How To: Create a dramatic magazine cover title in Photoshop
Here's a Photoshop technique for creating a magazine cover design that really draws attention to the title. Create a dramatic magazine cover title in Photoshop.
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How To: Create depth of field in Photoshop
Photographer Chris Alvanas explains depth of field and demonstrates a technique for creating depth of field in Photoshop using the Lens Blur filter. Create depth of field in Photoshop.
How To: Create an offset stroke around a subject in Photoshop
Dave demonstrates how to create an offset stroke around your subject by defining a pattern, making a quick selection, and using the minimum filter to expand the area around the subject. Create an offset stroke around a subject in Photoshop.
How To: Create a wedding album in Illustrator and Photoshop
Get the most out of these two applications. Use Illustrator to create a path and warp an image to fit inside of it. Then export the file to Photoshop and add some highlight and shadow with the brush tool. Create a wedding album in Illustrator and Photoshop.
How To: Create a wood grain pattern in Illustrator
Here's a useful design technique: Scott Weichert demonstrates how to create a wood grain pattern using the Gradient tool and the Warp command. Create a wood grain pattern in Illustrator.
How To: Create a brushed metal effect in Illustrator
Using Illustrator's Gradient Editor and Graphic Styles, you can create a brushed metal effect that you can apply to any shape or text. Create a brushed metal effect in Illustrator.
How To: Integrate Dreamweaver & Photoshop to create websites
Dreamweaver and Photoshop play very well together. Learn how to use this dynamic duo to create great-looking websites. Integrate Dreamweaver & Photoshop to create websites.
How To: Create cool backgrounds with Photoshop gradient maps
By experimenting with the Gradient Editor, you can create interesting backgrounds that can be used behind your portraits, in composites, etc. Create cool backgrounds with Photoshop gradient maps.
How To: Create sliding graphs in Illustrator
In this tutorial, Dave Cross shows you how create sliding graphs inside of Illustrator. Create sliding graphs in Illustrator.
How To: Create a flexible split tone effect in Photoshop
This video tutorial will show you how to use Levels and Adjustment Layers to separate and then accentuate the highlights and shadows in your images to create a more dramatic effect. Create a flexible split tone effect in Photoshop.
How To: Create custom brushes in Illustrator
Dave Cross shows how to create custom brushes in Adobe Illustrator, including a few helpful tips. Create custom brushes in Illustrator.
How To: Create an image gallery in HTML
Watch this video to learn how to create an image gallery in html. Create an image gallery in HTML.
How To: Create a heal zone in FPS Creator
How to create a heal zone in FPS (First Person Shooter) Creator. Create a heal zone in FPS Creator.
How To: Create a skybox or skydome in After Effects
In this week's podcast Creative Cow Leader Jerzy Drozda shows you how to create a Skybox, the illusion of distant or even infinite 3D surroundings - in this case, a star field. Create a skybox or skydome in After Effects.
How To: Create an action safe and title safe template in Flash
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will learn to create an Action/ Title Safe template in Flash. Use this as a guide when making animations or motion graphics going to DVD or TV. Using rectangle tool, transform window, saving layers as a guide, and learn to save a document as a template. Create an action safe and title safe template in Flash.
How To: Create advanced glitter using expressions & Particular
In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader, Michael Park, demonstrates another, more advanced method for creating shimmering glitter particles using Trapcode's Particular in After Effects. The main advancement is the implementation of 3d rotation of the glitter particles, as well as using expressions to convert the rotation of the particles in all 3 axis to drive a greyscale map, which in turn is used to color the particle using colorama and create the shimmer effect when the particles face the ca...
How To: Create an invisible effect in After Effects
Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern with the help of his brother Yuval will show you a simple method to create the famous invisible look inspired from the movie "The Predator" in After Effects. Create an invisible effect in After Effects.
How To: Create the most natural-looking fake eyelashes
Here are some tips on how to create the most natural looking fake eyelashes you've ever seen. Create the most natural-looking fake eyelashes.
How To: Create Spiderman metallic text in Photoshop
Create a text effect using Photoshop that looks like the metallic text seen in the Spiderman movies' logo. Create Spiderman metallic text in Photoshop.
How To: Create sand art
Watch Rosie O'Donnell's Crafty U web show to learn to create beautiful works of art using sand. Have fun experimenting with different colors and designs. This is a great craft project to do with your kids! Create sand art.
How To: Use Photoshop to create fractal art patterns
Create a cool fractal art pattern using Adobe Photoshop. Use Photoshop to create fractal art patterns.
How To: Create a fade in animation with Photoshop & ImageReady
Learn how to create a cool fade in animation using Photoshop and ImageReady. Create a fade in animation with Photoshop & ImageReady.
How To: Use Photoshop to create stencil type graffiti
This tutorial shows you how to create stencil type graffiti in Photoshop. It starts by explaining how stencils work. Use Photoshop to create stencil type graffiti.
How To: Create a digits man in After Effects
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern will show you a cool technique for filling an image of a human head with animated numbers using After Effects CS3's Text tool. The second video will continue to finesse the design of the Digits Man promo. Learn how to create a subtle background using the Shape Tool and spice it further with additional effects and Text animations Create a digits man in After Effects - Part 1 of 2.
How To: Create customized Motion templates
If you thought the pre-built templates that came with Motion were cool, how about building your own? This video tutorial by CreativeCow.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you what you need to know to create your own custom Motion templates - really great for making lower thirds. Create customized Motion templates.
How To: Create hidden messages
Learn how to create hidden messages on paper that can only be revealed with fire. Create hidden messages.
How To: Create frosty breath in After Effects CS3
This After Effects tutorial shows you how to create the illusion of cold breath on a warm day, or really frosty breath on a really cold day! You will be using color correction to cool the mood of the scene and Trapcode's Particular plug-in for the frost particles. Create frosty breath in After Effects CS3.
How To: Create custom callouts in Camtasia Studio 5
This Camtasia Studio 5 tutorial shows you how to create custom callouts. It covers text indentation and vector growth. Create custom callouts in Camtasia Studio 5.
How To: Create a Neo Mii on the Wii
How to create a Mii in the likeness of Keanu Reeves' character Neo from the movie The Matrix using the Nintendo Wii. Create a Neo Mii on the Wii.
How To: Create An EverQuest character
A short video going over the basics of creating the character with which you will explore the remarkable fantasy world in EverQuest. The video is hosted by EverQuest lead programmer Terry Michaels. Create An EverQuest character.
How To: Create a TV screen look in Final Cut Pro
In this three part tutorial, Ben Scott shows you how to create a TV screen look, with effects, motion properties and key framing. Part two goes over adding motion paths, window layouts and the Quickview tool. Part three covers more on keyframes with opacity and noise. The final effect isn't that great looking but the techniques and processes you'll learn are well worth it. Create a TV screen look in Final Cut Pro - Part 1 of 3.
How To: Create cables
Cable stitches are a decorative stitch where the main stitches are knit and the background stitches are purled. If you twist the cable needle every once and a while, you will have this decorative stitch. Watch as Amy shows you how to use cable needles to create this stitch. Create cables.
How To: Create a VMware virtual machine
In this video tutorial you will create a VMware virtual machine. This trick will save you from spending a crazy amount of cash for a workstation. Watch this video, and learn how to play around with the numerous settings involved! Create a VMware virtual machine.
How To: Create and use garbage masks in Toxik
This video series shows you how to quickly create, edit, and animate multiple masks with inner and outer edges and improve workflow speed and ease with the use of editable user preferences in the Autodesk Toxik software. Create and use garbage masks in Toxik - Part 1 of 3.
How To: Create an odometer in After Effects
This After Effects podcast tutorial by Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to set up a basic odometer, ready for manual keyframed animation. If you've been wanting to create an odometer or slot machine display, this tutorial will get you on your way. The second part goes over automating the odometer with expressions and the third makes it more three-dimensional. Create an odometer in After Effects - Part 1 of 3.
How To: Bank outside a cut angle, creating reverse English
In pool, a cut angle bank shot will have an amount of right spin. Use reverse, or right, English technique to decrease the rebound angle. By varying the amount of spin, you can change the angle of rebound and create a larger variety of rebound shots. Bank outside a cut angle, creating reverse English.
How To: Create an angled kick shot in pool using English
In this example the left English is used to create an angled kick pool shot. In other words, the cue ball is hit off center in order to cause the object ball to deflect off the rail at a wider than normal angle to hit a blocked ball. Create an angled kick shot in pool using English.
How To: Create oceans with Flood:Surf
This tutorial shows how to use Frantic Films' Flood:Surf to create realistic ocean surfaces. Create oceans with Flood:Surf.
How To: Create chapter markers for QuickTimes in Final Cut Pro
Whether you are creating a podcast or QuickTime for the Web or CD-ROM, this tutorial shows how to add chapter markers (using Final Cut Pro) so the viewer can jump ahead to the information they need. Create chapter markers for QuickTimes in Final Cut Pro.
How To: Create blocks in the Lego Mindstorms NXT system
If you find yourself using the same functions over and over again in the Lego Mindstorms NXT robotics system it may be helpful to program your own subroutine or block to save time in making other programs. Learn how to use the my blocks function in the NXT programming environment to create subroutines. Create blocks in the Lego Mindstorms NXT system.