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The Dark Byzantine

rolex — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:37:34 +0000

For this photoshop tutorial my inspiration came directly from Hagia Sophia, an Eastern Orthodox church at Byzantine period. It was converted to a mosque at Ottoman period and after 1935 was converted into a museum. And so I have visited this magnificent building where I shot and captured images that are going to be used for this Photoshop tutorial and the theme is The Dark Byzantine, a man from these times…

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Restore An Old Photo

rolex — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:41:00 +0000

Explore the power of the Refine Edge tool and masking to restore an old duo tone photo all inside Photoshop.

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Photoshop Masking

rolex — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:09:30 +0000

Unleash the power of masking…In these video Photoshop tutorials you will learn about masking techniques with the use of adjustment layers and selections, how to isolate and remove objects to produce creative compositions.

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Photoshop Custom Brushes

rolex — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:36:48 +0000

Explore the power of Photoshop brushes…In this lecture will we explore the creation of custom brushes inside Photoshop which is one of the most effective ways to add some flourish to your designs.

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Photoshop Bump Mapping

rolex — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:34:03 +0000

Create bump maps inside Photoshop from luminance values and explore the power of creating realistic surfaces…

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Scrapbooking…flipping through memories

rolex — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:46:08 +0000

Scrapbooking, explore the creative digital process… In this video tutorial you will learn how to create custom brushes, combine memorabilia images, text, graphics and textures to create a story in a scrapbook album style.

Cleaning up the book ……… (Running time: 7:28 minutes)

Creating the inner page ……… (Running time: 5:57 minutes)

Placing dry flower, soldier & glasses ……… (Running time: 5:55 minutes)

Letter from soldier ……… (Running time: 8:12 minutes)

Creating the brushes ……… (Running time: 6:19 minutes)

More brushes & final touches ……… (Running time: 5:40 minutes)

Final thoughts ……… (Running time: 00:44 minutes)

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Texturing a 3D Logo

rolex — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:23:05 +0000

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how texture a 3D logo scene outside its native environment. Working with the pen tool to select the appropriate surfaces, apply textures and blend them.

Selecting the side surfaces ……… (Running time: 6:09 minutes)

Selecting the front surfaces ……… (Running time: 4:18 minutes)

Applying textures to the side & front surfaces ……… (Running time: 4:32 minutes)

Applying textures to the floor ……… (Running time: 4:22 minutes)

Final touches ……… (Running time: 2:23 minutes)

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A Letter from Florence

rolex — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:38:23 +0000

A letter from Florence is a creative Photoshop composition using a collection of original images from Florence, Italy. The tutorial covers ways to use the pen tool, to experiment with blend modes, expose yourself to the Displace filter, short cuts and complete a composition from scanned images and textures.

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Photoshop Blend Modes

rolex — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:29:56 +0000

A Photoshop tutorial using textures and scanned images, blending them together to create some special effects.

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Burned Skin Effect

rolex — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:22:42 +0000

In this Photoshop tutorial create a burned skin effect using masking to select the skin, apply a texture image to create the burn effect and a displacement map to make it realistic.

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