Best of the  Web – January 2012

Best of the Web – January 2012

As you know, each month, we round up some of the best Photoshop-related content from around the web. This month, there was some excellent Photoshop tutorials to choose from so please take a moment to review our favorites from January 2012.


Photoshop Tutorials

  • Ice Cube With Cherry Inside

    In this tutorial AlfoArt will explain how to create an ice cube with a cherry inside.

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  • Realistic Letterpress Effect in Photoshop

    This tutorial from Abduzeedo will explain how to create a realistic letterpress effect in Photoshop.

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  • Sharp Fold Text Effect

    This tutorial from textuts will explain how to create sharp folds in text with Photoshop.

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  • Create Hand-Drawn Animation

    This tutorial from Computer Arts will explain how to create hand-drawn animation using Photoshop’s animation features.

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  • Create an Awesome Cinemagraph in Photoshop

    This tutorial from Net Magazine will explain how to create an awesome cinemagraph in Photoshop.

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  • Making of "The Confrontation"

    This digital painting tutorial from on CG Arena will explain how to create a ôconfrontationalö artwork in Photoshop.

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  • Super Easy Pewter Style Metal Text Effect in Photoshop

    This tutorial from Spoon Graphics will explain how to create a metal style text effect in Photoshop.

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  • Making of "Fishman"

    This tutorial from 3D total will explain how to create a stunning ôfish manö using 3DS, Zbrush, and Photoshop.

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  • How to Hold a Stylus

    This tutorial from Ctrl+Paint will explain how to properly hold a Wacom stylus.

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  • Sneak Peek of Photoshop CS6 and Camera Raw 7

    This video by Photoshop Sr. Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes gives us a sneak peek of what Photoshop CS6 and Camera Raw 7 will look like.

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  • Easy Wax Seal in Illustrator and Photoshop

    This tutorial from Abduzeedo will explain how to create a wax seal in Photoshop and Illustrator.

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  • Love Me – Photoshop Manipulation Tutorial

    This tutorial from PSD Box will explain how to create a love themed photo composition in Photoshop.

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  • Making Of "Discovering a Muse"

    This digital painting tutorial from 3D total will explain how to create this beautiful painting in Photoshop.

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  • Useful Photoshop Layer Styles Tips and Tricks

    This article from Inspiration Feed will show some excellent layer style tips and tricks.

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  • Painting Effects with Adobe Camera Raw

    This hidden gem video from Photoshop Sr. Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes will explain how to give your work a painted effect using Camera Raw.

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  • Sarah

    Was anyone else unable to get the “create a new 3D object from the rounded rectangular shape” step to work on the “Ice Cube With Cherry Inside” tutorial? There’s no place for comments on the tutorial itself, so I thought I’d ask here. I’ve used these 3D tools in Photoshop before, but every time I tried it with this shape I got and error message that there was no selection to use the 3D Repoussé on. I got this error with as a vector mask, a rasterized mask, when it was just pixels on a layer… I tried a lot of things. XD Let me know if anyone has any solutions!