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25+ Quality Metallic Textures Photoshop Tutorials and Brushes

July 30, 2009 · Photoshop Tutorials · (No comments)

Most textures and patterns do not look attractive in raw or when they are standalone, and these metallic ones are certainly no exceptional. However, with the right mixtures (and some creativity), these raw materials could output you some of the nicest metallic-themed design. If you are looking to create some realistic metallic design, here is a collection of Metallic Textures, Pattern, Brushes and Photoshop Tutorial that could come in handy.

Brushes and Patterns

Arc’s Rivets + Metal Brushes
by Arcy-is-distracted
138 Custom Photoshop Brushes, includes Rivets, Screw-heads, Bolt-heads, Metal seams, Metal seams w/ rivets, Complete Panels, Vents, Holes and more.

Arcs-Rivets

Barbed Wire brush
by Cat-in-the-Stock
Two barbed wire brushes.

Barbed-wire

Bullet Holes Brushes
by redheadstock
A set of brushes made up of various types of bullet holes.

Spiderman Pattern
by s0nkite

Spiderman-Pattern

Metal Set
by for-certain
9 metal texture brush set.

Metal-Set

Metal Mesh Brush
by SocioBunneh
High quality metal mesh brushes.

Metal-Mesh-Brush

Idyllic’s -Metal- Brushes
by Chalob

Idyllic-Metal-Brushes

Gears Vectors Brushes
by redheadstock
34 brushes for Photoshop 7+, Photoshop Elements 2+, GIMP 2.2.6+

Gears_Vectors_Brushes

Carbon Sheets
by idealhut

Carbon-Sheets

Cool Metal Texture
by skipgo

cool-metal-texture

Textures

Black Metal Texture
by GrungeTextures
Closeup of pattern on surface of old black metal.

Black-Metal-Texture

WireMesh
by stock.xchng

WireMesh

Metal-texture

Grating-texture

Diamond-Plate

Foil 1
by Dori-Stock

Foil

ULV Metal plate
by enframed

ulv

Metallic Holes Texture
by LeMex

metallic-holes-texture

Metallic Grid Texture
by FantasyStock

Metallic-Grid-Texture

Metal Pattern
by Thousandhands

Metall-pattern

Metal Texture
by wojtar-stock

metal-texture-7

metal-texture-2

metal-texture-1

Metal Stock
by CausticStock

Metal_Stock

Metal Floor
by loner654

Metal-Floor

Metal Grunge Set
by Dominick-AR
11 metal grunge brushes.

Metal-Grunge-Set

Metal
by GreenEyezz-stock

GreenEyezz-stock

Metal Fence texture
by JayL-stock
This texture has been packed on a zip, the package contains diffuse.tga, opacity.tga and a diffuse.jpg.

Metal-Fence-texture

Photoshop Tutorials

Create Carbon Fibre Pattern
by hongkiat

carbon-fibre

Texturing and Painting Metal
by Noise-Less
Painting a metal nut.

Texturing-and-Painting-Metal

How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop
by Wojciech Pijecki
This tutorial will show you how to create the 3D text shape and give it a high quality metal look using pure Photoshop.

Metal-3D-Text

Creating a Cool Brushed Metal Surface in Photoshop
by Fabio
How to create the brushed aluminum texture similar to the Apple products.

Metal-Surface

55+ Photoshop Tutorials – Photo Touch-Ups

May 26, 2009 · Photoshop Tutorials · (No comments)

Photoshop has tons of potential for improving photos in one way or another. No matter how much experience you have with Photoshop there is probably more that you can learn in these areas. This is a categorized collection of tutorials that will show you some new tricks for photo touch-ups.

Skin:

Airbrushing – Natural Smooth Skin

Really Cool Digital Make Up in Photoshop in 10 Minutes

Smooth Skin

Ultimate Makeup

How to Smooth Skin

Remove Freckles

Removing Freckles

Soften Skin with Surface Blur (video)

Photo Retouching – Skin Photoshop Tutorial

Beautify a Face

Making Skin Beautiful

Super Fast and Easy Facial Retouching

Reducing 5 O’Clock Shadow and Beard Stubble in Photoshop

Easily Smooth and Soften Skin in a Photo

Quick and Effective Facial Photo Retouching

Retouch Wrinkles

Enhance Skin

Remove Facial Imperfections

Make Up Effect for the Face

Aging People

Fixing Severe Acne

Remove a Tan Line

Photo Enhancement Tutorial

55 Photo Enhancements Photoshop Actions

May 18, 2009 · Photoshop Tutorials · (No comments)

Each Photoshop action stores a sequential series of tasks/jobs, and by hitting the ‘play’ button you get the same effect again and again without the need to repeat steps individually. Photoshop actions are powerful and great time saver when it comes to batch photo processing.

Adobe Photoshop comes with a default set of actions pre-installed that could give you a pretty good idea how thing works. In this post, we want to show you a list of 60+ Useful Photoshop Actions For Photo Enhancements.

Color Balance, Hue/Saturation

Photoshop Action 2
by saturn-rings

Cross-Processing ATN
by mutato-nomine

50 Photoshop Postwork Actions
by manicho

Portrait Actions I
by ver00nika

Portrait Actions II
by ver00nika

Action Pack I
by EmberGFX

Actions Clyck
by muffim-clyck

Caitlins actions
by mumbojumbo89

Color actions
by freaky665

Color Enhancing Actions
by Princess-of-Shadows

Colors Actions
by anaRasha-stock

Cool photo effect action
by Numizmat

Dazzle Effects
by dazzle-textures

Enhancing skin color
by mermes

Eye Color
by Jean31

GuteCharlotte Color o2
by guteCharlotte

Kalifbanane – Cross Coloring
by KalifBanane

Lovely Action
by orangetopatos

NoiseLess RetroFit Actions
by Noise-Less

Pack Actions 01
by darviana

Photo Coloring 11
by iconmaker91

Photo Coloring 11.2
by iconmaker91

Photoshop Action Set o1
by lustdrunk

Photoshop Action Set o3
by lustdrunk

Photoshop Action: Diabolic
by davidnanchin

Photoshop Action: Dim and Jade
by davidnanchin

Photoshop Actions Packs
by night-fate

Professional Photoshop Actions
by maanistudios

Rather Large Set of Actions
by rocketlaunch

Sa-cool Actions
by sa-cool

Skin Smoothing
by Jean31

Soft Touch Action
by chulii-stock

Wedding Enhancers Kit
by Karl

Split toning
by paranoidstock

Photoshop Actions – 76
by night-fate

Retro-Vintage
by rocketlaunch

PS Actions Dark Sepia
by euphoricdesire-stock

Black & White

5 Black and White PS actions
by cat-woman-amy

Black and White PS Actions
by maanistudios

Black white sepia PS action
by rosalindharrison

Aging Photos, Borders

Handcolored vintage photo
by Jenny W

Action includes: Ageing; Colour; Cracks; Bending and as a bonus Old Paper Style.

TackIt! Mini
by finessefx

This handy little effect has plenty of customization options, including the width of the picture border, the amount of shadow for both the photo and tack, and the color of the tack.

HolgaRoid Generator BW
by rawimage

Old Parchment
by finessefx

Photoshop action that gives paper with tears, yellowed edges and other artifacts.

Page Curl
by pstutorialsblog

Vintage Photo
by mutato-nomine

Photo Aging
by mutato-nomine

Photographers Toolkit 1
by WallStorm

Polaroid Generator
by rawimage

Panofx’s Photoshop Actions

Here is a list of useful Photoshop actions that will come in handy while manipulating photos, all by Panofx.

B & Big picture

Other Effects

Cinematic Effect
by orangeycow

Comics Photoshop action
by mutato-nomine

Double sketch effect action for Photoshop
by Emanuele Feronato

More Photoshop Actions

Image Enhancement Downloads – Atncentral’s great list of Photoshop actions for Image enhancements.
Deviant Art’s – DA’s collection of Photoshop Actions.

Stunning Polar Panorama Photos Tutorials

May 16, 2009 · Photoshop Tutorials · (No comments)

These interesting photos go by various namings -polar panorama, panorama and polar, little planet, planet panoramas, 360 degree panorama, etc but they all mean the same thing. It is created with a panorama photo under one of Photoshop’s Distort filter, Polar Coordinates.

They are not as hard to create as they looked. In this article, we attempt to show you how some of the nicest Polar Panorama photos we’ve found, together with Photoshop tutorials to that help you to create them. Full list after jump.

Merdeka Square
by riefa

Baroque Planet
by Simon The Fox

The Planet of Detroit
by firelog1970

The 99th Planet
by jeckham

Sydney Polar Panorama
by datazoid

Roudnice Railway Station
by miniplaneter

Sultan Ahmet Polar Panaroma
by Nikolof

PlanetIMAX
by olliollio

Planet of Perth
by scotteek

Planet New York
by isaac-and-his-mind

Planet Mars Cyvilization
by hot360

Planet Kharkiv
by mudakisa

Paris s’éveille
by gadl

My Little World
by smileyno1

Minatomirai Bridge
by drachenman

Manhattan Skyline
by Athalfred

Lightning Ridge
by datazoid

Interact Globe
by Sarah Lee

Hamburg Rathausplatz Planet
by konderminator

Eglise Lumière
by clic me

Berlin Alex Polar Pano
by suckup

Eglise Notre-Dame
by jeromebg

How to create one?

These tutorials are created with Photoshop with your existing panorama photos. If Photoshop is not at your disposal, try usng GIMP

Create your very own planet
Rames of Adobetuts gives you an idea how to create a polar panorama in 10 simple steps.

How to Create Your Own Planets Using Your Panorama
Another great Photoshop tutorial by Photojojo.

More Examples

Flickr: Create Your Own Planets
Flickr group with more than 2300 members sharing about 6000 polar panorama photos.

Flickr: Polar Panoramas – A smaller group but yet sharing some really stunning photos.

Compfight Search – Random search with CompFight Flickr Search

World’s best photo of panorama and polar

Tutorial for Hall of Fame

October 30, 2008 · Photoshop Tutorials · (No comments)

Many of the most popular posts on this blog are collections of Photoshop tutorials in specific categories. I thought it would be helpful to also do a post that features the best Photoshop tutorials of all kinds, all in one place. This post links to more than 60 excellent tutorials and they are categorized by type. Some of these have been featured here in previous posts over the past year or so, and others are new.

Lighting Effects

The O Series

Super Cool Abstract Vectors in Illustrator and Photoshop

Really Cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop

Awesome Digital Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

Advanced Glow Effects

Create a Simple Vibrant Light Effect in Photoshop

Flying Girl in Photoshop

Magic Lighting Effect in Photoshop

Fantasy Light Effects in Photoshop

Sparkling Hot Girl in Photoshop

Photo Manipulations

Combine Photo Elements to Create a Surreal Photo Manipulation

Design an Epic Fantasy Scene with Photoshop

Lighting a Giant Elephant

Create Amazing Photomontages

Making of a Sexy Humanoid

Combine 3D Renders with a Stock 3D Model

Slow Motion Bullet Shot Effect

Telling Stories with Shadows

Photo Effects

How to Make Digital Photographs Look Like Lomo Photography

Dark Grunge Photo Effect

Create a Retro Photo and Background

Designing Gadgets

Create a Realistic Blackberry Style Mobile Phone from Scratch

Apple iPhone Mobile Phone Design

MacBook Air

Posters and Wallpapers

Creating an Old-Collage Effect Poster

Gig Poster Design

How to Make Retro/Futuristic Curves in 10 Steps

Trendy Geometric Lines Tutorial

Create Sci-Fi Poster Art

CD Cover Design

Create a Trendy Typographic Poster Design

Amazing Retro Rainbow Curves

How to Create a Movie Quality DVD Cover

Favorite Bands Tutorial

Text Effects

Create a Dream Design with 3D Typography

Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop

Moon Shine Text Effect

Awesome Grunge Text Effect

Super Cool Frilly Bits Typography

3D Typographic Effects

Interface Design and Layouts

Create a Clean Modern Website Design in Photoshop

Create a Sleek, High-End Web Design from Scratch

How to Create a Sleek and Textured Web Layout in Photoshop

Create a Nature-Inspired Painted Background in Photoshop

Photoshop Paper Texture from Scratch Then Create a Grungy Web Design with It

Create a Professional Portfolio Design in 17 Easy Steps

Design Watercolor Effect Menu

Hero Header Part I and Part II

How to Create a Slick and Clean Button in Photoshop

Icon Design

How to Create a Super Shiny Pencil Icon

How to Create a Planet Icon Set in Photoshop

Tools

Photoshop’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

Become a Master of the Pen Tool in Under 30 Minutes

Master Photoshop Selection Tools in Under 30 Minutes

Miscellaneous

Creating Custom Patterns

Create a Retro Pop Art in Photoshop

Photoshop Tutorial: Space Environment

Photo Strip Photoshop Tutorial

How to Draw a Portrait in Photoshop

Custom Hang Tag

How to Make an Awesome Grungy Paper Texture from Scratch

Create a Realistic Blueprint Image from a 3D Object

10+ Business Card Design Tutorials

October 27, 2008 · Photoshop Tutorials · (No comments)

Business card design can be tricky if you are not familiar with the process. As you will see in these tutorials, there are a number of different program that you can use to create business card, but setting up the layout properly and getting it to print can be the most challenging parts.

This selection of tutorial will show you some techniques for designing business card, as well as give you all the information you need to get set up the right way to make the design a success.

Design a Print Ready Business Card for Designers

This tutorial from Chris Spooner will show you how to create a two-sided business card using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

Making a Grungy Business Card

Learn how to create a business card with a grungy style by using Photoshop.

Making a Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop

Collis Ta’eed shows us how to make a stylish business card design in Photoshop.

Print-Ready Business Card Using Photoshop

PSDTUTS also put together a video version of Collis’ original tutorial.

Using a Vanishing Point Filter to Mockup a Business Card

This tutorial does not cover the process of designing a business card> It does, however, show how you can create a realistic mockup of your design to include in a portfolio of to present to a client.

Photoshop Business Card Templates and Tutorial

GreatFX provides some basic Photoshop templates for designing your own business cards, and a tutorial for working with them.

Making Your Business Cards Dynamic in Illustrator

Veerle shows how you can easily get business cards ready to go to the printer.

Business Card Tutorial

Learn how to create this business card with just Photoshop.

Cardboard and Torn Paper Business Card

PSHero shows how to make a business card in Photoshop with a textured look.

Business Card Design Project Walkthrough

Chris Spooner provides some helpful insight into his process by walking through a case study of one of his own clients.

What Makes a Good Business Card?

While this isn’t a tutorial that will show you how to design a business card, it is a very useful guide that can help to keep your work on-track and get results.

10+ Creating Product Advertisements Photoshop Tutorials

October 24, 2008 · Photoshop Tutorials · (No comments)

The look and message of an advertisements will obviously have a huge impact on the success of the marketing campaign. Here is a list of 10+ tutorials that will help you to create more attractive and eye-catching advertisement with Photoshops.

Design a Professional Laptop Advert – PSDFAN

PSDFAN is a new tutorial blog, but there’s already some high-quality work there, including this one.

Create an Energy Drink Ad Design – PSDTUTS

Of course a few from PSDTUTS have to be on any Photoshop tutorial list.

Sleek Phone Advertisement Flyer – Tutzor

This tutorial shows you how to create an attractive and creative advertisement.

Add a Fresh Splash to Your Design (for a beverage ad) – Tutorial9

Tutorial9 also has it’s own tutorial for creating a drink ad.

Design an Awesome Cell Phone Ad – Tutorial9

They also have a different style of cell phone ad.

Designing a Stylish Fashion Advert – PhotoshopStar

This tutorial from Photoship start will show you how to easily create an attractive advertisement, and how you can easily change the color.

Video Tutorial: Create an iPod Ad – YouTube

This is a nice video tutorial thrown into the mix.

Create a Mobile Phone Ad Design – PSDTUTS

Cell phone ads must be popular. The third one on our list takes a much different approach than the first two.

Make an Apple Coldplay Style Ad in Photoshop – PSDTUTS

A dark and sparkly ad tutorial from Fabio Sasso.

Stunning Print Advertisement for Cell Phone – Tutorial Notebook

This tutorial focuses solely on design for a printed publication.

MP3 Download Advertisement – Imgry.com

There are many MP3 sites and services out there. Here is an ad that can be used for one of them.

Create a Vibrant Drink Ad – PSDFAN

Another nice tutorial from PSDFAN.

Water Drops – PS Hero

This tutorial focuses on creating the water drops you see in the ad below, but the author combined it with a previous tutorial to get this end result.

Make a Perfume Ad – PS Wish

A different style than many of the ads on this list.

Designing a 3D Software Box – Tutorial9

Software boxes are not completely product ads, but they are used as a part of many ads for software.

Create a Software Box – Tutorial Blog

Another helpful tutorial for a software box.

Brushes and Patterns

Textures

Photoshop Tutorials

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