This is a new addition to the PSDTUTS PLUS section. This is a wonderfully terrifying tutorial that uses multiple elements to bring together the final dark design. The most noteworthy elements are 3D character renders of zombies from Poser. You'll learn to create "The Digital Dead" poster in this horrific tutorial fitting for this Halloween holiday. Learn more at the jump!
New PLUS Tutorial – How to Create a Horrific Zombie Poster with Photoshop and 3D Renders
Oct 23rd in News by Mark Mayers
New Exclusive PLUS Tutorial with Bone Chilling Artwork and a Deadly Design
This new PLUS Tutorial is titled "How to Create a Horrific Zombie Poster with Photoshop and 3D Renders," by Mark Mayers. He is a freelance illustrator and designer based in Cornwall, UK. He has worked for leading publishers worldwide and now PSDTUTS.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to re-create a classic zombie poster. You’ll composite multiple 3D renders in Photoshop and make extensive use of Adjustment Layers and masking techniques. Finally, you’ll learn how to add a grunge effect to the movie title using a combination of Illustrator’s Live Trace Tool and its Pathfinder commands.
Members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! The preview of the final "The Digital Dead" zombie poster design is below.
The Devil's in the Detail
The living dead have been terrifying moviegoers for decades; from George A. Romero’s 1968 masterpiece "Night of the Living Dead" and Lucio Fulci’s excessively gory "Zombie Flesheaters;" right up to modern blockbusters such as "Shaun of the Dead," "28 Days Later," and "Diary of the Dead." They’ve even influenced video games, such as "Resident Evil."
This tutorial takes some inspiration from these sources and shows you how to create "The Digital Dead" poster design. Learn all the steps involved to create this menacing masterpiece. Following the export of the 3D renders, this tutorial describes every detail of this poster's creation. Members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now!
PSDTUTS Plus Membership
As you know, we run a premium membership system here called PSDTUTS Plus that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!) which gives members access to the PSD files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! If you're a member you can log in and download the tutorial. If you're not a member, you can of course join today!
Also, don't forget to subscribe to the PSDTUTS RSS Feed to stay up to date with the latest vector tutorials and articles. Be the first to hear about the next PLUS Vector Pack as it's released!
Related Posts
Keep reading with more great tutorials and articles!
Enjoy this Post?
We'd love your vote!
Plus Members
Source Files, Bonus Tutorials and
More for $9 a month for all TUTS+
sites in one subscription.
User Comments
( ADD YOURS )Frederik October 23rd
Still don’t regret signing up for PLUS. Looks good!
( )Robert October 23rd
I will do this one when I come home
( )Shaw October 23rd
This looks awsome!
( )Wish i had a plus account lol
Diesel Laws October 23rd
That is awesome!
( )bruno October 23rd
Well, I’m sure the tutorial has some very nice techniques, but I personally don’t like the final result. It looks like a low-res shot from a video game. It doesn’t have that much realism.
( )Kid October 23rd
Dammit….Finally introduce 3D elements to a tutorial but its a PLUS TuT.
Wish I wasnt such a cheap skate.
( )DKumar M. October 23rd
Nice tutorial Sean !!
I never thought PLUS can be so much useful.
( )cheapbastid October 23rd
i will never pay for a tutorial. ever.
( )Mynes October 23rd
Yeah . . i dont mind the idea of 3D renders but i think creating your OWN 3D renders would really make the image ‘POP’ other wise it just kinda point less (my opinion)
-
( )http://www.mynes.co.uk
Jamie Shields October 23rd
Is this the same guy who did a similar tutorial for Computer Arts, going back maybe 4 years or so? It’s the exact same process, just looks better cos it’s the latest version of Poser.
( )Takumi86 October 23rd
Sweet man,, i could use this for my hallowen party, lol
( )insic October 23rd
Creepy!
( )ergh October 23rd
stiull dont regret not signing in for psdtuts plus.
( )Brandon Roach October 23rd
When I download it the source files aren’t there. Only html tutorial, I submitted a ticket.
( )Nate October 23rd
Looks like an interesting tutorial. I’ll have to give it a whirl.
( )yusuf1 October 23rd
Wow, this looks like a really nice tutorial for plus users
( )Skellie October 23rd
Hehe, makes me wish I was good enough at Photoshop to try it!
( )That Namelezz Guy October 23rd
Well I suppose it’s good for a tutorial, but the resulting image itself looks cheesy and like something from pre-2000 3D rendering systems.
( )Sean Hodge October 23rd
Hey Plus users. I got the link fixed. I had it linked up to the wrong file, but it’s corrected now. You’ll notice it’s now a big download. Thx.
( )b00m October 23rd
creepy character render…
( )Conrad Gorny October 23rd
This ones a stealer. Nice
Conrad Gorny
( )Freelance Graphic Designer
http://www.conradgorny.com
Ariful Alam Khan October 23rd
OOps! Creepy
( )Shane October 23rd
Fantastic stuff. Reminds me of Resident Evil 4
( )jeff_jeff October 23rd
Yeah? If I squint my eyes it reminds me of resident evil 1…
( )angeloff October 23rd
I so sad that i can`t get plus account … ;(
Check my artwork on:
( )http://www.angeloff.net/blog/
Dadadoll October 23rd
hey Sean, you’re living by the beach, doing what you love doing in life, can’t say I’m not jealous. CONGRATS!
( )AFRIX October 23rd
nICE Tut but is hrad 4me !
( )DA:
http://afrix99.deviantart.com/
Lawrence77 October 24th
Still not interested to be a PLUS member…
Why?
Anybody of that same kind….
LAWRENCE 
( )Martin October 24th
When I see this out coming result I really dont think about to get a plus account. Its a nice idea but I can get with real persons (photographs) a better result…. I`m not a beginner and I did some of this kind of work. Anyway – keep up this quality of tutorials!
( )FBrushes October 24th
So nice! very detailed.
( )god056 October 24th
Sorry, but no. Not impressed.
( )Chad October 25th
Sean this is one of the better ones…Good Stuff!
( )Mabuc October 27th
Sean this is awesome I hope I can try this one later. I like it
( )Jon October 30th
I’m in total agreement with those saying that this looks like an early 2000 video game render. Nothing here looks particularly realistic… skin and muscle don’t tear like that, the bloodspots are just randomly placed on the body… Not at all something I would ever pay for.
I think it would be much more interesting (and far more horrifying) to see a painterly approach like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN4VaVk7LnY
( )Elizabeth K. Barone August 12th
I agree! Watching that video gave me chills, and I so wish I could do that!
( )Nookie October 31st
Cute characters…
( )chris November 2nd
Not bad But Could have added a bit more detail in the zombies skin and a better colour
( )nikhil September 19th
very good,assum excelent
( )Grafolog October 23rd
very good job thanks
( )Andrew Schwartz October 24th
Uses Poser and C4D for the for the Zombies. Nothing too hard. Come on lets see some CS4 3d tutorials already!
this could be done much better IMHO
( )ryan January 21st
this seems like a misuse of 3D. IT would have looked better and been simpler to do with normal (good) photos of people.
( )