Photoshop Masking Techniques Everyone Should Know
One of the most important Photoshop skills you need as a Designer is the ability to clip out images of various detail using masks or selections. Whether you’re creating designs for print, web or just fancy artwork it’s inevitable that you will be faced with the task of removing a subject from its background in a photograph. This post describes the various basic and advanced techniques you should have in your arsenal, which will allow you to tackle any masking situation that comes your way.
Art & Design Inspiration Fix for May 18th 2012
The Art & Design Inspiration Fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from John Duvengar, Junichi Tsuneoka, Travis Price, Karoly Kiralyfalvi and Anna Johnstone.
Create a Dark Vintage Style Motorcycle Poster Design
My absolute favourite style of motorcycle is the custom “bobber”. I love the stripped down appearance and the raw vintage styling. It’s my plan to chop up a bike of my own one day, but for now I have to settle with designing custom motorcycle posters instead. Follow this step by step Photoshop and Illustrator tutorial to combine photography and typography and create a dark vintage style motorcycle poster design.
Yearly FanExtra Memberships Giveaway for Members
If you’ve found the collection of design resources from the Access All Areas section here on Blog.SpoonGraphics useful, you might be interested in the FanExtra Network’s premium membership. With over 2000 downloadable resources and advanced members-only Photoshop tutorials being added weekly it’s definitely worth checking out. This week Access All Areas members are being given the chance of winning 3 yearly memberships to the FanExtra network, a prize worth $69.
Inspiring Examples of Custom Lettering Logo Designs
One way to create an absolutely unique logo design is to craft the lettering by hand, as opposed to selecting an existing font. This allows the designer to create the perfect logo with their own custom ligatures, tails and loops. This post showcases 20 inspiring examples of custom lettering logos, each featuring the designer’s initial sketch to show how the hand drawn scripts are converted from pencil to vector.
Art & Design Inspiration Fix for May 4th 2012
The Art & Design Inspiration Fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from Rubens Cantuni, Félix Ajenjo, Dariusz Markiw, Matthew Reilly and Ruel Jun Andaya.