Effects | Page 5

Stage Lights

Learn how to make these smoky stage lights by creating a gradient selection in quick mask mode Continue Reading »

May 30th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tools, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (49)

Design Effects

Corey shows how to use the luminosity of an image to create a cool design effect and spice up your simple photos. Continue Reading »

May 23rd, 2008 | Corey Barker | Correction, Effects, News, Photography, Text, Tools, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (91)

Space Background

Corey replicates the Planet Photoshop background by demonstrating how to create the star field and the nebulous clouds. Continue Reading »

May 20th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tools, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (48)

Wild West Grunge

Corey shows you how to recreate this rugged, weathered look using a couple of filters, blending modes, and layer masks. Continue Reading »

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Wall of Text

Use a clipping group to place an image inside of a background of text, with another layer of text placed in front to create depth. Continue Reading »

May 2nd, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Text, Tools, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (31)

Natural Brushes

In this tutorial Corey shows you how to take an existing image and turn it into it’s own custom brush. Continue Reading »

April 25th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tools, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (10)

Custom Coins

In this tutorial Corey creates a realistic-looking coin effect using the channels palette and the lighting effects filter. Continue Reading »

April 18th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tools, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (25)

Borders Under a Minute

Create really cool borders in under a minute to use on virtually any one of your photos or even video for that matter. Continue Reading »

April 11th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Photography, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (45)

Text Shape Layers

Converting text into shapes allows you to distort the text as you like while retaining straight, clean edges. Continue Reading »

March 28th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Text, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (57)

Animating Color Transitions

Corey shows you how to create automatic color transitions in Adobe Photoshop CS3. Continue Reading »

March 14th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (26)

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Photoshop Tutorials

Design Effects
Corey shows how to use the luminosity of an image to create a cool design effect and spice up your simple photos.
Stylized Comic Book Effect
Using this effect, you can transform anyone into a comic book character with a halftone, saturated look.
Text Shape Layers
Converting text into shapes allows you to distort the text as you like while retaining straight, clean edges.

Ice Age Acorn

Corey has a special extended tutorial on illustrating the Ice Age acorn.
Transformers, Part 2

In part two of this tutorial, Corey finishes the Transformers logo he began last week.
Transformers, Part 1

In this two-part tutorial, Corey begins creating the Transformers logo from this summer’s upcoming blockbuster.
Planet Works

Corey uses the new 3D features in Photoshop CS4 Extended to re-create the DreamWorks animated title.

Digital Video Solutions: Troubleshooting
Some common problems that can occur after upgrading your video-editing application may include a frozen screen, frozen cursor, flickering dialog, completely blank dialog, or a number of error messages.
Layers TV: Episode 94
Corey has a tutorial showing how to wrap a graphic around a 3D object in Adobe Illustrator. RC tries to clear up some of the confusion about using the Pen tool in Illustrator and Photoshop. You can download each episode by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes. var so = new SWFObject('http://media.kelbymediagroup.com/players/player.swf','mpl','500','300','7'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); // so.addVariable('type','rtmp'); so.addVariable('file','http://media.kelbymediagroup.com/switch/video/layers-tv-episode-94.mp4'); so.addVariable('plugins','hd-1'); so.addVariable('hd.file','http://media.kelbymediagroup.com/switch/video/layers-tv-episode-94-hd.mp4'); so.addVariable('hd.state','false'); so.addVariable('image','http://www.layersmagazine.com/images/layerstv-logo.jpg'); so.addVariable('height','300'); so.addVariable('width','500'); so.addVariable('autostart','false'); so.addVariable("backcolor","0x000000"); so.addVariable("frontcolor","0xF1F1F1"); so.addVariable("lightcolor","0xF88E21"); so.addVariable("quality","100"); so.write('player'); Thank you [...]
The Digital Camera: Compact-camera Shooter
I took most of the photographs in this article with my Canon PowerShot G10 compact camera to see if I could get good shots with a basic camera.
Using Adobe Exchange
Adobe Exchange is a free resource on the Adobe website for adding features to your Adobe applications.

When working with vector - created art and the source art is unavailable, modifying the art to create a logo can be a pain, to say the least—particularly when it’s flattened and the background needs to be knocked out. A careful combination of Invert (Command - I [PC: Ctrl - I]), Color Balance (Command - B [PC: Ctrl - B]), and layer Blending Options (Control-click [PC: Right-click] the layer name) can yield simple background knockouts of one- or two-color logos without making a mess.