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>> Announcement: To all the participants of the find the link game I give a large congrats. About 41 users reported the finding and numerous others tried for days, weeks or months to try and get it right. Either way the game draws to an end. It was great an all but come on it's time to move on. Anyway lets get moving with things. The next search could be in days or a few weeks but either way it'll have some stuff worth finding first. ^_^
Hidden Link Location - The page will be up when the new contest starts and I'll probably archive the old ones here.

- New links in the article archive, a special inclusion is that of the Nintendo DS Tech Preview which wont be released for a bit longer on the main page as we are creating the entries into the database for this device. Do not request a tech preview of the PSP as at this point in time Sony has had no contact with us in regard to this device or any of their products. I am currently attempting to establish contact with them so we can get the ball rolling but nagging will not help things move any faster.

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Painkiller
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Gran Turismo 4 Prologue
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  >> Tutorials

Glow in Motion:
Open a new image at 500x100
Make a gradient line just above the middle of the image using Reflected Gradient
Sample colors used: Blue and Black (#4789DC, #000000)
Now continue onto Filters -> Stylize -> Glowing Edges

Use the following settings

Edge Width 3
Edge Brightness 25
Smoothness 5

You should now have 2 lines instead of the original Gradient line. If you don't please adjust the height of your gradient line until you do have it. Remember not to make the gradient line huge. Otherwise the tutorial will not serve it's purpose.

Now do the following:
Click Filters -> Distort -> Twirl

Set it up using the angle at 326 degree's.
Hit OK.

You should have a bit of a spin in the middle of the image now. Drag layer one to the new layer icon to duplicate it.

Click Edit -> Transform -> Flip Horizontal

Now simply adjust the blending modes on the copy of layer 1 to observe the various mixtures produced through this simple tutorial. Once you've duplicated this a few times then feel free to twist it to your liking.

Simple Banner Tutorial:

Open Photoshop
Create A New Image
Set the Pixel Size at 500 in Width and 100 in Height
Leave the Resolution setting at 72dpi
Set the Mode to RGB Color if it's not there already.
For the Contents Section check the Transperant option
Click OK
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Select the Gradient Tool.
(You may have to click and hold the paintbucket option in the toolbar to select it.)
Select the Foreground as White
Select a variant of silver as your Background (I'll be using #AEAEAE)
Drag the Gradient line from the upper left to the lower right
Create a New Layert
Switch the foreground and background colors via the arrows to the upper right corner of the option box.
In the lower left section make a rectangle selection and fill it with the now silver foreground using the paintbucket tool (Hold Gradient selection and switch back to paintbucket).
Click Filter -> Pixelate -> Pointillize
Set the value to 19 and click ok
Open the layers window and click the word normal right below the tab. From the dropbox scroll to the bottom to the selection Luminosity.

Go Back to Layer 1
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Click Filter -> Pixelate -> Pointillize
Leave the Value at 19 and click ok
Click Filter -> Distort -> ZigZag
Change Amount to 17%
Ridges to 6 and leave Style at Pond Ripples
Click Filter -> Blur -> Radial Blur
Change Amount to 12 Adjust Blur Method to Zoom and Leave Quality at Good

Go to Layer 2 Click the New Layer button
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Click Filter -> Render -> Clouds
Click Filter -> Render -> Difference Clouds
Click Filter -> Render -> Difference Clouds

Click Filter -> Artistic -> Watercolor
Set Brush Detail to 9
Shadow Density to 1
Texture to 1

Click Normal Under the Layers Tab to bring up the blending mode options
Click Multiply and Change Fill to 55%

Click Layer 2 and drag it above Layer 3
Click Layer -> Layer Style -> Outer Glow

In the Structure Section Adjust these to the following
Blending Mode: Normal
Opacity 100%
Noise 0%
Color box: Click and pick White or Black at this time

In the Elements Section Adjust these to the following
Technique: Softer
Spread 100%
Size: 1px

Click Ok
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Click on Layer 2

Click Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Hue/Saturation...
Click Ok
In the lower right of the new box click Colorize
Adjust the image to your tastes and then click ok

Use the Typing tool to enter your name in the rectangle produced on layer 2
Move the end of the text about midway into the image.
Use the rectangle tool once again
Click on Layer 2
Cut a few pixels after the end of the entered name to the right leaving an entrance bar from the left.
Clear the selection
Make small 1-3px selections and delete small parts from the left up to your name as you see fit and then deselect.

Save your PSD and you've now completed the tutorial.

Items Shown:
Blending Modes
Cloud Render Usage
Basic Filter Manipulations
Gradient Usage
Basic Layer Styles
Hue/Saturation Introduction

 
Basic Transperancy:
Create a basic 500x100 pixel banner with a transperant background.

Create a new layer.

Never at any point make any design on the first layer.

Create a gradient. for this we'll use standard blue and white.

Blue will serve as the foreground and white will be the background color.

Select Gradient if you already haven't done so. Proceed to the top area under the file/edit/image/layer [...] section.
select the gradient option icon with the black on the top and bottom and the white in the center. It should be titled reflective gradient.

Go to the center of the image and click and hold. Drag the cursor to the lower left corner of the image or a bit further if you wish.

You'll now have a full spread gradient across the image using the colors selected.

Select Filters -> Brush Strokes -> Spatter

Set Spatter at:
Spray Radius: 25
Smoothness: 9

Click ok and proceed

Make a new layer

Use the rectangle marquee tool to make a small bar across the top of the banner. Hold Shift and drag down a slightly larger rectangle going down on the right side

(note: make sure that there's room on both sides of the box and that you're not at the edge of the image if so click elsewhere and start your selections again.)

Select the paint bucket and make sure blue is your foreground. Paint the new selection you made with the paint bucket.

Select Filter -> Render -> Clouds
Select Filter -> Brush Strokes -> Crosshatch

Set the following values:
Stroke Length: 10
Sharpness: 14
Strength: 2

Click ok

Select Filter -> Brush Strokes -> Dark Strokes

Set the following:
Balance: 5
Black Intensity: 5
White Intensity: 5

Click on layer 2 and make a new layer
Layer 4 should be between layers 2&3 if it isn't then arrange the new layer to be there

Select Gradient and make sure the settings have not changed from their original position in the start.

On Layer 4 drag the gradient from the lower left corner to the center. you should have a blue fade from the corner into white across the rest of the image.

Click Filter -> Artistic -> Cutout

Set the following:
No. of Levels: 8
Edge Simplicity: 7
Edge Fidelity: 1

Click Ok

Select Filter -> Brush Strokes -> Sprayed Strokes

Set the Following:

Stroke Length: 20
Spray Radius: 25
Stroke Direction: Horizontal

Click Ok

Take note of the layer tab now. Change the value normal to Color Burn down the list.

Click on layer 3 and change that to color burn as well.

Go back to layer 4 now.

Click Eliptical marquee.

Hold shift and drag out a circle. Position it so only the top and bottom are cut off in the image on the right hand side.

Make a new layer.

Layer 5 should now be produced.

Select Filter -> Brush Strokes -> Sprayed Strokes

Click ok as your settings should be saved from it's last usage.

Make an inner circle inside now. Once created hit delete to make a hole in the circle.

Click on normal in the layer tab and change the value to Soft Light.

Click on layer 3

Make a new layer. Layer 6 should be on top of layer 3.

Leave this project open and make a new file of 2 pixels High x 1 pixel wide

Select the pencil tool. Set the brush size to 1.
The pencil tool is found under the brush tool.

Zoom in to 1600% and fill in the top pixel only leaving the bottom pixel transperant still.

Click edit -> Define Pattern

Name the pattern you just made.

Go back to your project now

Click on layer 6

Select Rectangular Marquee

Make box with a bit more height than the top bar you make on layer 3 at the bottom. Select the paint bucket. At the top bar where it says Fill: change it from foreground to pattern. Once there select the pattern in the drop down box that you just made.

Go to the marquee area that you just made and now fill it with the pattern.

You should now have a white interlace field at the bottom of the image of about 5-6 lines.

Slap your name on it in any font which you might find off of google's search and you're completed.

 
 
 
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