In this video, Stephen goes over some of the basic setup requirements for animating 3D objects in Photoshop CS6.
Category Archives: Tutorials
Wrapping Realistic Light Around a Composited Subject
In today’s lesson, we’ll examine one of the techniques that is most essential to making a composite believable – wrapping light around the subject. I’ll show you the original way of doing this as well as a new way that I stumbled upon quite by accident.
3D Bold Text Effect
This tutorial will explain how to create a bold bright-textured slick text effect in Photoshop CS6. A simple pattern will be used to create the bump map, while some other material settings will be changed to create the final appearance. Lighting, Environment, and Image Based Light settings will also be modified to complete the scene and create the final result.
Controlling Depth of Field with Tonal Maps in Adobe Photoshop
Today, Stephen Burns explains how to create tonal maps to simulate depth of field in your photographs.
Compositing Unruly Hair
Compositing wispy strands of hair is tricky business. In today’s tutorial, we’ll explore strategies for capturing and compositing models that make the process uncomplicated and fun.
Using Channels to Make Better Selections in Adobe Photoshop
In this tutorial, Stephen Burns shows you how to make clean masks for difficult selections by using channels.
Connect Your SquareSpace and SmugMug Accounts
SquareSpace and SmugMug have integrated their services to allow users to link their accounts across both sites. This new partnership offers users a new way to get their photography on the web.
Digital Tattoos
This technique is written for Photoshop CS6, but can easily be accomplished in prior versions. I recently picked up a copy of the Michael Jordan biography, Driven from Within, and on p. 11 there is…
on 3D Bold Text Effect[...] This tutorial will explain how to create a bold bright-textured slick text effect in Photoshop CS6. A simple pattern...
on 3D DNAGood tutorial with nice instruction. 
on Replace ColorI found something that worked great for me that will work for black (that's what I used it on), select...
on Vintage Metal Text EffectNice tutorial and cool effect!!! Thank you!!!!