Best tutorials and freebies – June 2010

Read to see the best tutorials and freebies from June 2010,
hand picked by us.

Photoshop Tutorials

Combine 3D Geometric Shapes and Flowing Lines
for a Sleek iPhone Ad

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a variety of 3D geometric shapes and combine them with some abstract flowing lines and a splash of color to create a vibrant and exciting sleek iPhone product advertisement.

Photoshop’s layer effects explained

Creating vibrant, eye-catching images like this one needn’t be a complex or time-consuming affair. In this tutorial, James White shows how to add a vivid retro flair to a striking model.

Make a Soft Grunge Product Ad Design in Photoshop

In this graphic design tutorial, we’ll create a poster with light grunge features centered around a Nike shoe.

Flashing Design in Photoshop by Mike Speero

In this tutorial Mike Speero will show you how he created one the “Flashing” design, one of his works from his portfolio which in he mixes a photo of girl with splashes of milk and light effects.

Create a Set of Glossy Metallic Icons

This tutorial is going to teach you how to make a stylish, metallic Adobe Icon Set with a glossy finish.

Illustrator Tutorials

Create a Dazzling Aurora Borealis

In this tutorial you will learn how to create northern lights/aurora borealis effect.

Create a Trendy Seamless Type Pattern

This tutorial will show you, how to create a trendy seamless type pattern in Illustrator using some text and icons.

Create a Distressed Vector Typographic Poster Design

Follow this step by step walkthrough of design process for the “Spectrum” poster.

3D Text In Clouds Tutorial

In this tutorial we are going to create some 3D text. What is so special about this 3D text is that we are going to make the shadows editable, which will make it easier to work with and to make changes with it.