Photoshop “Real Steel” Tutorial

Posted on April 20th, 2007 by thetshirtnexus.
Categories: Design.

So I was making a graphic that I wanted to feature a steel fridge in, and came across this tutorial. It’s a great step by step tutorial so I thought I’d share it.


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The Structure of Man - Video Tutorial on Drawing

Posted on December 20th, 2006 by thetshirtnexus.
Categories: Design.

This blog contains a series of videos on drawing the human body from your mind (versus from models).

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Beta Version of the Tips and Tricks Shop - A Graphic Designer’s and Entrepreneur’s Library

Posted on November 18th, 2006 by thetshirtnexus.
Categories: Marketing, Showcased Posts, Design.

From Tips and Tric…

I’ve set up a shop with my recommended books and software for a graphic designer’s library and for a t-shirt entrepreneur’s library. I’ve included some gadgets as well based on things I personally own and added my own personal notes to each item.

You might want to leave a link to the shop lying around in case someone needs help doing Christmas shopping for you!

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Animated Snow Tutorial

Posted on November 17th, 2006 by thetshirtnexus.
Categories: Design.

This is for Photoshop and Image Ready but can be applied to other programs as well.

You can use a variation of this to make “sparkle graphics” but for goodness sake, don’t go crazy with that sort of thing.
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Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Keyboard Shortcut Tips

Posted on October 29th, 2006 by thetshirtnexus.
Categories: Design.

From Tips and Tric…

When creating in Illustrator and Photoshop I often like to look at my designs from different viewpoints.
Here are a few keyboard shortcuts I frequently use.

  • “Ctrl +” and “Ctrl -” (Mac’s use the Command key)
    • “+” Zoom you in and “-” Zooms you out.
      • Zooming out lets you see design elements in relation to each other. Zooming in lets you catch any stray pixels that you might miss.
  • “Ctrl 0″
    • This centers you on your document at the largest size it can fit in your computer window.
  • “Shift Tab”
    • This clears all palettes except the Toolbox so I can get a good enough view of my work without the Text, History, Swatches, etc. panels in my way but at the same time I still have access to the Toolbox

This is by no means an exhaustive list but I was just working on some new designs, used Shift Tab and decided to write a post about it.

If there’s interest, I’ll add more posts like these. Meanwhile, feel free to share your own most used keyboard shortcuts by commenting below!

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Graphics Tutorial: Pop Art Inspired by Lichtenstein

Posted on October 25th, 2006 by thetshirtnexus.
Categories: Design.

Pop Art Tutorial

Here’s a great Photoshop tutorial for creating Lichtenstein style pop art (in case you need a memory jog, Lichtenstein pop art pieces often featured emotional damsels in distress who cry out in comic book bubbles).

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