This week we have a wide variety of items from around the web. We have a really cool tutorial for making paper texture, extremely realistic babies sculptures, some interesting US dollar redesigns and more. Check out the rest of our weekly round up.

If you have something that you have created, be it a design piece or article that you would like me to take a look at, let me know (email me at info@denisdesigns.com) and it could make into one of the roundups.

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In this Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to create retro-looking text that seems like it’s constructed using folded strips of paper. We’re going to step away from the computer a little bit and use a real model as a reference for our project. Prepare yourself to heavily rely on Photoshop’s Lasso Tool, as well as some other basic tools and simple techniques.

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Starting this week, and hopefully from now on, I am going to feature some articles, tutorials, videos, etc. that I find on the web throughout the week. It is usually going to be design related, but occasionally I might throw in something different.

Also, if you have something that you have created, be it a design piece or article that you would like me to take a look at, let me know (email me at info@denisdesigns.com) and it could make into one of the roundups.

Enjoy!

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One of my favorite parts of getting a new CD is looking through all the artwork. Now with iTunes and all the other places to digitally download albums and songs, it seems like album art is starting to die off (or at least in decline). This article is a list of some well designed album covers (although there are a lot more) which are split up into five categories; illustrations/paintings/design, minimal design, photo based design, photo manipulation, and covers where the title and band is within found objects.

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The Simpsons are the iconic American family with the Mother, Father and 2.5 kids. The creator Matt Groening has a style that can be easily recreated while at the same time has that stylized look of its own. With such a huge fan base it isn’t a wonder that people want to duplicate the family as well as all the other characters in the show. We have gathered a group of art that people have created by using the Simpsons style, as well as using their own style on the characters.

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Cloud images are a great addition to your design, photo manipulation or for any other project. Photographer and Videographer, Brian Iannone has been generous enough to give away a pack of 20 high-resolution cloud images (A $24 value) to 5 lucky readers!

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Cloud images are a great addition to your design, photo manipulation or for any other project. Photographer and Videographer, Brian Iannone has been generous enough to give away a pack of 20 high-resolution cloud images (A $24 value) to 5 lucky readers!

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In order to have a good, creative ad not only do you need to be/have a good ad designer to create a good layout, you also need a good company willing to pay the money for the clever advertisement, as well as someone to come up with the idea in the first place. This group of ads pulls those three elements to create memorable advertisements that makes you think, laugh, and most of all remember them.

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These days, a portfolio is a must. What we have here is a list of dark portfolio websites that are split up into common groups that most portfolios fall in. The last group will be for those experimental dark layouts, where the designer tries something different.

Check out my latest article from Nettuts+: Awesome Dark Portfolio Sites

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We are going to create a racing website using Photoshop and a little imagination, along with a few stock images. In this tutorial we are going to learn to create an easy glossy type, quick color correction, several visual elements and the structure of a website.

Remember, being organized is really important to not going crazy with all the layers. I’ll mention creating folders most of the time, but if you feel like something should be in a folder, put it there. Also, label your layers also, so you know what is what. It will give you less of a headache in the long run.

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