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[Tutorial] Splatter Banner ft. Taeyeon

Vina — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:12:32 +0000

Brushes used in this tutorial can be found here post. Tutorial is not recommended for beginners and or those not familiar with the tools in Adobe Photoshop because I assume you know what tools I’m referring to and how to use them. This is more of a tutorial / guide to show you how exactly I make my banners step by step.

Please view in HD on Fullscreen. Download the file here.

Here is the banner made from the video.

Smudge Banner Video Tutorial

Vina — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:36:10 +0000

This video isn’t exactly a tutorial, but more of a guide. You guys can see how I make my banners. I use mostly custom brushes and smudging techniques.

5 Minute Preview

Information
Title: Smudge Banner Tutorial
Length: 37:11
Note: If anything, I’d pay attention to the beginning + end and skim through the middle. It’s all about experimenting and finding the right effects.

Download: Video Tutorial (Mirror) (33mb) | Photoshop File (PSD) | Smudging Brushes (two of which were made in the video)

Music: Music is included. Mute if you like since there’s no commentary. I messed up around 11-15, so there’s no music there.

Songs Used
Big Bang – Oh, Ah, Oh
Namie Amuro – Wild
Judy Chou – 寂寞包廂
Bae Seul Ki – Come To Me
Epik High – One (Feat. Jisun)
Big Bang – Lie (Remix)
Clazziquai Project – Come To Me (Mellotron Remix)
SHINee – 누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay Boom Track)

Terms:
1. Please do not redistribute.
2. The .psd file is for learning purposes only. Do not modify it, or take parts of it for another graphic and claim as your own.
2. Credit me if you use the brushes. Link back to either vtension@LJ or http://vtension.com.
3. If you try, please show your results. I’d love to see what you make.[/left]

My other banners using the same techniques:

Do’s and Don’ts

Vina — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:10:37 +0000

This is really old (made in like 2007), but it kind of goes in conjuction with my banner tutorials since it’s basic stuff that you should keep in mind. You’d be surprised how more clean your banners or graphics look if you follow some of these.

Part 1 | Part 2

Abstract Banner Video Tutorial

Vina — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:39:58 +0000

….ok, it’s not exactly a tutorial since I’m just showing you how I do some of my banners and not teaching you. But you get the point. This video is meant as a guide more than anything. It utilizes one of the textures from my resource from my previous post. In this post, you will also find my older smudge banner tutorial and the smudging brushes that I use. Scratch that, I’ll post it up after this.

Please view in HD on Fullscreen.

Here is the banner made from the video.

And I realized that I can’t plan out a tutorial and then do it, because I always either forget what I did or I don’t want to redo the banner. I made these two banners below with the purpose of planning out my tutorial, but I failed. The difference with these banners below is that instead of using angle strokes, I used twirl. I also used another texture for the bg.