Photoshop Top 100 Articles
Dec 15, 2006 at 12:00 am by
Store Staff
- Advanced
Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX
Paula Sanders reviews Stephen Burns newest book Advanced Photoshop
CS2 Trickery & FX which is a follow-up to his earlier book
Photoshop CS Trickery & FX. Photoshop users will be interested in
finding out if the book is indeed a treat, or mere trickery!
- PlanetPhotoshop.com
Tutorials
Courtesy of PlanetPhotoshop.com, we're pleased to present a series
of Photoshop-related tutorials, written by several different
authors.
- Digital
Element Displays Complete Product Line
Digital Element Displays WorldBuilder Professional 4.1 and Verdent
Plant Mechanic
- Arena
Players
Arena Players
- PhotoShop
Foliage Painting
Create a pallet that will allow you to build a foliage cover that
is detailed, versatile, and very customizable. Listed for
Intermediate although with practice everyone can enjoy it.
- MetaCreations'
New KPT 6 Unleashes the Creative Possibilities of Adobe
Photoshop
New Release in the KPT Plug-In Series Generates Unlimited Image
Effects for Print and the Web
- "Snowcloning"
Using Poser & Photoshop
Revised version of my very old tutorial on combining multiple Poser
renders. With many practical and creative uses, I consider this to
be the most essential postwork technique for any Poser artist.
- Painting a
simple Braid
This tutorial will show you how to paint a simple braid of hair.
I'm using Photoshop 7 but you can do this in any other paint
program also :o)
- Spotlight on
Alien Skin Software
January 28th - February 1st, Alien Skin Software develops, markets
and supports easy-to-use software that adds time-saving features to
larger graphics applications such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and
Fireworks.
- Texturing Eyes
with Brushes
Step-by-step tutorial on texturing eyes with brushes in Photoshop
7.
- Creating A CD
In Photoshop
This week we are going to look at how to draw a CD in Photoshop 7.
We will be using the new opacity options on the layer palette. We
will also be using the fade fill command. Not too many people even
know about this incredibly useful tool...
- Renderosity
Halloween Contest 2006: "Wake the Dead"
The winners of the 6th Annual Halloween Contest at Renderosity have
been announced! We would like to thank the following sponsors for
their generous support and participation: 3DWorld Magazine, Corel,
digital tutors, e-frontier, e-on software, FXR Software, Hash,
Maxon, NewTek, NVIDIA, Photoshop Cafe, Reallusion, ResPower,
Sachform Technology, Softimage, ToonBoom.We would like to thank all
the artists that participated and made this a record breaking and
breath taking event. The entries were amazing!
- Sharpening
using Photoshop's Unsharp mask
Paula gives you an inside look into her secrets for sharpening
images using Photoshops Unsharp Mask. This step-by-step tutorial
is aimed at both the beginner and a refresher for the advanced
user. Paula shows you how to minimize the effect of degradation
when enlarging.
- Photoshop
Bytes II
Please join us in officially welcoming Renderosity Magazine staff
columnist, Jenna Hoffstein [bluevenus] to the Renderosity Front
Page News team. Just in time for Halloween Blue continues to
clue you in on her helpful Photoshop tips and tricks and
treats!
- Photoshop
Glass Text Tutorial
"Here is a tutorial that will show you the easiest way to create
glass text in Photoshop using layer styles."
- Plastic
Engraved Type in Photoshop
"How to embed type in photoshop. Heres a tutorial that will how you
how to carve your mark. This is so simple it should be
illegal."
- Photoshop 7's
Brushes Palette: The Texture & Dual Brush Options
As we continue to explore Photoshop 7's new Brushes palette, we'll
look in this column at the Texture and Dual Brush panes.
- Graffiti in
Photoshop
"Time to tag your screen! Here's the tutorial on creating your own
graffiti in Photoshop."
- Photoshop 7's
Brushes Palette: Dynamics
The heart of Photoshop 7's powerful new paint engine is the Brushes
palette. In this column, we'll take a look at the Color Dynamics
and Other Dynamics panes, as well as the "pane-less" options at the
bottom of the palette.
- Photoshop
Bytes!
We welcome back Renderosity Magazine contributing writer, Jenna
Hoffstein [bluevenus]. Blue, clues you in on her helpful Photoshop
tips and tricks. Its time to dust off your artistic tools ... A
can't miss mini tutorial for all levels of Photoshop users.
- Paula Sanders
Report - Gnomon Workshop's Adobe Photoshop for Digital
Production
Once more Paula Sanders reviews another of Gnomon Workshop's
classrooms on DVDs. This week Paula reviews Adobe Photoshop for
Digital Production, Essential Techniques for Film, Broadcast and
Games - Instructor: Dave Pasciuto
- Photoshop 7
Alchemy: Apply Image
PlanetPhotoshop.com has kindly allowed us to reprint their online
tutorials. We kick it off with the "Apply Image" command from
Photoshop 7...
- The wonderful
world of waterfalls!
Two great tutorials for creating waterfalls in Vue and
Terragen!
- An Element of
Unpredictability
What do Adobe Photoshop filters and etching have in common? Find
out as Jenna shares her college art experiences; where she
discovered that letting go of conventional thinking, resulted in
creating images with unpredictable yet exceptional outcomes.
- Review of
Andromeda's RedEyePro Filter
"Andromeda's latest Photoshop compatible filter is part of the
Photographic Tools and Effects series. This filter is easy to use,
inexpensive, and removes the red eye from a picture in a
flash..."
- **HOLD-Copyright**
Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX
Paula Sanders reviews Stephen Burns newest book Advanced Photoshop
CS2 Trickery & FX which is a follow-up to his earlier book
Photoshop CS Trickery & FX. Photoshop users will be interested in
finding out if the book is indeed a treat, or mere trickery!
- Paula Sanders
Report - Path Styler Pro
Paula reviews the Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator plugin Path Styler
Pro by Shinycore. This exciting new plug-in produces extremely
sharp bevels that allows the user to instantly create high-quality
graphics for a variety of illustrations, and computer graphics.
- SeanE -
October 2004 AOM!
Congratulations to SeanE for winning the AOM. Read on for our
interview with SeanE...
- Renderosity
Banner Contest!!
Boot up your Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop or any other Graphic
Program...
- Rusted Type
in Photoshop
"There are many methods to creating rust in Photoshop. Here is one
way to make rusted type. We can make our text look weathered with a
little effort."
- Creating Toxic
Waste Effects Using Photoshop 7's New Brush Features
Our second Tutorial from PlanetPhotoshop.com shows you how to
create a cool, creepy effect to apply to text...
- Nick's
Notes:
DVD training - Inside adobe Photoshop CS2
Magnet Media's Digital Media Training Series (DMTS) boasts
"Project-Based Training" and they certainly come through with
Inside Adobe Photoshop CS2, the subject of this review. With
instruction led by Steve Weinrebe, an Adobe Certified instructor
with 30 plus years of experience, you are assured of getting
skilled training.
- May's Featured
Artist - Archangel_Gabriel
When he's not fighting crime or battling off-world clones,
Archangel Gabriel is Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray, father of 2 and a
third by Acquisition, married to the beautiful Tracy Ann. My
history contains many lives.
- Paula Sanders
Report : Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 Impact
There is nothing more addicting for an artist than the taste of Eye
Candy, and Paula explores one of the three newest versions of Alien
Skins incredible plugin. If you have a sweet tooth for fun and
creativity, you will want to get your fill of Alien Skins Eye
Candy 5 Impact.
- 10,000 Free
Stuff Items!
Our community has achieved another major accomplishment. We now
have 10,000 Free Stuff Items available at Renderosity! Come join in
the fun!
- Chrome Effect
Photoshop Tutorial
"The essential chrome effect, don't leave home without it. This
works on any object, not just text."
- btsculptor -
October '02 Merchant Of The Month
Congratulations to btsculptor, for being voted the October '02
Merchant Of The Month! Click here to read the interview!
- Paula Sanders
Report - Corel Painter 8
Paula Sanders returns with her in-depth review of Corel Painter 8.
The program had simplified its interface and made the program more
compatible to Photoshop. Learn what's new and improved ...
- Layer Blending
Options, Part 2
In the first installment of this series, we looked at how layer
blending options work. In this column, we'll look at some of the
basic applications of these techniques, ideas that can be great
time savers.
- About
3-AXIS
...
- Using the Pen
Tool in Photoshop
If you are not using a graphic pen tool, you have been missing out
on an essential tool for every aspect of post work, as well as
computer graphic 2D drawing. Jenna shares her tips and tricks to
help get the best out of your Pen Tool experience.
- September's
Contributor of the Month - magnet
When I was like 12 or 13, I would play in the Paint program on my
Commodore 64 and draw pictures. I used to always wonder if I would
ever have a computer that would let me create something
realistic...
- The Paula
Sanders Report:
Review of Alien Skin's Blow Up
"Blow Up is a Photoshop-compatible automation plug-in for enlarging
images. Alien Skin states that it enlarges without the stairstep,
halo, and fringe artifacts of bicubic interpolation. It works with
Photoshop CS or later and Elements 3 or later. It, also, supports
8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit images and RGB, CMYK, Lab, Grayscale, and
Duotone image modes."
- Photoshop 7's
Brushes Palette: Brush Tip Shape
Photoshop 7's new Brushes palette is far more than simply a place
to pick a brush. You have incredible control over the size, shape,
and behavior of the brush.
- A Little Piece
of Inspiration
With the use of FraxFlame, you too can create some stunningly
fabulous effects. Find out how, as aramin leads us through this
inspiring tutorial. Our very last excerpt from Issue 6 of the
Renderosity Magazine. Read it while you can! If you want to see all
the other cool articles in Issue 6, order your copy today!
- Photoshop 7's
Brushes Palette: Shape Dynamics & Scattering
Photoshop 7's new Brushes palette is far more than simply a place
to pick a brush. You have incredible control over the size, shape,
and behavior of the brush. In this column, we'll look at the Shape
Dynamics and the Scatter panes of the Brushes palette.
- billy-t -
October '03 Merchant of the Month
Congratulations to billy-t, for being the October '03 Merchant Of
The Month!
- Embedding In
Stone: Intro To Industrial Effects
Baldur's Gate II has a fantastic interface that appears to be made
of chipped granite. Though the artist spent a great deal of time
working on the interface, I can show you a quick way to achieve
similar results.
- Using
XfrogPlants Billboards and More
"Recently I reviewed the new XfrogPlants Billboards by greenworks.
I found these billboards so useful when creating landscapes in
either 2-D or 3-D programs that I decided to write a tutorial on
some of the methods of using them."Save 20% on Xfrog Plants
Billboards, now through August 22nd!
- Armands --
April's Artist Of The Month!
Congratulations to Armands for being voted April 2003's Artist of
the Month! Click here to read his interview...
- Administration
Contact Info.
Once again, welcome to our forum. In order to best serve your
needs, please feel free to contact us with any comments, complaints
or suggestions you may have.
- onOne
Software - Genuine Fractals Print Pro 4.1 and pxl
SmartScale
Paula reviews two programs from onOne Software Genuine Fractals
Print Pro 4.1 and pxl SmartScale 1.0. Both programs are Photoshop
only plug-ins and are supported by Photoshop CS and CS2. Read on as
Paula explores the advantages of using these programs to refine and
enhance image enlargements.
- pretty3d June
'04 Merchant of the Month!
Congratulations to pretty3d, for being the June'04 Merchant Of The
Month! (Interview Now Available!!)
- Paula Sanders
Report Wacom's 6D Art Pen - Part II
Recently The Paula Sander's Report reviewed Wacom's 6D Art pen with
Corel Painter IX. Paula continues her review of Wacom's 6D Art pen,
and the amazing Intuos3 digitizing tablet with Adobe Illustrator
and Photoshop CS2.
- March's
Merchant of the Month - plazio
Renderosity's March Merchant of the Month is plazio.
- Manipulating
Style Elements
There is a way to pull a Style effect, such as a drop shadow or
such, from the layer it was applied to and give it its' own layer,
on which it may be manipulated, edited, or set on fire...
- July 2005 MOM
- Shahara
Congratulations to Shahara for being Renderosity's MOM [Merchant Of
the Month] for July, 2005. We invite you to read his interview
...
- Paula Sanders
Report - LizardTech
Have you ever created an image for the web, and later tried to
re-create that same image as a print only to be frustrated and
disappointed with the end result? If so, Paulas lizardTechs
Genuine Fractals 4 PrintPro review has the solution to your image
enlargement dilemmas.
- Lon Chaney ~
January's Artist Of The Month!
Congratulations to Lon Chaney for being voted January's Artist of
the Month! Click here to read his interview...
- "Shades of
Halloween" - Voting Results
"Shades of Halloween" - Voting Results are in! The community voting
results were reviewed. The winners were determined by the actual
number of eligible votes received. Clone voting and votes from
accounts created for the exclusive purpose of voting were not
eligible and were not be counted.
- hobbit - 2004
March AOM
Congratulations to hobbit for being voted March's Artist of the
Month! Read on for our interview with hobbit...
- Creating The
Lady In The Grey Tower
Our second excerpt from Issue 2 of the Renderosity Magazine is Ken
Brown's discussion of the steps he undertook in creating his image
"Lady of the Grey Tower."
- Quarker -
August '03 Merchant of the Month
Congratulations to Quarker, for being the August '03 Merchant Of
The Month!
- Bio: Daryl
Wise, Press and Artist Relations, Curious Labs
- Coming To
Terms With Resolution!
This week Paula Sanders continues her series on color, as she
explains the terms of resolution as it pertains to printing. This
article will use scanners as input devices to illustrate different
types of resolution. Paula discusses raster images and resolution,
explaining how scanners take "electronic pictures."
- Spotlight
Effect in Photoshop
"I am going to show you an alternative to lightening your
photographs. This technique will add depth to your lighting and
emphisis to your subject. a pro touch to your montages and
collages. You asked for it, you got it."
- April 2006
AOM - Matthieu
Congratulations to Matthieu [Matthieu Roussel] for being awarded
Renderosity's AOM [Artist Of the Month] for April 2006. Be sure to
check out the interview, and get to know Matthieu!
- Gnomon
Workshop - Creature Design with Aaron Sims
Alex reviews Gnomon Workshop's classrooms on DVDs ... Creature
Design with Aaron Sims - Volume 2: Designing with Photoshop, XSI
and Deep Paint; where Aaron Sims illustrates the process of
designing a full character in a 3D environment.
- September's
Artist of the Month - Morris
I finally got my first real computer about 2 years ago now and as
soon as I actually learned to turn the thing on, I was hooked.
- dalinise -
September '02 Merchant Of The Month
Congratulations to dalinise, for being voted the September '02
Merchant Of The Month! Click here to read the interview!
- Wrapping
objects with Displacement Maps in Photoshop
"Displacement maps seem like such strange and difficult animals
until you learn to tame them. In this long overdue tutorial, I will
teach you what you need to know about displacement maps in plain
English, so that you can take advantage of the stunning effects
that can only be created by using these maps."
- January's
Featured Contributor - Catharina Przezak
Congratulations to Catharina Przezak. Catharina has been a top
seller in Renderosity's Online Store and provides high quality
texture products. Catharina's interview can be read by clicking on
the article title.
- Masking out
Difficult Images in Photoshop
We will use Channels to help mask out complex objects with clean
edges. This technique will also save you a lot of time and enable
you to make precise cutouts.
- MOOOW -
January 2005 AOM!
Congratulations to MOOOW for winning the AOM. Read on for our
interview with MOOOW...
- Featured Artist
of the Month January
Thanks to all the members for their feedback in selecting January's
Featured Artist. Hobbit's interview can be read by clicking on the
article title.
- Pinball Off
Road
A look behind the scences of Platinum Studio and how they produced
their latest creative marketing images for one of the worlds
leading names. Fasten your seat belts as we take pinball for a
drive off road!
- Photoshop
Postwork Tips and Tricks
One of Renderosity's top artists and merchants, danae, shares her
Photoshop postwork tips and tricks. This is a can't miss exclusive
Renderosity tutorial, and a must read for anyone interested in
improving their 3D postwork skills.
- Introducing
Photoshop 7's Brushes Palette
The key to using Photoshop's new painting engine is the new,
high-powered Brushes palette. Let's take a look at the basic
workings of the palette.
- A Question of
Purity
This week, Paula brings up a most controversial topic: the question
of postwork!
- The Paula
Sanders Report: Using Deep Paint 3D for Creating a Picture
This week, join Paula as she delves deep into Deep Paint 3D: "I
loved Right Hemisphere's Deep Paint and was sorry to see it go off
the market even though a free version was available. However, Deep
Paint 3D, which is used to paint and texture 2D and 3D models, can
also be used to create the same type of art work as did Deep
Paint."
- April 2002
Artist of the Month - Mr. Codini
By popular vote, please meet Renderosity's April Artist of the
month: Mr Codini!
- The more
things change...
The more they don't neccessarily stays the same. ;]
- November's
Contributor of the Month - ericwestray
Not truly convinced that I was a real artist, I chose to major in
mathematics in college.
- March 2006
MOM ExprssnImg
Congratulations to ExprssnImg for being Renderosity's MOM [Merchant
Of the Month] for March, 2006. We invite you to read his MOM
interview...
- Dogwaffles
PD Pro Digital Painter 3.1
Spoiler Alert I love [Project Dogwaffle] PD Pro Digital Painter
3.1! If you own a copy, we welcome you to post your comments, if
you are not familiar with the program, I encourage you to read on,
try the demo, and make your purchase, 'cause I know you are going
to love it too!
- Epson Stylus
Photo R2400 Printer
For the past ten years, Paula has produced beautiful prints of her
amazing artwork on a variety of Epson printers. Recently she
purchased an Epson Stylus Photo R2400. Read on to see if Paula's
love affair with Epson continues ...
- Site Management
Changes
Welcome to Renderosity.com. This site is now under new management,
but we are pleased to report that many of the most experienced
Moderators are here.
- July's Artist
of the Month-cake1!!
As far as I remember,when I was a little girl, my grandparents used
to put a tiny little chair, with a tiny little table in front of
the window, giving me some colour pencils, and I stayed there,
quiet all day long, drawing my dreamworld
- Ballistic
Publishing's Expos4
"Expos4 published by Ballistic Publishing is the latest in a
series of computer graphic image showcase publications. Daniel Wade
and Paul Hellard came together to produce this fine record of the
best of the best of digital images."
- Creating a
"Sketch Look" To Your Renders.
To start off our holiday giving season, guest columnist, Italian
graphic designer, Patrick Behar [trickdesign] teaches you how to
transform any image, with his six easy-to-follow-steps, into a
unique work of art.
- Firebirdz
September '04 Merchant of the Month!
Congratulations to Firebirdz, for being the September'04 Merchant
Of The Month! (Interview now available!)
- MayaX November
'03 Merchant of the Month
Congratulations to MayaX, for being the November '03 Merchant Of
The Month!
- The Paula
Sanders Report: Using Multi-Pass Rendering in Photoshop
This week, join Paula as she shows how it is sometimes better to
take the long route for more controlled end results. This tutorial
is applicable to any 3D program that can create an image file and a
multi-pass file upon rendering.
- August's
Contributor of the Month - StefyZZ
Since I was a child I've always had a strong predisposition for Art
in general, and I started playing the piano (classical) and began
to draw with pencils when I was 5 years old. And I carry with me
for the rest of my life these two professions...
- A New Graphic
Forum Site Opens!!
Public Beta Test for the BIG-I Forums for Digital Artists OPENS
today!!
- In
Vegas
Finally, the long awaited third and final excerpt from Issue 4 of
the Renderosity Magazine, "In Vegas" by stealthman! Find out what
tricks he had up his sleeve as he worked his way through this Vegas
image using Maya and Photoshop.
- The Bug
Hunt
Our last Renderosity Magazine Issue 2 excerpt is Frank Berger's
account of his creation of the image Bug Hunt.
- danae -
September '03 Merchant of the Month
Congratulations to danae, for being the September '03 Merchant Of
The Month!
- June's Artist
of the Month - SkoolDaze
I used to paint, draw and doodle as a child and was set to go to
school for commercial art when I became a teenager, but life had a
very different plan for me (as it so often does) and so it took
almost 25 years before I started doing art again.
- 3Dream May '04
Merchant of the Month!
Congratulations to 3Dream, for being the May'04 Merchant Of The
Month! (Interview now available!!)
