Tutorials added on May 27, 2008

Submitted by photoshopeye » An adobe photoshop tutorial on how to create a realistic smooth skin effect.

Submitted by xerus » Learn how to apply color in a slightly more realistic fashion than cel shading. Apply and blend two basic shades, then add secondary shades, and finally manipulate the color with photoshop tools such as levels and adjustment layers.

Submitted by ThinkRefresh » Loading in a configuration file can be really handy when you have a few settings that might change in the future of your application, such as contact email addresses or the strength of a spam filter.

Submitted by ThinkRefresh » If you're on a Mac you're lucky enough to already have Apache setup for you, and even better, on Leopard they even set you up with Rails too. So how about setting up mod_rails? It only takes a few minutes.

Submitted by PSDTuts » In this tutorial I will show you how to create an abstract background image using Photoshop only. The design has a cool wavy pattern with interesting lighting effects, like the Blackberry 9000 wallpaper. This is a tutorial you can sit down and complete in less than an hour, let’s get started.

Submitted by PSDTuts » Ever wanted to make text out of grass? Well with Photoshop you can. In this tutorial we’ll create a rather cool looking grass-text effect using a photo of grass, the pen tool and a bit of patience.

Submitted by PSDTuts » Another popular icon that you can find on the internet is (no doubt) the lock icon. It is widely used to identify secure web pages. It often indicates password fields for secure files. Wherever you wish to place a lock icon, this tutorial will show you how to create an attractive one for you to use!

Submitted by Tutorial9 » The selection tools are used to facilitate the process of making selections of shapes, colors, and objects inside of Photoshop, and positioning them in the working image area. With tools like the magnetic lasso and magic wand, Photoshop packs a powerful array of selection gadgets!

Submitted by wdl » It's a good idea to create your own wallpaper using your favorite snapshots. Your beloved person's photos will please your eyes every time you start your work on a computer. If you just enlarge the photos, it will impair their quality. If you leave them as they are - there will be blanks between t.....

Submitted by Little Tutorials » A resource is a file situated somewhere in the class path. It can be a file in a package folder, in the classes folder or in a jar file. Resources are usually needed at runtime and they can be properties files, images and so on. The ClassLoader and Class classes provide methods to find the desired resources but a little bit of attention has to be payed to the quirks of this API.

Submitted by Flash My Mind » Learn how to use the Actionscript 3.0 drawing API to animate lines that move randomly.

Submitted by Oman3D » In this tutorial you are going to learn how to draw the body of cute gorgeous smilies with some lighting and shading on them.

Submitted by Tutorialbucket Photoshop video tutorials » Perfect for videos as an identification watermark, just like the ones seen on TV. The technique can be used for web applications as well and uses a sneaky trick in Photoshops layers palette to create this polished, glasslike logo.

Submitted by Lazymask » Alpha channels are basically specialized selection processes. Alpha channels are used to make, store or edit selections made using tools such as Lasso, Magic wand or Pen tool.

Submitted by Ruby Inside » A run through of 21 tricks and tips (some arcane, some not) you can use in the Ruby programming language.

Submitted by Tutorial9 » In Photoshop, layers are used to work on individual parts of an image while not affecting other parts. You might say that layers are like transparency papers stacked on top of one another which can be repositioned and separately drawn on without disturbing each other.