Part one of our tutorial for using displacement maps to distort and image

This tutorial details a simple method for 'mapping' text onto an irregular surface, giving the impression that it is part of the underlying original image, rather than a overlaid afterthought.

In this tutorial I will detail a simple method for 'mapping' text onto an irregular surface, giving us the impression that it is part of the underlying original image, rather than a overlaid afterthought.

Photoshop expert Mark Galer shares tips for dramatic backgrounds.

Learn how to add Displacement Mapping to your Web Graphics.

Using the selecting tools. Part 1 of a 4 part sci fi mini series

Adobe? Photoshop? Bump Maps and Textures created from a few layer styles.

Use Image Ready to automatically create image maps using drawing tools to select complex shapes.

There are several ways to split the toning of an image in Photoshop. Mama shows a very simple effective technique to do this using custom gradients and applying them as the Gradient Map adjustment layer.

Creating Warm, Golden Sunsets In Photoshop With Gradient Maps

This is a tutorial on how to turn a photo of a person into a vector image. This is part 1 of three. These are the basic shapes, the other will go into more detail of blending and making it more realistic.

You may never think about color when you design.You may just think what looks good is what is good.

Last week we began talking about color theory and we discussed analogous color. Let's talk about this more.

In the first installment of this series, we looked at duotone color mode, how it works, and how you can control it.

Ok, so we have now talked about colors that are similar. Now let's talk about colors that are disimilar.

The vanishing point filter is pretty much another application. It allows you to maintain a perspective plane inside an image allowing you do to alot of things that would be just short of impossible to do in photoshop alone without pulling all of your hair out. This filter is so deep I'm going to break this tutorial down into 3 or 4 parts.Ever wanted to put someone's picture on a billboard? The side of a building? The wall in your room? While the vanishing point filter will do tons of other things, this is something it excels at doing.

So we have been talking about color right? Big deal, who cares? Well you do, if you want to present effective graphics.

Create a SciFi Background in Part 3 or out 4 part mini series

Learn how to design a Grungy Web Layout (Part 2)

Learn how to design a Grungy Web Layout (Part 1)