Creating surreal landscapes
Wednesday 02 Jul 2008
When it comes to creating out-of-this-world images, the only limit is your imagination. Justin Maller shows you how to get flawless results.
Lighting effects in Photoshop
Wednesday 25 Jun 2008
Creative lighting can make all the difference to your photos – here’s how to jazz it up a little.
Make it rain with Photoshop Brushes
Wednesday 18 Jun 2008
Learn how to create the look of a rainy day, even when your photos were taken in full sunshine. Tommy Maloney shows you how.
Making pictures with the ‘wow’ factor
Wednesday 11 Jun 2008
Sebastian Onufszak shows some nifty Photoshop and Illustrator tools for getting great results every time.
Make your own pop art
Wednesday 04 Jun 2008
The pop art movement of the 1950s celebrated the birth of consumer culture, taking mundane things into art galleries.
Non-destructive compositing
Wednesday 28 May 2008
Illustrator Jason Feeny shows how you can put Photoshop CS3’s Smart Objects function to good use when compositing images.
DVD motion menu design
Wednesday 21 May 2008
Creating multi-dimensional, interactive menus from pen-and-paper sketches is simple – we show you how.
Creating art using the golden ratio
Thursday 08 May 2008
For centuries artists and designers have used a sum – the golden ratio – to achieve proportion. Here’s how to make it work for you.
Creating distressed textures in Photoshop
Wednesday 07 May 2008
Are your images slick and polished, when you’re after a rougher, more urban feel? Mess things up a little: David and Sarah Cousens show you how.
Making a Photoshop crystal ball
Wednesday 30 Apr 2008
Learn how to deal with shiny surfaces, refractions and curves, with some handy pointers from Photoshop guru Mark Mayers.
Abstract poster effects
Wednesday 23 Apr 2008
Make your mark with strong but simple shapes and bold, read-my-lips colours: Danilo Rodrigues shows you how.
Create cool neon effects
Wednesday 16 Apr 2008
Photoshop expert Tony Ariawan shows you how to use warping, layer masks and simple colour tweaking for a high-tech look that’s out of this world.
Create amazing photomontages
Tuesday 08 Apr 2008
Nik Ainley shows you how to make a splash, blending two very different images to create this amazing dissolving figure of a man.
B-movie poster art
Wednesday 26 Mar 2008
Prepare to shock! Terrify! Amaze! Mark Mayers demonstrates how to recreate the shlock B-movie posters of cinema’s golden age.
Animating characters
Wednesday 19 Mar 2008
Alexis West shows how to bring your vector characters to life in Flash, turning an Illustrator image into a cool interactive animation.
Vintage collages in Photoshop
Wednesday 12 Mar 2008
Layer found images and handmade elements with Photoshop and Illustrator techniques for a witty, retro style that’s got dozens of uses.
Advanced track and clone in AE
Wednesday 27 Feb 2008
Visual-effects specialist Angie Taylor shows how to use After Effects’ Clone Stamp tool to add to moving footage.
Creating convincing characters
Wednesday 20 Feb 2008
Illustrator maestro Alexis West demonstrates how to magic up appealing characters using a pencil, a computer and bags of imagination.
Create amazing psychedelic art in Photoshop
Wednesday 13 Feb 2008
Rob Carissimo reveals how to use Photoshop to create a hazy, dreamlike effect that’s straight from 60s California.
Exporting Illustrator layouts to Flash
Wednesday 30 Jan 2008
We reveal how you can use CS3 to smoothly transfer an Illustrator Web comp into a fully working Flash project.
