Illustration

Illustration Tutorials – May 8th 2013 : Book Art, Characters and Logos

As always an interesting mix of Illustration techniques and tutorials that are definitely worth taking a look at

Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Design abstract book art
Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Design abstract book art
Bring a fluorescent transparency to life in Illustrator
Bring a fluorescent transparency to life in Illustrator
How To Create an 8-Bit Pixel Character in Illustrator
How To Create an 8-Bit Pixel Character in Illustrator
Create an Aged Vintage Style Logo Design in Illustrator
Create an Aged Vintage Style Logo Design in Illustrator
Creating a Coffee House Logo – From Theory to Vector in Adobe Illustrator
Creating a Coffee House Logo – From Theory to Vector in Adobe Illustrator

 

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Design Tutorials – May 7th 2013 : Dragons, Explosions and Goths

As the title rightly says this week’s design tutorials is about Dragons, Explosions and Goths

Meteorite Impact Photoshop Tutorial

Meteorite Impact Photoshop Tutorial

Create a Battlefield Scene Using Stock Photography in Photoshop

Create a Battlefield Scene Using Stock Photography in Photoshop

How to Create a Surreal Gothic Artwork in Photoshop

How to Create a Surreal Gothic Artwork in Photoshop

Design Vintage Artwork with Old Newspaper and Watercolor Brush in Photoshop

Design Vintage Artwork with Old Newspaper and Watercolor Brush in Photoshop

The Creation of “Dragon Mountain” Digital Art in Photoshop

The Creation of “Dragon Mountain” Digital Art in Photoshop

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A few more video tutorials to stir up your creative spirit, especially the last one which looks pretty cool and is ridiculously simple.

Three point video lighting tutorial

Red Epic vs DSLR’s – Shot Design Filmmaking Tutorial

Time Freeze Effect – Filmmaking Tutorial 36

How To Shrink Yourself Into a Miniature Village

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Illustration Tutorials – April 18th 2013

As they say better late than never and these tutorials are a bit late but it is still better than none at all

Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Vector Web Ribbon in Adobe Photoshop

Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Vector Web Ribbon in Adobe Photoshop

Quick Tip: Learn How to Create Corner Tiles for Pattern Brushes in Adobe Illustrator

A Quick Lesson on Using Different Skin Tones in Portrait Illustration

A Quick Lesson on Using Different Skin Tones in Portrait Illustration

Using the Blend Tool to Create a Halftone Effect Portrait in Adobe Illustrator

Using the Blend Tool to Create a Halftone Effect Portrait in Adobe Illustrator

Using Gradients to Create a Slick & Fun Cartoon Worm in Adobe Illustrator

Using Gradients to Create a Slick & Fun Cartoon Worm in Adobe Illustrator

 

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Change Your Thoughts

It’s amazing how a different outlook on life can magically make everything seem better, even though you’re in a ton of mess and chaos, and by doing so person’s will wonder why are you so upbeat when it seems as if the world is practically going “to hell”. Eventually when you share your reasons for your  cheerfulness  persons will think you are crazy but a few will follow along and eventually we have something to smile about.

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Quote: Change Your Thoughts

It’s amazing how a different outlook on life can magically make everything seem better, even though you’re in a ton of mess and chaos, and by doing so person’s will wonder why are you so upbeat when it seems as if the world is practically going “to hell”.

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Photography Tutorials – April 10th 2013

Use these tutorials to get better with your photography then go grab your camera take a bunch of pictures

Creating Abstract Macro Images with Fiber Optics

Creating Abstract Macro Images with Fiber Optics

Smoothing Harsh Highlights with Photoshop

How to Turn a Busy City into an Abandoned City

How to Turn a Busy City into an Abandoned City

Minimizing Red Blotches on the Skin in Post-Production

How to Turn a Photograph into a Dynamic Panograph

How to Turn a Photograph into a Dynamic Panograph

 

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Illustration Tutorials – April 3rd 2013

How to Create a Floral Seamless Pattern with Adobe Illustrator CS6 and WidthScribe

How to Create a Floral Seamless Pattern with Adobe Illustrator CS6 and WidthScribe

How to Draw Little Red Riding Hood with Basic Shapes in Adobe Illustrator

How to Draw Little Red Riding Hood with Basic Shapes in Adobe Illustrator

How to Create a Detailed Keyboard Button Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

How to Create a Detailed Keyboard Button Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

How to Create a Vector Cross Stitch Effect in Adobe Illustrator

How to Create a Vector Cross Stitch Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Polygonal Vector Mosaic

Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create a Polygonal Vector Mosaic

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create the Star of Africa Diamond

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: How to Create the Star of Africa Diamond

3D Modeling in Adobe Illustrator

3D Modeling in Adobe Illustrator

Sweet complex illustration glory, here are some tutorials to test and improve your skills, try them if you dare!

 

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Design

Design Tutorials – April 3rd 2013

Classic Light Effect In Photoshop

Classic Light Effect In Photoshop

Step-by-Step Digital Painting Tutorial

Step-by-Step Digital Painting Tutorial

Coloring black and white photos in Photoshop Tutorial

Coloring black and white photos in Photoshop Tutorial

Use Photography to Create a Scenic Matte Painting From a Sketch in Photoshop

Use Photography to Create a Scenic Matte Painting From a Sketch in Photoshop

Create a Photo-Realistic Fried Egg Using Digital Painting Techniques

Create a Photo-Realistic Fried Egg Using Digital Painting Techniques

Create a Heroic Firefighter Painting in Photoshop

Create a Heroic Firefighter Painting in Photoshop

Looks simple enough you say … well how about you try to prove it, try out these tutorials, if you complete them, well I guess you’re now a professional, can’t even do the first one … I think you need to go back to the basics.

 

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So I am here giving heavy thought towards the reintroduction of the Reviews Category, mainly because of the new theme I took a trip down memory lane, plus in two – three months (around June) I will be finished with school for good, yep I am graduating, though I failed one course (Mathematics 2, “Calculus”) and believe me, I failed by a mile.

Anyway back to task at hand, I will be at home, nothing to do, and we all know most of what I would be doing is watching movies, designing and blogging. But then again I am pretty cautious as I remember, the reviews being A lot of work, and sometimes took weeks for me to finish, and normally would pile up after a while.

*Scratches chin and head* Really unsure, but one thing is for sure though if I do, I won’t start until May / June.

Oh and PS, all my old movie reviews are still up, all you have to do is do a little digging

http://ddmboss.wordpress.com/category/reviews/

http://ddmboss.wordpress.com/category/reviews/movies/

http://ddmboss.wordpress.com/category/reviews/music/

 

Thinking About Bringing Back The Reviews Category

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Print Media

Print Media Inspirations – March 28th 2013

Poster Mockup Template (PSD)

Poster Mockup Template (PSD)

Magazine Mockup

Magazine Mockup

3 free Photorealistic Flyer Mock Ups by Carlos Viloria

3 free Photorealistic Flyer Mock Ups by Carlos Viloria

Some interesting selections, the selections also have the PSD version available to download for free, I think one of them require you to sign up but I think that is also free, they do look great and I will be taking a few (the last one) to practice myself.

 

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