Tweet Made popular by Apple, the “wet table” reflection effect is now so prevalent that we hardly notice it. That is, unless it’s botched due to a misunderstanding of how real reflections work. Avoid making the most common reflection errors…
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6 Rules for Realistic Reflections in Photoshop
Tagged with: gradients, layer effects, layer masks, Photoshop, reflections, transform
Posted in Photoshop, Tutorials
Posted in Photoshop, Tutorials
Delicious Orange Cream Text in Photoshop
Tweet Carl’s Jr. has a great Orange Cream shake right now, and their Orange Cream Shakes & Malts posters are even more appealing. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create yummy Orange Cream shake text in Photoshop, inspired…
Mix Colors in Photoshop as if they were Paint
Tweet Photoshop uses light rather than paint to create color. Because of this, mixing colors of light is a slightly different animal from mixing paint. However in many cases, we get something similar to mixed paint when mixing two colors…
Tagged with: color picker, color theory, color wheel, Gaussian blur, Photoshop, Smudge tool
Posted in Photoshop, Tutorials
Posted in Photoshop, Tutorials
Create a Vintage Linen Colortone Postcard in Photoshop CS4
Tweet Linen postcards were printed from 1930 through 1945. They have a unique and appealing look. The thick paper was embossed on the picture side to give the card a “linen” texture, and the cheap inks created vivid colors. You…
Tagged with: Photoshop, postcard, Smart Filters, Smart Objects, textures, vintage
Posted in Photoshop, Tutorials
Posted in Photoshop, Tutorials
Quickie Color Wheel in Photoshop
Tweet It’s easy to make a color wheel in Photoshop with a few simple tools.