CLD Tutorials

This is a quick tutorial to show you how to banish the standard mouse cursor and replace it with you own creation in two VERY simple steps!

Photoshop tutorial on how to create a cool digital bokeh effect in Photoshop using the powerful Brush Engine.
The end result will look like this :

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Well, on this tutorial you will learn step by step the basics of digital make up on a persons body.

Turn a map from google maps or yahoo maps into a cool vintage style version.

In this tutorial, I’ll be showing you how to draw a shiny green apple. We’ll have a look at various painting techniques throughout this tutorial. It will be fun and you’ll learn something new.

In this tutorial, we’ll show the advanced Adobe Illustrator artist how to make a realistic sports car dashboard. You should have a solid understanding of Adobe Illustrator tools before you begin this tutorial. We’ll be using a variety of tools to create this illustration.
The end result will look like this :

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In this tutorial, we’ll create a detailed camera lens similar to the one used as the logo for Apple’s Aperture photo-editing software. A camera lens is good for a software icon, logo, or just as a graphic for use in any design. Although, the image appears detailed, the process of creating it involves little more [...]

In this tutorial Nik Ainley walks us through the process of making a spectacular image. This tutorial focuses on the big picture steps taken to create this image. You’ll learn some incredible techniques in this tutorial, and get a view into how Nik creates beautiful photo-manipulation based images.

This tutorial will show you how to design an album cover for a solo piano album called The Storm. The cover will be designed to look like spectrograms - audio recordings in visual format.

This tutorial will create a superb 3D text effect with fire coming from inside the document, like a hole. This tutorial uses some advanced Illustrator and Photoshop techniques, as well as some free textures and stock images.