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Notes and tutorials for class 3385 / 301

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Recently I was in need of a method to create a quick smoke effect for an ad that included text within the puffs of smoke. I found that the effect could be

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Last week I decided to upgrade to the new Adobe CS4 apps, as usual I did my backups and of course I forgot very important things, such as my Photoshop Brushes and Patterns. I hate when that happens, but it does happen all the time. So I had to look for my brushes and I found some really cool new ones and decided to play a bit with them and with the new Adobe Photoshop CS4.

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Creating a 3D postcard provides you with in-depth training on Design. Taught by Steve Caplin as part of the Creating 3D Type in Photoshop

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Jeffrey Bowman explains how to use grids, gradients and textures to add depth to your illustrations.

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find good stock photography 

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Established in 2005, DKNG is a design studio based in Los Angeles, California with a focus on the music and entertainment industries.

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Jason Munn

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Newest show posters designed and printed at my studio in DeKalb, IL.

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In this tutorial, I'll be showing you how to draw a shiny green apple. We'll have a look at various painting techniques throughout this tutorial. It will be fun and you'll learn something new - let's started! | Difficulty: Intermediate; Length: Medium; Tags: Drawing, Adobe Photoshop

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Use Photoshop's 3D tools, and play around with the material settings, to create a shiny white and gold text effect. | Difficulty: Intermediate; Length: Medium; Tags: Text Effects, Adobe Photoshop, 3D

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As we push further into autumn (in some parts of the world) many designers might be thinking about how to create autumn-inspired artwork for the projects they are working on. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create text made of hay using Photoshop's 3D features as an aid. | Difficulty: Intermediate; Length: Long; Tags: Text Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Textures, Typography, Photo Manipulation

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The latest Photoshop update comes with a couple of pretty awesome new layer style features, such as multiple layer style instances and stroke overprint. This tutorial will show you how to use those features to create a one-layer-only, retro text effect. Let's get started! | Difficulty: Beginner; Length: Short; Tags: Text Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Layer Styles, Retro, Textures

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How to Create a Reflection in Photoshop in 6 Easy Steps - Digital Photography School

Creating a reflection using Photoshop is one of those things that at first glance looks really hard, but really isn’t, once you break down the steps (just light Light Painting which I covered in another two part series). In this article I’m going to demystify creating a reflection, a technique that works particularly well on …