Photoshop Tutorial: Animating

Now it has been a while since I last did a tutorial video for Photoshop, and today I come back with something a bit more useful when it comes to making an animated logo. In the video I demonstrate how to animate using a sprite sheet, but the concept is quite simple to understand altogether. All you have to do is animate frame-by-frame, or in this case layer by layer. There isn’t a whole lot I can really show you through this article that I did in the video. But I will try my best to recapture this moment for you in text form for those who don’t like watching an eight minute video. So without further distractions, let’s get started.

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Photoshop Resources

In today’s video we are going to be looking at some of the many websites you can go to for some Photoshop resources. Whether you’re an artist, web designer, or graphic designer, there are many sites and tools that are at your disposal and are free to use. However, even free to use programs have some kind of licensing agreement that may not allow for you to use it in a public based design. So be sure to read the websites terms and conditions to find out what you can or cannot do. To get you going on your way, the sites listed below are the websites mentioned in the video. If you have not watched the video, it’s okay. There is a description beside the links to help you get a better idea of what these sites are for.

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Photoshop Layers

Today we are going to be looking at some of the cool things you can do with layers and smart objects. I will cover stacking order as well as explain what smart objects are and how to use them to your benefit. I would like to mention that this should be considered a theoretical lesson, meaning I am giving the information but you should use it to your own liking and experience something new in your own way. Next week we will cover slicing and how it is used for web design. Thank you for watching and taking an interest in learning Adobe Photoshop. 

Photoshop: Coloring Techniques

In today's In today's video we are going to be looking at some methods in coloring your pictures that you have drawn or outlined. These methods are possible ways your could color your artwork, but in another way a theory for you to observe and look at. You can try other methods with this possible technique as well. I hope you find this video useful in someway, and thanks for watching. 

5 Exceptional Photoshop UI Kits

If you go to apple.com, you'll see all of their devices with beautiful displays featured all over the site.  You might guess that they have the phones and equipment to take these high-res pictures, but none of them are actually from real pictures.

In fact, no one is actually taking pictures of their apps on iphones, ipads, or any other device.  They're using UI kits and dropping in the images they want displayed  pristinely on the screen.  The good news is that you can access these graphics too and add beautiful images of your app or site displayed on any device just like the pros.

Here are 5 different UI kits that you can use create professional displays of your app/website:

1.  iPhone GUI Kit

The iPhone GUI PSD by teehan+lax is perfect.  It gives you all of the components you need and the images could not be sharper.

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