I roughly estimate that for every six web sites I scoured, I was able to acquire one graphic image. I visited only Fortune 1000 company sites, major online retailers, well known blogs, top advertising, publishing, and design agencies, technology and software industry leaders, and the very largest online news publishers. Approximately 1800 web sites later, I have this collection of 300 of the most interesting, unique, and beautiful formations of pixels to display.
1) Create a new image 256×256 pixels with transparent background. Rename the first layer as “background” 2) Fill the background with white color #ffffff. 3) Create a new layer, rename this layer as “circle”. 4) Select the Eliptical Marquee Tool and draw a circle 222×222 pixels while holding SHIFT to get a perfect circle. Save this selection as “circle selection”. 5) Fill the selection with any color. I used #880303
This tutorial will show you how to create awesome underwater scenery in Photoshop. Through this tutorial, we will cover the use of channels as well as cool filters such as chrome and radial blur. Make sure to download the PSD file at the bottom of the page for reference. Read more
The techniques shown are advanced level and require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they actually require talent and knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, subtlety, etc. If you are an advanced user, I hope you find these techniques inspiring and helpful.
The following tutorials will specify if if they are for Photoshop 7, CS, CS2 or CS3, though I’m not sure which is which off the top of my head so enjoy!