From the Vault: Text Effects
Now that Denis Designs is a little more than a half a year old, I thought I would recap some tutorials that I have created over the past few months. Since I really like working with text, I’ll showcase some of those tutorials. Enjoy! continue…
Create an easy landscape scene in Illustrator

In this tutorial we are going to take a look at how to create a really easy landscape scene in Adobe Illustrator. This can be used in a number of different ways, from a desktop wallpaper to a website header. The best part is that since it is in illustrator after we are done you can size is however size you would like. Lets get started. continue…
Create a Glowing Globe Icon in Photoshop
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In this tutorial we are going to create a simple 3D glowing world globe icon. This can then be applied to a logo or one color image instead of a map. continue…
Create a dark, creepy movie poster
In this tutorial we are going to create a movie poster based closely on the movie poster from The Last House on the Left. This tutorial will show you how to create a simple yet effective movie poster with a photo and some typography.
Create a truck coming from a flame
You may have seen the Acura commercials on TV where the car is coming out of the fire, or out of the brick wall debris. Well in this tutorial we are going to create an effect similar to the fire one in Photoshop.
Tutorial: How to Make a Stylish Glowing Box in Photoshop
Check out my latest tutorial over at Six Revisions. You will learn to create a magical, stylish glowing box in Photoshop. Enjoy!
Create a Retro Photo and Background
In this tutorial we are going to take a regular, boring photo and liven it up using with some effects to give it more of a retro feel to it. We are then going to take the photo and create a background for it to lie on.
Create a grungy background using patterns: Part 2
I’ve been asked to do a tutorial on how to do my end result for the previous tutorial, so the end of the week article will be a continuation of the pattern tutorial. There is a lot of different ways you can play with this to make it grungy and dirty, this tutorial shows you what I did.
If you haven’t done the first half of this tutorial, check it out!
Create an awesome background using patterns
This tutorial will show you how to create some flawless patterns, which we will use to create some amazing backgrounds that you can use for your desktop, websites, posters…whatever you want. The great thing about patterns is that once you get comfortable with them, they can be an important part of your Photoshop arsenal. Enjoy!
If you have a version that you created, I’d love to see it. Put a link to it in the comments below.
Great looking, Easy Collage Effect
Today we are going to create a collage effect Photoshop. We will take a central, main image as our focal point and use some image and effects to liven it up. This is a great way to showcase an Image, and emphasize a theme instead of doing a traditional photo collage. And on top of it all, this is an easy effect to do!
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