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Digital video frame to a woodcut icon

In this tutorial a low resolution image is used, a frame from a digital video camera
Image and tutorial by Michael Halbert

Visits: 1279

Rikki-tikki-tavi in pencil and Photoshop 5.5

Rikki-tikki-tavi is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. The story, and my illustration, were to be used by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in a text book for 6th grade students, used to teach reading skills.
Image and tutorial by Michael Halbert

Visits: 605

Drawing with photoshop halftones

This image that will be used for the cover of a bimonthly newsletter going to orthodontist, was done by converting sections of grayscale tones into line halftones.
Image and tutorial by Michael Halbert

Visits: 614

Create custom reference with liquify

I received an e-mail from Paradigm, the publisher of a magazine in Japan. They wanted an illustration of a Tyrannosaurus Rex...
Image and tutorial by Michael Halbert

Visits: 849

Scanning line art

Getting a good line art scan with a desktop scanner is easy, but there are some extra steps you need to take to insure the best quality.
Image and tutorial by Michael Halbert

Visits: 535

Creating a monster with Photoshop 5.5

This illustration began as a detailed pencil drawing that was scanned and used as a guide in Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and Adobe Illustrator 8.
Image and tutorial by Michael Halbert

Visits: 888

Big Prints From Small Printers

This tutorial is based on a printer that can print on paper up to 13 x 19 inches. If your printer uses smaller paper, then simply change the paper size numbers in this tutorial to your printer's sizes.

Visits: 641

Separating a Drawing From Its Background

This is a pencil drawing that has been scanned. It is on one layer - black pencil lines on a white background. The problem is to separate the lines from the white background and get them on their own layer. Once on their own layer, colors can be added or painted on layers underneath the lines.

Visits: 1311

Pen and Tablet Exercise

This is not really a tutorial. It's an explanation of an exercise I use to get better at controlling a digital pen and tablet. A pretty awkward experience when first getting started.

Visits: 1135

Perspective - Quick Down & Dirty

This tutorial assumes that you already know how to use Photoshop's adjustment and transform tools, and you have a good grasp of the fundamentals of perspective drawing.

Visits: 1037