More Photoshop 3D - lightsaber

I've been doing my part stress testing the Photoshop CS 6 beta.  I've spent quite a bit of time on the 3D aspects of PS 6, trying to do increasingly complex projects.

Super Moon

Ok, this post is a little outside the scope of this blog.  I don't really do photography posts (mainly because I'm the exact opposite of a good photographer), but we were outside looking at the moon through my crappy 80 dollar telescope and I thought to myself "Self, what if you took your equally crappy 130 dollar wal-mart camera, held the aperture up to the eyepiece of the telescope and snapped a photo?"  Yea, I thought it was a silly idea, too, but guess what, it worked out averagely well.

Since I'm not a photographer and this is probably as close as I'll ever get to a telephoto lens shot, I was relatively pleased with the results and decided to share it with all of you.  Enjoy.

Displacement Map Creation and Application

Hey guys. Here's a new tutorial for you using Photoshop® CS 6 Extended.  In this tutorial, we will cover how to first make your own displacement map, then using it to apply distortion to an image using the displacement filter.

If you haven't picked up your own copy of CS 6 yet, no problem.  All the tools we are using today are available in CS 5.

Enjoy!

Captain America's Shield

Been crazy busy with the end of the semester fast approaching, but I decided to take a little "me" time today and hop on the Avengers bandwagon. What's more iconic than Captain America's shield? Enjoy

Displacement Map Tutorial Preview

Hey, guys.  Here's a little preview of our next tutorial.  We'll learn how to first create a displacement map, then we'll use it on a boring, flat image, like the one on the top, and turn into something a little more interesting, complete with depth, shadows, and highlights.  Stay tuned.

3D Keyboard Key Icon Using Photoshop CS 5 Extended

Hey guys.  Here's a new tutorial for you using Photoshop® CS 5 Extended.  In this video, we cover how to quickly create a 3D keyboard key using the 3D capabilities of CS5 Extended.

Enjoy!

Installing 3D Material Presets Using the Extension Manager

Hey folks, here's a quick tutorial showing you how to download and install free material sets available from Photoshop.com for you to use in your 3D projects in Photoshop CS 5 Extended.  Once installed, these materials will permanently be available for use in your projects.

Stay tuned.  An upcoming tutorial will be using some of these new materials.  Thanks for watching.