Simulate HDR
By Dirk Metzmacher
The HDR style is fun and can turn even simple subjects into breathtaking scenes. This HDR tutorial shows you how to create an HDR-like artwork – without an image series, just from a single picture. Contrast is enhanced layer for layer, and details pop out.
No Comments / Published on September 18, 2009
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3D text and more
By Dirk Metzmacher
The comprehensive tutorial Add Fantastic Color to 3D Text describes how to build a base for the text. Which colors could be used, how the speck of paint is created, and how light and shadows are correctly positioned. The 3D text is then made in Xara3D 6. Part 2 is now online, as well.
1 Comments / Published on September 16, 2009
Imaginary Paint Dancers
By Dirk Metzmacher
The Making of the Imaginary Paint Dancers offers a very detailed description of how this composition was created. First they design the background, then add paint pots and splashes. The most fascinating thing about the picture though are the figures who rise up from the paint. The basis for that was a 3D form.
No Comments / Published on September 14, 2009
Dunne’s Masterpiece Heist
By Dirk Metzmacher
In the article The Creative Process of Phil Dunne’s Masterpiece Heist the artist shows how he creates a composition, beginning with a sketch, then using photographic material for inspiration, creating a first concept and finalizing it all in a harmonious result.
No Comments / Published on September 10, 2009
Make Photos Sparkle
By Dirk Metzmacher
DigitalArts demonstrates Photoshop’s strength in lighting effects once more in the tutorial Use lighting effects to make photos sparkle. Unfortunately, the screenshots ended up being a bit on the small side, but the text describes what it’s all about.
No Comments / Published on September 8, 2009
Pink Panther Poster
By Dirk Metzmacher
Doesn’t matter if the headline says Furious Create a Pink Panther Posters – looks like a tiger to me. And the artist himself says “Indeed, you are looking at a tiger photo, not a panther. I know my English and Zoology well enough to tell the difference, but I found a tiger’s fur much more fit for this particular design. Not only that, but those huge fangs are just SO cool.†Well, if it’s cool, we won’t argue.
No Comments / Published on September 7, 2009
Typographic portrait
By Dirk Metzmacher
The workshop Typographic Portrait posters like Grammy’s shows how a woman is shaped from numerous words and then colored afterwards. Additional text effects define the theme further. Another interesting tutorial to mention is Making a Beautiful Pair of Fantasy Eyes.
No Comments / Published on September 3, 2009
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