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Creating a Fantasy World

5. May 2011

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Creating a Fantasy World

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Intro: We often dream of living in a fantasy land. Creating such a fantasy in Photoshop is really great fun. In this tutorial we will be creating an imaginary world where we will be covering interesting topics such as the use of two point prospective, utilizing references for a [...]

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Hot Rod Monster Design Process

12. April 2011

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Hot Rod Monster Design Process

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hi, Philip Hepler here from 316 Graphics. A few weeks prior to writing this, Jeff Finley and I discussed possibilities for the next Arsenal vector pack. We decided to concept some hot rod elements which later turned into a vector set inspired by the art style of Ed “Big [...]

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Distress type by hand in Photoshop

5. April 2011

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Distress type by hand in Photoshop

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: There must be something about digital type that we don’t like. We put a lot of energy into distressing, aging, texturizing, and simulating letterpress techniques with digital type. There are a lot of cool techniques out there. So here I am, sharing yet another one that’s really good for [...]

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GMZ Giveaway: Free 15-Day Pass to Ten Ton Online

30. March 2011

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GMZ Giveaway: Free 15-Day Pass to Ten Ton Online

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hey you. Yes, you! Geoff Blake here from Ten Ton Books. Wanna score something totally cool from Go Media and Ten Ton? Well check this out: We’re giving away free 15-day trial accounts to Ten Ton Online, Ten Ton’s online tutorial subscription service. There, you’ll have full access to [...]

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Newbie’s Guide to Beautiful T-Shirt Mockups

25. March 2011

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Newbie’s Guide to Beautiful T-Shirt Mockups

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: So you want to make beautiful, photo realistic t-shirt mockups? This is a tutorial for newbies or beginners on using the t-shirt mockup templates we provide at Go Media’s Arsenal. Note: this tutorial was done with our Tri-Blend Templates, which features a removable tag layer. This feature may not [...]

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How to create a Leprechaun’s shoe in Adobe Illustrator CS4

16. March 2011

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How to create a Leprechaun’s shoe in Adobe Illustrator CS4

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: How to create a Leprechaun’s shoe in Adobe Illustrator CS4 In this detailed tutorial we’ll be learning how to create a Leprechaun’s shoe in Adobe Illustrator CS4 for the upcoming holiday, St. Patrick’s day. Combination of linear and radial gradients can be very useful for achieving nice results in [...]

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Mix Cover Tutorial: Outer Limits Pioneer

5. March 2011

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Mix Cover Tutorial: Outer Limits Pioneer

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Creating a Mix Cover In case you didn’t know, whipping up mix covers is a great way to exercise some of your creative muscles. It’s an outlet I like to focus some of my more random ideas towards… whether it be subject matter, or a new technique I want [...]

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How to model and render a basic mobile phone using 3ds studio max

9. February 2011

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How to model and render a basic mobile phone using 3ds studio max

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hello again! I have been recently experimenting and working with mental ray and v-ray renders in both 3ds studio max and Autodesk Maya. For this tutorial I will be teaching you guys some basic modeling, easy rendering techniques using mental ray and creating textures in Photoshop to be used [...]

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Creating Sagittarius in Photoshop

26. January 2011

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Creating Sagittarius in Photoshop

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Creating Sagittarius in Photoshop Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Photoshop Version: CS3+ Difficulty:Intermediate Estimated Completion Time: 2-3 hours Resources: Archer 1 Archer 2 Horse Ground Mountain Step 1 Let’s start by opening a new file with a size of 1000x1500px with a resolution of 300ppi (pixels per inch). Step 2 [...]

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