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Interface Finished Example

Difficulty : Very Easy

Time Req : About 10 minutes.

Quite the long title huh.  If you don’t know what I mean by “Futuristic Interface Sprites” then I suggest checking out the example image to the right.  I, myself, could not come up with a better name for it because for one I have no idea what it would be called in the first place.  If someone knows, let me know please.

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Pen Logo Example

Time Requirement : About 10 minutes (if you get it right the first time).

Another one here for you guys.  I’ve used this method to create some abstract logos time and time again.  You will never get the same result twice unless you are made of magic in which case you wouldn’t be watching these ridiculous videos would you…?

Be sure to check out the example I have created to the right.

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Example of Stars

Difficulty : Very Easy

Example of “finished” product to the right.

Here’s a quick tutorial on making simple stars for any kind of project you may be working on.  To me, the simple tutorials (like this) are the ones that will stick with you over time and are very easy to remember.

This kind of thing is something you will use for a long time, has many uses and applications and like I said; very easy to remember.

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Ah, one of my favorite things to do.  Nothing beats the satisfaction I get when I create my own wallpaper.  I know it’s unique, it will match my current layout and look and/or theme, and of course, it’s mine.

I tend to have a minimalistic approach to this, some people like to get crazy with it and put a lot of stuff on the screen.

Anyways, a few tips if you are going to make your own wallpapers.  I’ve seen a lot of people make mistakes that can turn a wallpaper from good to horrible; but then again, these are mostly my personal opinions.

• Try not to clutter it too much.
• Don’t use a lot of bright colors.  Wallpapers using super bright wallpapers (to me) and a lot of them tend to hurt my eyes.  Next thing you know, I have trouble reading or everything is too intense.
• Make it in a native aspect ratio.  If there is one thing I absolutely HATE seeing, it’s a nice picture that is stretched to fit.  Best thing to do is start big, size it down and crop.
• Save in High Quality.  Using Photoshop, save as JPG with 100% Quality (Maximum) or better yet (in my experience), PNG-24.  If you want to go even bigger, goto Image > Mode > and change from 8-bit to 16-bit or better.  This will increase file size dramatically, so be careful; but at the same time, quality will be outstanding.
• Blending.  Blending is a big deal. Just like the internet is serious business (but really!!).  It also bothers me when 3/4 to the right of the wallpaper, a brush was cut short and there is a clear line of where the brush has ended.
• …Most of all, do not make anything that you can’t stand looking at for more than 4 hours.  I admit I have made some bad wallpapers that were cool for the first 20 minutes, but quickly turned boring and needed editing or a change.

Also remember the following.

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Another useful tool in Photoshop is Heal and Patch.  Two different tools that do basically the same thing but on different scales.  The way you can use the two are totally unlimited.  99% of the time they are used for removing items from photographs and mostly individual objects.

Here’s the quickie I wrote a while back. (NOTE : CLICK THUMBNAILS TO ENLARGE)

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