Mar 31, 2012

Switching To Photoshop CS6? 27 New Features and Changes You Need to Know

The beta version of Photoshop CS6 is out and there are numerous new features waiting for you to try. Explore the new filters and tools, video editing capabilities, performance boosts, and more! Read this extensive guide and see why CS6 is the best upgrade in Photoshop’s history.

Mar 30, 2012

Create a cafe & bar web template in Photoshop

Hi friends, Tutsfriend is a Graphic and Web design blog. So, we concentrate more into web designing. Though people are technically good still they lack somewhere in the designing part. They mainly lack in the layout and in content placement. That’s why we put more emphasize in web template designing. Today’s post we are going to see how to create a cafe & bar web template in Photoshop.

Quick Tip: Create a Cinematic “Sergeant America” Text Effect in Photoshop

In this quick tip tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a cinematic “Sergeant America” Text Effect using the layer styles. Let’s get started!

Mar 29, 2012

Create a Corporate style yellow web template in Photoshop

Hi friends, we are back to tutorials. Corporate style templates are known for certain features. They are its ease of navigation, minimal design and classic layout. So having all these features in mind we have designed this web template. In today’s post we are going to see how to create a corporate style yellow web template in Photoshop.

Song For A Raven – Manipulation Tutorial

We are going to create an eerie manipulation today in Photoshop.So get ready to enter into a fairytale mood.In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use gausian blur for backgrounds, apply textures for changing the tones,use the brushes and make your images sharpen without losing the quality of the image.This is an intermediate users tutorial.Have fun.

The New iPad (iPad 3) Photoshop Tutorial

The New iPad (iPad 3) has been released. Many of you may want to learn how to design this gorgeous Apple product as well as developing other iPad related graphics based on the PSD file. In this tutorial, it will show you how to design the New iPad (iPad 3) in Adobe Photoshop and the PSD source file is freely available for download.

Simply For You – Manipulation Tutorial

Adjustment Layers will be used extensively in this tutorial. You will see how to use Fill layers as well as other adjustment layers to create ambient color and special effects.

Create A Golden Bling Text Effect

Hi friends, it’s good to be back again with one of my favorite tutorial. Today in this Photoshop Typography Tutorial we will be creating a beautiful and realistic golden bling jewelry text effect. This is a beautiful effect, and very easy to come up with such an realistic outlook. With the minimum use of filter and layer styles we can come out with this beautiful text effect. OK now let’s move on to the tutorial.

Creating a Disaster Struck Scenario in Photoshop

Photo manipulation is a unique art. I’d like to show you how you can change ordinary photo into a fantasy photo manipulation.

Mar 27, 2012

Creating Iron Text Effect in Photoshop

This tutorial has been carried out in Adobe Photoshop CS5. The 3D option in older versions may differ.

Photoshop CS6 Review: 7 Improvements for Web Designers

Adobe just released the Photoshop CS6 beta, and I must to say, it feels like I’m in web designer’s heaven. They have done serious improvements that will just blow your mind. Here we’ll focus on the great stuff for web designers, ranking the top 7 improvements (including a lot of features) that will just make your life easier.

Create a Vantage Point Movie Style Poster in Photoshop

Hi friends, we are back in track with a tutorial. In today’s post what we are going to see is how to create a Vantage Point movie style poster in Photoshop. This tutorial mainly involves only masking and a few other more simpler techniques. Ok, lets go into the tutorial.

Mar 26, 2012

Create a One-Page Retro Web Design Layout in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will explain how to create a one-page retro web design using Adobe Photoshop. While most of the design is created in Photoshop, we will also use Illustrator to create various shapes and elements. Let’s get started!

Folded Text Effect

There are a couple of nice “folded” text effect tutorials out there, but this tutorial takes a slightly different approach to the concept. We’ll be creating a folded text, and a simple pattern to make it look like it’s cut out from a notebook. The letter “O” will be used to illustrate the concept, as it needs a little bit extra work done to it.

Create a Mixed Media Style Design In Photoshop

Learn how to create this creative mixed-media composition in Photoshop! You will learn how to combine different graphic elements with extensive use of layer masks. This is a great tutorial for designers who want to experiment with a more modern approach to digital collages.

Mar 24, 2012

Create A Realistic Canvas Shoe

Hi friends, we are happy to be back with another awesome tutorial. Today in this Photoshop Tutorial we will create a realistic looking canvas shoe from scratch. Creating an object from the scratch is really a tough challenge. Here, you can create this canvas shoe with ease, using pen tool and some filters to make it absolutely realistic. Ok now let’s move on to the tutorial.

Create A Vintage Photo Effect

Hi friends, it’s been almost a week, since we have come out with new post. It was a busy week for me. Fine, today in this Photoshop tutorial we will create a vintage photo effect in easy steps. You can use your own images and transform into vintage photo. Ok not let’s move on to the tutorial.

Create A HDR Effect In 5 Steps

Hi friends good to back again, Today in this Photoshop tutorial, we will see how to create a HDR image using filters in Photoshop. This tutorial very easy can be done in quick steps. Just transform any image into an HDR image using this technique. Ok now let’s move on to the tutorial.

Mar 23, 2012

AKVIS Chameleon Lionheart

With AKVIS Chameleon, you can create a completely imaginary creature, for example, a half-man, half-animal.

Oil Painting Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create oil painting from any image in Photoshop.

Create a Dark Portfolio Web Template in Photoshop

Hi friends, happy to meet you one more time through this tutorial. In this tutorial what we are going to see is how to create a dark portfolio web template in Photoshop. The reason why i mostly post tutorials related to because i myself is a graphic and web designer and i love to design web templates. Ok, lets go into the tutorial.

Create A Chocolate Text Effect

Hi friends, we are back again with another Photoshop Text effect. Today in this Photoshop Tutorial, we will be creating a chocolate text effect. You will learn how to create this chocolate text effect using some interesting filters. This will give you a realistic chocolate effect. Ok let’s move on to the tutorial.

How To Create An Awesome Metal Textured Wallpaper In Photoshop

How To Create An Awesome Metal Textured Wallpaper In Photoshop. Learn how to create a grungy metal textured wallpaper from scratch in Photoshop!

Vintage Image Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a cool vintage image effect in Photoshop using adjustment layers & blending modes.

Design a Coffee Shop Menu Layout from Scratch with Photoshop and InDesign – Part 1

Hi everyone, this time I’ve got for you a practical tutorial about creating a ready to print booklet menu for an imaginary coffee shop named "Violet Coffee." In this tutorial you’ll learn to mockup a ready to print background and a couple of additional objects, which will be imported later on in Adobe InDesign to finish the piece. Are you ready?

Create a Glossy Dead End Road Sign Icon in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will help you create your own glossydead end road sign icon using Adobe Photoshop. This can be applied toyour specialized theme designs to make understanding a little bitfaster, especially for other trails of thought or messages not worthgoing to. So read on and discover how you can do this.

How to Create Battery Icon in Photoshop

Learn How To Create Battery Icon In Photoshop! Today we will learn how to Create Battery Icon in Photoshop. We will firstly create the background , then we will work on the many layers, layer masks and other useful techniques related this tutorial. This tutorial is very simple to follow, so I suggest to everyone to give a try.

Design Dramatic Planet Impact Scene (Inspired by Mass Effect 3) in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design this Dramatic Planet Impact Scene (Inspired by Mass Effect 3) in Photoshop. This is an intermediate tutorial so some steps can be tricky, but why not have a try :)
Along the way, we will be practising how to produce the meteor effect, the impact effect, particle and fire effect, as well as some layer blending tips.
This effect is inspired by Mass Effect 3 in-game graphics, which is just really awesome :)
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Mar 22, 2012

Make Photos Come to Life in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will learn how to make photos come to life in Photoshop.

Create a party ball in Photoshop from scratch

Hi friends, i always love to create party flyer because it is always colorful and does not has any restrictions to create them. In this tutorial we are going to see how to create a party ball in Photoshop from scratch. In this tutorial we mostly use only filters and layer styles. Ok let us go inside the tutorial.

Create a minimal web template in Photoshop

Hi friends, There are different types of web templates among which minimal style templates are the ones which gives more of a professional look than a funky one. So here we are going to see how to create one such minimal web template using Photoshop. This template will be more suitable for web designing companies.

How to Create Search Field in Photoshop

Learn How To Create Search Field In Photoshop! Today we will learn how to Create Search Field in Photoshop. We will firstly create the background , then we will work on the many layers, layer masks and other useful techniques related this tutorial. This tutorial is very simple to follow, so I suggest to everyone to give a try.

Create a Facebook, Twitter & RSS Button in Photoshop

Today we'll be learning how to create sleek & professional Facebook, Twitter & RSS Buttons/ Icons using Adobe Photoshop. We'll be using basic methods to create these buttons including shapes, blending options and various useful techniques.

How to Create a Colorful Abstract Photo Manipulation in Photoshop CS5

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create a Colorful Abstract Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop CS5. We will apply some basic Photo Manipulation techniques such as layer blending and masking, we will also practice some drawing techniques with Pen Tool and Elilipse Tool.

My All – Manipulation Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn how to blend a beautiful lady inside of a kind of abstract background that we are going to create.

Our First Look at Photoshop CS6 – Now Available in Beta

Today, Adobe announced some big news. Photoshop CS6 is now available for download in Beta. For the last several months, we have been speculating about what features we can expect to see in Photoshop CS6. This speculation was fueled by the Photoshop team’s release of several sneak peek videos that revealed some exciting new features. Now that the speculation is over and Photoshop CS6 Beta is available for us to download and try, we have been able to make a careful examination of some of its new features. In this article, we will summarize some of our favorite features and discuss why we think you should make the upgrade. Let’s take a look!