Create a Simple Pond Ripple in Photoshop

I have been having a lot of positive comments over the past month regarding my website footer design and the pond ripple used on the water. It is actually very simple to create with only a couple of design steps in photoshop. The following tutorial will show how it is created and offer a couple of examples for its use!

3D Object, Web 2.0 Reflection

In this simple tutorial, I am going to create a web 2.0 reflect effect in photoshop. We have all seen the effect dotted around, in fact it has become a very common style applied on logos, icons, images and so on.

Websites such as Apple, Vodafone and Pepsi are all using the effect somewhere on their sites. There are even scripts and sites out there to create the effect for you. http://h-master.net/web2.0/ for example, allows you to enter a piece of text, and then will automatically generate a web 2.0 reflect effect on the imputted text… Clever huh! but still, it is applied on a 2D object.

Lens Flare. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!

My first tutorial! Yay! In this article I am going to look at and discuss the use of the Photoshop Lens Flare effect. How to use it effectively and show some circumstances when certainly not to use it!

As a designer, going on to someones website and seing the default lens flare effect plastered all over their images shows a lack of thought, design and well, shows the creator is probably trying to hide something in their work!

Saying that, the default lens flare can be used very effectively and work really well, in the right style and on the right image.