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As a Mac user, I'm sure you also have a good sense of design. But, having good sense of design alone isn't enough, it'll be much better if you can actually learn and master the way to design cool things like what Apple did in Photoshop. So if you haven't had a Photoshop, buy one?
I believe I'm lucky enough to discover these wonderful Photoshop tutorials, including creating Coldplay inspired portrait, designing shiny photorealistic Apple remote, creating Apple mighty mouse, etc. You can see the full list after the jump.
1. Design a Coldplay/Apple Inspired Portrait in Photoshop
With ten steps instructions, we as a mere mortals can do the amazing coldplay style ad portrait effect shown below. What a amazing tutorial by David Leggett.
2. Apple Like Photos with Reflection
3. Apple Leopard Text Effect
Verlee comes with the ingenious idea to create a cool Leopard looking inset text using Photoshop. In this tutorial, you will be guided to creating the text and chrome bar like shown below.
4. Creating a Cool Brushed Metal Surface in Photoshop
Do you know the brushed aluminium texture of Apple products? In this tutorial, you will learn how to do a texture like that. Thanks to Fabio for the comprehensive Photoshop tutorial.
5. Design a Shiny Photorealistic Apple Remote
There are many beautiful products designed by Apple. One of Apple's inventive products is the Apple remote. In this tutorial, Constantin Potorac will guide you to create a beautiful, shiny Apple remote with Photoshop in twenty steps.
6. A Cool Lighting Effect in Photoshop
Following this nine-steps tutorial by Fabio, you would be able to create the lighting effect like we saw on Macworld San Francisco. Though it's simple to make the effect, but it looks awesome.
7. Create a Slick Black iMac in Photoshop
It's usual if you have seen a white iMacs, but how about black iMacs? By following this thirty-steps Photoshop tutorial, you can create a picture of black iMacs! Thanks to Collis for this tutorial.
And this black iMac has been nesting in Google for ages.
8. Create A Leopard 'X' in Photoshop
By following several steps of this Photoshop tutorial, you can achieve the Leopard X logo result like shown in picture below. Maybe next time you can try with another letter, let's say Y?
9. iMouse, Creating Apple Mouse
10. Crystal Apple
You should have seen various kinds of apple design around the web. But, this Photoshop tutorial by WebDogPro on creating Crystal Apple sure did stand out of the crowd. And you only need fourteen steps to get the result.
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3 Comments
PeacockJam
I've been following your blog and hongkiat.com for a while. I recently found that you are trying to imitate (or perhaps 'follow') the contents of hongkiat.com? your previous mac entries were good, but these current ones, are quite weak. Please give me more mac entries.
Ash Davies
Great post. Some really nice tutes here, especially number 6. I've got two more you might like. This one's on creating a really nice iPhone icon http://www.photoguides.net/photoshopping-iphone-icons And this one's on making an ipod graffiti photo, like the apple ads. http://www.photoguides.net/photoshopping-ipod-graffiti Thanks
Deniz
Thanks for sharing. Apple logı and wallpaper tutorial. http://bestpstutorials-tr.blogspot.com/2009/11/apple-logo-and-wallpaper-tutorial.html
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