Learn how to apply the Dragan effect, a widely used technique in post processing and give a dramatic makeover to your photos.

An HTML/CSS tutorial creating coupons using absolute positioning, multiple CSS3 backgrounds, gradients, shadows and borders to give the right effect. This CSS tutorial works with the latest browsers, Firefox 3.6+, Chrome 10+, Safari 5.1+.

Learn how to convert color digital images into black and white, explore different methods and eliminate noise levels as a result of it.

An HTML and CSS tutorial building a homepage. Learn how to style and control navigation links and content, in addition explore some CSS3 techniques such as Border-Radius, Box-shadow, and Gradients.

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…

In these video series I am going to show you how to work with the pen tool inside Illustrator using some reference images to trace on. The Pen Tool inside Adobe Illustrator is by far the most important tool to master which gives you all the power to create what you want but it is also the most difficult tool to learn and it takes is a little understanding and practice.

Build a soap dispenser and its refill bottle to create a product scene, all using Luxology’s Modo. In this lecture we are going to use some simple modeling tools and techniques to first build the shapes using reference images that but also use some organic modeling to refine the final product. For putting together our scene we are going to use some basic lighting and texturing for the final product shot.

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

3D logo creation is one of the most important aspects of 3D design where there is a huge market for it in television and corporate video. 3 Dimensional logos are very popular and trendy in the graphic design community as well, they add depth, attract attention and promote business so in this tutorial we are going to explore all that by modeling, adding materials, lights, reflectors and set up a complete scene for our custom 3D logo, all in Modo.

Create a 3D Logo, #1 from Elias Sarantopoulos on Vimeo.

Create a 3D Logo, #2 from Elias Sarantopoulos on Vimeo.

Create a 3D Logo, #3 from Elias Sarantopoulos on Vimeo.

This original rusty metal texture collection was shot in the Haydarpaşa Station (Turkish: Haydarpaşa Garı) which is a major intercity rail station and transportation hub in Istanbul. It is the busiest rail terminal in Turkey and the Middle East and one of the busiest in Eastern Europe. These pictures were taken from old station wagons parked behind the station.