This one’s another collaboration with my good friend Toma Alin Gabriel. In this tutorial you will learn how to manipulate stock images and turn them into your puppets to express your desired feelings.

How to Create a Somber Composition in Photoshop
Feb 8th in Drawing, Effects by Constantin Potorac
Best of the Web – January 2010
Feb 8th in Web Roundups by EmilThe first month of the new year has wrapped up and there was a ton of great content for all the Photoshop Fans. This month was bursting with tons of freebies that the readers could check out and download, for example this month we are featuring some great free font packs, as well as some great 2010 wallpaper packs. On top of that we have some great high quality tutorials that deal with some very interesting 3D techniques. So lets get into this wrap up of January 2010.

How to Create a Stone Giant Matte Painting – Psd Plus Tutorial
Feb 4th in News, Plus by Alex BeltechiWe have another Psd Plus tutorial exclusively available to Plus members today. If you want to take your matte painting skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more at the jump!

How To Repair Scratches, Tears, and Spots on an Old Photograph
Feb 3rd in Tools & Tips by Robert C. McLaughlinIn this tutorial you will learn how to repair cracks, scratches, and spots so this photo of the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind, looks just like new. We will purposely avoid using some of the quick fix tools such as the healing brush so that you can gain an understanding of the basics of photo restoration. Let’s get started!

A Myriad of Vintage Grunge Patterns From Across the Web
Feb 2nd in Articles by Callum ChapmanPatterns can be used in almost any style of graphic and web design. They have many purposes, from being used as backgrounds to being used to touch up vector files that look just a little too clean. For that reason we have rounded-up and compiled a huge collection of over 450 free and premium patterns from various different websites for you to use in your personal and commercial projects.

Envato Sponsors the 2010 Annual Design Awards
Feb 2nd in News by SkellieEnvato (the company behind Tuts+) will be sponsoring the 2010 Annual Design Awards‘ ‘Designer of the Year’ category.
The awards present a wonderful opportunity for graphic designers to have their work seen by luminaries in the industry like David Carson, Chuck Anderson, James Verdesoto (designer of the Pulp Fiction movie poster), Nik Ainley and Laura Smith. These people and more will be judging entries.
The awards exist to discover and celebrate outstanding talents in the design world and to reward creativity with a meaningful honour. Entry fees – used to fund prizes – are low and a portion of the profits will be donated to Cancer Research UK. Every entrant will feature in the new Designers Directory, have the chance to feature in the yearly book that will be published to showcase the best designs, and have access to the website notice board where designers can promote their business, special offers, job vacancies and more.

How to Create a Stylish Media Player in Photoshop
Feb 1st in Effects by HaiIn this tutorial, we’re going to teach you how to replicate Apple’s iPod Nano. Not only will we recreate it’s signature body form, but also the headphones and put them in a unique setting that makes it pop. This an easy to follow step-by-step tutorial, and altering the final appearance should be a piece of cake, especially if you’re a Plus member! Changing the appearance is only a metter of picking a few different colors or adding your own textures as skins!

How to Create a Realistic Fountain Pen
Jan 29th in Effects by Asher AbbasiIn this tutorial, you’ll learn to design a realistic calligraphy pen from scratch. The tutorial involves a simple use of the Pen Tool and a few flexible Layer Styles. Lighting and reflection techniques are explained throughout the tutorial. This might be a quite useful for icon enthusiasts. Let’s dive in…

New Floral Photoshop Brushes – Psd Plus Pack
Jan 28th in News, Plus by QbrushesThis is a new pack of Photoshop brushes available exclusively from Psdtuts+ for Psd Plus Members. These Floral Brushes are great for adding an artistic touch to your next project. This set of high quality brushes is available for Psd Plus members to download today! Learn more at the jump!

How to Create a Shiny Paint Bucket Icon
Jan 27th in Interface by Andrea AustoniLearn how to create a simple three-dimensional icon of a paint bucket, complete with paint splotches, with this colorful tutorial. Harnessing the power of paths, layer effects and consistent lighting we’ll obtain an effective, shiny icon.
























