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This is one of our newest and most exciting additions to Outlaw Design Blog! We have started writing our own photoshop tutorials exclusively for Outlaw Design Blog. Check back here often to see what new tutorials we have published. The older posts in this section are links to tutorials and Photoshop sites we found useful. Be sure to check them out as well.

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Useful Ways Creatives Can Use Digital Cameras

Useful Ways Creatives Can Use Digital Cameras

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I think many of us, myself included, rely on free and premium resources too much. Why not take a step back and become more involved in our designs? Some DIY style if you will. This post is a collection of ideas on how... 

Create a Vintage Horror Movie Poster for Halloween

Create a Vintage Horror Movie Poster for Halloween

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Last week I did a post for GraphicRiver call “The Scariest Movie Posters of All Time.” They were really just a showcase of cheesy old horror movie posters. Because I am such a fan of that style, I thought I... 

Make a Sleek Car Ad in 7 Simple Steps

Make a Sleek Car Ad in 7 Simple Steps

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Step 1 Create a new document with the following settings: 8×10 and 72dpi and add your background artwork as needed. I decided to use Starry Night. Step 2 Add your car image and remove any background portion of the... 

Create a NFL Style Advertisement in Photoshop

Create a NFL Style Advertisement in Photoshop

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This tutorial shows how you can use extreme shadows and highlights to create a trendy and powerful NFL magazine advertisement. This tutorial is interesting, as it really walks you through the process from start to finish,... 

Create a Kill Bill Style Movie Poster in Photoshop

Create a Kill Bill Style Movie Poster in Photoshop

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As you might have noticed from the other photoshop tutorials on this site, I am a bit of a movie buff and enjoy recreating movie posters. In today’s tutorial I am going to show you how to make a cool Kill bill style... 

Make a Russian Propaganda Poster in Photoshop

Make a Russian Propaganda Poster in Photoshop

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Last week I did a tutorial on how to create a WWII propaganda poster in Photoshop. This week I thought I would do a similar tutorial, but on the flip side. This weeks tutorial is fairly similar to last weeks, but rather... 

2009 Web Design Trends and How-To’s

2009 Web Design Trends and How-To’s

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A while back, Smashing Magazine did an awesome round up of 2009 Web Design Trends. The post was a great round up of trends for 2009 and websites that showcased these trends. I would like to take that post a step further... 

How to Create a WWII Propaganda Poster in Photoshop

How to Create a WWII Propaganda Poster in Photoshop

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This past weekend was the Independence Day holiday weekend here in the States. As such, I felt it was my patriotic chore to create a a Photoshop tutorial to show my pride. So, here it is, a World War II Propaganda Poster.... 

Make a Vintage Magazine Ad in Photoshop

Make a Vintage Magazine Ad in Photoshop

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Im a big fan of vintage magazine ads. Aside from the retro look they present, its interesting to me to see how far the design industry has come over the years. Aside from being a fan of vintage ads, Im also a big fan of... 

How to Organize Graphic Design Files

How to Organize Graphic Design Files

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I think it is safe to say that every designer out there has a huge amount of files on their computer. It just comes with the territory. From stock files to client files, our computers are over run with files both big and... 



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