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How to Create a Flying Land Illustration On Fire - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:43:34 +0000

“This tutorial is a collaboration with a good friend of mine Ciursa Ionut. This tutorial is about creating a fantasy illustration using some dragon images and a few cliffs for creating the land. We also add lava and fiery effects. So, let’s get fired-up for this one!” Constantin Potorac

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial How to Create a Flying Land Illustration On Fire and the video version is below.

How to Mold Paint Splatter to a Face in Photoshop - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:03:04 +0000

“In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to take splattered paint Photoshop brushes and apply them to the contours of a model’s face. This is a relatively simple technique, which yields excellent artistic results. Let’s get to it!” Justin Van Genderen

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial How to Mold Paint Splatter to a Face in Photoshop and the video version is below.

It’s Time to Create a ‘Neo-Constructivist’ Poster with Photoshop - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:58:03 +0000

“Constructivist graphic design is often associated with communist politics and propaganda, but it’s more than that, Constructivism is about using bright colors, playing with lightness, perspective, geometrical forms, besides photomontage techniques and digital collage. This time I’ll dare to name this tutorial a ‘Neo-Constructivist’ design. It’s time to get started!” Alvaro

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial It’s Time to Create a ‘Neo-Constructivist’ Poster with Photoshop and the video version is below.

How to Create a Steampunk Style Illustration in Photoshop - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:50:49 +0000

“Go simultaneously backward and forward in time with this Steampunk tutorial. The main focus, aside from the style of course, is fusing elements from different sources together to create a cohesive whole. There are many tricks to this end and we shall be looking at light sources, shadows, and image grading” James Davies

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial How to Create a Steampunk Style Illustration in Photoshop and the video version is below.

How to Create a Slice of Nature Photo Manipulation - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:34:01 +0000

“Today I’m going to show you how to put together a complex tree illustration. The idea for this tutorial is to show a workflow from concept to finish, not just so you can copy this illustration, but so that you can take the ideas behind it and use them for any design you have. It’s not just the finished design but the process we are after.” John Cole

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial How to Create a Slice of Nature Photo Manipulation and the video version is below.

Designing a Typographic Concept Poster - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:19:31 +0000

“In this tutorial I will take you through a few steps that will show you how I created a poster design. This illustration was created for a contest started by UPrinting Design over at You The Designer. I was one of the lucky winners. Also, because of the requests to write a tutorial on this design, I made some changes to it, and I decided to show you the design process behind this piece.” Constantin

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial Designing a Typographic Concept Poster and the video version is below.

How to Place a Fantasy Creature in a Misty Landscape - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:42:50 +0000

“This time I’ve got for you a photo manipulation tutorial. We’ll grab several photos and create this fantasy mock-up of an unreal creature. We’ll learn several non-destructive techniques, apply photo filters to adjust the lighting, and of course a little bit of the creative process involved on this piece. Let’s get to it!
” - Alvaro Guzman

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial How to Place a Fantasy Creature in a Misty Landscape and the video version is below.

How to Create a Richly Ornate Typographic Illustration - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:03:38 +0000

“When looking for top quality content, you’re usually forced to pay for your resources. They’re generally better and easier to work with, and offer a wider range of use. Sometimes though, you can find the same level of quality at zero cost, and it’s exactly what we’re going to do today. We’re going to create a detailed illustration with free gifts and self made goodies.” - Alex Beltechi

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial How to Create a Richly Ornate Typographic Illustration and the video version is below.

How to Turn Humdrum Photos into Cinematic Portraits - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:59:56 +0000

“There are a plethora of ways to treat a portrait for a myriad of uses, but that is for another feature. Let’s tackle adding drama or a cinematic quality to a regular, humdrum portrait. Let’s even throw in a little bit of faking HDR. That way if you work on a project that requires a stunning shot without the stunning photography, you’ll be able to cobble something together using your mad skillz!” - James Davies

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial How to Turn Humdrum Photos into Cinematic Portraits and the video version is below.

Create an Out of Bounds Fantasy Illustration - Screencast

Gavin Steele — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:09:42 +0000

“In this tutorial, we will take you through the process of creating a fantasy scene, make water pour out of a painting, make some sort of a absorption effect and end up with a really nice looking color. The main idea behind this surreal illustration is that we are actually in a painting and the painting on the wall is the real world, the world where our vulture tries to escape.” - Constantin Potorac and Toma Alin Gabriel

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial Create an Out of Bounds Fantasy Illustration and the video version is below.