Posts Tagged ‘print design’
December
10, 2008
Print Design: Basics – Creating a texture effect in Photoshop
by Joey,
at 2:51 pm
In this tutorial, we're going to create a cool texture effect using the wave filter in Photoshop. Open a new document. I have created a 800 pixel by 300 pixel image.
Again, starting off with a gradient (we keep the same colors in this instance as well), draw from the top of the document to the bottom. Now go to Filter -> Distort -> Wave. read more
November
22, 2008
Print Design: Developing a fake advertisement
by Joey,
at 12:32 pm
In this tutorial, we’re going to create a classic, elegant clothing ad. First we start out with an image. We’ve selected an iStockphoto.com image.
Now, we will crop the image to be 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches tall. Now that we’ve cropped the image, we want to change it to a grayscale image. Once the image is black and white, we go to Image – Adjustments – Levels (Command + L). We adjust it to where it is slightly overexposed
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November
7, 2008
Print Design: Exporting Paths to Illustrator in Photoshop
by Joey,
at 4:44 pm
Instead of purchasing pre-made stock vector images all the time, I decided to create my own. In this tutorial I will show you an easy way to create a single tree vector image using Photoshop and exporting the paths to Illustrator to manipulate to your liking.
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October
31, 2008
Print Design: Basics – Creating a Starburst in Photoshop
by Joey,
at 2:35 pm
In this tutorial, I will show you a quick and simple way to create a starburst using Photoshop.
First, start off with a new document. I'm beginning with a perfect square, 3 inches by 3 inches. Now select the gradient tool. Select your different colors. I have chosen a dark red and a brighter red for nice contrast.
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August
1, 2008
Print Design: Creating buttons in Photoshop
by Joey,
at 1:07 am
This might not be what you think. We're creating Photoshop buttons, like the ones you would pin on your shirt or create for a political campaign. In this tutorial, we will create a basic button using different layers and some different effects.
PSDtuts.com has this tutorial on their site, however, they don't give out specifics on the effects an
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July
22, 2008
Print Design: Chalkboard Business Card, Part 2
by Joey,
at 11:45 am
After creating a chalkboard image out of a photo, we have decided to create business cards. We want to follow through with the same theme. In Photoshop, we open a new document. Because of the bleed necessary for printing, we have to add 0.1” to each side of the document to ensure proper printing. A regular business card is 3.5” x 2”. So we make the new document 3.7” x 2.2”. That should be plenty for great printing. read more
