In this tutorial, we’re going to create the possum (one of the possum brothers) from the animated cartoon-Ice Age. In the first part of the tutorial, we’ll focus on creating a fur coat for our eccentric creature and in the second part of the tutorial, we’ll be creating a dark environment around the possum.
I must add that this tutorial would have been a lot more easier with the use of a graphic tablet (I’m saving for one myself). Nevertheless, everything is still very much workable with a mouse.
Before I started with the project, I decided to sketch out some mock-ups for the subject. I explored various postures and expressions of the possum and decided to stick with seventh sketch. If you can’t draw, you may trace out the drawing by placing ...
Everyday at Design Reviver we receive messages from readers looking for answers to all kinds of design questions. It’s because of this we have decided to launch Design Reviver Answers – a free Q&A community exclusively for Web Designers.
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As the demand for quality premium Wordpress themes increases and competition increases, designers and developers have been going the extra mile recently, to create the next best theme and stay ahead of the competition. This can only be good for us all, developers get better, designers that little bit more creative and for the user, you get a theme almost tailored to your needs at the fraction of the price.
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As a web designer you must stay up-to-date with trends and techniques. A good way to do so is to subscribe to web design blogs and get updates regularly. In the following list, you will find some great web design blogs that publish showcases, techniques, tutorials, resources and in-depth articles. If it is your first visit on Design Reviver, I suggest that you also subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed.
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A List Apart
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Smashing Magazine
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ColourLovers blog
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SitePoint web design blog
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DevLounge
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Noupe
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Logos express complex ideas and concepts with simplified illustrations and typefaces that communicate distinctively and effectively. They are one of the most difficult aspects of graphic design for this reason. Some logos are incredibly clever and effective while others are poorly made and fail to communicate.
Lets start with the great:
Jack in the box
The new logo for Jack In The Box is modern, fun, and quirky - just like their mascot (Jack). The brand extensions for the different types of sandwiches they offer are also fun. The only thing off about the new logo is the “in the box” text that just seems to be placed under the image as an afterthought. This project ...
Twitter is probably the most hyped social network out there, all the mainstream medias are talking about it and a lot of celebrities are using the service. The popularity of the website means that you get to connect with tons of other users, but it also means that you’ll have to stand out to do so. For that, having a great Twitter background is recommended to make a great first impression. Learn how to do this with the following collection of tutorials.
Twitter background guidelines
Technical information regarding the file dimensions for a Twitter background, its positioning and some recommended tools.
How to brand yourself with a Twitter background
Introduction to Twitter branding by Calvin Lee of Mayhem Studios. Good advice on the type of ...
Photoshop brushes are possibly the easiest way to add style to your designs, there settings are endless, they increase your productivity, you can create a brush from almost anything, and the end result can be amazing. Below you will find 22 tutorials to help you create your own Photoshop Brush.
How to make a Photoshop Brush
A simple and detailed tutorial, giving you great tips and a step-by-step guide to creating a PS brush. 
Creating Custom Brushes
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create your own brush preset so that you can easily replicate shapes and/or patterns. 
How to make a brush and how to use it
Photoshop brushes ...
What will interfaces be like in 2020? It’s hard to predict what the future will be made of, but current experiments regularly give us hints of what 2020’s interfaces could look like. Don’t take what you read in this article for granted, but be assured that the future will be a cool place for geeks to live in.
Better and more intuitive devices interaction
The Microsoft Surface video demo created a real buzz on the web, it even got its own hilarious parody. The object is already available for sfale, but I sincerely doubt it will go big with the actual pricing and format. On the other hand, I think that the intuitive interface with object ...
As time goes by, designers keep on improving interfaces for better user-experience. In this article, we try to single out some interface design trends going on in 2009.
Multi-touch everywhere
The rise of the iPhone made the multi-touch technology very popular. Now many devices are using it: MP3 players, GPS devices, laptops,… This brings much more intuitive interfaces, making it so easy that even one year old children can use it. In 2009 we will for sure see new multi-touch devices appear.
Web applications get out of the browser
Mac OS X or Yahoo Widgets have already gotten the internet out of the browser for quite a while, but the trend is getting bigger. Think of Twitter and Twhirl, and you’ll get a good example of how a website’s ...
Textpattern is a free and open source blogging (not limited to) content management system, written in PHP using a MySQL database, and with its own dedicated community is a flourishing and perhaps unappreciated blogging platform.
If you find that Wordpress is a little overblown for your current project, why not give Textpattern a try. Installation is easy, you can design a unique template or theme in a snap, and it will manage all your posts, pages and rich media as well as any other blogging CMS. If you want that traditional blogging feel back, go with Textpattern.
Beautiful free themes are not just limited to Wordpress, have a look at these themes below, they were all developed using Textpattern, and just like everything else involved with Textpattern they are free to download ...
