Creating a Nature Inspired Digital Piece in Photoshop

Author: Manuel Platzer \ November 15, 2010 \ Tutorials \ 15 Comments

Nature is everything that was not created by man. Living things and life are in the context of philosophical or ideological way of thinking. But man acts as a part of nature and designers. Nature is set in relation to human existence. This tutorial will teach you how I created

Creating the Step Up 3D Effect in Photoshop

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ August 30, 2010 \ Tutorials \ 45 Comments

3D is taking over the film industry, with more and more movies, games and magazines being released in 3D I thought I would share the secret with you on how to achieve 3D effects in your photos using Photoshop. I am going to use Step Up 3D’s Movie poster and

Krump It Case Study

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ April 14, 2010 \ Case Studies, Inspiration \ 5 Comments

Krump it is a collaboration between An1ken(myself) and Zainab Razaq. In this post I will be showing you the case study of the artwork that has become so popular over the last year, boasting with more than 150K downloads and countless features. I hope you enjoy the case study and

How To Block a Freshly Printed Poster

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ February 2, 2010 \ Tutorials \ 13 Comments

We will be doing something different today, all the tutorials that we usually see and read is digitally based. I have decided I am going to do a tutorial on How to Block a Freshly Printed Poster. I will walk you through the steps in a easy understandable way so

Displacement Effect Tutorial in Photoshop

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ November 16, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 8 Comments

In this tutorial I will be showing you how to use the displacement Filter to your advantage and create a stunning black and white illustration. You will learn how to create clipping masks by using splatter brushes and how to manipulate image adjustments to sort out coloring and shadow composition.

Design an Intense Particle Illustration using Photoshop

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ November 3, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 4 Comments

In this tutorial, I thought I would show you a simple process of manipulating a image with lighting effects and incorporating brushes too. This tutorial will bid you a step by step guide on how to achieve the illustrated outcome. 4

Creating a Sleek Navigation Bar in 6 Simple Steps

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 19, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 5 Comments

I spent about 2 hours today just surfing the net looking for inspiration to write about, and the one thing about a lot of sites that I noticed is that they don’t have very sleek/neat looking navigation bar. I decided to write a quick tutorial on how to create a

Creating a Colorful Vibrant Business Card

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 18, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 37 Comments

Every Designer definitely needs a Business Card or Information card of some sort, even if it’s just a piece of paper with your name and number on, ok well not just a piece of paper. A designer has to brand him/her self with uniqueness to catch a clients eye. Some

10 Exceptional Tutorial Blogs you have to Follow

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 8, 2009 \ Tutorials \ 8 Comments

I did a previous post about 10 Inspirational Design Blogs to follow so, I thought I would do a little post about Tutorial blogs. I know there is a lot of people out their that want to improve their skills in Photoshop and Illustrator so I have written this post

Interview with Grant Friedman of Colorburned

Author: Jacques van Heerden \ October 8, 2009 \ Interviews \ 3 Comments

Interview with successful Design Blogger Grant Friedman of Colorburned.com . If you wanted to know who the man behind Colorburned is here is your chance to find out. Check it out. 3