Tutorials by: layersmagazine
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Imitating A Scanner Darkly
Using Illustrator's pencil tool and shapes of solid color, you can imitate the graphic novel styling of A Scanner Darkly. An animator from the film shows us how.
Changing Image Resolution without Changing Quality
Possibly one of the most confusing aspects of dealing with digital imagery is resolution-specifically, what it really is and how changing it affects an image. You'd be shocked at the number of brilliant designers who don't know how to change an image from 72 dpi to 300 dpi-without turning it into a pile of pixel mush. That is, until now.
Cut Out Effect
In this video tutorial, Dave Cross (of Photoshop TV fame) shows you how to create a cut out effect on your photos -- courtesy of Planet Photoshop.
Creating a Custom Video Player
Create your own custom flash video player (complete with controls) for times when the stock players won't cut it.
Got a match?
One of the most interesting aspects of animation is figuring out how create the illusions of an event. In this Flash animation, I'll show you how to "light" a candle using Movie clip Symbols and a bit of ActionScripting. Before beginning, you will want to play the completed animation located at the bottom of this page. This tutorial assumes you have basic Flash skills including using the drawing tools, Properties Panel, Color Panel, and Actions Editor to add a "stop" action to a frame in a Timeline.
Create a Flash Slideshow Image Gallery
This tutorial will show you how to make a simple, yet effective, slideshow-type image gallery using Flash with minimal scripting.
Postcard from Japan
In this tutorial you will learn how to create the look of an aged, hand-tinted photograph by using masks, fill and adjustment layers, blending modes and layer styles.
Making Custom Labels the Smart (Objects) Way
Here's a way to design labels that you can then quickly modify for related products. Photoshop's Smart Objects, align-and-distribute options, and layer groups make it easy to repeat your label design to fit the label stock- by Linnea Dayton & Cristen Gillespie, authors of The Photoshop CS/ CS2 Wow! Book (Peachpit Press).
Getting In Focus with Flash
A visual cue will help draw people into checking out your images. Get website visitors to explore your pictures by having the image come into focus when it is rolled over. This simple technique entices users to spend more time exploring your site. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create the focus effect using a Movie clip Symbol.
Understanding Golden Section
Have you ever wondered why a profound piece of art is so compositionally pleasing? The artist probably employed the use of the Divine Proportion, which is a phenomenon that suggests that there’s a mathematical equation that’s consistent with the aesthetics of good composition. In this video, we examine a brief history of the Divine Proportion and its use over the centuries.
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