In this tutorial I will show you some special effects that can be applied to a simple rectangular object by playing with the shadows. Obviously I do not mean shadow effect applied on a layer, but real shadows created manually. First draw a rectangle on a layer like this:
Perhaps not everyone knows about the potential of text handling in Photoshop, in particular the fact that it can manipulate text in ways very advanced. For example if we wanted to "bend" text, we would be tempted to use the "Create Warped Text" 
, Which opens a window with these settings:
It was a little 'I suggested that some redesign logos. So this time I have the "plug" with Ilaria Lab !
A note for those who have asked: This is a logo, more precisely a study of a logo, and has nothing to do with the header of your blog - or blogs in question, just for completeness.
From the Apple Web 2.0 images "reflected" Intrenet flooded. Often abused, however, are always impressive. Know how to make good business is not complicated and, with a Pizzoc of imagination, you can make it less "obvious" and "discount" ... if you can not do without.
First of all let's see how to set up a basic reflection. The technical basis for setting a reflection, at least my favorite and I use all the time, is simple and fast implementation. This method allows the maximum freedom to make changes later, and preserves transparency in case you want to save the image to PNG 24 with transparency.
1. Phosotoshop As always, open and load the image we want to reflect on a specific layer
2. Duplicate our layer (drag the layer icon to duplicate 
) And nominiamolo "shadow" or "reflex"
3. From the "Edit" menu select "Transform" / "Flip Vertical"
4. Drag the new layer "reflex" below the original layer and the base of the original layer spostiamolo
5. We select the layer "reflex" and holding down the ALT key, add a mask by clicking on the icon 
"Masks" in the tool window layer, the layer "reflex" should disappear
6. We select the mask in the layer "reflex" and click on 
Filling
7. We set up a gradient from black or white to transparent: 
8. Draw the gradient from the center of the original layer in the middle layer of the "reflex"
Inaugurate a new section with this post events & initiatives , given the numerous reports that often come to my proposals. Obviously the report it related to the themes of this blog.
" Here come the Guru , "will be held in Rome in October 2008, and sees for the first time ever, the presence in Italy of Martin Evening , leading expert in digital imaging, and author of many successful books on Photoshop, sold all the world.
Given the uniqueness of the event, this year the organization has developed a "tour" of 8 stages, in many Italian cities, whose participation is TOTALLY FREE.
During the various meetings of the Adobe Guru Marianna Santoni , Claudio Marconato , Fruet Titian , and David Broad , will entertain participants with 5 hours of seminars on various topics, from digital photography, design and Web design. There will be 3 stages which will take place in the South (Naples, Bari, Catania), a known "snubbed" by events of great importance. The official website is: http://www.arrivanoiguru.com
(Reported by: David Wide )
I publish this post now for reasons of fairness! The site MelaMorsicata.it had launched a contest to redesign their logo . The deadline for participation was (is) on March 15, that's because of this waiting ... I did not want in any way affect anything. The contest could only send a logo or, better, you could participate in "competing" with a single logo. Some participants, Duren the course of the contest, resent variants of the logo (header?) Replacing the previous ones.
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful tool and allows you to create truly captivating effects. To achieve the effect of bending of a sheet of paper, in fact, we can use the transform tool to "bend" - really - a layer. With a few small steps can make the effect very realistic. The images presented below in this tutorial are examples and are made in low resolution. To improve the effect of using a high resolution, so you want to resize the image to the end and get an anti-aliasing on the edges.
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