This collection includes 14 collections itself and 47 design tutorials and other materials. You will know how to create Vintage Film Style Video, Classic Look of an Engraving, Realistic View Stamp, Cool Marble Text Effect, Website Menu, Website Button, Audio Player, Hellacious Flaming Skull, Musical Giraffe Digital Illustration, Nature Blur Effect, etc,. Several inspirations are also included: Assemblage, Montage, Collage, Stars, Planets, Galaxies, Vexel Style Artwork, Water and Ice.
1. 50 Dirty, Filthy Grunge Photoshop Effects
The grunge movement in design combines rips, tears, decay, smears and scratches to form a dark and gritty result. Here we’ve collected fifty of the best ever Photoshop grunge tutorials for your enjoyment and education.
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2. 40+ Creative, Courageous, and Campy Buttons
A button (or badge in some places outside the US) can be designed for maximum impact through message, image, and cleverness. They have a capacity to communicate change and are often proudly worn as badges that represent our causes and beliefs.
Designers can tap into this capacity to communicate through creative button designs that challenge our conceptual thinking, promote positive change, while stylistically pushing the medium. In this post, we look at over 40 button designs driven from a variety of sources: modern illustrators, campy old cartoons, political badges, close up textures, positive causes, and more. Let’s look at some inspiring buttons and see if we can kick our creative engine into gear.
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3. 20 Insane Comic-book Style Photoshop Effects
Comic books and graphic novels combine two things every designer aspires to meld: real meaning and pure, unadulterated eye candy. Here we introduce 20 of the best ever tuts on using Photoshop to create stunning comic-book style art.
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4. Top 40 Video Game Covers of All Time
While video game cover art is often as carefully designed as any movie poster, this area of graphic design is rarely given much thought. In this post we’d like to change this by high-lighting 40 brilliant examples of game art and explaining why they are so darn good.
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5. 18+ Sources of Inspiration from Coffee, Ink, Blood and other Stains
Artists can get inspiration from just about anything. Stains appear all over the place, on walls, furniture, clothing and paper. We can replicate the look of a stain to create added intrigue in a piece of art – an effect which is very popular with grunge style design. In this post, we’ll take a look at the use of stains as inspiration, as well as some resources that can be used to add stains to your own work.
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6. 50 Mind-blowing Retro-style Photoshop Illustrations
Graphic design from the 70s, 80s and 90s has plenty to offer modern-day designers. Here we introduce a bunch of modern-day graphic designers using the best of retro-styles to create incredible and original work that melds the past, the present, and sometimes, the future!
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7. 20+ Sources of Dynamic Smoke Inspiration
In graphic design and photography, smoke is capable of producing dramatic and powerful effects. In modern design digital smoke is frequently combined with lighting effects to create stunning work. In this post we’ll take a look at more than twenty sources of smoke-related inspiration and resources that can be used in your own design work.
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8. 35 Green and Earthy Photoshop Effects
With the mainstreaming of environmental concerns, ‘Green’ design is booming. People want ‘Green’ websites, ‘Green’ branding and ‘Green’ advertisements. With so much demand, it’s important for designers to capitalize on this new trend. Here are 35 eco-friendly and awesome Photoshop effects to get you started!
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9. 40 Apple-themed Photoshop Tutorials
Many designers love Apple products for their simple yet powerful functionality and sleek design aesthetic. Apple has also been skillful at using Photoshop to create gorgeous product mock-ups, advertisments and web designs. In this post you’ll learn how to create some of these brilliant designs for yourself.
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10. 53 Mind-blowing Uses of Typography
Typography is an ancient foundation of graphic design. As any good designer knows, the way that words are presented has a powerful influence on the way they are interpreted by the viewer. Here we’ve collected 53 stunning uses of typography by eight different designers. We hope you’re inspired by this selection!
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11. 40+ Fascinating Digital Painting Tutorials
Digital paintings are one art and design trend that isn’t going away any time soon. Digital paintings (examples) are vibrant, display well on screen and take advantage of new technologies like the graphics tablet to make the digital look traditional. If you’re interested in learning to create art through this medium, here are over 40 tutorials to help you begin (or continue) the adventure.
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12. 21 Brilliant AudioJungle Wallpapers + Winners Announced
When we announced an AudioJungle wallpaper contest last month, I was not at all prepared for the barrage of jungle visual goodness that instantly began flooding our Flickr pool. With over 180 entries to select just three winners from, judging was always going to be very difficult.
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13. 50+ Kick-butt Book Cover Designs
Have you ever been seduced to buy or borrow a book, simply because the cover was so well designed? That’s why it’s worth getting cover design right. In this post, we’ve collected 53 excellent book covers in many different styles. These covers will inspire not only any book cover design you do, but your designs in other areas as well.
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14. How to Create Step-by-Step Photoshop Design Tutorials
Writing a Photoshop tutorial can look like a daunting task. This article will help to make it easier. It shines a light on the process of creating a step-by-step Photoshop design tutorial, while explaining the format to follow for publication on the PSDTUTS site. It gives examples, tips, and guidelines for you to follow, which will help you construct the next great Photoshop tutorial!
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15. Create a Realistic Blackberry Style Mobile Phone From Scratch
If you ever have to create a slick phone or Blackberry design, and you don’t feel like buying stock images, then this tutorial is for you. I will show you how to use Vector Shapes, Masks, and mostly Layer Effects to create this elegant design.
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16. Create a Vintage Film Style Video Using Photoshop CS3 Extended
Photoshop CS3 Extended allows you to edit video and animations. Also, you can convert an existing video into a Smart Object and apply filters to it. This time we’re going to give a video a vintage feel and mock it up inside an old TV screen.
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17. Make a Cut and Paste Rock Club Flyer
There are many ways to montage stuff together and many applications for the style. Whether editorial art, artwork for bands or, as we’ll be looking at, a promotional flyer. We’ll look at creative use of scanning and montage techniques to create an atmospheric flyer design based on one I did for a Rock night at a club. As with any design it’s best to sketch out a rough layout so you know where the text is going. Please note this tutorial covers the creation of the graphics and not the text as well.
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18. How to Create a Surreal Scene of Flying Bombs on Fire
In this tutorial, we’ll make a scene with flaming bombs pouring from the sky. This tut is made to show some down and dirty Photoshop tricks that beginners can quickly pick up. It also includes some relatively advanced techniques to help budding designers enhance their workflow. Let’s get started!
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19. How to Create a Slice of Nature Photo Manipulation
Today I’m going to show you how to put together a complex tree illustration. The idea for this tutorial is to show a workflow from concept to finish, not just so you can copy this illustration, but so that you can take the ideas behind it and use them for any design you have. It’s not just the finished design but the process we are after. All of this was accomplished on a pretty standard system with Adobe Photoshop CS3 and a cheap Logitech mouse. No cinema display, no tablet (mine died and I haven’t yet replaced it), and no fancy filters or add-ons. Anyways enough with the chit-chat—let’s get down to business!
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20. A 20 Minute Intro to Typography Basics
Typography plays a big role in graphic design and can be one of the hardest things to get right. My aim here is to introduce some of the basics and the most common areas of typography that will be important in your design work.
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21. Spot UVs, Proofs, Roll Folds and Other Printing Terminology Explained
The world of printing and all the techniques and terminology associated with it can be complicated. Often it can take a while to understand and learn these through years of graphic design experience.
This article consists of a list of some of the most common printing terms with a brief explanation of each. To make it easier to understand I have divided the list into three areas: General printing, Bindings, and Finishings.
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22. Use Over 40 Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts to Create a Reflective Timepiece
This tutorial will teach you basic to advanced keyboard shortcuts, all while designing an amazing timepiece! We can’t cover all of the keyboard shortcuts in this tutorial, but there are over 40 essentials here to give you a great start! Let’s get started on the way to being a super efficient designer!
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23. How to Create a Hellacious Flaming Skull in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we’ll go through all the steps of creating a flaming skull in Photoshop. We’ll be using some images we shot ourself of flames, and a stock Designious vector skull to get us started. This tutorial covers some relatively simple steps and some clever photo manipulation techniques. Let’s get to it!
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24. Comment to Win a Free Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book from Psdtuts+
Psdtuts+ is only as popular as our audience makes it. Thanks to everyone for stopping by on a regular basis to to share ideas about Photoshop, digital illustration, design, and more within this thriving creative community. To show our appreciation, I have some freebies to mail out this week! We’ve got some awesome books to give away. It’s really simple to enter. Learn more at the jump!
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25. Construct C4D Renders and Integrate them into a Photoshop Composition
After looking through different pictures of old Roman culture, I was inspired to create this design I call “Hail Caesar.” I will instruct you on how to create this whole design including creating your own C4D render in Maxon C4D. Very simple techniques that all newcomers to Photoshop can understand will translate into an amazing design. So get inspired, open Photoshop and lets get started!
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26. Create Destructive Black and White Lettering with a Dramatic Splash Effect
Today, I’m gonna take you into the beauty of black and white design. We’ll make some expressive lettering, which includes thoughts connected with a central word. We’ll turn standard text into a stunning, destructive illustration, and give it a final unique look. So, let’s rock this one and learn all about the cool techniques included here!
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27. How to Create an Interplay of Abstract Light Streaks
This tutorial is inspired by the work of the Lichfaktor collective. You should really take a look at their pictures, which are pure urban poetry. I basically wanted a simple way to create similar light effects without freezing my bones outside at night.
To achieve this we’ll use both Illustrator to design the basic shapes and Photoshop to create the lighting effects. Since everything is going to be done with smart objects and layer styles, the final image will be scalable at any size.
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28. New Envato Site – AppStorm, the Mac Apps Blog
Back when I started out as a designer I used work on a Windows machine and somehow always felt like I wasn’t a “real” designer because they all seemed to be on Macs. Eventually I made the switch, only to discover that it really is pretty much exactly the same – certainly a Mac does not a designer make! Nonetheless since jumping ship I’ve really started to enjoy the Mac aesthetic, culture and apps. So it’s with great pleasure that I announce Envato’s newest member of the family – AppStorm – the Mac Apps Blog!
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29. 10 Steps to Improving Your Photoshop Skills
Photoshop is an incredible tool for graphic design, but there is certainly a lot to learn for new designers, and there’s always more to master for those who are already experienced. If you’re currently working as a designer and looking to improve your skills, you probably find that time is a major constraint to improving your abilities.
If so, you’ll need to develop a plan to improve your skills step-by-step in the time that you have available. If you’re an aspiring designer, you may have no idea where to start in order to achieve the level of success of some of the Photoshop masters that we see online. In this, article we’ll look at ten steps you can take to progressively build your skills using resources that are readily available.
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30. How to Create a Detailed Audio Player in Photoshop
When working on GUI design, shapes are a great way to achieve a realistic look to your design. As the shapes are vector based, you enjoy the ability to resize them with minimal detail loss, which is a significant consideration in GUI design.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a detailed audio player from scratch. This tutorial will be a great opportunity for you to practice those Shape Tools and Layer Styles skills, with lots of adding and subtracting of Shapes. Enjoy!
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31. How to Quickly Create a Stylish Retro Text Effect
In this tutorial we will be designing a cool retro text effect, which is growing more and more popular in today’s design. Today you will learn how to use the Perspective tool to create depth and how designers can use default gradients in unusual ways!
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32. How to Make a Musical Giraffe Digital Illustration
In this tutorial, we will convert an ordinary picture of a giraffe into a wallpaper of a giraffe fading away into musical notes. This design was used in my entry to the AudioJungle Wallpaper Competition and managed to place in the top twenty, which made me think that some people on PSDTUTS might want to know how I made. So letÂ?s get into it!
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33. Solving Poverty Badges & Tees for Sale – BAD08 Comp Winners
Today and tomorrow – depending on where you are in the world – it’s Blog Action Day 2008 and I’m happy to announce the “Solving Poverty” contest badges and tees are up for sale on CafePress. All proceeds from the sales will be sent to Kiva as loans for entrepreneurs in developing nations.
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34. New PLUS Tutorial – Create a Home Improvement Themed Digital Illustration
This is a new addition to the PSDTUTS PLUS section. This is a super detailed tutorial with a polished final result. Learn how to create a dynamic digital illustration using multiple elements. This tutorial is written by Ryan Roche who takes you through both the basics and advanced steps to create this design. Learn more at the jump!
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35. Announcing the Launch of VECTORTUTS PLUS
We’ve been hard at work over at VECTORTUTS building a great site and vector community. Now that we’ve published over fifty vector tutorials, we’re happy to announce the launch of VECTORTUTS PLUS, which will be releasing high-end exclusive tutorials, vector design resources, and downloadable source files for each member. And yes existing PSDTUTS PLUS members can join at a discount. Find out all about how to sign up!
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36. Create the Classic Look of an Engraving in Photoshop
Give your illustrations the traditional look of an engraving without actually drawing all those pesky little lines! The technique is simple, but requires some experience with the Displace Filter and knowledge of basic shading techniques. The result will have people thinking you spent hours and hours on your design… which you probably will, but at least you don’t have to actually engrave anything!
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37. Inspiration: Water and Ice
About six months ago Sean posted Inspiration: Fire, Flames, and Infernos. I thought it would be appropriate and fun to take a look at the opposite end of the spectrum for some additional inspiration. Much like fire and flames, water and ice are prevalent in web and graphic design. Here is a showcase that will give you a taste of what is possible.
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38. PSDTUTS First Tutorial Writing Contest Winners!
The winners of the PSDTUTS First Tutorial Writing Contest are in. The winning entries stand out as both remarkable designs and well written tutorials. Let’s check out who walked away with the prizes. Great job to everyone who participated! We had quite a few participants for such a short contest.
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39. New PLUS Tutorial – Creating Artwork For An Epic Metal Album
PLUS members, get excited. We have a new tutorial from master digital illustrator and designer Matthias Bäuerle of Season Zero. Here are his other sites: Season Zero on Behance and Season Zero on Flickr, so you can see his high quality work. He’s created a PLUS tutorial that details his process for creating stunning Metal Album Artwork in Photoshop. Jump over to your PLUS account and download it today.
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40. Using Ink Drops in Your Digital Compositions
We all love Photoshop and its effects, but sometimes it’s great to get your hands dirty when creating elements for your graphics. Ink drops can add a creative and energetic element to your designs. This tutorial demonstrates techniques to creatively work ink drops into your compositions.
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41. The Final Stretch of the AudioJungle Wallpaper Contest!
It’s here, the final few days to get your entries in for the AudioJungle Wallpaper Design contest. This months prizes are great, participation is high, and the competition is fierce. This Monday will be the last day to get your entry in. Also, thank you to everyone who has submitted contest ideas. It will greatly help with coming up with a killer contest for next month.
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42. Font Management: Linotype FontExplorer X
Typography is very important in the world of design, but a growing font library can be difficult to manage and organize. Enter Linotype FontExplorer X. This program allows the user to preview fonts and activate only the fonts needed. This tutorial will cover the use of this free program and highlight its application to Photoshop and design.
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43. Creative menu for your website
In this easy, step-by-step tutorial I’m going to show you how to design creative menu for your website.
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44. Inspiration: Vexel Style Artwork
Vexels are a style of design composed of multiple layered shapes. Photoshop is a popular program to use to compose these graphics, as a pixel output is part of the style, though almost any software with a good Pen Tool could be used to make vexels.
Get inspired by a wide spectrum of vexel artists. Learn how to create your own vexel graphics through beginner and intermediate tutorials on the subject. And don’t miss the time-lapse vexel videos. Get to know the characteristics of this strong digital style.
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45. PSDTUTS May Contest Update
The end of the month is nearing. Now is the time to plan and execute that contest winning design. The competition is nearing the pinnacle of its dramatic arch. Also, we present some great selections of new contest entries. Let’s check them out!
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46. Inspiration: Stars, Planets, and Galaxies
We’ve gathered some resources that will inspire you to look to the sky and beyond. This article will have you grabbing a telescope or heading over to NASA. Learn about the recent rage in space-style effects in design. Take a look at artists that have been working in this field long before Apple branded Leopard with such cool space imagery and lighting effects.
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47. Inspiration: Assemblage, Montage, and Collage
We’ve assembled some resources that will encourage you to combine and unify elements, review traditional concepts, look at current work, and get inspired by digital masters. Learn powerful collage techniques and how to apply them in your designs. Jump into the mix!
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48. Making a Beautiful Pair of Fantasy Eyes
Some of you may have seen artworks on Fantasy Eyes theme on deviantART, Behance or other design portals. Today let us explore the basics on how to create such effects in Photoshop.
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49. Create Smoke Effect on Grungy Wallpaper
This tutorial is written by a young Belgium designer, Arno Van Waeyenberg. We are going to learn how to create simple smoke effect against a grungy background by using the Smudge and Warp tools.
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50. Realistic View Wooden Applique
In this quick Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing our own realistic view wooden applique. This is a basic tutorial, however I won’t exactly be detailing all the tools, etc. in-depth so much, so this might be suitable for new Photoshop users.
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51. Stylish Professional Advert
Here I’ll show you how to design a simple but stylish professional fashion-themed advert.
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52. Creating Cool Marble Text Effect
In this small, but useful Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing cool marble text effect.
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53. Globe Button for Your Website
Hungry for the new design elements for your website? I have a new one for you. Hope it will be useful in your new design.
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54. Create Your Own Realistic View Stamp
In this lesson I will show you how to create your own realistic stamp, which you may use further in your design.
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In this easy, step-by-step tutorial I’m going to show you how to design an interesting professional menu button by using some simple filters, for example Gaussian Blur & Motion Blur.
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In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing ruinous brick wall effect.
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In this little Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing a nature blur effect; it is easy but so useful and interesting effect.
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58. Easy Menu in Minimalist Style
In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing an easy menu in minimalist style.
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59. Multi-layer Background for Your Website
Are you interesting in web design? Ok, now I will teach you how to make a multi-layer background for your website.
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60. Making Funny Disco Style Background
In this little Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing funny disco style background, for your wallpapers, greeting cards, etc.
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