Smart Object Tutorial #3: Stacking layer styles non-destructively

Hey, guys!  I hope Saturday is treating you well!

Last weekend, I declared it reader's choice weekend and invited my readers to submit a topic for my next tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learn how to apply multiple layer styles on top of each other additively using smart object to avoid destructive editing.

Here are two other tutorials showing other tips for using smart objects.
Using Smart Objects as a Multi-reference Tool
Using Smart Objects to Apply Multiple Strokes Nondestructively

Enjoy!

1000 Page Views!

It's official!  We've broken 1000 page views!  Now I know in the big big world of the internet, that doesn't seem like much, but for us peasants down here on the ground, that's a big milestone.

Thanks to everyone who has supported us thus far.  Stick around.  It can only get better.

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New tutorial ideas-Reader's choice weekend

It looks like a dry well for tutorial ideas this weekend.  Anything you guys would like to see?

Captain America's Shield Tutorial

In today's tutorial, we will learn how to make a near photo-realistic reproduction of Captain America's iconic shield using a couple of tricks that aren't usually thought of when you're working in Photoshop.

This is one of the longest and most complete tutorials I've done, and it has tons of stuff packed in here.  It uses bump mapping, normal mapping, 3D material imports, image-based lighting ... the list goes on.

Nvidia Normal Map Filter installation and usage

Photoshop CS 6 upgrade

Well folks, it's official.  We have made the upgrade to Photoshop CS6 Extended at Saberune Design.  This means that from now on, our tutorials will be done within the CS6 workspace.