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Oct 4, 2011 08:44 AM
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Tutorial Compilation
This thread is a compilation of all the graphics tutorials on Hackforums. It will list and describe all the helpful threads and tutorials for many different software types including but not limited to Adobe Illustrator, C4D, Gimp and Illustrator.
Photoshop tutorials
This spoiler contains all the tutorials for Adobe Photoshop. To read more on Adobe Photoshop and how to get it, clickhere.
Signatures
A very helpful tutorial on how to correctly place text in signatures. This is often a problem for beginning artists.
Signature text placing
This thread will describe a lot of techniques which are probably unknown for those who have yet to start with signatures.
Ultimate Signature techniques for beginners
This is a tutorial made by Rhythm(GM), it will teach you about blending, C4D usage, lighting, composition and text. This tutorial will basically cover most of the things required for a Tag.
Deadmau5 tutorial by Rhythm
This tutorial will cover basic principles that will explain you how to create a glossy effect and create circled objects with images.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=246550
This will cover one of the basics of a signature. It will mainly explain blending and flow. Different styles are discussed and executed.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1754564
Quick and easy tutorial that will mainly cover blending and background creation.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1749824
This tutorial will cover several different aspects. It will mainly cover color usage, composition and blending. Lighting will be explained as well.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=707274
Easy yet detailed tutorial. It will give you more insight in color usage and flow.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=96964
An abstract signature tutorial. Learn how to implement C4D's in your signatures and add a nice effect. It will show some blending aspects as well.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=34090
1)Learn how to use the clipping mask in signatures. This tutorial will explain you how to make a very nice and colorful signature.
2)Learn how to use C4D's in your signatures. It will discuss C4D composition as well as blending.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1673590
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Text Editing and Text Signatures
This is a good tutorial that describes how to use 'Clipping masks' with text. It creates a nice effect behind the letters as well.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1737553
The tutorial above gives detailed information on how to make text with depth. It shows how to properly use 'bevel' and gradients.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1751358
This tutorial describes how to style your text. This can be used on buttons as well.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1779132
This tutorial gives detailed information on text creation, with a specific style: 'Oil'.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1794938
Detailed tutorial on how to manipulate your letters with a nice 'water' style.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1700155
Detailed yet simple tutorial on text editing. Creates a nice glossy effect.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1020467
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Photo Editing
This is a very detailed tutorial on how to improve the quality of any photo on the web.
Improve photo quality.
This is a quick and easy tutorial that explains how to change the color of eyes in a photo.
Changing eye color.
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Vectoring
This is a well explained thread that learns you how to vector a poor quality image to a beautiful one.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=225757
Well explained tutorial that explains how to cartoonize yourself using vectors!
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1660759
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Buttons, Banners and similar.
This tutorial explains you how to make your own userbar for your HF group. It uses the default userbar template.
Making a HF userbar
This tutorial explains you how to make an orb, which can be used as a signature or button as well.
Glossy interface Orb
Very simple tutorial on how to make your basic logo. This is for all levels, especially for beginners.
How to make a basic logo
This tutorial explains you how to make a logo that is similar to the Hackforums logo that you can see above.
How to make a hackforums logo
Very well explained tutorial. It describes how to make a very High Quality 3D logo in Photoshop.
Making a 3D logo
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Effects
Basic tutorial that explains you how to create a magical effect. This can be used for signatures, or backgrounds and such.
Magical effect
This tutorial explains you how to use the animation tool in photoshop. You can learn how to animate text with a nice shine effect.
Animated shine
Similar to the tutorial above. This tutorial will learn you to animate text.
Animated text
This tutorial shows you another secret of photoshop. Very simple and well explained, on how to create your 'energy ball'.
Making an energy ball
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Rendering
Nice tutorial that explains you how to render images using the Pen Tool.
Rendering with the pen tool
Rendering hair and fur is always difficult, this tutorial will teach you how to do that properly.
Rendering fur/hair
Just as hair and fur, fire and smoke can be hard to render as well. This tutorial explains you how to do it.
Render smoke and fire in seconds
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Other
This tutorial is very helpful for beginners. Learn how to create basic buttons and use several simple effects.
Beginner tips.
This tutorial gives you the basics of the 'Pen tool', learn how to create weird shapes and curly waves.
How to work with the 'Pen Tool'.
This tutorial gives you detailed information on how to write on a body. This is a very realistic method.
Text on 'boob' tutorial
This tutorial explains you how to edit MyBB themes.
How to create a MyBB theme
Good tutorial on colorizing. Colorize black and white images with a nice effect.
How to colorize black and white images.
Cinema 4D
In this spoiler, you will find all the tutorials related to Cinema 4D. C4D is a program widely used for video editing and creating three dimentional objects. To read more on Cinema 4D and how to get it, please click here.
This is a very nice thread covering several tutorials on how to get started with Cinema 4D. It covers various tutorials ranging from basic to advanced.
Full tutorial on how to get started.
This is a long and very well explained tutorial. Learn the basics of C4D and create 3D text in a realistic environment.
Advanced compositing for beginners.
This tutorial will teach you the basics of C4D. You will create text in 3D with a nice shiny effect.
Shiny C4D text.
GIMP
In this spoiler, you will find all the tutorials related to GIMP. GIMP is an alternative for Photoshop, it has similar tools and is widely used. For more info on GIMP and how to get it click here.
Signature tutorials
Signature tutorial (Speed Art) By ~SoulCal-; Dazed
Signature tutorial (Speed Art) By ~SoulCal-; Master Chief
Signature tutorial (Speed Art) By ~SoulCal-; Glow
Text tutorials
Learn to use different effects that you could use with text.
Create text with a nice Metallic finish.
Learn how to make text with a 'Tron Legacy' style.
How to create a border around your text.
Add shadow to your text.
Others
Create an userbar in GIMP
Simple circles with a nice effect.
Adobe Illustrator
This spoiler contains all the Adobe Illustrator tutorials. Learn how to use the pentool and to create vectors. More information on Illustrator? Click.
Learn how to create a Galaxy Globe. You'll learn how to use opacity masks, Mesh tool and more.
Galaxy Globe
Learn how to create a Kung Fu Panda Diptych in Adobe Illustrator CS5.
Kong Fu Panda Vector
This tutorial contains unusual technique for creating Opacity Masks and plenty of effective techniques to create this vector.
Robot Vector
Learn how to create a complex object with exacting details.
Vector Whiskey glass
Learn how to paint imaginative landscapes in vector.
Magical Vector Landscape
You’ll discover the depth of the Appearance panal, as well as Art and Scatter brushes in this tutorial.
Garden Scene
Learn to use reference images to compose your imaginative figure, then draw each detail in Illustrator, using a professional workflow to create styish punk and pop fused results.
Stylish Line Art
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Very detailled, thank you for this. I think this will help out alot of noobs/beginners to photoshop ^^
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(Oct 4, 2011 10:27 AM)LightBlue Wrote: Very detailled, thank you for this. I think this will help out alot of noobs/beginners to photoshop ^^
No problem. I have tried to keep it as organized and detailed as possible. I hope it will help out more people ;)!
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Oct 5, 2011 10:20 AM
(This post was last modified: Oct 5, 2011 10:21 AM by Sefirosu.)
I will definatley refer people who need tutorials and want to improve their graphics to this thread.
Looks like you put alot of time and effort into this, nice stuff!
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Thanks for the thread.
This is better than using the search function.
(Oct 5, 2011 10:57 AM)Gооn Wrote: Thanks for the thread.
This is better than using the search function.
Agreed, this is a great compilation and I already followed one tut!
Nice its opened,Lets see if it deserves a sticky!
Nice well organized.
Yay my tutorial is in here!
<3
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Nice compilation man should be stickied.
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Thanks for the comments. I hope that more members will take use of it.
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THanks for this thread =)! Looks really nice :D!
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(Oct 9, 2011 10:05 AM)Ρaragon Wrote: THanks for this thread =)! Looks really nice :D!
Thanks! I'm glad that it could help you.
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Nice thread, but may i ask why my "water text" tutorial is not in here?
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(Oct 13, 2011 01:53 AM)Sejskaler Wrote: Nice thread, but may i ask why my "water text" tutorial is not in here?
It has been added. If you've any more tutorials that you would like to see up there, you can always use the form listed in the OP.
Thanks.
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(Oct 13, 2011 01:58 AM)Flying Dutchman Wrote: It has been added. If you've any more tutorials that you would like to see up there, you can always use the form listed in the OP.
Thanks.
Oh, didnt see the form, im sorry, if i realize that i have more, ill tell you ;)
Title: Simple Text Based Sig Tutorial
Link: https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1020467
Idk if you want to chuck it on but here's a tut I made ages ago.
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