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photoshop » Photo Stitching
This tutorial illustrates a flexible method for stitching together overlapping photos into a seamless panorama.
It also includes a basic introduction to the automated Photomerge function in CS.
photoshop » Masking a Tree
This tutorial will demonstrate advanced techniques to extract a clean mask from a photo of a tree set against a blue sky, extensively using channels and levels.
random » Polar Graphing
Basic techniques for plotting mathematical designs in polar coordinates.
flash » astro/source
Teach yourself the manifolds of Flash with these open source Actionscripts.
photoshop » Refractive Glass
An advanced tutorial demonstrating a simple method of giving the illusion of a 3d refraction to any form, using Photoshop's Glass filter.
photoshop » Metallic Wires
How to create 3d tubes and wires with a particular quality of light and shadows, using lighting effects.

Translations: German
Korean
photoshop » Reflecting Sphere
How to create a transparent reflecting sphere, with lighting effects, various blending modes and the sphereize filter.
Translation: German
photoshop » Beveled Metal
How to create a beveled metal texture with a series of filters, including Lighting Effects.
Translation: German
flash » Transparent Bitmaps
How to export transparency in a bitmap image from Photoshop to Flash using the .png image format.
photoshop » ePlastic
A flexible technique to create glossy highlights on any form, using lighting effects, screen blending and curves.

Translations: Portuguese
Russian
photoshop » Disgruntled Dots
A flexible effect using the paint bucket's pattern fill, and mosaic filter.
photoshop » Adjustment Layers
Imagine the ability to apply an effect to a group of layers in Photoshop, and then have the power to edit that effect later, while preserving the original layers. Adjustment Layers allow just that.
photoshop » Lighting Effects
General tips on mastering Photoshop's Lighting Effects filter.
flash » Principles of Animation
This tutorial demonstrates a few ways to apply some of the Principles of Animation, into your Flash projects.
random » POV-Ray
A breif introduction for beginners to the original freeware raytracing app, available for download @ povray.org

random » 3dsmax Splines
A small selection of tutorials, outlining basic techniques for lathing and beveling splines in any version of 3dsmax.
photoshop » Screen Blending
Screen blending brightens the underlying layers according to how bright the screened layer is.
See how this blending mode can streamline your creative process.
photoshop » Color Dodge
See the varieties of this unique additive blending mode.
photoshop » Scan Lines
Use this technique on you imagery to make it look like they're projecting on a janky old screen.
photoshop » Anti Aliasing
Instantly remove your jagged edges with a tight clean curve.

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