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Create a Scenic Castle Hallway in Photoshop

In today’s tutorial, we will combine stock photography and some basic digital painting techniques to create a scenic castle hallway in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets Mountain Forest Purple Mountain Stone Floor Pillars Step 1 First, start by creating a new file, 1200 x 900px with a resolution of 300ppi. Step 2 Next, open […]

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Create an Exploding Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant in Photoshop – Psd Premium Tutorial

Exploding planets are a staple of just about every popular science fiction television show or movie, but did you know that you don’t need your own special effects department to create these types of effects on your own? In fact, all you need is Photoshop. In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Ed Lopez will demonstrate […]

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Best Hosting Platforms to Choose From

There are a variety of hosting platforms to choose from. The best one depends on the hosting needs of the website owner. Each has certain advantages and the following gives a brief overview of the different types that are available. The web host may appear to be a trivial part of the website as a […]

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Layers, Got to Love Them – Basix

Are you new to Photoshop? Have you been trying to teach yourself the basics of Photoshop but have found the amount of educational material available on the net a bit overwhelming? As the world’s #1 Photoshop site, we’ve published a lot of tutorials. So many, in fact, that we understand how overwhelming our site may […]

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For the Love of Logos: Tips, Resources, and More


  

   When it comes to design projects, logo designs tend to be some of the trickiest to work with, simply because of their purpose. All design tends to be conveying a message, this is true, but most designs get to use so much more to make their points accessible to the viewer. Not to mention […]

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Rounded: Create A Detailed Solid Dark Layout In Photoshop

Hello there everybody and welcome to another PSD web design tutorial here at 1stwebdesigner! In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Solid Dark Layout in Photoshop. A few techniques discussed in this tutorial include the use of proper spacing, typography, and colors. Let’s get started – I hope you will make out […]

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Convert a 3D Portfolio Dark Layout From PSD to HTML [Very Detailed]

In this article you will learn how to convert a 3D Portfolio Dark Layout from PSD to HTML in a detailed step by step tutorial. You will learn how to create this layout by using a CSS framework, some CSS styles and Javascript into a valid HTML/CSS, cross browser compatible and dynamic layout. I hope […]

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How to Design a Video Game Interface Window in Photoshop

One of the most important aspects of playing a video game is how information is presented. How the graphics are presented makes a major difference in how the players will perceive the game during play. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to design a video game interface window. During the process we will show […]

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Quick Tip: Create a Chrome 4×4 Vehicle Emblem

In today’s quick tip tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a chrome 4×4 vehicle emblem using editable text and layer styles. Let’s get started! Step 1 Make a new .PSD document, size 600 x 450 pixels, RGB color, 72 dpi and transparent background. Paint the new layer with black color (press Alt + Backspace […]

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Create a Fantasy, Nature-Inspired, Out of Bounds Photo Effect – Psd Premium Tutorial

In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Ryan Forshaw will demonstrate how to combine stock photography to create a fantasy, nature-inspired, out of bounds photo effect in Photoshop. This tutorial is available exclusively to Premium Members. If you want to take your photo manipulation and composition skills to the next level, then Log in or Join […]

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