers blending
Photoshop offers a wide range of options that allow us to specify the way the pixels of different
layers interact (or better: blend) with each other. If you double click a layer thumbnail on the layers
palette or select Layer>Layer Style>Blending Options on the menu, the layers style window will
open (if you have a flat image you need to double click the Background layer first, in order to turn
it to a regular layer). This menu lets you control from basic to advanced blending parameters. In
this tutorial we will study the manipulation of Photoshop’s BLEND IF parameters. We will learn
to specify which pixels of the active layer and of the underlying visible layers will be visible,
based on their brightness. In our example we will use an image that shows a sunset scene and a
second image of the full moon. You can download both images from my site, at the following URL:
http://www.panosfx.com/images/PSDmag.zip.
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Photoshop Tricks
Create screenshoots at 300 DPI
Ever tried to output a screenshot at 300 dpi? It can sure be a
challenge to make a software product look appealing when the
screenshot looks so fuzzy. With the following technique, you can
maintain the integrity of your screenshot- enough for 300 dpi
brochures or even billboard displays.
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CSS - Doing it with style
From W3C website: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a simple mechanism for adding
style (e.g. fonts, colors, spacing) to Web documents. (www.w3.org/Style/CSS/) Ok,
Simple enough, CSS are the key for web design. But when you’ll try to go deep in
the wonderful Web 2.0 world, you’ll soon learn that web design becomes more of a
science and less driven by inspired guesswork. CSS can control everything from the
size of your font to the very layout of your page. So probably you’ll need a guide. There
are hundreds of websites offering CSS tutorials and examples, and the aim of these
pages is to present to you a very selected list of some great CSS websites that will
help you. Let’s start!
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Phrizbie design
With this project the objective was to create an upscale visual identity for a medical laser spa
while still keeping the image fresh, young and ultra hip. The other objective was to make the
laser spa procedures seem safe and fun. This Canadian client is highly creative entrepreneur
who prides herself on providing great services for other women to make them feel beautiful and
safe. We wanted to convey this sense of professionalism and pride in her services throughout her
entire extensive design package. Here we will focus on the website http://www.blisslaserspa.com
and all that went into it.
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Flying Colors
Most people learn to steer clear of things that have caused
them bad experiences in the past. This logical avoidance,
however, can sometimes turn into ungrounded fear; and
people will pass up things that can be helpful, useful, and even
fun. Flying is one of these fears for some people. Yet, over time,
this anxiety can decline as one’s consciousness catches up to the
current state of technology. In the graphic communication industry,
fear of flying with color management is not so different.
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Calibrate your display - just like professionals
Radius was a computer hardware firm founded by Burrell Smith, Andy Hertzfeld,
Mike Boich, Matt Carter, Alain Rossman and other members of the original Mac team
specializing in Macintosh equipment. Founded in May 1986, their products ranged from
processor upgrade cards (Radius Accelerator) bringing Motorola 68020 processors to
earlier Macintosh systems; graphics accelerators (Radius QuickColor); television tuners
(RadiusTV); video capture cards (VideoVision); color calibrators (PrecisionColor); multiprocessor
systems (Radius Rocket) for 3D rendering and multiple OS sessions; high-end
video adapters and monitors.
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Perttu Murto’s graphic world
Perttu Murto is a 21-year-old graphic artist. He comes from the cold and dark land
called Finland. He currently lives in northern Finland in a small and peaceful city called
Oulu with his girlfriend and a Bengalese cat. He likes to cook, go to the gym and just
hang out on his spare time.
Contact information
Location: Finland
Website: http://www.overmode.net
Mail: perttu.murto@gmail.com
The software: Adobe photoshop CS2, illustrator CS2 and Canon EOS300D
Perttu has
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Till death do us part
Let’s say for a moment that you’re an art director working in a good-sized agency somewhere
in the civilized world. The pay is great! The working conditions are awesome and the accounts
trusted to you are nothing less than Fortune 500! Life is good, right? What’s missing? Ah yes,
someone to share it with. For those of you who find yourself in this position I sincerely suggest
you look in your own backyard when it comes time to tie the knot.
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Interview with Aaron Sims
Aaron Sims, currently one of the most wanted artists and designers of all sorts of monsters and other characters.
He came to L.A. in the mid – 80’s, where he became a part of Hollywood movie industry for good. One
of the most important films of his early career was From Beyond (based on Lovercraft’s prose). He also cooperated
with Sam Raimi while working on a classic of it’s genre: Evil Dead 2. His artistic activity in the 90’s
centers around many well-known titles: Nightmare on Elm Street 5 (1989), IT (1990), Gremlins 2: The New
Batch (1990), Wolf (1994), Batman Forever (1995), Nutty Profesor (1996), The Devil’s Advocat (1997), Men
In Black (1997). His contribution in the recent productions has been particularly interesting: Artificial Intelligence
(2001), Terminator 3 (2003), Sky Captain and the Word of Tomorrow (2004), Doom (2005), Constantine
(2005), War of the Worlds (2005), Fantastic Four (2005). He is also an author of two videotutorials made for
Gnomon and co-author of the book Experience XSI 4.
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