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I suspect you haven't found anything mostly because Photoshop is not where you'd normally create a search form. You can certainly make backgrounds, buttons and other style elements with Photoshop, but the form itself you'd create using Dreamweaver or your web development application of choice. If you're using a CMS like Wordpress or Joomla, the tools are ...
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Here are some results I got:
The steps for black ink are as follows:
In Photoshop, put the bottle image onto a layer, and duplicate this layer. To do this, you can select the layer in the Layers panel and press Ctrl+J on Windows or Cmd+J on Mac. We will work with this duplicate layer only, which must be above the original.
Use your favorite method to ...
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My list would be ranked less on the form factor or the intended outcome and more on the number of elements you need to create from scratch.
for example:
photo from flickr with fancy text put on it.
[...] n. design your own body-text font
Website designs will be in the '[...]' part multiple times depending on how much you borrow and how much you create. ...
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Without a tablet or touch device, your best bet is to use vector graphics. I mean, some pretty incredible drawings have been done using mice and trackballs, but it takes a lot of time and patience to develop the kind of control you need for drawing on such devices. If you're doing raster drawing though, you're better off just spending $40-50 to get an entry ...
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If you mean getting used to drawing on a tablet in general, then there is nothing better than experience. You will learn more by using it than you ever will by reading about it. That said, there are some tips for getting to know the Wacom tablets here: http://www.hypergurl.com/blog/webdesigntools/drawing-tablet.html
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I came to the conclusion that my prior comments might just leave bad taste in your mouth so, I thought it would be only fair that I would give you something more than just "It can be done"
I cleaned up the psd file which contains Note with the same text as below that hopefully explains how it can be done.
PSD file can be found here
First you make the ...
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By default browsers display images at the native screen resolution i.e. one pixel in the image maps to one pixel on the screen. The browser ignores any resolution value defined within the image file.
You can of course override this behaviour by specifying a width and/or height value for the image, either as parameters on the <img> element or as CSS ...
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I'd use Inkscape's calligraphy tool to draw the curve, if I were you. It's way easier, and more powerful than anything you'd get with GIMP/Photoshop.
If you really have to use GIMP:
You can use curves (somewhere in the toolbox). Draw a curve (preferably without anti-aliasing). Make the thickness something large enough. Now, select the curve using the ...
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Lèse majesté is offering solid advice. My own recommendation on where to start would be to find local evening classes in drawing. There are several levels of skill to master: knowing how to see (not as obvious as you'd think), knowing how to draw, and knowing how to draw with a tablet.
In most countries there are the equivalent of American community ...
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You can now draw any shape and simply set the fill to the pattern you've created.
You can play with coloring and set up of the original triangle artwork to create additional variations.
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Source: Create a aqua style wallpaper in Photoshop
Open new document in Photoshop with the size of 1600px X 1200px and background color is #4990c1.
first choose foreground color white then Select the pen tool and draw like this:
Decrease fill to 30%
Now right click on layer then go to blending options:
Create a new layer and then select both ...
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Get a nature journal and spend a few weeks making a go at it. Small things are good so you can focus on the basics of observation and not get overwhelmed by the subject. You'll make lots of mistakes but don't criticize too early. Just draw. A lot. And draw everything you see.
Any sketchbook that seems convenient will work. I like Moleskine's Cahier books ...
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Definitely start with just a pencil and drawing pad. You don't want to spend money on an expensive tablet just to find out you don't like it and won't stick with it.
That said, it depends on what your goals are, but drawing from life is the best way to understand whatever it is your trying to draw. If you just want to get better at drawing objects in ...
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If I were to do this in the context of a user interface, and I had access to OS-level compositing, I would probably try to do this with a colored gradient, a repeatable grayscale leather/fabric texture which is "evenly lit" (no lighting effects) which I would overlay on top of the color with multiply. Finally, I would apply a stitching texture.
This has the ...
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See Philip's comment. LibreOffice is just not a tool for book design. It is a tool for book authoring, and lacks almost all the tools necessary to design a book.
On the subject of book design, there are some quite competent articles on About.com, and a fairly good two-part video tutorial here: (Part 1) (Part 2)
Keep in mind that there are two quite ...
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When working with pixels (which you do with web, always), dpi doesn't matter. However, it does matter when it comes to font sizes (because 1px is not always the same amount in external measurements).
Most people have a dpi of between 72 and 100. I personally use 72 (and it's a bit off on font sizes when I convert it to css). I think windows gives you the ...
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You can study each single principle in depth (it is useful), but the only way that you are to achieve good design: it is experience.
1) Trying to make something everyday, and make it judge by others (it is good if "others" are people expert in design so they can give you an objective point of view, and not a subjective point of view based on taste).
2) Look ...
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Here's one decent tutorial.
It is important for your friend to understand what "vectorization" actually is however because it's almost always better to go in the other direction, from vectors to raster images.
Rather than focusing on vectorization it's probably better for him to concentrate on simply drawing the image in Illustrator and using his sketches ...
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It looks like a crayon brush. You can download a similar brush for GIMP here or the same brush set for Photoshop here
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I have a graphic and product design studio, for me what i can say is that the best you can do is practicing every single day.
Time you spend doing things is when you gain your skills, buy a bunch of pencils and a paper block, and follow this guy here: http://www.youtube.com/user/sketchadaydotcom/videos there are some great videos about how to draw basic ...
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The best way is paper, natural media, and a scanner. It's not as efficient but if you want the effect to look really good, this is going to net the best results.
Of course, you can also follow that method to create your own brushes or pick up the work of others who have done the same (see John's links). The more you stretch the brush artwork from it's ...
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I haven't used any video tutorials for drawing, but there are a lot of good texts such as those by Andrew Loomis. And then there's always taking a figure drawing class at the local community college.
However, one video tutorial series I've been considering purchasing is The Structure of Man HD by Riven Phoenix. He also has a lot of other video series (most ...
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I'd say that Deke McLelland's Illustrator One-on-One Advanced and Mastery courses on Lynda.com are probably the best resource. They go far beyond the basics (as do most Lynda course series).
Mordy Golding is something close to an international strategic asset for Illustrator training. He also has excellent AI titles on Lynda and many great videos on his ...
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Most big box book stores will have a large(ish) discount art section and there's usually 2 or 3 anatomy/life drawing books to be had for about $10. Pick one up.
If you are really serious about pursuing it further, lots of local colleges and some larger community education centers will have life drawing courses semi-regularly where they bring in models for ...
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A most excellent resource would be "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards. I myself and a few other friends have graduated from "cartoons" to very realistic depictions of human anatomy using the techniques she promotes. Actually, our cartoons have become better as a result of her applications. Also, it can be lots of fun rather than ...
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Once you have the elements with their textures, the stitching is not too difficult to make with, say, photoshop.
Example: http://www.zenelements.com/blog/digital-sewing-thread/
1) Draw the stitch/es with a circular brush
2) Use a subtle Bevel and Emboss for highlights and shadows.
You can also add a Drop Shadow to the final effect. Try different options ...
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One of Adobe's less-publicized efforts in the last few years has been the huge number of online video tutorials they're made (or have had other folks, like lynda.com, totaltraining.com and video2brain.com make for them). They're all free and there's a ton of them for every app.
This is the link to the Flash CS4 course in the Learning section of ...
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You might want to look at design patterns, search frameworks and their components that together create great search experiences to get an understanding of whats required and expected of great search functionality. Take a look at http://twigkit.com/components.html for examples.
I'd suggest that you understand what the technology you are designing for allows ...
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From personal experience, web/print design seemed to be a lot easier than something like a logo! Logo design is by far the most difficult design niche I've encountered, simply because it's so client-specific and it packs the most design wallop for its size. They all look so simple and easy, until you try to make one from scratch yourself...
Years ago I took ...
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according to me first of all i design my mind set for the particular task,as practicing we can do better.
so first design your own personal website by which you'll come to know what things and what level u can design..
designing is step by step process first you have to know your requirement then you have to work on it,most of the time we have to change ...
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