Lynda com Adobe After Effects CS4 New Features NoPE
In After Effects CS4 New Features, Chad Perkins explains all the changes and improvements in the latest release of Adobe’s popular motion graphics application. Many of them are small workflow refinements that increase productivity, while some are revolutionary, like the new Unified Camera tool, the ability to import 3D objects via Photoshop files, and the new ways to work with compositions. Chad also discusses each of the latest effects, the enhanced integration with other CS4 applications, new rendering features, and much more. Example files accompany the course.
Released on: 10/7/2008
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How to Mold Paint Splatter to a Face in Photoshop
Jun 19th in Effects, Illustration by Justin Van Genderen
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to take splattered paint Photoshop brushes and apply them to the contours of a model’s face. This is a relatively simple technique, which yields excellent artistic results. Let’s get to it!
I am a freelance illustrator/designer in Chicago. After spending years inside advertising departments and cubicles I love the freedom of being my own boss. My favorite thing to do in Photoshop is to find new and creative ways to create surreal, captivating images.
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Manipulate Smoke to Create Hyper-Real Images
Aug 17th in Photo Effects by James Davies
Learn to apply the Warp Tool effectively and a few other tricks to make smoke look like a skull. This technique has a variety of outcomes and works well with water, clouds and a whole bunch of other stuff. This is probably more for intermediate users, as I guide you through the process well, but not every Warp Grid point handle move. Let’s get started!
I am JamesZilla. I write tutorials for various magazines and websites when I’m not designing gig posters, t-shirts, catalogues, magazine, etc.
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How to Create a Severed Arm in Photoshop
Aug 28th in Photo Effects by Simon Rudd
In this tutorial we will be learning how to create a severed arm with fleshy stumps and strings of sinew. This will be created by using some basic Brushes and Layer Masks. Let’s get started!
I am a freelance digital artist and writer who specialises in fantasy and horror photo manipulations. I have written tutorials for Ilex Press’s Surreal Digital Photography 2, Photoshop Creative Magazine and Advanced Photoshop Magazine.
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Tutorial Details
- Program – Photoshop CS3
- Difficulty level – intermediate
- Time to complete – 1 hour
How to Effectively Use Contrast, Auto Levels, and Batch Processing
Sep 12th in Photo Effects, Tools & Tips by Matt Campbell
It goes without saying that everyone here has adjusted the contrast and levels in a picture. This tutorial will show you a way of safely using Auto Levels and a better way to adjust the contrast. All this can be built into an Action Script that can be turned into a droplet for drag and drop batch processing.
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