In this 3-part tutorial, the author will give you directions for making three different types of wood. These represent three different colors and grain-types of wood and so you will use slightly different methods for each. This tutorial was written with version 5.5 of Photoshop, but you can do it with newer versions, or with Photoshop Elements.
Continuing in the pattern series, this third tutorial deals with tiles, which are no more than a more complex application of a pattern. In mathematics this is called a tesselation. We will do two different kinds of tiles. First, we will tile a canvas with grass and clover, and in the second example, we will examine a hexagonal tiling.
Simple to make, pleasing to the eye and, best of all, light on bandwidth, floral patterns have graced many great sites recently, and looked fantastic in the process. So, how are they created? Read on...
Without specialist equipment it is usually a very bad idea to try and take underwater shots with your expensive digital camera! This tutorial details a simple way to keep your feet dry and create a realistic texture that closely resembles the surface of water if seen from below.
