Howard Winterson has mastered the “abstract” craft of artwork and anyone can easily see it in his work. Howard is extremely talented at creating vivid stories from simple two dimensional and 3D shapes. This master of the abstract also carries an endless supply of wise words that range on many interesting topics concerning design. Lets get into another great interview!

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Today’s screencast is a video version of the fifth and last tutorial in the “Creating a Set of Digital Painting Icons” series. “In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to both draw a computer monitor icon as well as a matte image of a city landscape to display on the screen. This tutorial is a great exercise in matte painting as well as icon design and it should give you a fascinating peek into how both techniques are used.” – Andrea Austoni

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Today, we have another Psd Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take your typography skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more at the jump!

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As designers, we occasionally need digital versions of electronic devices to use in our designs. All to often however, we find that the device we need doesn’t actually exist in the format that we need. In times like those, having experience building realistic-looking electronic devices in Photoshop can be a real life-saver. In this tutorial we will learn how to draw a digital camera using Photoshop.

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Nature is something that inspires all artists, designers and photographers on a day-to-day basis. Wherever it is you work, rest or play, there will always be nature around you, and whether you intend to or not it’s always going to influence you in one way or another. This round-up of nature-themed Photoshop artwork is sure to get your creative heads buzzing!

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Artists often draw rough sketches of their artwork before they begin to add the final touches. This is also true for digital painters who will draw a rough sketch in Photoshop before they begin work. In today’s tutorial we will show you how to polish a rough sketch of a sci-fi drawing using digital painting techniques.

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Two Amazing designers Tim and Bram Vanhaeren have been kind enough to contribute two custom wallpapers for the viewers of PsdTuts+. Each wallpaper is unique and its imagery is vivid. Check out these great wallpapers, download them in the resolution that works for you, and be sure to thank Tim and Bram as well.

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Adding visual elements to your website design can often make the difference between a good and a great site. While illustrations can often take a lot of time and talent to produce, the result is often a stunning website design that can really make an impact with your readers. The following showcase includes 40 examples of brilliantly illustrated web designs to help inspire you for your next project.

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Today, we have another Psd Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take your retro design skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more at the jump!

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With this tutorial we will create a hi-tech style button that can be used in splash pages, applications or Powerpoint presentations. We will use Illustrator to create complex vectors and Photoshop to develop realistic effects.

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