Video Tutorials

Spear Sphere Tutorial

2010-03-13T18:28:00.000-08:00

In this tutorial you will make this transformation:

Ok lets start,

first you have to find similar texture image like first one. i used some "stone road" photo

than using Eliptical Marque Tool make selection like this and choose Layer via copy (using right click on selection)

than invert image colors (Image > Adjustments > Invert) and you should get this

using Magic Wand select square and than use Spherize filter (Filter > Distort > Spherize)

we're using another filter (Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates) select polar to Rectangular

Rotate image cnavas 90CW and use wind filter (Filter > Stylize > Wind). Repeat wind filter step 3 times

now we sholud bring sphere back with rotating image back 90CCW and Polar Coordinates filter (Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates). this time will be Rectangular to Polar

one last step Ink filter (Filter > Brush Strokes > Ink Outlines) and this is it

now you can play with color and bacground and get something like this or whatever ypu like

--Photoshop-- Create Water Drops

2007-05-05T04:49:00.000-07:00

Tutorial on creating water drops in adobe photoshop in a few easy steps.

1. Open your image on which you want to create water drops (mine was a picture of leaf).

2. Create new layer, select Elliptical Marquee tool and create ellipse like this:

3. Now select Gradient Tool (make sure that background/foreground color is black/white) and cerate gradient as it little red arrow shows:

4. Deselect and now set the blending mode from normal to overlay:

and now you should have something like this:

5. Now double click on the "water drop" layer to go to set shadows in blending options:

After this you have created a realistic water drop:

Optional you can duplicate "water drop" layer a few times and using Transform Tool you can easy get this:

--Photoshop-- Stick Out From Picture

2007-05-02T02:06:00.000-07:00

This time you will learn how can you make any object stick out form any image like this:

1. Open your image, duplicate layer (delete first one) and make new layer. You should have this in layer palette:

2. Now select Rectangular Marquee Tool, make selection on "superman layer" and fill it with white like this:

3. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool again, make square on the white area and use Erase Tool to bring back the old photo:

4. Select first selection with rectangular again and press Ctrl+T to transform it. Right click on transform area to select Perspective. Transform selection like this:

5. Use Erase Tool to remove part of border that should not be seen:

6. Now select "Background copy" layer and using erase tool remove all all background of image except that in border (it is easier to zoom image and use erase tool):

7. Create another new layer (for background) and drag it below background layer like this:

8. select "Back" layer and fill it with some color (no matter which one):

9. Now double click on "back" layer to open Blending Options and in Gradient Overlay set this:

It is done! Your final result will be:

--Flash-- Quick Stickman Animation

2007-05-01T22:38:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will show you how can you animate a stickman in macromedia flash.

--Flash-- Business Site Intro part2

2007-05-01T07:49:00.000-07:00

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12. Now we have to create title. Insert new layer. On 120th frame create last position of title using text tool and convert it to movie clip:

13. Copy 120th frame of "title layer" and paste it to 46th frame. Move title to where you want to be its first position and set Alpha to 10%:

14. Click somewhere between 46th and 120th frame, create motion tween and also set Ease to +100:

15. Now repeat steps 8-11 to create animated line under the title. After that you should have something like this:

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16. Now insert new layer for "enter" button. On 120th frame create button and convert it to button:

17. Copy 120th frame of "enter layer" and paste it to 80th frame. On 80th frame set alpha to 0%:

18. Click somewhere between 80th and 120th frame and create motion tween with Ease -100:

19. Insert another layer for actions. On 120th frame insert blank Keyframe and in actionscript (press F9) write: stop();

20. If you want to add some loop music to your intro go back to root, insert new layer for music and add sound on it just like this:

That's it! Your Flash site intro is ready to go!

You can download finished .fla file here:
Flash Intro (fla file)

You can see Flash site intro here:
Flash Site Intro

--Flash-- Business Site Intro

2007-05-01T07:16:00.000-07:00

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From this tutorial you can learn how to make Flash site intro like this one:

Business Site Intro
(click to see intro)

1. Open new flash document (size depends on your background image), set frame rate to 25 and import your background image (Ctrl+R):

2. Lock the Background layer, insert new layer, import object (in my case "euro") and convert it to movie clip (F8):

3. Then double click on euro to enter in "intro" movie clip and convert euro again to movie clip:

4. Drag 1st frame to 46th, select euro object and set Alpha to 10%:

5. Now select 120th frame and press F6 to copy content of 46th frame to 120th. Move euro to the last position where you want it to be and set Alpha to 85%:

6. Click somewhere between 46th and 120th frame and make Motion Tween:

7. Also set Ease to +100 and Rotation (CW) to 1:

8. Insert new layer and on 120th frame draw a black line and set its Alpha to 75% just like this:

9. Now copy 120th frame of "line layer" and paste it to 16th frame on same layer. Use transform tool to transform line as in picture below and set its alpha to 5%:

10. Click somewhere between 16th and 120th frame and create Shape Tween:

11. Also set Ease to +100:

Next Page---> Business Site Intro part2

--Photoshop-- Magma Planet

2007-04-28T18:14:00.000-07:00

Create realistic magma planet in adobe photoshop.

1. Open up your "space image", make new layer and draw a circle with Ecliptical Marquee Tool (hold Shift):

2. Fill circle with black Edit>Fill and apply difference clouds filter to it (Filter>Render>Difference Clouds). Apply filter twice:

3. Now go Image>Adjustments>Levels and set:

4. Next step will be Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask with these settings:

after which you have this:

5. Now go Filter>Distort>Spherize and set:

which gives this:

6. Now we gonna set proper color. Image>Adjustments>Color Balance and for Shadows, Midtones and Highlights set:

Shadows:

Midtones:

Highlights:

and now you have something like this:

7. Now just use transform (Ctrl+T) and a little bit of Blur Tool for edges od planet and you have your final result:

--Flash-- Animated Super Mario

2007-04-28T17:02:00.000-07:00

A brief tutorial about making an animated sprite character in Macromedia Flash

Macromedia Flash

--Macromedia Flash-- iPod Flash Site

2007-04-27T10:52:00.000-07:00

This is tutorial on how to make a simple Flash site with iPod interface.

1. Open new flash document, set dimensions based on your image, set frame rate to 25 and import your iPod image (Ctrl+R):

2. Lock layer with background image and make new layer for links (buttons):

3. Use text tool to create links on new layer:

4. Now convert links to buttons (select every link separately and pres F8 to convert it):

5. Now select Rectangle Tool and draw shape over iPod's display. Select it and press F8 to convert to Movie Clip:

6. Also set Instance Name: display

7. Set Alpha: 60% for display

8. Now double click on display to enter it's stage and move first frame to right form 1st to 2nd frame (drag it) just like this:

9. Now select first frame and in actionscript write code: stop();

10. Select 26th frame (left click on it) and press F6 to expand timeline to 26th frame with same keyframe as 2nd one:

11. Select 2nd frame and transform display like this:

12. Now set display's Alpha to 0% on 2nd frame:

Next Page ---> iPod Flash Site part2

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--Macromedia Flash-- iPod Flash Site part2

2007-04-27T09:25:00.000-07:00

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13. Now create Shape Tween:

14. Insert new layer for content and on 26th frame (last one) of new layer add content that will appear when someone click on link 1 (in our case "About iPod" link):

15. Insert one more layer that will be used for actions and on first frame enter its name: "l1"

16. Now drag it form 1st to 2nd frame:

17. Select 26th frame (last one) on last layer, insert keyframe and in actionscript write code: stop();

18. Now select all frames on stage from 2nd to 26th and copy frames:

19. Than select 27th frame for all 3 layers and paste frames:

20. Change name "l1" to "l2":

21. Also replace content for l2 (link 2) on last frame in 2nd layer:

22. Repeat steps from 18 to 21 for the other two links.

23. Go back to root, select link 1 (About iPod) and in action script write this code:

on (release){
_root.display.gotoAndPlay("l1");
}

24. Do the same thing for other 3 links except "l1" for link 2 will be "l2":

on (release){
_root.display.gotoAndPlay("l2");
}

For link 3 it will be "l3"... (you got the point)

Thats it! Flash site is finished!

You can see finished flash site by clicking on link below:

iPod Flash Site

You can download finished .fla file here:

Download .fla file

If you have any questions about this tutorial contact me: chilefirst@gmail.com

V-Ray Usage

2007-04-23T18:52:00.000-07:00

VRay render usage. This will show you how to model a glass using V-Ray in 3ds Max. You need a VRay plug in to do this.

V-Ray

tanks to ~dragun [ www.ievolution.com.br ]

Pencil Drawing

2007-04-22T16:20:00.000-07:00

Extremely easy and "good resulting" tutorial on how to make a perfect sketch from any image.

1. Open your image

2. Desaturate it, Image>Adjustments>Desaturate:

3. Duplicate layer (Layer>Duplicate Layer) and invert colors Image>Adjustments>Invert:

4. Now in layer palette select Color Dodge:

and now yu should have this (don't worry it will be ok):

5. Now go Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and set Radius to 9 pixels:

and that's it. You're done! Your final result:

--Photoshop-- Cartoonize Photo

2007-04-20T22:48:00.000-07:00

There are only few steps needed to make cartoon effect from any photo.

Before:

After:

1. Open your photo and go Filter>Artistic>Poster Edges and set:

2. Now click on "create new fill or adjustment layer" on the bottom of layer palette

click on Hue/Saturation and set:

Now you have this:

You can see that colors are not adequate to cartoon colors so we have to adjust them...

3. Go Layer>Layer Style>Blending Options and set:

and now we have our final result:

Enjoy!

--Photoshop-- Shiny Glamour Text

2007-04-20T10:52:00.000-07:00

Learn how to make a nice looking glamour text in Adobe Photoshop in a few steps, in this tutorial

Shiny Glamour Text:

1. Open a new document (mine was 500*160), fill it with black color and type something in white with text tool:

2. Now go Layer>Layer Style>Blending Options or simply double click on text layer in layer palette and set:

3. Hold down Ctrl button on keyboard and click on the text icon in layer palette to make selection. Now go Select>Modify>Contract and set contract to 4 pixels:

4. Make new layer and fill it with white. Now you have:

5. Now apply these filters:

Filter>Sketch>Reticulation:

Filter>Texture>Grain:

Filter>Brush Strokes>Sprayed Strokes

6. Double click on last layer in layer palette and set:

and after those steps you have:

7. Now we have to make some shiny stars. Make new layer, select Line Tool
and draw "X" somewhere on black surface.

Select Brush tool

and make spot on the center of "X". It should look like this:

Select Eraser Tool with soft edges and erase ends of "X" symbol. Set Opacity as you like and you should have this:

8. Duplicate last layer few times and drag shiny stars over edges of letters and thats it!

This is what you've got as your final result!

--Maya-- Muscle Rigging

2007-04-20T10:07:00.000-07:00

Maya tutorial to create muscles that will contract and expand a muscle a few frames before the limb moves. A simple technique to simulate weight & tension.

--Photoshop-- Vampirize Gwen Stefani

2007-04-17T16:46:00.000-07:00

This Adobe Photoshop tutorial shows how can you, in a few steps, make a perfect "vampire look" of anyone's picture, in this case Gwen Stefani's.

Before:

After:

Lets start...

1. Start Photoshop, open your image, duplicate layer, zoom in, select pen tool and make selection on tooth like this:

2. Now press Ctrl+T and transform selection like this:

3. Do the same thing for the other eyetooth:

After deselecting you should have something like this:

4. Now select Sponge Tool, set Mode to Desaturate and Flow to 75%
and start brushing everything except eyes and small area around eyes. You should have something like this:

5. Now select Burn Tool and set Range to shadows and Exposure to 10%
and start brushing eyes (and small area around them), lips (complete mouth) but don't touch cheeks and the rest of skin:

You're done! Enjoy your Photoshop result!

--Photoshop-- Making Rain

2007-04-17T04:28:00.000-07:00

Make it rain! Tutorial on making rain on any photo in photoshop!

1. Open yuor image and duplicate image layer:

2. Now go Filter>Noise>Add Noise and set parameters as on picture below:

3. After that, go Filter>Blur>Motion Blur ad set:

4. Now in Layer Palette set Fill to 40%

5. Now we have to make water like its really raining. I used Magic Wand Tool and made a selection here:

6. After selecting this area go Filter>Pixelate>Crystallize and set:

and thats it! It should look like this:

Diamond

2007-04-16T18:17:00.000-07:00

Tutorial on creating diamond in 3ds max!

Picture Engraved in Stone

2007-04-15T13:41:00.000-07:00

Quick and easy tutorial that will show you how to engrave any picture in stone.

1. Open images you want to combine, rock image and image you want to engrave

2. Now simply drag second image over the rock image just like this:

3. Select white as foreground and black as background color. Now go Filter>Sketch>Photocopy and set parameters like this:

and you should have something like this

4. Now just change layer mode to Color Dodge

and you have your final result:

Photoshop CS3 prices at Adobe Store

2007-04-11T07:14:00.000-07:00

This is a short review od some CS3 prices at Adobe Store.
You can get the full version of Photoshop CS3 Extended for US $999, or upgrade for US $349. The standard version of Photoshop CS3 is available for US $649, or as an upgrade for US $199.
Photoshop Extended is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium ($1,799/$440), which combines all-new CS3 versions of Photoshop, Flash Pro, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat 8 Pro.

For more info visit Adobe Store

--Photoshop-- Enhance Photo Colors

2007-04-11T06:06:00.000-07:00

To enhance colors on any photo there are only two steps needed!!!

Before:

After:

Lets start:

1. Open your image and from the bottom of your layer palette click "Create new fill or adjustment layer" and select curves just as it picture below shows:

Now we're gonna make "s curve" like this:

and thats the first step finished.

Second step: Click again on "Create new fill or adjustment layer" button on the bottom of layer palette, select "Hue/Saturation" and set saturation to +25 as on picture below:

Click OK and it is done, now you have this picture:

Very easy isn't it?

Is it enough for number 9?!

2007-04-11T04:20:00.000-07:00

Acorrding to their business politics to release a new version of 3ds Max every year, Autodesk has released 3ds Max version 9. But is it only one year of working and development on 3ds max enough for a whole number update (from 8 to 9)? Is there enough new featurs for a whole number?
Anyway, whats done its done, 3ds max 9 is here and based oh its sales it seams to be that there is enough new features for its users, no metter if we are talking about pros or beginners...

--3ds Max-- Bubbles

2007-04-11T03:58:00.000-07:00

Very simple way to create them without having hundreds of small animated spheres in your scene

1. First, create a sphere in the center of the scene with the following parameters:

X, Y, Z: 0, 0, 0
Radius: 100
Segments: 64 Now, add a spotlight to the scene with the following world
coordinates:
Spot:
X, Y, Z: 400, - 200, 400

Spot Target:
X, Y, Z: 0, 0, 0

Then, set its color to pure white.

2. Now, open the Material Editor. Activate the SLOT #1. Lock Ambient and Diffuse together and set the color to pure white. Set the shading to metal, and change the following parameters:
Shininess: 70
Shininess Strength: 30

Self-Illumination: 0
Opacity: 50

3. Now, apply the material to the sphere. Render in the front view with the Force 2-Sided option set ON. Save the rendering.
Start Photoshop, Photostyler, or anything else to crop the picture to make it square. Save it. Here is what you should have:

4. Now, it's time to create the particle system. all the values used in this
tutorial for the spray are subjective. You must adjust these values to fit your scene requirements.
Create a spray using the parameters as in this picture:

5. Now, open the Material Editor. Set the Shading to Phong, Filter to light grey (R: 180, G: 180, B:180) and use the following values:
Shininess: 0
Shininess Strength: 0
Self-Illumination: 100
Opacity: 100

6. Then, go to the Maps section. Load the bubble map you croped and saved as a Diffuse Map. Then, duplicate it to the Opacity Map. Go back to the Diffuse Map settings. Under Output, change the RGB Level to 2 (optional).
Your map is ready !

7. Select the spray and assign the map you've just created to it. Render with the Force 2-Sided option set ON.

DONE!

Explosion of interest in Photoshop CS3!

2007-04-10T12:33:00.000-07:00

Since Adobe Launched Creative Suite 3.0 few weeks ago, theres been so many people who wants to buy it and that caused "Photoshop Sells Out Time". Nearly all attendees at this week's Photoshop World Conference saying that "Photoshop fever" will last for a long period of time and that they plan to update to a new bundle till the end of the year.

-Photoshop-- Metal Header

2007-04-10T09:46:00.000-07:00

This time I'll show you how can you create a nice looking metal header in a few steps:

1.Open new document (mine was 800*600), create new layer, select Rectangular Marquee Tool make a selection and fill it with color #c8c8c8. You should get this:

2.Now double click on layer1

and on Blending Options set parameters as images below show:

and you have this:

3. Make new layer, select Line Tool, make shure you have this settings

create one black line and one white line below black like this:

click on image to see full size

4. Make new layer, select Rounded Rectangle Tool, set radius to 2px and create button:

5. Double click on Button Layer and set parameters:

Now you have this:

6. Duplicate button layer 2 times and use Move Tool to move buttons like this:

7. Now just add some text with Text Tool and you are done!

Final result (click on image for full size):

--Photoshop-- Futuristic Green Background

2007-04-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is "easy to make" background and there is only few steps needed to create it

1.Open new document (size depends on your screen resolution), select gradient tool and from Mode drop down menu on the top choose difference:

2. Now just start to making silly moves on the new document. Watch out not to overdo it... You should have something like this:

3. After this duplicate layer: Layer>Dyplicate Layer, then go Filter>Distort>Wave just as it shows picture below:

4. Set parameters like this:

5. After this repeat "step 3" 2-3 times but everytime on wave adjustments click Randomize:

6. Now merge all layers into one:

7. Now press Ctrl+U on the keyboard and set parameters as they are in picture below:

8. Job is done and this is the result:

click on image for full size

--Photoshop-- Burning Text Tutorial

2007-04-08T02:04:00.000-07:00

This tutrial will show you how can you make any text look like it is in flame

1. Open new document (mine was 450*300) and fill its background with black color. Than select Text tool (size: 150 pt, color: white) and write something on black background. I wrote this:

2. Now go Filter>Blur>Blur (when window with Rasterize question pops up just klick "ok"):

3. Click Layer>Merge Down:

4. Now use Smudge Tool and make text looks like like this (it's easy):

5.Duplicate layer: Layer>Duplicate Layer:

6.On first layer (not duplicated one) press Ctrl+U, check Colorize box and set Hue to 45 and Saturation to 100 just like on the picture below:

7. Now press Ctrl+U on duplicated layer, also check Colorize box and set Saturation to 100 just like this:

8. Now you should have something like this:

9. Ser Blending Mode to Linear Dodge:

10. Here is your final result:

--3Ds Max-- Using Reactor Tutorial

2007-04-07T03:58:00.000-07:00

this tutorial will show you how to create a 'car crashing into boxes' in 3ds Max using Reactor.

--Photoshop-- Burned Photo

2007-04-04T01:50:00.000-07:00

this tutorial will show you how can you make any photo look like its edges were burned

ok lets start:

1.open your image and select a lasso tool. make a selection with the shape you want to be burned. try to draw a shaky shape like this:

2.Now make sure the background coolor is white and inverse the selection and press "delete" button:

after pressing "delete" you should have this:

3. Now go to Filter>Pixelate>Crystallize and use "Cell Size" 6

4. Deselect and click with the Magic Wand Tool out side the image area (on the white area), than use right click and click Select Inverse

5. Now you have to add Border (width 5 pixels) and Feather (Radius 2 pixels) just like this:

Border:

and Feather:

and now you have:

6. Now ypu have to Fill Border with 70% black color:

Deselect and the job is done. Now you have your final result:

--Photoshop-- Eye

2007-04-02T20:37:00.000-07:00

A PS video-tutorial showing how to make realistic eyes in Photoshop. It takes about 15 minutes with some experience. Less than 10 minutes with more experience. Enjoy!

--Photoshop-- Using layers for effects

2007-04-02T20:36:00.000-07:00

Tutorial on how to cut out an image in Photoshop and stack layers to create image effects. Samples of finished graphics

3ds Max tutorial

2007-04-02T20:27:00.000-07:00

This 3ds Max tutorial will show you how to create a fireball with afterburn plug in in 3ds max.

3ds max tutorial

--3ds Max-- Ultimate Tutorial

2007-03-31T04:29:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will show you many tutorials all in one like: animating a biped, rendering, and lighting

--3Ds Max-- Modeling a car in 3ds max

2007-03-31T04:26:00.000-07:00

Learn to model a professional car in this lesson

--3Ds Max-- Vertex Welding

2007-03-31T04:24:00.000-07:00

This is tutorial for vertex welding with edit mesh. Its an oldie but a goodie

--Photoshop-- Smooth Skin (Median)

2007-03-31T04:17:00.000-07:00

This tutorial wiil show you hoe to make skin look smooth on any picture

--Photoshop-- Colorize B&W Picture

2007-03-31T04:14:00.000-07:00

You can see how to colorize a b&w picture in to colored. First part, introduction and colorize a body part.

--Photoshop-- Glass Effect

2007-03-31T04:12:00.000-07:00

A photoshop tutorial on how to create a glass effect on any shape

Photoshop Tutorial: How to Create a Web 2.0-Style Logo

2007-03-30T18:38:00.000-07:00

Tutorial how to create a Web 2.0-Style logo using Adobe Photoshop

Learning 3D studio MAX -modelling an alien foot

2007-03-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

video tutorial that will learn you how to use 3D studio MAX to create 3D animation

--Maya-- Mysique (X-Men) - Sampler Deformer

2007-03-29T16:07:00.000-07:00

Tutorial on how Stroika's sampler deformer was used to create the Mystique transformation effect in the X-Men movie series

--Maya-- How to model using some non-linear deformers

2007-03-29T16:04:00.000-07:00

This is a short tutorial on how to tweak out simple geometry into really cool forms using a non-linear deformer. It sounds complex...but it really is just a tab inside of Maya and you pull some sliders around and experiment. It will make modeling some shapes 100% easier for anyone

Maya 3D animation tutorial

2007-03-29T15:34:00.000-07:00

Maya 3D animation software tutorial on rigging a piston using constraints