Photoshop for All

Yesterday I was browsing through the movie section at the local grocery store, and the logo graphic on this new Transformers movie box set caught my eye. It’s just a simple TF, but the shape and the use of light and texture are striking. After studying it for a moment, I thought it would make an excellent tutorial here at WeGraphics. If you’re a WeGraphics member then you already have all of the materials to create this graphic. If not, I will suggest some alternative free materials. For WeGraphics members you’ll need these two sets: - Scratched Metallic Textures - Smoke Textures and Brushes Vol1 Free alternatives: - Metal Scratches by Walnuss - Smoke Brushes by Graham Jeffery Here’s a look at what we’ll be creating  Also, here’s a look at the original box set that I photographed at the grocery store. Step 1  The first thing we need to do is create the TF shape. You can do this with the pen tool in Photoshop, but I like to use Illustrator. The...

In this Photoshop Basics tutorial, we'll learn how to create fun designs and interesting logos by combining text with custom shapes! First we'll learn how to convert the text itself into a shape. Then we'll learn how to add other shapes to it and even how to cut shapes out of letters! The design I'll be creating here is very simple, but you can use these same steps to design anything you can imagine, especially if you know how to make your own custom shapes in Photoshop! I'll be using Photoshop CS5 for this tutorial, but any recent version of Photoshop will work. Here's what my final result will look like after converting the text into a shape, then easily combining the text with other shapes: Let's get started! Step 1: Convert The Text Into A Shape Here's the document I'm starting with, a simple background with the word "dogs" added in front of it (sorry to all the cat lovers out there): Some text in front of a simple back...