Out of Time Hourglass

Preliminary render of my day-off project.  Rendering glass and shadows always takes quite a bit of time, so I didn't let it finish.  As a result, you can still see some grainy areas.  Those will go away after a full render.  I just wanted to share what I'd been working on today.

I don't have the sand in this one yet, so we call it Out of Time.

Enjoy.

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th!

Chocolaty Cookie Fun Bar

Just for fun ...

Facebook Fan Page

Are you a facebook junkie?  Then good news, everyone!  Here's one more "Like!" button for you to click.  So go ahead ... you know you want to.  Just give it a little click, just one ... little ... click.  It will feel soooo good.  It's right over there, conveniently close to the Twitter button.  (Maybe you should click that, too?)  It's looks like this ...

Enjoy.

Smart Objects part 4: Non-destructive Editing With Smart Filters

As promised, here is the smart filter tutorial mentioned yesterday.  In this tutorial, we cover how to use smart filters in Photoshop to conduct non-destructive editing.  Learning to edit your projects non-destructively could arguably be one of the most vital skills for any designer.  Having the ability to go back at any point in your project, modify an edit, and have it update automatically could be worth its weight in gold.

I hope you enjoy this one and as always, if you have questions, comments, or feedback we'd love to hear it.  Leave a comment and tell us what you think!

Smart Objects Part 4: Smart Filters

Hey guys!  How's it going?  Here's a little preview of tomorrow's tutorial.  In this lesson, we'll generate a random design pattern, using the non-destructive editing power of smart objects, this time with smart filters.  We'll cover how to first apply smart filters, then go back to make changes to the filters after the fact, all without a single undo.  Stay tuned!

Photoshop 3D Lightbulb: Sneak Peak

Here's a little preview of my latest work-in-progress.  I'm attempting to create a close-to-photo-realistic light bulb from scratch using no outside resources.  There's still a few kinks to work out, but once I'm done, do you guys think this is interesting enough for a tutorial?