The Making of “Climb” – An Awesome 3D Text Composition in Photoshop

July 28th, 2010 Posted in Text Effects by Leonardo Dentico

Using textures applied to text is an effective way to create dynamic looking text, and even creating 3D style text effects solely in Photoshop.  Using some photomanipulation techniques, textures can be applied and blended together to create a surreal work with a realistic feeling.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create 3D text within Photoshop, along with a nice stylish background, and then apply textures and bring out some awesome details in your work.

Let’s get started.  If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know in the comments!

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Create a Dramatic Urban Raining Composition with 3D Elements

July 21st, 2010 Posted in 3D, Photomanipulation by Joe Moore

Urban scenes can be used to create dramatic works of digital art.  The grunge feel of graffiti, concrete and the darker textures can result in great environments for a design or artwork.  Perhaps typified by movies like Sin City, the grayscales of urban environments, particularly when combined with rain, are captivating.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to take some stock photos and create a dramatic urban environment, complete with rain, and then build a design composition around it using some 3D elements.  You’ll learn how to create a nice raining effect, and how to use urban styles to enhance your work.

If you have any questions, let us know in the comments.  We’re always accepting suggestions as well!

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Achieving Visual Sharpness in Design and Art with Photoshop

July 14th, 2010 Posted in Techniques by Joe Moore

Sharpening images is one of the most fundamental elements of graphic design; however a lot of people struggle with this key process in their designs.  Without proper sharpening, an image can look flat, dull and uninteresting, but if oversharpened, artifacts and grains will be introduced that will detract from the design.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn what a sharp image should look like and the many ways of sharpening one of your designs to achieve the maximum visual appeal.

Let’s get started.

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Composite an iMac Render into an Incredible Apple Advertisement

July 7th, 2010 Posted in 3D, Design, Techniques by Bruno Kenzo

A little while back, when CG.CreativeFan had just launched, we published a tutorial about modeling, texturing and rendering an iMac in Cinema4D that would be the basis for a product advertisement tutorial in the future.  Well, the wait is over, as here is the promised tutorial.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to take a 3D render of an iMac, and composite it into a scene.  You’ll then learn how to take a variety of 3D abstract elements, textures and images to create an incredible advertisement.  You’ll learn about composition, color usage and the use of abstract elements in design.

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