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• Create Stylish Pinky Portrait in Photoshop
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Giveaway: 500 Premium Business Cards for 3 Winners Posted: 10 May 2010 02:11 PM PDT Today we want to give you chance to win business cards. Every reputable designer, businessman should have their business cards. Business cards give a professional impression about you. If you still don’t have business cards, we give you chance to get them for free. Today, together with our friend and sponsors Uprinting we give 3 lucky readers 500 business cards each for free with free shipping, so you do not need to spend a cent to become little bit more professionalized. Giveaway Prize: As we told, 3 lucky winners will get set of 500 business cards, so together will give you 1500 business cards. Here is some details what exactly you will get: 1. 500 Premium Business Cards for 3 Winners; 2. Sizes: 2 x 3.5", 2 x 2" (square card) or 1.5 x 3.5" (slim card); 3. Paper: 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock; 4. Specifications: Full Color Both Sides; 5. Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping; But we have one restriction: participate in this giveaway may US Residents only and you must be 18 and above to enter. How to win: Simply add comment here below, that’s it. Make sure you add valid email, so we can contact you and delight you. Optional: you can retweet this giveaway and share with your friends. Deadline: This Contest ends on Friday 14th May 2010. We will choose the winners with the assistance Random.org. Winner will be announced on Saturday 16th may, and will be contacted via email. Good Luck!! About sponsor: Uprinting For over 25 years, UPrinting has been a trusted leader in online printing, featuring its signature easy-to-use website and the famous Free File Review, a complimentary proofing service which requires no upfront payment. UPrinting offers convenient marketing support services such as design, lists, and direct mailing to help grow small and medium-size businesses nationwide. Powered by brand new fully automated in-house Komori presses and CREO direct-to-plate, UPrinting offer faster turnaround with minimal human error and lower overhead cost. This allows UPrinting to provide customers with consistently high-quality printing at the lowest possible prices. On Uprinting you can design business cards online with thousands of business card templates.

30 Stunning Upcoming Movie Posters Posted: 03 May 2010 02:08 PM PDT This 2010 year will be exuberant with interesting and exciting movies, such as Prince of Persia, The Twilight and many children’s long-awaited continuation of the Harry Potter adventures. But the movie is not just adventures and video effects. I think you will agree that for designers one of the most interesting elements of the movies are posters. To draw the attention of fans, the movie industry designers must create stunning, surprising and sometimes scary posters. In the movie posters you can find interesting solutions for some of the design works, therefore today I want to show you the best upcoming movie posters. I tried to choose posters where you can find more designers created effects, so I hope these posters will inspire you to create awesome artworks. CASINO JACK and the United States of Money The Social Action Campaign for CASINO JACK and the United States of Money highlights the corruptive role of money in politics with initiatives designed to educate citizens about their elected officials ties to special interest groups and provide tools to create a movement to bring real and meaningful campaign finance reform. The Human Centipede (First Sequence) During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree roadtrip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon who explains his mad scientific vision to his captives' utter horror. Iron Man 2 Superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James “Rhodey” Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies. Furry Vengeance In the Oregon wilderness, a real estate developer’s new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protesters, local woodland creatures who don’t want their homes disturbed. A Nightmare On Elm Street A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality. Shrek Forever After A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he’s duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away — where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted Prince of Persia Based on the video game, which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. Splice Two young scientists achieve fame by splicing human DNA with the DNA of different animals to create a new creature. In the process they ignore their society’s ethical and legal boundaries. Sex and the City 2 The continuing story of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha as they struggle to manage their love lives, friendships and careers in New York City. Toy Story 3 Andy plans to keep Woody and put the others in the attic, but his mother accidentally throws them away. Opening the trash bag they’re in, the toys think that Andy is throwing them away on purpose. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob. The Last Airbender In a world where the elements, Water, Earth, Fire, and Air can be controlled by people known as “benders”, the Fire Nation is waging a ruthless war to control the other great nations. Despicable Me A trio of orphan girls cause the normally deplorable Gru to rethink his plan to steal the moon. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice An average college student is reluctantly recruited to work for a sorcerer, who gives him a crash course in magic to prepare him for a battle against the forces of darkness in modern Manhattan. Predators Movie The film follows a mercenary named Royce who is abducted by alien creatures known as the Predators. He is released onto an alien planet along with seven other humans, who, are all cold-blooded killers, the group consisting of mercenaries and convicts. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Cats and dogs are forced to work together when a former cat spy, Kitty Galore, launches a plot to subdue the dogs and conquer the world. The Hole Mother who moves with her teen sons to a rural house where the three are forced to face their fears after discovering a bottomless hole in the basement. Grown Ups After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend. The Expendables An assembly of hired guns are sent on a mission to a South American country, with the objective to overturn the cold-blooded despot in charge. As the mission begins, the mercenaries discover that the situation is not as it appears. Jonah Hex Jonah Hex is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone. Jonah’s violent history is steeped in myth and legend, and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the “other side.” Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back Space Chimps 2 follows Comet, the techno chimp who longs to be taken as a fully-fledged space chimp. Comet journeys to Planet Malgor where he bonds with the alien Kilowatt, and lives out his ultimate fantasy. Season of the Witch 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague. Tekken In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments. In order to keep the masses down, Mishima sponsors the King of Iron Fist Tournament, or Tekken. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows When Harry was a baby, Lord Voldemort, a powerful evil wizard, murdered Harry’s parents but mysteriously vanished after attempting to kill Harry. This results in Harry’s immediate fame, and his being placed in the care of his muggle. Robin Hood It is late 12th century England and Sir Robin Longstride, Earl of Huntington, has returned to his northern English village after fighting in the Third Crusade. Upon arrival, the nobleman and his servant discover the oppression caused by the new Sheriff of Nottingham. Tron: Legacy Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce Programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. The Witches of Oz 3D The Witches of Oz follows the exploits of the grown Dorothy Gale, now a successful children’s book author, as she moves from Kansas to present day New York City. Bitch Slap Three bad girls travel to a remote desert hideaway to steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin. Box of Shadows A group of college friends use an ancient coffin to experience the world as ghosts.

Create Stylish Pinky Portrait in Photoshop Posted: 03 May 2010 02:05 PM PDT Today our friends Ricardo will show you how to create stylish pinky photo in Photoshop. In this tutorial you will learn plenty of various photoshop techniques. You will learn how to work with shapes, layers, filters and many more. This tutorial is pretty complex and I think it is more for advanced designers, but also if you are new in photoshop you can try to create this pinky effect, because all steps are described in detail. So, lets start. Final Image Preview 1.Step Create a new document with 1600×1200,rgb color,72dpi. Now double click on the little padlock in the layers palette to unlock it. In the layers palette, click the circular icon with the letter in the middle or go to Layer-> Layer style-> Gradient overlay. Let´s add some layers style in our background. Now follow the settings below. 2.Step Now open your photo and name this layers “Girl”. Use the tool of your choice to extract it. Drag it to your document and resize if necessary. Use the image below as reference. (NOTE:the image I used is not a free stock. Do not use without permission from his owner.). Image copyright: Vulcanccit. 3.Step Now let’s create an displace effect. I use this brush set. Create a new layer and name “Brush”. Dont worry, this layer will be deleted soon. Now load your brush and paint in any area over the girl where you want to apply the effect. In the brush layer press Ctrl+click in the small thumbnail to load selection. With the selection active go to girl layer and hit Ctrl+C to cut and Ctrl+V to paste in a new layer. Drag a little bit to create a displace effect and name this layer “Displace”. Return to brush layer and delete this layer now. 4.Step Create a new layer and name “Clouds”. Put this layer below the girl layer. Download this clouds brush pack. Choose white to color and paint some clouds behind the girl layer. Still in the clouds layer use a soft round brush with smooth tips to create some circles. Use different sizes. 5.Step Create a new layer and name “Shapes”. Put this layer above clouds layer. Choose pen tool (press p) and draw some shapes like the image below. Right click and choose fill path. Fill this path with color white. Now press A to select selection path tool. Click in the path and drag down like the image below. Now fill this path with a dark pink. Or if you wish you can download this shape in the psd file available here. Press the icon of layer mask in the layers pallet and choose a round soft black brush to mask some areas of the shape. Use 20% or 30% for opacity. When finished, lower the opacity of the layer to 20%. 6.Step Now create another layer and name “Shape 2″. Repeat the (step 5) again and make one more shape. Now use colors, white and different pink. Use the image below as reference. If necessary adjust the perspective, just press Ctrl+T and choose perspective. One more time use the image below as reference. Now press and hold (Ctrl) and click in the “Shape” and “Shape 2″ layers, then press (Ctrl+G) to group this layers together. After this add a layer mask in this group, choose a soft round brush 150px, color black, 20% opacity and mask some areas in this shape. Follow the image where you can see a example. Adjust the opacity of the layer to 75%. 7.Step Create a new layer above the girl layer and name “Back splatter”. Go to Media Melita and download this splatter pack. Choose a pink splatter of the pack and use the extraction tool of your choice. Now drag your document and place behind the girl. 8.Step Now let’s create a circular shape. Create a new layer and name “Circular shape”. Choose ellipse tool (press U), then hold Shift and drag to create a perfect circular shape. After creating the first shape press A and choose path selection tool. Now hold ALT key and drag to copy the first circular shape press Ctrl + T to resize to a smaller size and use the arrow keys to position correctly as shown below. Repeat this process ten or more times. When you finish the circular shape choose a hard round brush 1 or 2px and then right click in your mouse and choose Stroke path without simulate pressure. Now use Ctrl+T command to adjust perspective. Follow the image below as reference. Put this layer below the “Girl” layer. Change the blend mode to Overlay. You can adjust layer opacity if you wish feel free. 9.Step Create another layer and name “Circular shape 2″. Now using the same techniques in step 8 and create another circular shape, but this time try to do something like the shape below. Choose a hard hound brush 2px with color white and then right click in your mouse choose Stroke path and hit ok. Place this layer above girl layer like the image below. Press layer mask icon in the layers pallet to add a layer mask and choose a soft round brush 80 or 100px with black color and mask some areas in the circular “Shape 2″ as shown below. 10.Step Create another layer and put above the girl layer. Name this layer “Splatter under feet”. Now download this splatter brush pack. Choose black color and paint under the feet of the girl. Hold Ctrl and click over the small thumbnail in the “Girl” layer to load selection, then press Ctrl+Shift+I to invert selection. Choose a small soft round brush with 30px and color black with 20% opacity and start to paint carefully to create a shadow effect under the feet. Follow the image as reference. 11.Step Go back to circular “Shape 2″ layer and copy this layer, press Ctrl+J. Name this layer “Circular motion” and go to Filter->Blur->Motion blur. Use angle -50 and distance 20 then hit ok. Make one copy of this layer, then merge “Circular motion” and “Circular motion” copy layers together. Just press Ctrl+E. 12.Step Go to Deviantart or other site and search for any C4d render pack. After you find your c4d search for one of your choice inside the package and drag it to your document. Put this layer below “Back splatter” layer and name this layer “C4d”. Place your c4d behind the girl. Now press Ctrl+U to open Hue-Saturation dialog box, check colorize and Hue:317, Saturation:45, Lightness:0. Then hit ok. Follow the image below as reference. 13.Step Create a new layer and name “White circle”. Choose Elliptical Marquee tool (press M), hold Shift key and drag to make a perfect circle, then press Ctrl+Shift+I to invert selection. Now press B and choose brush tool, use a brush a little bit larger than the circle you made. Place the brush on the circle and paint with white color as show below. Put this circle behind the girl head and make two copies. Use Ctrl+T to decrease the size of the first and second copies as show below. Now group this layers together press Ctrl+G and name this group “White circle”. 14.Step Create one more layer and put above the girl. Name this layer “Pink dots”. Press B and choose brush tool, use a soft round brush with sizes between 15px and 30px with a dark pink and paint some pink dots. Now change to white color and 220px and paint near the girl knee. 15.Step Create a new layer above “Pink dots” layer and download this smoke brush pack. Name this layer “Smoke effect”. Use a black brush and start paint near girl feet as shown below. When you finish, you can group “Smoke effects” layer and “Pink dots” layer together. Just press Ctrl+G. 16.Step Create a new layer and name “Lights”. Press P and choose Pen tool. Draw some lines and apply layer styles. Go to Layer->Layer style->Outer glow and use a dark pink. Increase the opacity to 100% and preserve the other adjustments. Follow the image below. Also, I use this space brush. 17.Step Do you have a wacom tablet? If your answer is negative, you can jump this step or you can try using your mouse. Well, I could do something like a glasses using only my mouse. As you can see below. Create a new layer and name “Glasses”. When you finish, create another layer above “Glasses” layer and name “Lens”. Now use the Magic Wand tool (press W) and select the two lenses. Then go to Edit->Fill to fill with white color. Reduce the layer opacity to 30%. Create another layer above “Lens” and name “Lens shine”. Now press L, and choose Polygonal Lasso tool. Draw a rectangular shape and fill with white color. Go to Edit->Fill, to simulate the shine as shown in the image below. Now deselect. Than press and hold Ctrl and click in the “Lens” layer to load selection, press Ctrl+Shift+I to invert selection and hit delete button to delete the portion of the shape that you dont need. Follow the image below as reference. Then go to Filter->Blur->Gaussian blur, use radius 1px and hit ok. Reduce layer opacity to 40%. Now select this three layer together and press Ctrl+G to group these layers. 18.Step Create another layer below the “Girl” layer and name “Shadow”. Press M and choose Elliptical Marquee tool, try make a circle as shown below and fill with black color. Go to Edit->Fill. After fill with black color go to Filter->Blur->Gaussian blur and use 30px radius then go to Filter->Blur->Motion blur and use angle:0 and radius:999, hit ok. 19.Step If you wish you can download these Vector balls and just drag to your document and resize with Ctrl+T command, then use Hue Saturation (Ctrl+U) to change color. I’ll finish here, but feel free to add your own elements in the composition. Thank you and I hope you all enjoy. Result: Stylish Pinky Portrait Download Psd file

25 Original Flash Solutions for a Web/Graphic Designers Website Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:01 PM PDT A creative and stylish web/graphic designer’s website is the main proof of his professionalism. If your website is poorly designed, you have very few chances to attract many clients to your web studio. It’s great if a web designer’s site demonstrates his skills, reflects the designer’s unique style and his good taste. So, Flash may be a very good solution. It offers you animated navigation, great visual and sound effects for presenting your services, and many more advantages that will definitely attract visitors. Moreover, if you create Flash websites to orders, your visitors will definitely expect to see flash on your official website; it can serve as introduction of you or your company’s services. Here are some original flash websites of web/graphic design online studios and freelance designers. Perhaps, some of them will inspire you to some ideas as for your own flash website. Ladesignstudio There is the flash website of LA Design Studio that is known for creativity, collaboration and customer service. Their official flash website definitely proves the high professionalism of the design studio team. Rizn The flash website of a highly professional Bulgarian communication design agency Rizn. Ndesign-studio The flash website of a freelance graphic/web designer Nick, who specializes in creating professional websites. 2advanced There is a flash website of an interactive design studio based in Aliso Viejo, CA. 2Advanced has always been known for their stylish neo-ancient homepage design, but their latest redesign takes that to an absolutely new level with a truly inspiring background. Ladio The full flash website of Russian web design studio Ladio is definitely worth to be visited. Doorsoff The flash website of an interactive design agency that focuses on developing innovative aesthetic websites. Jam3media Jam3 is a Toronto collaborative interactive design studio that specializes in flash web design and development. Their unusual flash website created in the form of a popular game. Visiting the main page, you can view the portfolio at once or play "Tetris" first. Sectionseven A website design studio that has utilizes the power of Flash to create a truly unique navigation system that allows users to tour their portfolio in style. Drawingart There is a professional flash website of a Slovenian multi-awarded-winning web design and development studio DrawingArt that provide their clients with the highest quality of unique layout design. Murattunc A flash website of a visual communication designer Murat Tunc. Tiltdesignstudio A flash website of Tilt Design Studio that specializes in web, print and motion design. The design studio stands for straight and functional design solutions. Narrowdesign A flash website of a freelance web designer Nick Jones from Minneapolis. Studiolimbus The flash website of a Croatian visual communication graphic design studio Limbus. Thereformation The flash website of the New Zealand studio "Thereformation" that specializes in web & graphic design and website development. Ocsso The flash website of a Brazilian web design studio "Ocsso" Sensisoft There is a great example of a professionally made flash website: a design agency "Sensisoft". Vegart The flash website of a well known Turkish New Media Design Company. Flydesigners The flash website of a web design company "Flydesigners" Brunofree The originally designed flash website of a web/graphic designer Bruno from Rio De Janeiro. Asterisco The flash website of a Brazilian web/graphic designers association "Asterisco" The Desk Nalindesign This original flash website is the portfolio of a freelance communication designer Andre Weier. Flash website templates for your inspiration Design Studio Flash Template This stylish flash template is definitely created by highly professional specialists! It has an attractive Flash photo gallery, a convenient WYSIWYG Editor and integrated Flash CMS that allows you to easily manage your website. Maintaining such a website doesn't make difficulties, as everything is modified through that gives you an ability to visualize what you are producing. Flash Template for a Photo Portfolio This great flash CMS template will also perfectly work for a web/graphic design studio. View it – just a fantastic solution for a designer's portfolio! Creative Flash Design for a Design Group This interesting flash template for a creative web design studio was developed by Templatemonster. Graphic Design Studio Template The flash template for a web/graphic design studio from Design Studio Easy Flash Templates may also be a good solution for your design studio.

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