The Top 10 Psd Plus Tutorials of All Time

Jun 16th in Inspiration by Skellie

Psd Plus launched in late February 2008. Since then we've added dozens of tutorials for Plus members and hundreds of Psd source files. Over 6,000 members have formed our unique Plus community.

Psd Plus tutorials have been some of the best on the site, and in this post, we highlight the 10 most popular Psd Plus tutorials of all time, based on traffic, number of downloads, and comments. There may be a few here you've never seen before!

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Author: Skellie

Skellie is Tuts+ Manager. She makes sure all the Tuts+ sites are awesome. You can follow her/the Tuts+ Network on Twitter via @tutsplus.

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Here are the top 10 Psd Plus tutorials of all time!

1. Demolition Made Easy in Photoshop

Tomasz Opasinski learned the techniques he shares in this tutorial while designing the movie posters for blockbuster movie I Am Legend. The techniques used to create decaying and dilapidated buildings are useful tools for any Photoshop artist, but a must-have if you're interested in post-apocalyptic landscapes or sci-fi war scenes.

Psd Plus Tutorial

2. SOSFactory Style Mascot Design in Photoshop

Sergio Ordóñez breaks down his workflow for cutting edge mascot design in Photoshop. Sergio is a legend in the digital art community and shares dozens of battle-worn tips for creating memorable mascot characters in Photoshop. He walks you through the creation of a kick-butt boardrider mascot of your own.

Psd Plus Tutorial
Psd Plus Tutorial

3. How to Create a Retro Metal 3D Design

Barton Damer is a master of the retro-futuristic style that is currently making huge waves in the design community, also pioneered by the likes of Sakke Soini. Here you'll learn how to apply worn vintage effects to a classic retro-futuristic image.

Psd Plus Tutorial

4. Design Cool Game Graphics Using Displacement Maps

Mark Mayers walks you through the process of designing a realistic video game cover in C4D and Photoshop. The cover would be at home on the shelf in any game shop. Designing video game covers would be a dream gig for many designers and this tutorial will help get you there!

Psd Plus Tutorial

5. Using Typography from PS to Create a 3D Text Render in C4D

Miguel Santana da Silva shows you how to create chunky 3D text in C4D, a style that is extremely popular in advertising and graphic design at the moment. In the second part of this tutorial you will learn how to add 3D figures and colorful splashes to your typographic work.

6. How to Make 3D Neon Light Typography

Alex Beltechi is a Photoshop typography ninja. Here he demonstrates how to create an incredible realistic Neon-lights typography effect.

7. The Supercharged Beetle of Doom

Justin Maller is a well-known Photoshop artist with a very distinct style. Here he shows you how to recreate that style by creating a surrealistic and dark beetle design. You will learn a bevy of abstract photo manipulation techniques in this unique tutorial.

8. Adding Sparkle to Fashion Photography

Mark Mayers teaches you how to add gorgeous and subtle geometric shapes to high-end fashion photography. This is the kind of technique often seen in modern print advertising and makes for practical application to real-life gigs and projects.

9. Designing a Family of Websites

Our very own Collis Ta'eed, founder of Tuts+ and one of the world's best web designers (though he'd never say that!) shows you how to design a family of Wordpress websites in this Plus tutorial. It's an excellent opportunity to gain an insight into the decision making process of a talented designer and learn some clever web design techniques to boot!

10. How to Create a Horrific Zombie Poster with Photoshop and 3D Renders

In this Halloween-themed tutorial Mark Mayers shows you how to create a an awesome CG-look movie poster for a classic Zombie film. You will learn how to work with 3D renders in Photoshop with professional ease.

Bonus: Top Psd Plus Brush Pack

These gorgeous line brushes have been the most popular of our many exclusive brush packs for Plus members. They are extremely versatile and many of our happy users have raved about them!

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    massafakka June 16th

    FIRST!!! wtf… v nice list i love it thx !! ;)

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      Dullface June 16th

      I bet you don’t give a shit about it all, your entire day just became a party because of the first comment, didn’t it?
      You don’t even have a website or something to promote, I just don’t see the point of this crap..

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        m. gartsman June 16th

        heh. i dig your style. all aboard the hate-wagon!

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        Diego SA June 16th

        God, you guys need to relax, you are too stressed!

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        Rene June 16th

        poor baby did he take your spot? learn to care less and you might begin to enjoy your life.

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        urk June 16th

        i agree with Dullface.. this whole “FIRST” commenting trend is annoying.. and 99% of the “FIRST” comments i have seen on the web have NOTHING to do with the topic.

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        m. gartsman June 16th

        yes, we need to relax. im freaking out iver here. pshhh.

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        Jarod Taylor June 16th

        I just LOL’d for real.

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        Corey June 16th

        lawl wut it do

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      Montana Flynn June 25th

      I am tired of 5 comments complaining of the first commenter. If your pissed about the lack of content of off-topicness of the comment, you are feeding into what you despise by posting another comment.

      Now instead of one useless comment tha thas nothing to do with the post, we have 10?

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        Hana Montana October 29th

        Now 11, yay!
        You even jumped on the wagon yourself, even though you just preached about not doing it …

        roflolxmao

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    imsraaia June 16th

    cool

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    m. gartsman June 16th

    last comment for the time being!!! kthx bye!

    why don’t you go post comments on youtube…

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      geir b nystad June 16th

      who?

      dumb list, but i agree on the nr. 1 choice!

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    Shaw June 16th

    That ‘Adding Sparkle to Fashion Photography’ tutorial looks amazing! Cant we get a few screen shots of each Plus tutorial like the other Plus ones and then have to log in to access it? :)

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      Sammo June 16th

      They show you screenshots of the tutorial on the original posts.

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    mateo85 June 16th

    ncie, very usefully
    GJ

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    Mark June 16th

    just an advertising for psd+ :S
    But anyway – nice list

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    Adrien "zik" June 16th

    Really nice list Skellie, but where’s the snowboarder ?

    It definately gots a slot here !

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    Kasper June 16th

    Great stuff1

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    Margaret June 16th

    I hope to see many more great PSD plus tuts to come.
    It’s worth the $ to hone your skills.

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    Master June 16th

    oh man
    everything again
    next post ALL all time tutorials

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    Diego SA June 16th

    OK, I need to say bad words loudly. No $ for plus, but this list is awesome. The line brushes are so great. I can see some ideas poping up from my mind.

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    Gestalt June 16th

    The link to the zombie tut links to the fashion tut. You should fix that.

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    Aneslin June 16th

    thanks a lot for this bunch of collection,
    its easy to find most populer tutorials in psd tuts

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    Kicklight Original June 16th

    I especially like number 5 and 9. Where would so many amateur designers be without free online tutorials?

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    lawrence77 June 16th

    There are several nice tutorials other than this………… :(

    No problem skille, your collection also nice :)

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    V June 16th

    whats up with the zombie tutorial download link not working? It goes to the fashion one…

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    Nikolai June 17th

    Damn, some of these are really amazing. You may have just convinced me to join the Tuts.Plus program. Keep up the good work dudes!

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    rieszkeee June 17th

    really thought the grass typo was nice too… ive seen it all over the internet!!

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    Katanaz-stock June 17th

    Our stock has been used on this page without our permission or any credit. Please ensure this is dealt with – with haste.

    The stock we are refering to is featured under ‘Adding Sparkle to Fashion Photography’.

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      Mark Mayers June 22nd

      Hi
      Katanaz-stock, Your credit/link is in the full downloadable tutorial. You did give me full permission to use the image. Sorry for the confusion.

      Mark

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      Sean Hodge June 24th

      Katanaz-stock,

      If you need us to send you the tutorial file to show the credit is in the tutorial, then just let me know. It would be best to contact me through our contact form here http://www.formspring.com/forms/?364609-NkKdO8bOSb or just send a suggestion with another way to resolve the conflict.

      I know Mark is fastidious with image rights and seeking permission before using any assets in tutorials, this is something we take seriously at Psdtuts+, and both Mark and I am happy to assist in any way possible. Thanks!

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    reuber1 June 17th

    This is a good post mainly because I have never even seen some of these, and I started visiting since the site’s inception. Unfortunately, economy is putting me on the fence on this one.

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    Ary Mega June 17th

    Been a +member for months now and it’s one of the best investments I’ve made. Great list.

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    RemingtonM June 17th

    Did someone really get paid $150 for this? Because it would be insanely easy, and there definitely not the top 10 turorials of all time. If your going to title something like that, they better be good.

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    Sergio Ordoñez June 17th

    Hey Skellie, thanks a lot for featuring me on 2nd place, its all a compliment :)

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    ZoomzooM June 18th

    awesome links

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    Jonas June 18th

    It’s not difficult to conjecture how to get our own line brush… Just use Illustrator, cammon’ you don’t need to make we pay for this

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    MaineG June 18th

    Starting to get dissapointed in my plus membership… nothing new that’s like OMFG WOW how did they do that…

    I’ll save my money next month if things dont pick up

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    Henriko June 21st

    I love my membership even more now! :-)

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    spidermonkey June 21st

    Looks like I’m going to have to get my plus membership… That first tutorial is exactly what I’m in desperate need of right now!

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    Jamie Allsop June 23rd

    These are some really good tutorials, I do like the Using Typography from PS to Create a 3D Text Render in C4D, Part 2.

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    Ward Cauwenberghs June 25th

    After this I just had to become member ^^
    Real great stuff!

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    BBX June 28th

    Nice tutorials, to bad I can’t see them, must pay for an account :(

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    s July 4th

    it’s awesome

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    Nutzy July 22nd

    what does the DOWNLOAD button downloads? is it a link to download the VIDEO tutorial or the PSD file?

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    Nutzy July 23rd

    guys, can someone please reply to my post:

    “what does the DOWNLOAD button downloads? is it a link to download the VIDEO tutorial or the PSD file?”

    i would love to sign up to the plus account if these are video tutorials not psd files.
    anyway, what is the plus in signing up to the plus account?

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