Cian Walsh is an Icon and Interface Designer based in Ireland. He specializes in producing graphic elements for software and website usage. In his spare time he also creates freeware Icon Sets on any subject that pops into his head. You can see his fantastic icon work at his website, AfterGlow Design.
While there also make sure to look at some of the interesting design related articles he has written, and in the Download Section you'll find some great Quicktime Clips, Icon Sets and PDF Design Samples.
Shapes & Styles Redux
Another small batch of tips for those that are knee deep in creating graphics through custom shapes and layer styles. Also shows how to use gradients in Photoshop and how to create dashes in Photoshop.
Keyfob: Anatomy Of An Icon
This tutorial follows the construction of an Icon for an imaginary application called "Keyfob." It also includes a short movie of the process so you can see the general buildup of effects.
Custom Shapes And Layer Styles
If you are a regular user of custom shapes in Photoshop, here are a few tips on using them when combined with layer styles. The benefits of using custom shapes for smaller work are the ability to scale losslessly and to experiment with colour and effects by way of saved layer styles.
Here are 4 sample clips from Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS2 hosted by Deke McClelland. In this Masters Collection Series of video-based training, host Deke McClelland provides more than 8 hours of detailed instruction for advanced Photoshop topics (see review).
Liquify Filter Warp Tool
In this sample clip you'll learn the following:
How to work with the Liquify Filter Dialog Box.
How to use the Liquify Filter's Warp Tool to make subtle adjustments to an image.
See the Liquify Filter Warp Tool video tutorial.
Camera Raw Color Controls
In this sample clip you'll learn the following:
How to work with the new Color Sampler Tool to set specific color sample points.
How to use the Temperature and Tint sliders in the Color Controls dialog box.
See the Camera Raw Color Controls video tutorial.
Surface Blur Filter
In this sample clip you'll learn the following:
How to use the Surface Blur Filter for photo retouching.
How to adjust the Threshold and Radius values to control your blur.
See the Surface Blur Filter video tutorial.
Exposure Command — Photoshop CS2 (Photoshop 9) Video Tutorial
In this sample clip you'll learn the following:
How to work with 32 bits of data per channel.
How to modify the brightness and contrast of an image using the Exposure Command.
See the Exposure Command video tutorial.
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