http://www.pixel-designz.net/ The 20 Latest Tutorials submitted and approved in the Tutorial Index of Pixel-Designz en-us Copyright 2006, Pixel-Designz.net Tue, 13 May 2008 09:48 EDT http://www.pixel-designz.net http://www.pixel-designz.net/images/88x31.gif Combine a few layer blend modes, some noise, a little sharpening, and a simple adjustment layer to give your photos an extreme contrast effect. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/693/Create_An_Extreme_Contrast_Photo_Effect/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST The whole point of editing images in Photoshop is to make them look better, so why risk making them look worse in the process if you don't have to? Working in 16-bit mode opens up a world of editing flexibility. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/692/Benefits_Of_Working_With_16-Bit_Images_In_Photoshop/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST Learn how to quickly and easily create a pop art-style effect from any photo using the Lab color mode in Photoshop. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/691/Fast,_Easy_Pop_Art-Style_Effect_With_Lab_Color/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST Learn how to create a "fragmented tiles" effect with text using Photoshop's Tiles filter. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/690/Create_A_Fragmented_Tiles_Text_Effect/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST Learn how to flip nature upside down and turn a forest's natural greens and browns into something a bit more mystical. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/689/Strolling_Through_The_Inverted_Forest/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST Add some visual snap to your images in Photoshop by boosting the color and contrast using a simple blend mode and a little-known selection trick. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/688/Boosting_Contrast_And_Color_With_The_Luminosity_Mask/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST Turning a photo into a collage of squares in Photoshop is not only fun, it's also incredibly easy, since most of the work is just simple repetition. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/687/Turning_A_Photo_Into_A_Collage_Of_Squares/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST Getting your animation to move more naturally can be very easy once you know how to use the Ease in/out slider for tweening. Understanding these timing principles will improve your animation and keep your movements from seeing robotic and unnatural. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/686/Timing:_Ease_In_and_Ease_Out/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:36 EST Learn how to use your timeline as a X sheet to write the dialogue and speed up the animation process. This is especially helpful with scenes with lots of dialogue. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/685/Lip_Sync_Animation:_Using_an_X_sheet/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:35 EST Learn how to effectively design great looking smoke in 2D starting from a basic wireframe sketch to a full colored design with shading. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/684/Designing_2D_Smoke/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:35 EST Change the default center point of a symbol to allow for easier character animation. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/683/Changing_the_Pivot_Point_of_a_Symbol/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:35 EST Animate your character's arms and other limbs by using speed lines. A fast way to achieve natural looking movement. Comes with FREE downloadable Flash file of speed line art! http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/682/Animating_arm_movements_using_speed_lines/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:35 EST Whether you want to customize the colors of a Character Pack, or change the colors of a hand pose to match the character you are animating with, this video tutorial demonstrates how easy it can be! http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/681/Changing_Colors_inside_Symbols/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:35 EST With this step by step quicktime video, you'll quickly learn, a faster, better way to animate your character's dialogue! http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/680/Animating_Dialogue_using_the_"Mouth_Comp"_system/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:35 EST Watch step by step with this quicktime video to see just how fast and easy it is to animate using symbols! http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/679/Character_Animation_using_Symbols/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:35 EST Learn how this simple but effective technique adds a blinding, powerful effect to your explosions, lightning bolts and impact animations! Absolutely no drawing skills are needed to create this effect! http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/678/Animating_an_Explosion_Strobe_Effect/ Cartoon Solutions Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:34 EST Create a more interesting black & white version of an image with some dramatic lighting effects that help bring attention to your main subject. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/677/Create_A_Dramatic_Black_&_White_Effect/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:34 EST Learn how to use layer styles to easily create a fun gel text effect in Photoshop, then save it as a preset style that you can select instantly whenever you need it. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/676/Create_A_Fun,_Easy_Gel_Text_Effect_With_Layer_Styles/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:34 EST A detailed tutorial creating a custom Swatch and palettes in Adobe Photoshop http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/675/How_create_a_custom_palette_in_Adobe_Photoshop/ cagedflame.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:34 EST Unless you're looking at a photo of a guy in the rugged outdoors, chances are the stubble on his face isn't adding anything to the image. In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll see how to give a guy a virtual shave and improve his appearance. http://www.pixel-designz.net/tutorials/index/view/674/Reducing_5_O'Clock_Shadow_And_Beard_Stubble_In_Photoshop/ Photoshop Essentials.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:34 EST