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This is a new addition to the Psdtuts+ Premium section. Learn all about how to assemble a collage in Photoshop and give it a unique retro feel. Numerous details are covered in this tutorial and a comprehensive workflow is explained. After completing this tutorial, you can discover your own vintage sources to create collages with. Learn all about it at the jump!
New Exclusive Premium Tutorial on Creating a Retro Collage
Sometimes Photoshop illustrations can seem too sterile, slick and mechanical – so in this tutorial I’ve taken inspiration from the works of Eduardo Recife and Jorge Restrepo to show you how to assemble a collage that has a distinct retro, worn quality.
The key to this style of illustration is to start collecting your own source imagery. Vintage, copyright-free magazines can be picked up for next-to-nothing in second hand bookstores and junk shops. Most of the images for this tutorial are from my own collection and can be found in the “source” folder. This tutorial will hopefully make you think beyond your computer, whilst at the same time, re-discover some of Photoshop’s fundamental tools.
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This is a Detailed and Professional Tutorial
This tutorial walks you through every detail in using vintage images both found and stock to create a retro style collage in Photoshop. Members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are some sample images from the tutorial
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Just wandered here from a link, and gotta say, y’all really shot yourselves in the foot as far as attracting a new customer. In the first place, with more free stuff available on the web than anyone has time to look for, you’d better be a dramatic cut above to expect paid subscribers. From the look of this, you aren’t. Plus, failing to put the thing online for those who already are paying… well, that’s just beyond the pale. Totally unprofessional and a complete screwup. Not only have you annoyed your existing customers– you will never know how many potential ones you have scared away. Better offer something very catnippy for awhile to regain lost interest.
Not the SAM from above, but he does have a good point. Things are free all over the net, but knowing that this tut is right here, right now, I would def give a $9 fee for it. For me right now though, it is worth the $9 fee than to search the web. I actually want to get a subscription, but now I am just concerned that the file is not up, does anyone know if it available now? Is this a one time mess up or a common scenario?
да не плохо молодая королева=)
Like everybody here says, this is not WOW, its just a vintage collage, like in school time cutting images from magazines (good idea!).
I have the plus account, and I learn how this guy use HUGE space of work, that was interesting, I always use 1200x1000px (web size).
It was interesting, it could be good learning more about this, I mean, things related to the size of designs.
Thanks!
thanks for the tutorial
SWEET!
Great yob. Greetings from Poland.
Hi there,
I spotted a false link in this article. “Log in and Download!” refers to psdtutsplus.com, but it should be psd.tutsplus.com.
Anyway, nice outcome, will give it a try right now.