A while ago I made a post with outstanding free wordpress themes which were all designed in Photoshop and now, since a lot of people don’t like the idea of “free” wordpress themes for different reasons, here is a top 10 of premium themes which you can purchase from $12 to $30 and won’t need to keep a trail of spammy links, or make do with poor coding that will destroy your blog..

1. “Our Community” Wordpress Theme

2. “Showcase Wordpress” Theme

3. “Blazen” Wordpress Theme (new)

4. “Wood World” Wordpress Theme

5. “Eat Fish Cat” Wordpress Theme

6. “Code Breaker” Wordpress theme (only $12)

7. “Aurora Borealis” Wordpress Theme

8. “Quick Tab” Wordpress Theme

9. “The Other Blog” Wordpress theme

10. “BMag” Wordpress theme ($12 Only)

So, this was my top 10 picks from the rapidly growing new network of wordpress themes - Theme Forest. Hope you will find something for your liking in this list.

There are a few ways to make money online with Photoshop, but it is only with tutorials that I have noticed that the money is almost guaranteed. In the following article, I will explain how I generate quite a lot of money every month by creating Photoshop tutorials. Of course I make it just because I love photoshop and want to share my knowledge, but it can be a potential passive income channel if you are a webmaster.

The greatest thing about this method is that the income is recurring and will slow down but won’t not stop for many months after you put in the work and effort. Here is a step-by-step overview of the process:

1. Buy a domain name.
Whatever it is, just be sure to work the term “tutorials” into the domain name and avoid the term “Photoshop” to make sure you won’t run into any copyright issues later and have your domain taken away from you. Many hosts give a free domain with each annual sign u: Dreamhost.com,  HostGator.com and others.. Just check the web for good deals, or any of the hosting comparison websites to make sure you won’t pay much, at least not at first.

2. Create a website to showcase your tutorials.
One of the easiest methods is to download Wordpress and set it up with a nice template for showing the new tutorials you create.

3. Create a few tutorials for Photoshop. (doh..)
The tutorial does not have to be super fancy; however, the better and more sophisticated the tutorial, the more traffic you will get. Be sure to also include screen captures to help explain the tutorials for every step. You can see some examples of my tutorials, and traffic they generate, good tutorials receive over 10,000 hits in Read the rest of this entry »

A lot of designers are going out of their way to create something special in the CSS of the wordpress theme that will make an impact, but the fact remains, no CSS trick will ever compete with what Photoshop (or Illustrator) can provide in web layout, especially in such a competitive area like wordpress themes. Here is a selection of truly, incredibly breathtaking Wordpress Themes that you can not only worship and admire, but also download 100% free and use for your blog. Enjoy!

1.  Puteulanus Wordpress Theme [demo]

2.  Deskspace Wordpress Theme  [demo]

3.  Blogging Cream Wordpress Theme [demo]

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This tutorial will teach you how to create a stylish and eye-catchy Surfing Fashion Label Tag. As I live in a country where surfing is quite popular, I can confidently assure you that surfing fashion is different from other fashion brands, you will never mix a surfing fashion store with any other, both by color and style, so let’s get started..

Step 1.

Pick a photo with a surfer. We picked a surfer girl (original photo by Chris Aschenbrener), and since our photo did not have a very strong contrast, we modified the levels a little bit.

Step 2.

Now we want to add sun rays that “shine” from the main character or figure. So create a new layer, and using the  custom shape tool, select the shape called “Registration target 2″ (comes default in Photoshop), draw a circle as shown on the image below. Read the rest of this entry »

I have not updated this blog for a while mainly because I was busy offline but these days the only thing that has occupied me was re-designing PSwish.com After a dark, very dramatic design, we decided to follow the trend and switch to eco style.  While this design is still in beta and we are working on cleaning the bugs and struggling to make it bearably visible to the IE users, I thought I would start with giving some credits.

Icons used in this design: Coquette. They were featured a while ago on Smashing Magazine and I just fell in love with these little

Leaf made following the tutorial from Vectortuts.com

Design + Coding: LoreleiWebDesign.com (us, that is and you may consider hiring us!)

Took me about 2 days to complete the psd and then approximately 1 day to convert the psd to wordpress. I hope you like the new layout and please feel free to report any bugs you find, it was 3 a.m. when I finished this theme so I am pretty sure I could miss something!

As many of you might have heard, on the official Photoshop Express page we could find some new updates, which were originally announced back in March, as far as I can remember. So, what’s new? First of all, the uploader powered by Adobe Air, that allows users to drag and drop photos from their desktop directly into the browser’s application. Moreover, now you can print directly from online photo management tool “Shutterfly” without having to save the photos unto your computer first. Not to mention the 1-click resizing tool, which has been offered now with email and mobile presets. Bottom line: it’s worth checking!

There are quite a few trends in web design right now. Some still use a lot of twirly flowerly ornaments, others, following the trends dictated by psdtuts.com and abduzeedo.com have proceeded to glowing lines and starry psychedelic effects but the problem remains with creating the shape in the first place. While some designers, like myself, prefer working with Photoshop shapes, it looks like brushes are still a far more popular and accessible tool for many, so here are the top 10 brushes releases for Summer 2008, which can help you greatly in your artwork or web design.1.  Twirly Glowing Lines Photoshop Brushes

 2. Abstract Glowing Lines Photoshop Brushes

3. Scanlines Photoshop Brushes

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Most people don’t use Photoshop to its fullest capabilities. Here are just ten uses to which you could put this highly versatile software. Even a simple domestic use of Photoshop in your leisure time can do wonders, and let’s see how..

1. Restoring Old Photographs. Have a look through that old family photo album - the really old one from up in Grandma’s attic. Inside there are probably a few photos from way back when that haven’t stood the test of time so well. They’ve got cracks and tears that really spoil their appearance. Scan them into Photoshop, and then set to work with the Clone Stamp, Healing Brush, and Patch tools. The Healing Brush in particular is a great tool for this purpose as it samples data from one part of the picture and blends it in with what’s already there. Read the rest of this entry »