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Graffiti stamp art in Photoshop
Adding urban flavour to your artwork is easy. Derek Lea defies convention with the Brush tool, and explains how pre-sets work. -
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10 minute tutorial: Type within type
When you convert type to outlines in it creates a frame that can contain a picture or be used as a text frame that you can then fill with type. -
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10 minute tutorial: Animated favicons
In this cross-platform tutorial you'll learn how to create animated favourites icons for users without sacrificing support for those running. -
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From spray paint to pixel
If you want to use elements of street art in your commercial work, they need to be authentic. One of London's best-known graffiti writers, Rough, shows you how. -
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Mapping textures for use in PaperVision
Autodesk is the application of choice for making and exporting textures all set for. In the final part of our Photoshop tutorial, Paul Wyatt teaches you the techniques you need. -
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Porn for the creative soul
Award ceremonies and design competitions are a dime a dozen. Are they worth the price of admission? Jason Arber has mixed feelings. -
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From sketch to wall
It's all in the preparation. Luca Bratsi shows you how to take a sketch and get it ready for spray painting onto a wall. -
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Extreme sports branding, part one
In the first part of Go Media's series on cross-media design, Oliver Barrett shows you the process of creating a logo and print piece for an extreme-sports brand. Next month, he'll be adapting it for the web. -
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Get your design portfolio online today
Take the hassle out of designing your own website by choosing a pre-programmed portfolio. Christian Darkin offers three options. -
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The art of robotics
The Embassy's original -style Citroën C4 spot became a worldwide cult hit. With the studio just having finished work on a sequel, we asked its CG team to reveal some of the ad's technical secrets. -
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Retro car vectors
All you need is some inks and some brushes to turn a photograph of a car into a vector illustration. John Kelly of Joke Art talks you through the process -
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Cut a showreel
Use Adobe to create a dynamic showreel. J.J. Johnstone shows you how to prepare, produce and publish your own reel... -
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Designers and copyright
Be it a copyright, trademark or patent, ideas have a monetary value. Briffa solicitor Silas Brown explains all to Graeme Aymer. -
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Profile: Matei Apostolescu
"Inspiration is about having the courage to explore the world, and especially the processes that take place in your own mind." Romania-based artist Matei Apostolescu tells Ed Ricketts about his journey. -
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The art of screen printing
Designer Sleeba brings his expertise in music poster design to and shows you how to create a limited-edition silkscreen. -
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Dynamic Flash-based portfolio
Slingshot shows you how to create an online portfolio that's quick to load, easy to update and displays your best work. -
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Computer Arts Gallery: November 2007
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Sound and vision
Synching animation to a soundtrack doesn't have to mean fiddling around with endless keyframes. Here's how to create a procedural animation of a stereo speaker driven automatically by a WAV audio sample. -
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Behind the scenes: A Tale of Slap Dash
James Wignall's latest animation short is a sinisterly cute, subversive tale of misunderstanding, with a sting in its tail, at least for some of its characters. Craig Grannell catches up with the artist. -
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Create your own animated ringtone
In this tutorial James Wignall shows you how to create and animate your own animated ringtone. No need to spend money on costly subscription services! (Admittedly, you will need a whole bunch of Adobe software, though...)
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