here's to hoping i did this right :lol:
Very well done to all the participants in week #6 all your works were fantastic!
And thanks to Luna for hosting it!
I was given the honor by Belial, to choose this week's challenge
yay!
This week's challenge is:

--The themes of your wallpapers or large pieces are absolutely up to you so long as they aren't too profane, photo manipulations are good too
What you'll learn from them is:
--use of different tools and filters around your photoshop program
-lighting and blur effects
-overlaying textures onto the main image or vice versa
-different filter effects and how they are used
-how to create and install brushes to use in your final piece
-most of all, how to make your work really stand out from the crowd.
Tutorials:
this one should keep you all occupied:
http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/creating-the-windows-vista-lighting-effect/
and if you want a selection to choose from:
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photoshop-tutorials-wallpaper/
resources:
Brushes on Brusheezy
Fyre
i'll leave you to it, enjoy!
To start us off i havethis one, following the Vista Aura tutorial:

Very well done to all the participants in week #6 all your works were fantastic!
And thanks to Luna for hosting it!
I was given the honor by Belial, to choose this week's challenge

This week's challenge is:

--The themes of your wallpapers or large pieces are absolutely up to you so long as they aren't too profane, photo manipulations are good too

What you'll learn from them is:
--use of different tools and filters around your photoshop program
-lighting and blur effects
-overlaying textures onto the main image or vice versa
-different filter effects and how they are used
-how to create and install brushes to use in your final piece
-most of all, how to make your work really stand out from the crowd.
Tutorials:
this one should keep you all occupied:
http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/creating-the-windows-vista-lighting-effect/
and if you want a selection to choose from:
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photoshop-tutorials-wallpaper/
resources:
Brushes on Brusheezy
Fyre
i'll leave you to it, enjoy!

To start us off i havethis one, following the Vista Aura tutorial:

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