Jan25th In Freebies 17

20 Sets of Photoshop Brushes for Vintage Style Design

Vintage style design is all about making things look old. This can be achieved by using using elements in your designs that appear to be from decades ago, and when done well can create a mood for your web design that will leave a lasting impressions on visitors. In this article, we’ve rounded up a bunch of Photoshop brushes that will be very useful to you when trying to achieve that vintage look. (more…)

Jan11th In Freebies 13

Henry Jones

80+ Photoshop Actions for Giving Your Pictures a Vintage Look

Photoshop actions are great. If you’re not familiar with actions, they are simply prerecorded adjustments made to a Photoshop file that can be saved and applied to other projects. The concept is simple, but the process to create some actions can be very complicated. That’s why using actions can be a huge time saver. With just a click of a button you can apply a complicated effect to a Photoshop file instantly. In this article, I’ve rounded up over eighty Photoshop actions that will add very cool vintage or retro effects to your photos. (more…)

Nov18th In Tutorials 26

Henry Jones

The Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2009

In our “Best of 2009″ series, we’ve already shown you the best free fonts and the best free icon sets. So as this year is getting closer to it’s end, we’re going to continue in this article and present to you our picks for the best Photoshop tutorials of 2009. There were so many amazing Photoshop tutorials written this year, but unfortunately we couldn’t pick all of them. Below you will find the tutorials that we felt stood out from the rest within several different categories. (more…)

Nov2nd In Tools 18

Henry Jones

Convert Your PSD’s into Web Pages with SiteGrinder 2

If you’re the type of Web Designer that doesn’t like to get your hands dirty with XHTML and CSS, SiteGrinder 2 could become your best friend. It’s a plugin for Photoshop that can turn a design into a fully functional website. This means you will no longer need to outsource the programming of your designs. (more…)

Oct7th In Tutorials 27

James Davies

Create a New Retro Text Effect in Photoshop

Faking aged, printed media has been massive since the ‘grunge’ style first became mainstream years ago. Textured work with a vintage feel is still very popular, but more recently it’s the ‘new retro’ style that’s captured the imagination. The general idea is to create a vision of the future… from the past. (more…)

Sep20th In Tutorials 19

Henry Jones

21 Excellent 3D Text Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials

You don’t always need to use a 3D application to create beautiful 3D text. The tools in Photoshop and Illustrator, when used correctly, can help you achieve very nice results. Here are 21 of the best tutorials for creating 3D text effects using Photoshop and Illustrator. Some of these are for using Photoshop on it’s own while others explain techniques for using Photoshop and Illustrator together. (more…)

Sep14th In Inspiration 22

Henry Jones

40 Extremely Impressive Examples of Photo Manipulation

A few weeks ago we showed you some very good photo manipulation tutorials. To follow that up, we’re bringing you some inspiration. Here are 40 extremely impressive examples of Photo Manipulation that should get your creative juices flowing. (more…)