Mark Poppen

All I can say for this one is: “holy crap!” Let me explain why. The tutorial is awesome, when you have some experience in Photoshop. I advise all beginners not even to try this tutorial, since there are quite a few steps that need your own insight and knowledge of Photoshop. I sometimes had the feeling there were steps missing, like in step 8. Frederico (the author) forgets to mention that you have to select “Fill pixels” from the shapes toolbar. Because of that, it took me a lot longer than I expected.

Overall I had a lot of fun doing this, and the final result didn’t disappoint me at all..

What I’ve learned: More pen tool and how paths work in Photoshop.

The final result:

Sources:
The tutorial: Tutorial9

I followed another tutorial by Collis. I was intrigued by the glowy effects you see around the web lately, and I wanted to make something like it.

What I learned from this tutorial: how to master the pen-tool in Photoshop, and how to apply blending modes to textures.

Here’s the result, a 1680 x 1050 wallpaper for The Web Squeeze:

Sources used:
Tutorial: PSDTuts

I want to push my own limits some more. I want to be better, and I want to be able to deliver top-notch work to my clients. I want to be the best at what I do… But how?

I’ve decided that I should push harder, learn more, invest more time in learning. So that’s what I’m going to do. My goal is to pick a tutorial every day (business-days, that is) and follow the tutorial, top to bottom. I will show you all the things I’ve made, and all the resources I’ve used, so hopefully you learn something from me too.
The end-results may not be perfect, as I’m learning new stuff all the time.

Yesterday I came across this tutorial about making a professional looking ad for a laptop. This is the final result. Click to enlarge. All the resources are at the bottom of this post.

Sources used:
Tutorial: PSDFan
Laptop: Sxc.hu
Image on laptop: Sxc.hu
Texture: Sxc.hu

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