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Welcome to PhotoshopCrossroads.

Here you will find some of the best Photoshop Tutorials on the web

I will also showcase any good talent I may come across on my trawls of the World Wide Web. If you have anything relevant to this blog, please let me know at kayzar@sonoruscast.com

Tutorials:

Animation
Basics
Buttons
Colour
Designing
Drawing
Photo Effects
Text Effects
Textures
Web Graphics
Web Layouts

Monday, September 29, 2008

Funny Squirrel

Convert video to animated gif. Edit animation frames.

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Animated Walkcycle with Sunshine Sally

Learn how to create a simple animated walkcycle in this amusing tutorial narrated by Sunshine Sally. The method described in this tutorial involves using a Wacom drawing tablet to draw directly into Flash, an intuitive way of working that will appeal to people interested in digital animation and illustration.

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Digital Clock Photoshop Tutorial

Here I will teach you about making of Digital Clock.

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Website graphics search icon animation

Here we will tell you how to make a Website graphics search icon animation in photoshop.

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Animated Video Sig

In this tutorial, we’ll be putting a video clip into a sig (graphic banner) and saving it as an animated gif. You’ll need Adobe Photoshop CS & ImageReady CS (or above) to create the gif. Im calling this the “definitive tutorial” because I will also be linking to two other tutorials and by referencing all three, everything should be covered thoroughly. This tutorial will focus on slightly more advanced techniques to achieve the most stylish sig possible.

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Shining Ambience

Create a magical cartoon style sparkling effect on your favorite picture!

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Ripple Effect

Add ripple effect animation to any of your pictures, avatars, or profile! A easy step by step instruction using the liquidfy transformation tool!

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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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Animated Interface

Two of the most recent big additions to Photoshop are smart objects and video layers, both which are very powerful and worth learning. I thought I would try and write the best and longest tutorial on these.

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Animation in Photoshop CS3

In this video, I go over the basics of animation in Photoshop CS3.

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Creative Portfolio Layout

In this photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a nice looking portfolio layout. This layout you can use also for a wordpress theme.

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Chaotic Vexel Banner Graphic

Using a combination of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator we'll learn how to design a very chaotic, creative vexel-style banner. We'll be exploring a lot of different techniques here, but it's not an exact guide on how to come up with the end result - that will require imagination on your part!

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Software Development Layout

Learn how to create a layout for a software company. Start selling your digital product with your own custom layout

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Create sci-fi poster art in Photoshop

Make art that’s out of this world with clever use of blend modes and some of Photoshop’s lesser-spotted filters.

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How to Draw a Monstereous DJ

This video-tutorial shows us in details the whole process of drawing a monstreous DJ in glasses, headphones and with the music desk.

Juicy Text in Photoshop

Create "Juicy" text in Photoshop (includes VIDEO)

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Creating a Cool Cartoon Logo

Tutorial on how to create a sweet looking cartoon logo. Very easy and great result.

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Easy Logo Creation from Bitmaps

I just wanted to show You one easy and effective way, how to create nice logotype from bitmap image to vector in few easy steps.

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Decorating Text

Turn normal text into awesome graphics. This Photoshop tutorial will show you expert techniques on how to decorate text.

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Friday, August 1, 2008

Clean business layout

In this step-by-step tutorial you will learn how to create a clean and nice looking business layout.

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CD Cover Design

In this tutorial we learn some original Photoshop techniques through the creation of a CD cover. Some useful methods of enhancing workflow and efficiency are shown like using smart objects. The image we are creating will be in the style of some of the Ministry of Sound CD’s. We will explore a creative use of the displace filter in order to distort some of the image.

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Seamless compositing in Photoshop

Learn how to fake unbelievable fantasy images, like this giant warrior lizard, using some clever Photoshop trickery.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

This is great for intermediate users


Build Beautiful Buttons In Photoshop, Part II

In this second instalment of Photoshop tutorials, Corrie reveals more of the secrets behind creating swish navigation buttons. Learn techniques for creating a wide range of button styles: opaque, pearl, glass, plastic, and more!

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Build Beautiful Buttons in Photoshop

In this first instalment of graphics tutorials, Corrie demonstrates how to use Photoshop to style nifty navigation buttons of every shape and style -- from shiny and metallic to embedded and circular, and everything in between.

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Create a transparent logo

Perfect for videos as an identification watermark, just like the ones seen on TV. The technique can be used for web applications as well and uses a sneaky trick in Photoshops layers palette to create this polished, glasslike logo.


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Colorful Menu

This tutorial will show you how to create a colorful, flower themed navigation menu.

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Creating a metal web button

Create a high tech web button using different techniques in photoshop.

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Designing a tech style Web Button

Using the mask clip and pen tool, this tutorial shows how to design a sleek web button.

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Swanky Subscribe Badges

Learn how to design a sleek subscribe badge for your blog. Variations also included. Very easy Photoshop tutorial.

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Design a Glossy Download Icon

The difficulty in designing web graphics is not so much in the actual execution of the design, but more in the planning of it. At the same time you want the graphic to be eye-catching, yet smooth and small enough so it doesn’t dominate your layout. This tutorial will teach you how to create a graphic that does just that.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Color Correction and Depth of Field

Here's a quick and easy technique for basic color correction on the fly and a great way to achieve that "Depth of Field Focus" without the need for a high dollar camera and lens.

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Burn, Dodge, Sponge - Oh my!

In this video, I demonstrate how the Burn, Dodge and Sponge tools work in Photoshop.

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Photoshop’s Filters

Filters are used to change the appearance of an image, layer or selection in Photoshop. In this tutorial, I’ll introduce you to some common filters, and show you how to use them.

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Adjustment Layers for Black and White

We'll take a look at an alternative technique for creating those high contrast black and white photo conversions. This technique will hone your skills with PS3's adjustment layers.

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Custom Brushes and Brush Dynamics

In this video, I show you how to create custom brushes, and control your brushes using Brush Dynamics.

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Create Your Own Custom Keyboard Shortcuts In Photoshop

It may not sound as exciting as swapping people's faces in a photo or drawing lightning bolts that shoot out of someone's eyes, but if you're the type of person who loves customizing things to suit your own style, or you just want to be able to work faster and more efficiently in Photoshop, learning how to create your own custom keyboard shortcuts is a great place to start!

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Highlights, Midtones and Shadows

We will take a look at a slightly more advanced technique for dramatically improving your photographs using Highlights, Midtones and Shadows. You will be surprised at the amount of control you will have in regards to cleaning up those slightly washed out looking photos using these three features in conjunction with adjustment layers.

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Abstract Shine Animation with Photoshop and ImageReady

A step by step tutorial to create an abstract shine animation with Photoshop and Imageready


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Animated banner

In this tutorial you will learn the basics to creating your first animation step by step, with in depth explanations.

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Creating A Fantastic Fantasy Night Sky In Photoshop

Last month while I was selecting some images for a post to my blog I found an amazing design created by Nik Ainley, one of my favorite Photoshop masters. He had created some incredible clouds using Photoshop. I thought to myself, "damn that's really cool, I have to know how to do something like that!" So, in this tutorial I will show you how to create cartoon style clouds using Photoshop and a bit of Illustrator.


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Funny Squirrel

Convert video to animated gif. Edit animation frames.

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Animated Walkcycle with Sunshine Sally

Learn how to create a simple animated walkcycle in this amusing tutorial narrated by Sunshine Sally. The method described in this tutorial involves using a Wacom drawing tablet to draw directly into Flash, an intuitive way of working that will appeal to people interested in digital animation and illustration.


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Digital Clock Photoshop Tutorial

Here I will teach you about making of Digital Clock Photoshop Tutorial

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Animated Video Sig

In this tutorial, we’ll be putting a video clip into a sig (graphic banner) and saving it as an animated gif. You’ll need Adobe Photoshop CS & ImageReady CS (or above) to create the gif. I'm calling this the “definitive tutorial” because I will also be linking to two other tutorials and by referencing all three, everything should be covered thoroughly. This tutorial will focus on slightly more advanced techniques to achieve the most stylish sig possible.


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Shining Ambience

Create a magical cartoon style sparkling effect on your favorite picture!

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Photoshop Elements: Combine Multiple Images

Learn how to combine multiple images into one new image in Photoshop Elements by copy and paste, or drag and drop.

Thermometer Icon

learn how to create a thermometer icon from scratch using photoshop


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Vibrant Drinks Ad!

This tutorial will teach you how to design an awesome looking drinks advert. It involves techniques such as photo manipulation and shows you how to blend layers to achieve great results!


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Realistic Blueprint Image From a 3D Object

"In this tutorial, we’ll create a a quick mock-up of a 3D car blueprint. Then we’ll place it on an image of a drafting table. This time we’ll use a particular Photoshop 3D Render Mode to create this awesome effect. Let’s get it started!"


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Digitally Paint an Underwater Galaxy

"Get going with some paint strokes in Photoshop! I created a design like this for the AudioJungle Contest. The design was a lot of fun to do, and I thought you would enjoy learning how it was created. Some of the tools used in this tutorial are: Brush Engine, Paint Brush, Pen Tool, Layer Masks, Layer Styles, and more."

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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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