Perhaps you think that creating professional looking banners are beyond
your skills. After seeing this hands-on tutorial, my bet is that
you'll begin to think otherwise :)
This 5-part flash movie tutorial shows in complete detail from
beginning to end how to create a professional looking banner.
This presentation is more than just a mere tutorial... it is a 30
minute mini-course on how to make best use of Photoshop's powerful tools.
Essential Photoshop techniques are covered in great detail -
effectively short-circuiting the famous "steep learning
curve" by at least 3 weeks!
Part 1 is a general
overview of tasks that need to be done. We look at ways of gathering
relevant information and how to develop an action plan.
Part
2: Creating the stylistic Page Image
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8min 18sec
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4.5 minutes
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A very detailed demonstration of numerous Photoshop techniques that are part of an image creation process.
Even though the project is a simple looking graphic, you will be surprised at the amount of operations we used to create it.
Part
3: Creating the Swirly
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6min 59sec
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The end result looks as if you need a master's degree in graphic arts to achieve this level of complexity. In fact, it is so easy, anyone can do it! But we don't stop there!
We look deeper into improving an image that is perfect to begin with.
Part
4: Creating the Heading
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6min 13sec
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We cover numerous techniques that are needed to produce stunning looking text.
Part
5: Putting It All Together
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5min 45sec
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This is the part where all the elements are gathered together and shaped into a
well composed professional looking banner
You may click the banner to visit viralPDF website
and see how it compares with the original
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