ABSTRACT TUTORIALS
- Browse the list of tutorials provided and select one that you want to try
- Follow the instructions provided as best you can, EXCEPT...
- you may NOT download any brush set, filter, style, etc. (you do not have rights to do so)
- you do not have to following it exactly if you feel it is unnecessary (for example- one tutorial has light rays coming out of a coffee cup; you obviously do not need the coffee cup)
- Save each as Abstract Tutorial 1_Lastname, Abstract Tutorial 2_Lastname, and so on
- Complete as many tutorials as you can in the time provided (bell to bell)
TUTORIALS LIST
gradient bars
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/30970672/1/how-to-create-abstract-starfield-background-photoshop-cs5
gradient lines with pen tool
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2999/1/Cool-abstract-background
luminescent lines
http://psdlearning.com/2008/06/luminescent-lines/#more-45
luminescent lines with light orbs
http://pshero.com/photoshop-tutorials/graphic-design/electrifying-glow-album-art
windows vista aurora effect
http://tutorials-in-photoshop.blogspot.com/2011/03/vista-aurora-effect.html
light rays
http://www.heathrowe.com/trendy-background/
light streaks
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/light-streaks/
abstract light streaks
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/3058/1/Abstract-lighting-effects
light bubbles
http://abduzeedo.com/awesome-digital-bokeh-effect-photoshop
fractal design
http://www.webdesignviews.com/2012/08/how-to-create-your-own-fractal-style-design-using-photoshop/
light streaks
http://abduzeedo.com/node/81683
glowing burst and streaks
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/01/create-a-glowing-extreme-wallpaper-in-photoshop/
light streaks (use brushes instead of taking a picture of a moving flashlight)
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/create-a-simple-vibrant-light-effect-in-photoshop
light streaks 2
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-intense-light-streaks-in-photoshop
light streaks with background glow
http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/advanced-glow-effects--psd-12
energy orbs
http://abduzeedo.com/amazing-photoshop-light-effect-10-steps
neon drawing
https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/photoshop/create-cool-neon-effects/#9
neon sign
https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-realistic-neon-light-text-effect-in-adobe-photoshop--cms-23250
light streaks
http://www.jay-han.com/2008/08/26/create-simple-light-stripes-effect-in-photoshop/
colorful light lines
http://10steps.sg/tutorials/photoshop/creating-colorful-disco-lines-effect/
glowing hexagons
https://abduzeedo.com/hexagon-bokeh-effect-photoshop
color gradient bars
https://abduzeedo.com/space-lighting-effects-10-steps-photoshop-tutorial
gradient bars
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/30970672/1/how-to-create-abstract-starfield-background-photoshop-cs5
gradient lines with pen tool
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2999/1/Cool-abstract-background
luminescent lines
http://psdlearning.com/2008/06/luminescent-lines/#more-45
luminescent lines with light orbs
http://pshero.com/photoshop-tutorials/graphic-design/electrifying-glow-album-art
windows vista aurora effect
http://tutorials-in-photoshop.blogspot.com/2011/03/vista-aurora-effect.html
light rays
http://www.heathrowe.com/trendy-background/
light streaks
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/light-streaks/
abstract light streaks
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/3058/1/Abstract-lighting-effects
light bubbles
http://abduzeedo.com/awesome-digital-bokeh-effect-photoshop
fractal design
http://www.webdesignviews.com/2012/08/how-to-create-your-own-fractal-style-design-using-photoshop/
light streaks
http://abduzeedo.com/node/81683
glowing burst and streaks
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/01/create-a-glowing-extreme-wallpaper-in-photoshop/
light streaks (use brushes instead of taking a picture of a moving flashlight)
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/create-a-simple-vibrant-light-effect-in-photoshop
light streaks 2
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-intense-light-streaks-in-photoshop
light streaks with background glow
http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/advanced-glow-effects--psd-12
energy orbs
http://abduzeedo.com/amazing-photoshop-light-effect-10-steps
neon drawing
https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/photoshop/create-cool-neon-effects/#9
neon sign
https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-realistic-neon-light-text-effect-in-adobe-photoshop--cms-23250
light streaks
http://www.jay-han.com/2008/08/26/create-simple-light-stripes-effect-in-photoshop/
colorful light lines
http://10steps.sg/tutorials/photoshop/creating-colorful-disco-lines-effect/
glowing hexagons
https://abduzeedo.com/hexagon-bokeh-effect-photoshop
color gradient bars
https://abduzeedo.com/space-lighting-effects-10-steps-photoshop-tutorial
EXPLORE:
Today you get to try out a variety of super cool tutorials that teach techniques we do not have the time to cover in our curriculum. Explore the list of tutorials provided below. Simply open a link and see if the tutorial is of interest to you. If you like it, give it a try! If you don't, just keep searching until you find something that excites you.
SAVING YOUR WORK:
Any tutorial you try should be saved as the title listed above the link, then underscore and your last name. For example, if I tried the first link "gradient bars" I would save it as: Gradient Bars_Mattingly. All files are saved to your Independent Projects folder as well as the CG Dropbox
Save everything you start! Even if you do not finish the tutorial because you ran out of time, the tutorial required something we do not have, or you hit a road block you could not get past. Save and submit everything you try no matter what!
WARNING:
You may encounter some bumps in the road.
Today you get to try out a variety of super cool tutorials that teach techniques we do not have the time to cover in our curriculum. Explore the list of tutorials provided below. Simply open a link and see if the tutorial is of interest to you. If you like it, give it a try! If you don't, just keep searching until you find something that excites you.
SAVING YOUR WORK:
Any tutorial you try should be saved as the title listed above the link, then underscore and your last name. For example, if I tried the first link "gradient bars" I would save it as: Gradient Bars_Mattingly. All files are saved to your Independent Projects folder as well as the CG Dropbox
Save everything you start! Even if you do not finish the tutorial because you ran out of time, the tutorial required something we do not have, or you hit a road block you could not get past. Save and submit everything you try no matter what!
WARNING:
You may encounter some bumps in the road.
- Anyone can post a tutorial online- including people who stink at explaining things.
- The tutorial may require something our version of Photoshop does not have.
The expectation is that you are working in Photoshop every minute of class time.
It is not okay for you to work on a late project or something for another class.
It is not okay for you to work on a late project or something for another class.