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I'm from Vietnam. I adore graphics and I spend most of my spare time exploring them. My saying is: "If you don't like it, don't say it. Change it." :)
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Create an Iconic Retro-Modern Ball Chair in Photoshop

Create an Iconic Retro-Modern Ball Chair in Photoshop

Childesign on Jul 5th 2010 with 38 comments

The ball chair, popularized by Finnish interior designer Eero Aarnio was the cornerstone of any mid-century or 1960’s living area. Today, we will learn how to create this iconic piece of furniture from scratch in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Create A Wooden House Icon in Photoshop

Create A Wooden House Icon in Photoshop

Childesign on May 26th 2010 with 35 comments

You might be surprised what you can do with Photoshop’s drawing tools, a few textures, and a basic understanding of light and shadow. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a wooden house icon in Photoshop by applying textures to basic shapes.

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Create a Knife in Photoshop

Create a Knife in Photoshop

Childesign on Apr 30th 2010 with 69 comments

Photoshop is a fantastic app to use to manipulate photos but it is also a great app to use to illustrate still life objects. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a semi-photo-realistic knife in Photoshop using vector drawing tools, layer styles, textures, and effects.

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Create a Digital Camera With Wooden Accents Using Photoshop

Create a Digital Camera With Wooden Accents Using Photoshop

Childesign on Mar 17th 2010 with 78 comments

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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How to Create a Stylish Media Player in Photoshop

Childesign on Feb 1st 2010 with 122 comments

In this tutorial, we’re going to teach you how to replicate Apple’s iPod Nano. Not only will we recreate it’s signature body form, but also the headphones and put them in a unique setting that makes it pop. This an easy to follow step-by-step tutorial, and altering the final appearance should be a piece of cake, especially if you’re a Plus member! Changing the appearance is only a metter of picking a few different colors or adding your own textures as skins!

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