Create Simple Cartoon Character in Photoshop

The use of colourful vector art is a great way to create an accessible and friendly webpage. When done well it is possible to create a rich and vibrant art style which will capture the imagination. We walk you through the basics to get you going on Photoshop CS and newer.

Here’s the end result of this tutorial.

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Awesome Digital Bokeh Effect

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Climb - 3D Text Composition

Using textures applied to text is an effective way to create dynamic looking text, and even creating 3D style text effects solely in Photoshop.  Using some photomanipulation techniques, textures can be applied and blended together to create a surreal work with a realistic feeling.

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Vector Portrait Detailing Eyes

The eyes are the most important part of a vector portrait. So I decided to include a detailed tutorial on working on eyes. In our original sample, we didn’t need to detail the eyes because the model is looking down so for this special part of the tutorial we will use a different photo.

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Creating A Vector Portrait

This tutorial will teach you how to make your own vector portraits. Every artist has their own style of creating vector portraits, ranging from ultra-realistic to very cartoony. What you’ll learn on this website is my style of making one and hopefully you can come up with your own style after learning the basics of vector art.

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Adding Light Streaks to a Photo

In this Photoshop Effects tutorial, we're going to look at how to add colorful streaks of light to a photo. You've probably seen these light streaks used in ads for everything from shampoo to cellphones, and in fact they were used most recently in a cool ad for a new cellphone from Sprint and Samsung. Creating them is as easy as drawing a path with Photoshop's Pen Tool and then stroking the path with a brush, with a couple of simple layer styles used to add the actual color and light effect. It's all fairly easy, but if you've never used the Pen Tool before or you're not sure how to draw paths, you might want to check out our Making Selections With The Pen Tool tutorial first, where I cover everything you need to know about drawing and editing paths with the Pen.

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Cool Photoshop Explosion Effect

Explosions are cool. Seriously cool. So when I received some e-mails asking about how to create a break-apart, explosion effect, I knew it’d be worth making a tutorial on. Read on to find out how to break apart a body, then add some awesome lighting and glow, and nopattern style, to finish the image off.

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