Tutorial: Grungy frame
By Dirk Metzmacher
In photography, but also in web design and other areas, grunge describes a certain image style where smudges, scratches and noise are the desired objective. Old and used is a very welcome look. It’s very easy to do a grungy frame in Photoshop. This frame can naturally be varied and refined according to your taste. Read more »
5 Comments / Published on März 3, 2010
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Poster Girls
By Dirk Metzmacher
The Poster Girl Photoshop Tutorial shows you how to position a silhouetted lady on a new background. The Create Fantasy Wallpaper Tutorial is quite similar. Over the course of five pages the author explains how graphical elements lead to a collage worth seeing.
No Comments / Published on September 28, 2009
Multi Browser Lunascape
By Dirk Metzmacher
Here’s a tip for you undecided surfers. If you can’t decide on a browser under Windows, you could try the multi browser Lunascape, which combines the best parts of the most used browsers. That’s what it says on the website: “Yeah, that’s right. Lunascape = IE (Trident), Firefox (Gecko), Chrome, Safari (Webkit)â€. The browser is now also available in eleven different languages.
No Comments / Published on September 21, 2009
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
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
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