Learn how to make a "Resident Evil" style Biohazard Virus with nothing except the brush tool and layer effects in Photoshop. Use adjustment layers to create extra grain and contrast to your made from scratch hi-res microscopic bacteria and learn more about those brush tool options you didn't know about.

Technology is a funny things, and depending on how often you search the internet it may suprise you on how behind the scenes some things that you woudl think shoudl be heavly advertised are. Here is a list of fifteen different things you can read more about or do right now on the internet that will keep you on the sharp curve of the internet or at least make you smile at the complete uselessness of some of them. One day I'm sure the word google will also mean "innovation".

Websites today are more dynamic, more interactive, and more design oriented than ever. But with the addition of all of this technology and design there can be a trade off for speed if not done carefully and effectively. Load times don’t just affect you however; they affect your users. If your website takes more than 5-10 seconds to load something, you are loosing up to half of your audience, and your advertisers aren’t getting their message shown. Use these tips and tricks to keep your website speedy and keep visitors happy.

Creative Nerds has featured QuintalDesigns in it’s latest post “30 Illustrator Videos To Turn You Into An Expert.” In that post, there is some great videos to help you with all facets of vector design, including web buttons, sketching-to vector conversion, and even quick tips like making your selection life easier. Thanks to the guys over there and for every Creative Nerd who checked out my videos on Vimeo.

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This creation is concept art for a video game, Its speed has been increased to 600% the original time was roughly 40minutes. In this video, you'll see me using a tablet to draw in a quick and stylized sketch of a city set in a mountain range at night, with a command tower in the backdrop and an incoming ship. The images is then set against a texture and put under a curves adjustment layer for added contrast.

 

Terminator Salvation is just a week away, and to celebrate Ryan and QuintalDesigns.com have created a tutorial showing us how to use digital makeup to turn anyone into a Terminator. You'll soon be feeling like Arnold Swarchenegger telling people, Hasta La Vista, Baby when all is said and done.

This HD Video Tutorial in Photoshop covers masking techniques and layer effects, placing documents and blending things for realistic effects.

Due to the data I've gathered, my site will be offline this coming weekend. It will be be undergoing a re-fit. So this is the last post untill you see the new look.

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