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Monthly Archives: December 2014

22 Dec

The Making of My Christmas Card (with Speed Art Video)

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  Every year I create a custom Christmas Card I send out to friends and family. It wasn’t until recently that I started to record my process. Below you can watch a video on the making of my Christmas Card,...
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Behind The Scenes, Tutorials Digital Painting, Illustration, Photoshop, Speed Art Leave a comment
15 Dec

Use Smart Objects to Create Snowflakes in Photoshop

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  They say that no two snowflakes look alike. Trying to create several different snowflake designs in Photoshop can take time. Fortunately, there’s a simple technique that you can use to quickly create any number of truly unique snowflakes. Let’s...
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Tutorials Snowflake, Technique, Tutorial, Winter Leave a comment
8 Dec

Create an Overlap Image Effect Using Layer Styles in Photoshop

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Last month, I posted some asphalt textures to download. The main image (seen below) featured a very simple layer style effect to make it appear as if the asphalt images had some depth to them. Today, I want to share...
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Tutorials Layer Styles, Photoshop, Tutorial Leave a comment
1 Dec

Photoshop Tip: Step and Repeat

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Illustrator allows you to step and repeat an action to create a number of effects. Fortunately, Photoshop also has the same ability to step and repeat an action—it’s just not as straightforward as it is in Illustrator. Watch the video...
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Quick Tips Keyboard Shortcuts, Photoshop, psdtip, Technique, Tip, Tutorial, Video Leave a comment

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