In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll show you how to create Windows Vista icons using a few basic layers, creative layer styles and some web 2.0 gradients.

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In this tutorial, I’ll tell you how to create an amazing Vista theme background in just a few easy steps. I’m using Photoshop CS4 and you’ll see how much fun it is to make something like this effect.

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Forget hunting for the needle and thread, sew digitally with this Photoshop tutorial and create your very own Digital Stitching. Source files are included.

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This tutorial is for the icon designers, the author shows us how to create a realistic pumpkin that can also double as an icon if you like it. The basis of the pumpkin is made with layer styles, so you can check it out if you would like to make one. The end result is very realistic so it is definitely a informative tutorial.

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This is the first tutorial in a series called "Creating a Set of Digital Painting Icons." We will design five icons that depict common tools associated with digital painting: a sketchbook with pencil, a camera for taking reference pictures, a paintbrush, a pen tablet and a large screen with a complete matte painting displayed on it. Let's get started with the sketchbook icon!


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It’s very easy to create a slick set of hosting-related icons in Photoshop. Read on to see exactly how it’s done in less than 10 steps.

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In this tutorial, I’ll show how you can create text out of any image you have. I’m going to use a chocolate picture to create my chocolate text.

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In this beginners tutorial, you’ll be picking up basic Photoshop techniques such as using the brush tool, putting blending modes to good use and playing with the line tool. You can pick up the outcome of this tutorial as a wallpaper in various sizes for your monitor, iPhone or Blackberry via Davids blog!

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Shadows and lights can make or break a composition. Bulletin boards (or corkboards) are popular types of graphics to use in web and print designs, but oftentimes they look unrealistic due to the way they are lit and shadowed. In this two part tutorial series we will demonstrate how to create a wooden texture and then how to create authentic-looking shadows and light using the still life objects that we will include on our board. Let’s get started by creating our bulletin board and placing our first element.

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Shadows and lights can make or break a composition. Bulletin boards (or corkboards) are popular types of graphics to use in web and print designs but often times they look unrealistic due to the way they are lit and shadowed. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a wooden texture and then how to create authentic-looking shadows and light using the still life objects that we will include on our board. Let’s continue this series and place more elements on our board and finalize this design.

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