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Create quirky 3D imagery in Illustrator
Vector graphics need not be one-dimensional. In this tutorial, Thomas Burden – aka ‘…and there will be unicorns’ – shows how Adobe Illustrator’s 3D extrusions and Map Art function can be used to create an imaginary room full of weird, wonderful and definitely retro computer kit.
Create an amazing retro-style movie poster using Photoshop
In this tutorial, Sakke Soini guides you step-by-step through the process of creating a cool old school sci-fi poster image, based on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Learn the secrets of painted photos using Corel Painter
Here Derek Lea focuses on a single tool from Corel Painter, the Oil Palette Knife. It uses the colours and imagery from existing layers and spreads them around on a new layer, taking you far along the path from photo to painted portrait, with only fine detail to be added.
iMovie Tip: Use the Timeline view
We explain how to switch the default view in iMovie; altering the Events and Projects displays.