http://backend.userland.com/rss092 http://phong.com/tutorials/ Premium squeezed tutorials for Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, POV-Ray, polar graphing, 3ds max, HTML. av@phong.com Sat, 25 May 2013 6:23:12 PDT http://phong.com/workflowhttp://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/workflowz.gifTaken in Adobe Illustrator using a screen capture program for OSX called Snapz Pro and edited in After Effects, here is a YouTube Playlist which contains time-lapse screen-captures of my digital workflow. New videos will be added. Enjoy!tutorial

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http://phong.com/tutorials/photostitch/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/photostitch.gifThis tutorial illustrates a flexible method for stitching together overlapping photos into a seamless panorama. <p> It also includes a basic introduction to the automated <i>Photomerge</i> function in CS.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/mask.tree/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/treemask.gifThis tutorial will demonstrate advanced techniques to extract a clean mask from a photo of a tree set against a blue sky, extensively using channels and levels.tutorial

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http://phong.com/tutorials/graphing/polar/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/tut_graph.jpgBasic techniques for plotting mathematical designs in polar coordinates.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/astro/source/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/astro_source.gifTeach yourself the manifolds of Flash with these open source Actionscripts.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/glass/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/reflective.gifAn advanced tutorial demonstrating a simple method of giving the illusion of a 3d refraction to any form, using Photoshop's Glass filter.tutorial

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../tutorials/wire/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/wire.gifHow to create 3d tubes and wires with a particular quality of light and shadows, using lighting effects. <p> <p> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign=top class="bodyTxt">Translations:&nbsp;</td> <td valign=top class="bodyTxt"> <a href="http://www.666-hellish.com/tutorial/metallrohr.htm" target="_blank">German</a><br> <a href="http://www.nzeo.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=p_design&category=1&no=68" target="_blank">Korean</a> </td> </tr> </table>tutorial

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../tutorials/sphere/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/sphere.gifHow to create a transparent reflecting sphere, with lighting effects, various blending modes and the sphereize filter. <p> Translation: <a href="http://www.666-hellish.com/tutorial/transkugel01.htm" target="_blank">German</a>tutorial

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http://phong.com/tutorials/metal/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/metal.gifHow to create a beveled metal texture with a series of filters, including Lighting Effects. <p> Translation: <a href="http://www.666-hellish.com/tutorial/metallschalt.htm" target="_blank">German</a>tutorial

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http://phong.com/tutorials/flash/transparent/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/flash_trans.gifHow to export transparency in a bitmap image from Photoshop to Flash using the <b>.png</b> image format.tutorial

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../tutorials/eplastic/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/eplastic.gifA flexible technique to create glossy highlights on any form, using lighting effects, screen blending and curves. <p> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign=top class="bodyTxt">Translations:&nbsp;</td> <td valign=top class="bodyTxt"> <a href="http://www.babooforum.com.br/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=117757" target="_blank">Portuguese</a><br> <a href="http://psd.runweb.ru/l/t/2.html" target="_blank">Russian</a> </td> </tr> </table>tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/dots/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/dots.gifA flexible effect using the paint bucket's pattern fill, and mosaic filter.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/adjust/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/adjust.gifImagine the ability to apply an effect to a group of layers in Photoshop, and then have the power to edit that effect later, while preserving the original layers. Adjustment Layers allow just that.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/lightingeffects/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/lfx.gifGeneral tips on mastering Photoshop's Lighting Effects filter.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/flash/animation/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/flash_ani.gifThis tutorial demonstrates a few ways to apply some of the <a href="http://www.3dark.com/archives/animation/the_principles.html" target="_new">Principles of Animation</a>, into your Flash projects.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/pov/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/pov.gifA breif introduction for beginners to the original freeware raytracing app, available for download @ <a href="http://www.povray.org" target="_blank">povray.orgtutorial

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http://phong.com/tutorials/3dmax/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/3dmax.gifA small selection of tutorials, outlining basic techniques for lathing and beveling splines in any version of 3dsmax.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/screen/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/screen.gifScreen blending brightens the underlying layers according to how bright the screened layer is. <p> See how this blending mode can streamline your creative process.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/colordodge/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/dodge.gifSee the varieties of this unique additive blending mode.tutorial

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http://www.phong.com/tutorials/scan/http://phong.com/chunkdata/../tutorials/thumbs/scan.gifUse this technique on you imagery to make it look like they're projecting on a janky old screen.tutorial

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