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Striking Match, Part 1

 

In this two part tutorial we are going to illustrate a close-up of a match strike from scratch in Photoshop.

Corey Barker

Corey Barker is Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Corey has also made numerous appearances on the highly rated podcast, PhotoshopUser TV, and is co-host of Layers TV.

25 Comments

  1. Vojtik said on — September 23, 2009 @ 5:04 pm

    First comment!!! :-D Hey Corey this is a really great tutorial….looking forward to Part 2….can´t wait :-)

  2. Luke said on — September 23, 2009 @ 5:07 pm

    Love it, thanks:) first comment woot

  3. Celeste said on — September 23, 2009 @ 7:48 pm

    Like it!! Creative use of warp tool…looking for part 2!

  4. Phillip said on — September 23, 2009 @ 9:37 pm

    Great Tutorial, Love It! Thank You

  5. Corey Barker – Match Tutorial « The Photo Nomads Pingback on — September 24, 2009 @ 7:04 pm

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  6. Dustin said on — September 25, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

    this is a cool tutorial,

  7. Riki said on — September 29, 2009 @ 7:55 am

    Fantastic! thank you very much for the tut.

  8. Behnam said on — October 2, 2009 @ 6:26 pm

    Love your work ;-)
    Tnx for the tutorials and keep it up

  9. debbi said on — October 11, 2009 @ 4:15 pm

    This is great!
    Debbi

  10. David said on — October 18, 2009 @ 9:26 am

    Great job once again, keep up the work

  11. TheIVA said on — April 15, 2010 @ 4:18 pm

    Mega cool!

  12. Peter said on — April 16, 2010 @ 4:48 pm

    Hello:D From Sweden…I want to see your tutorials in HD…Best regards

  13. Theresa said on — April 20, 2010 @ 1:40 pm

    What a great tutorial, as usual! Thanks and can’t wait for part two! I already know how I want to use this!

  14. Lisa said on — April 20, 2010 @ 1:51 pm

    that’s sooo brilliant! =O

  15. rowyn said on — April 20, 2010 @ 1:55 pm

    wow..amazing..hope to see more and learn from you more.

  16. Meagen said on — April 20, 2010 @ 2:13 pm

    I wish I had your knowledge on photoshop. I think it’s absolutely amazing what you do. I only use basic things with my photography. You have opened a new world for me. I can’t wait to learn more and be able to do magic.

  17. Wadi3 said on — April 20, 2010 @ 2:56 pm

    Hi, Nice one.. But I need to know how you copied the effect style with using mouse only can you explain more?

  18. Scott Valentine said on — April 20, 2010 @ 3:15 pm

    Nicely done, Corey!

  19. AceOfThumbs said on — April 21, 2010 @ 1:37 am

    Thanks for the great tutorial! And you always throw in lots of creative tips and time-saving shortcuts! Easily my favorite PS guru!

  20. Mina said on — April 21, 2010 @ 9:57 am

    Awesome! Thanks man.

  21. Aarón Alexis said on — April 21, 2010 @ 11:27 am

    Excelente tutorial, y gracias por enseñar otra forma de hacer el efecto de fuego

  22. Phil said on — April 21, 2010 @ 11:58 am

    It’s cool and helpful, thanks a lot.

  23. sarika said on — April 21, 2010 @ 10:17 pm

    cool!!!

  24. Luz Elena said on — May 7, 2010 @ 4:20 am

    Hello, from spain, thank you, exellent tutorials. i do not speak english but still learn a lot. :)

  25. djillo said on — June 27, 2010 @ 8:39 am

    I am a teacher myself and there are very good among photoshop users. this is more than a good work. excellent corey. thanks for sharing.

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