‘Stuff for designers’ Archives
Designing a modern website header for web design services
Start by creating a new file of header size. Apply a nice gradient as shown below. (more...)
Polygonal Lasso Tool Drawing
Summary: The polygonal lasso tool is more useful to drawing than you might think. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to draw a simple picture setting using nothing but the polygonal lasso tool and the paint bucket. (more...)
Modern Photo Button
Summary: A great way to help in the navigation of a website is to create a button with a photo inside. This tells the user what the theme behind the button link represents. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to design a modern looking photo button for your web design projects. (more...)
Metallic Text Effect
Summary: Stylish metallic surfaces can enhance your website and give off a modern style appearance or theme. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to create a metallic appearance to your text or fonts. (more...)
Marijuana Message
Summary: Whether you are for it or against it, the Photoshop program knew ahead of time that you might have use for it. They packaged a marijuana leaf shape in their shapes library. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to use the custom draw tool to create a marijuana leaf and add a message to it. (more...)
Liquid Blood Background
Summary: Working on a website or graphic design project that requires an eerie blood texture or background? In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to use the filters to create the illusion of a liquid blood background. (more...)
Harvest Moon
Summary: Have you ever seen those moons that are so brightly lit, that they take your breath away. Most of the time, the moon is just a boring white. However, we can now change that with Photoshop. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to change a normal moon into a bright yellow harvest moon. (more...)
Hanging Tile Photo
Summary: There are times where you might want to add an artistic touch to your website or graphic design project. What better way than to use a hanging tile photo. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to draw and create a hanging tile with a photo imprint on it. (more...)
Frosted Window
Summary: Here is a fun little tutorial that allows you to change windows so that they are frosted over and no longer completely transparent. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to apply a frosted window effect to any glass window or surface. (more...)
Capsule Button
Summary: Here is a neat button to use in your websites. It basically is a capsule style button with an inset center for entering any text that you want. It can also be used as an accessory to an interface to give a more futuristic/modern effect. (more...)
