It’s very common these days to see swirls and flourishes within graphic design. You can use brushes or vectors to achieve this look, but if you want to customize your own you’ll have to dig in and spend some time creating them. You should check out My 10 Favorite Swirls and Decorative Brush Sets post [...]

I’ve recently decided to dive head first into the world of vector art using Adobe Illustrator. It’s not that I’ve never used it before, or don’t know the basics; it’s just, usually my first instinct is to open up Photoshop. However, there are so many projects that Illustrator is so much better suited for. The [...]

Here’s a look at what we will be creating

Every Photoshop tutorial writer should have a space explosion effect in their arsenal. It’s kind of like a right of passage. This is my interpretation of a space scene. The fun part about working with a space scene, is that you can let your imagination go crazy. [...]

Designing/Coding a Website Header & Navigation Part 3 of 3
This is part 3 of 3 on my website header and navigation tutorial. If you’ve gotten to this page and would like to follow along, you can view part 1 or part 2 by following the previous links.

First off, let’s take a look at what we [...]

Designing/Coding a Website Header & Navigation Part 2 of 3
In this tutorial, we will take the graphic we created in part 1 and save the images so we can use them when we code the site in part 3.
Step 1
Create a folder named ‘images’ in your root folder of where you will store this tutorial. [...]

Since I’m not about to go out and spray paint my website on the side of a city wall, I figured I could at least simulate the look in Photoshop. With the help of some awesome brushes from Bittbox and Deviant Art and a cool font I found at Dafont. The effect is rather easy [...]

Designing/Coding a Website Header & Navigation Part 1 of 3
This part I of a Website Header and Navigation tutorial has been rewritten as of 7/14/08, to make the header and navigation coding a little easier to follow.
This is the first of a three part series on the basics of how to create a website header [...]

It’s quite trendy these days to use bright, vibrant colors with wavy lines and a silhouette of a person. This tutorial will aim to show you how to create this look. It’s the longest and most extensive tutorial I’ve written to date. I really hope you can learn from it; I know I did, by [...]

I’m into the spirit of the 4th of July here in the States, and wanted to share with you how I created an awesome collage. This tutorial will focus on layers, layer styles, masks and photo manipulation. You’ll need to use 3 photos to follow along, then can all be downloaded here.
Here’s how to [...]

I love anything graphic design that has that vintage grunge kind of look. This tutorial will show you how to create a stunning vintage polaroid effect. It’s fairly simple to make and can be used in many different types of projects.
What you’ll need
This tutorial will be completed using mostly filters and fills, but we [...]