Stunning Aquatic Themed Digital Art

You can find some beautiful things below sea level. In this article we will be showcasing an amazing collection of digital art that includes underwater or aquatic imagery. Please take a moment to review some of these fantastic pieces, and enjoy!

Zen by Christopher Haines

We start off with a great example of all the colorful wonders the sea has to offer. Designer Christopher Haines brings together all these elements together perfectly in this illustration.

3D Yellow Submarine by Ry-Spirit

Not only does this well-made painting feature a classic cartooned yellow submarine but it is also 3D and works with the vintage red and blue glasses. So go ahead and find your pair to see this work in full effect.

Waning Tide by Donna Quinn

Here we have another well-painted illustration that mixes a bit of fantasy in with the aquatic theme. The color selection really works wonderfully with all the detail in the painting including the armor and the turtles themselves.

Underwater Discovery by Raymond Faustadnes

This aquatic scene features a very cool concept of underwater treasure. The designer lets his imagination take over to show the viewers just what kind of treasure can be found in the depths of the ocean.

Sea Mutant by Song Weng Foong

Here is another painting that takes this aquatic concept and mixes it up with some fantasy. Specifically we see the rampage of a mutated sea creature, the originality and detail of this painting really put it over the top.

Poseidon by Tiago Da Silva

You can’t have a roundup of aquatic illustrations and not feature someone who is always associated with the ocean, Poseidon. This designer brings a modern approach to the historic god of the sea and makes an overall great painting.

Poseidon’s Grip by Richard Roberts

Here we have more Poseidon artwork, and this one takes a different approach to showing the God of the sea. Designer Richard Roberts decides to make this illustration look a little more mystical and ends up doing a great job with the whole environment.

Out of Blue by Kerem Beyit

This painting definitely captures the intensity of a shark attack through the amazing detail seen in it. The painter does a fantastic job with the whole illustration, from lighting to the whole set up of the painting.

The Arrival by Diego Hernandez

This is a fantastic matte painting that is huge in resolution so you can see all the amazing detail put in it. Not much else to say so be sure to check it out in full scale so you can really see this amazing scenery shot.

Lochness by Chris Thibodeau

Here is an interesting painting of a scuba divers encounter with the Lochness Monster. The unique part of the painting is the interesting perspective shot as well as the reflection of the monster we never get to see.

Land Coral Reef by Min Hao Feng

The Coral Reef is known to be one of the most colorful and beautiful parts of the sea and this painting definitely takes advantage of that. The designer brings out all the life and color found underwater and makes an amazing painting out of it.

Fish by Adam Tredowski

This is another great fantasy painting, part 3D and part Photoshop this steampunk fish illustration is unique and really interesting to look at.

Dead At Sea by Reid Southern

This awesome painting makes the list because of its unique vantage point where the viewer can see everything that is going on below and above sea level. On top of that all of the action occurring looks extremely realistic and very well made.

Creatures In The Sea by Patrik Hjelm

The title says it all; this painting shows off some interesting creatures we would find underwater interacting amongst one another.

Atlantis by Patrik Hjelm

The lost city of Atlantis is a great place to paint because of all the variety and originality that can come from it. Since no one really knows exactly what it looked like any designer can let their imagination do the work for them and come up with some interesting architecture like the painting featured here.

Atlantis by Andreas Rocha

This Atlantis painting takes a dip underwater and shows a more destroyed and aged city that has been lost under the sea.

Atlantis by Alex Popescu

Here is the one last piece of Atlantis artwork for this list, and this illustration features a matte painting that combines the ideas of the two previous works. The detail on this illustration can be seen in full view and is simply stunning, its highly recommended for everyone to check out this painting.

HER by Christopher Haines

Christopher Haines does it again by creating his stunning 3D figures. This time he makes a female goddess of the ocean and adorns her with everything from seaweed to seashells. This is a very interesting illustration with a cool concept and great execution.

Ocean And Under by Frank Hong

This painting takes a more realistic approach to showing the viewer what they could expect to see underwater. The painter does a fantastic job at bringing the realism of the ocean onto the digital canvas.

Exploring Underwater by Marta de Andres

Our last illustration features an interesting scenery shot of some random location underwater. You can see the designer adds some fantasy to it by including what looks to be underwater creatures, this all makes for another wonderful painting.

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Emil | October 12, 2011

Zen by Christopher Haines

We start off with a great example of all the colorful wonders the sea has to offer. Designer Christopher Haines brings together all these elements together perfectly in this illustration.

3D Yellow Submarine by Ry-Spirit

Waning Tide by Donna Quinn

Underwater Discovery by Raymond Faustadnes

Sea Mutant by Song Weng Foong

Poseidon by Tiago Da Silva

Poseidon’s Grip by Richard Roberts

Out of Blue by Kerem Beyit

The Arrival by Diego Hernandez

Lochness by Chris Thibodeau

Land Coral Reef by Min Hao Feng

Fish by Adam Tredowski

This is another great fantasy painting, part 3D and part Photoshop this steampunk fish illustration is unique and really interesting to look at.

Dead At Sea by Reid Southern

Creatures In The Sea by Patrik Hjelm

The title says it all; this painting shows off some interesting creatures we would find underwater interacting amongst one another.

Atlantis by Patrik Hjelm

Atlantis by Andreas Rocha

This Atlantis painting takes a dip underwater and shows a more destroyed and aged city that has been lost under the sea.

Atlantis by Alex Popescu

HER by Christopher Haines

Ocean And Under by Frank Hong

Exploring Underwater by Marta de Andres

David Appleyard | October 12, 2011

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Grant Friedman | October 12, 2011

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Eren Goksel | October 12, 2011

In this text effect tutorial we will demonstrate how to create an abstract wireframe text effect. Let’s get started!

Step 1

Let’s start by creating a new document which is 900 px wide and and 600 px high at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch. Make sure the Color Mode is set to RGB.

Step 2

Fill the “Background” layer with Black. Get the Type Tool and type your text. I wrote “ABSENT”. I used Futura Md BT font, set Font Style to Medium and Font Size to 220 px. I also set the Tracking to 20 to increase the space between letters. Make sure the Text Color is set to White.

Step 3

While the text layer is selected on the Layers Palette, hit Command/Ctrl + E to merge the text and the "Background" layers.

Step 4

Now go to Filter > Distort > Wave and use these settings: Type: Square, Number of Generators: 1, Max Wavelength: 635, Min. Wavelength: 257, Max. Amplitude: 141, Min. Amplitude: 62, Horiz. Scale: 24% and Vert. Scale: 22%. Now you’ll have a pretty distorted text. Please keep in mind that the result depends on these parameters as well as the size, tracking and position of the text.

Step 5

We’ll add another displacement effect to our text and we’re going to use Fragment filter for that. Go to Filter > Pixelate > Fragment.

Step 6

Now go to Filter > Stylize > Glowing Edges, set Edge Width to 1, Edge Brightness to 6 and Smoothness to 1.

Step 7

We’re going to copy this image to a new alpha channel and make a selection out of it. First hit Command/Ctrl + A to select the whole layer, hit Command/Ctrl + C to copy. Then go to the Channels Panel create a new channel and hit Command/Ctrl + V to paste. Command/Ctrl-click on the Alpha 1 channel thumbnail to get the white pixels selected.

Step 8

Now go back to the Layers Panel. Create a new layer and name it "Text". Fill the selection with White, hit Command/Ctrl + D to deselect. Go to the "Background" layer and fill it with Black. Now we’ll apply a Layer Style to "Text" layer. Select the "Text" layer in the Layers Panel and apply a Gradient Overlay using these settings: Blend Mode set to Normal, Opacity set to 15%, Gradient set to Blue, Red, Yellow, Angle set to 140 and Scale at 150%. Select the “Background” layer in the Layers Panel and create a new layer. Select both “Layer 1″ and “Text” layers, hit Command/Ctrl + E to merge selected layers. Now the layer style we’ve just applied is merged with the layer.

Step 9

It is time to add some lighting effects now. Duplicate the “Text” layer by hitting Command/Ctrl + J. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply with a Radius of 4 pixels. Hit Command/Ctrl + J again to duplicate the “Text copy” layer. Set Blend Mode to Overlay and hit Command/Ctrl + J once again to duplicate the “Text copy 2″ layer.

Step 10

Select “Text copy” layer in the Layers Panel and duplicate it. Drag the “Text copy 4″ layer just above the “Background” layer. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply with a Radius of 6 pixels. Then go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and use these settings: Colorize: Checked, Hue: 315, Saturation: 38 and Lightness: -30.

Step 11

Now we’ll create the background. Create a new layer above the “Background” layer and name it “Lights”. Get the Gradient Tool, pick Foreground to Transparent and set to Radial Graident. Zoom out and apply gradients starting from outside the canvas as shown in the below image. You can use the colors shown below as well as you can pick your own.

Step 12

Create a new layer above the “Lights” layer and name it "Circles". Get the Brush Tool, pick one of the standart round brushes and open the Brushes Panel and change the settings as shown below.

Step 13

Set Foreground Color to #3fc5c6 and Background Color to #ad4cb1. Paint the "Circles" layer with random brush moves.

Step 14

Now go to Filter > Blur > Surface Blur, set Radius to 25 pixels, set Threshold to 175 levels and apply. Then go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply with a Radius of 4 pixels.

Step 15

Set the Opacity of the “Circles” layer to 15 and this is what we have so far.

Step 16

Finally, we’ll add some text to our design. I placed a clear "ABSENT" text and a subhead text using the same font we’ve used before.

Final Image

Here is the final image. I hope you liked this tutorial and the techniques you learned will come in handy for your own designs.

Further Suggestions

You can try combining multiple text in one design, or experiment different fonts, dingbats and layer styles and get great results.

Collis | October 12, 2011

Of all the many marketplaces we run here at Envato, the one I use the most myself is GraphicRiver. So I was very excited to get to pick out $500 of files from GraphicRiver and PhotoDune to include in a Graphic Designer Bundle which is now on sale for just $20!

The reason I love GraphicRiver is that while I can usually create (or recreate) most things myself, it saves me a lot of time and effort. And there are some really cool ideas, images and effects that can be combined to awesome effect. I don’t know what other designers think of the site, but for me personally, I love it! And I picked out a whole bunch of my favourite items for this bundle, not all of them though – so there’s still lots of reasons to go shopping!

In this bundle we’ve also included 42 photos from our recently launched PhotoDune photo marketplace. While photos aren’t as reusable as add-ons and effects, I picked out what I think are some really gorgeous photos which I think will be useful as placeholders, as backgrounds, for concepts, and for a variety of other uses.

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Mark Heaps | October 12, 2011

Presentation design. It’s a niche market that only a very small percentage of designers ever consider working in. The basics are pretty easy to understand. No code and no monster high-resolution assets. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Nancy Duarte, CEO of Duarte Design. Duarte Design creates beautiful presentations for Fortune 500 companies so I thought I’d get her to share some of her insights into this niche industry and explain some of the opportunities that may be available to designers looking to find work in this industry.

Q How did you finally decide to commit Duarte to presentation design?

I used to be in denial that we loved presentations. I’d disguise our presentation service in my web navigation or bury it in an effort to be a generalist design firm. During the dot com bubble our print and web business grew like gangbusters. Interestingly though, when the economy tanked, the phone kept ringing for presentations. Even though the work we did was world-class, it was hard to recruit top talent to the shop because of the bad rap presentations have and how pervasive the really bad ones are. While the bubble was bursting, I’d read Jim Collins’ Good to Great book. In it he says that if there’s one thing you’re passionate about that you can be best in the world at, do that one thing. So, we cut out all our services except presentations and determined to be proud of what we do.

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Q Was there any particular person in the design/art world that influenced you and the company?

There wasn’t one particular person who influenced me. We bought every design annual and design book we could and fed ourselves visually. We also subscribed to creativebusiness.com to insights into how to run the business side of things too.

Q How is the role of a presentation designer different than that of a web designer or print designer?

Presentation designers have to understand business story. They take invisible concepts and make them tangible. They must be visual storytellers; able to see what others are saying. Most of my designers can storyboard and entire deck from a script. Most print and web designers are more into the layout of web and print vs influencing how the information is received and the audience transformed. Presentation design is less about layout and more about quick comprehension of the message.

Q What are the main tools/skills of a presentation designer?

We consider PowerPoint and Keynote to be the primary container for assets. Our assets are usually built in Photoshop and Illustrator. Though we’re building more in multimedia apps and are exploring tools for tablets.

Q What does it take to be a successful Presentation Designer, what does Duarte look for?

Duarte looks for excellent conceptual and design skills. Duartians need to have that rare blend of both.

Q How important, maybe on a scale of 1-10 (10 being most important), is it that your designers have high level photoshop and illustrator skills?

10! Almost every file that leaves our shop has something developed in one of those tools.

Q What changes have you seen in graphic communication over the last 10+ years?

Wow has it ever changed! Let’s see, what hasn’t changed? There’s been many disruptive influences to the space. Ad agencies and PR firms went through a season of confusion. Programming languages are changing. Devices are taking over. Social media is altering how we communicate. There are actually more opportunity for graphic design than ever. But, to stay valuable, designers need to be thinking designers and not just production artists. Production can be done anywhere, but fresh, relevant creative ideas are hard to come by.

Q Knowing some of the clients on your list, it’s a very diverse mix of client types. Can you tell us a little about the types of work Duarte does?

Yeah, I must say, our client list is unparalleled for any other agency in the world. We help establish a story architecture, visual architecture and delivery strategy. Once all that framing is done, we create live presentations, on demand presentation and navigable presentations. Each brand is assigned to a team and we try to hire the best talent to solve each client’s needs. Some clients are highly technical, others heavily consumer which means the message and the visual attributes of the brand are vastly different, each one needing its own visual story.

Q Many agencies focus on an industry type. Bio-med/pharmaceutical, automotive, fashion, tech, etc. Is there a focus industry for Duarte?

We do have more high tech business but that’s possibly due to our location in the silicon valley. The great news though is that we work with the #1 or #2 brand in every industry. #happydance

Q What is one thing you wish designers were learning in degree programs currently that you don’t see from young designers/production artists?

Most designers aren’t strong communicators. The investment in communications would help the entire design community. Many time the shy designers have the strongest concepts but don’t have the skills to explain their thought process. Many of the weakest TED talks are the ones by designers and architects who have beautiful work to show but lack the communication skills to articulate why they made the design decisions they did. If designers could develop strong verbal skills in addition to visual skills, they’d be unstoppable.

Q You are now traveling more, presenting and speaking around the world, and a successful author, do you feel like you’re leading a charge for this type of work?

It’s funny, even though I’ve been perceived as a leader in this field, it’s only really hit home the last 6 months or so. With the launch of my second book Resonate, I’m getting many notes of how readers have been transformed and are changing the world. I feel like I’m doing what I was born to do.

Q Both your books about presentations design, Slide:ology and Resonate, are doing extremely well in business communication markets. Do you think it also teaches designers something? If so what would they gain from either book?

One of the most flattering complements I’ve ever received was from John Maeda, President of RISD. He told me that he gives my books to clients because they explain the business case for design. The books are like design books written to the business market. Resonate teaches how to communicate in a story framework which is the most transformative tool you can use to persuade people. Slide:ology boils down our profession into business language since presentations are the communication currency of business.

Q You have observed, and succeeded, in the creative/design communication field for over twenty years. What advice do you have for the designers out there today, and of tomorrow?

Designers have got to stay on top of the rapid shifts that happen. Things shift with lightning speed now. Some are obvious and some are more nuanced. The best thing that I ever did was to stop getting so involved in the day-to-day. By having the time to look up and around, it helped me work on my business instead of in it. The insights helped me shift my business and allowed me to stay on top of what was going on. Just know that whatever you do now, won’t be what you do in the future because client needs change and you need to notice when they do. If you’re so caught up in the day-to-day, you’ll miss it.

Matteo Masette | October 12, 2011

Photoshop isn’t the first application that we think of when some one mentions vector-style illustrations. That’s because we have Illustrator to easily produce vector artwork. While Photoshop wasn’t originally designed to create these types of illustrations, it does have the capability to produce illustrations that can meet or exceed that of Illustrator. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a fun, underwater, vector-style illustration using Photoshop. Let’s get started!

Before You Begin

It will be a huge help if you use a graphic tablet for this tutorial. Start with a huge file (3,000 x 2,000 px, for example). You’ll resize the image at the end. Working with large files will allow you to be more precise. Also, remember, if you’re designing for print, make sure to use 300 ppi and a CMYK color profile.

The Sketch

The first step will be to produce a sketch. Unfortunately, I forgot to save my original sketch so you will be on your own here. My sketch was done directly in Photoshop but you are free to draw it on paper and scan it in.

Tracing Your Line Art

This guide will form the basis of the techniques that you will use throughout this tutorial. Using the Pen Tool, trace the shape below.

Right click on the path and then click Fill Path.

Now apply the same technique to your line art.

Step 1 – Colors

Now that the lines of our artwork have been filled, now it is time to add color. Using the pen tool, draw the paths that will create highlights and shadows. Once each path has been closed, fill each path on a new layer.

Add Shadows and Highlights.

Add details.

Apply the same techniques to the other elements in your illustration.

You can use different opacities to from 50-60% to add a variety of different colors.

Your illustration should now look similar to the image below.

Step 2 – Background

Now, we have to work on the background. We’ll start with the sand. Make a path with pen tool and fill it on a layer.

Now apply a noise filter by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.

Your first sand dune should look like this.

Use the same technique to add other sand dunes. Add them on a different layer and use a darker color to give it some depth.

To add some more depth, set the opacity to the last layer to 60-70% and then add a Gaussian Blur.

Lastly, make a shadow layer using the Pen Tool. Use a dark color with 50-60% opacity. You could add a blur as well.

Draw some sharks and blur it to give it some depth.

Now apply a motion blur. Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Set the blur at an angle to give this impression of movement.

Your shark should now look similar to below. To make a copy, duplicate, reflect horizontal and resize, if necessary.

Use the same technique to produce the reef. Just draw a simple path and add a Gaussian Blur. You can add some highlights be adding some light spots with a blur.

Your image should now look similar to the image below.

Select your white background layer and apply a gradient to color the water.

Use a radial gradient.

Draw the gradient as shown below.

Show the other layers in your illustration and it should now look similar to the image below.

Step 3 – The net

Now let’s start work on the net. Draw your lines as shown below.

Fill with a basic color.

Add shadows and highlights.

Continue drawing the back side of the net. Fill with a basic color.

Add shadows and highlights.

Keep adding more line art.

Fill with basic color and add shadows and highlights.

Add a layer style to that layer and select Pattern Overlay. I created a small chess board pattern and applied it to the net layer.

Fill opening as shown below.

I added a tag to the net. Here is a close up.

Add some bubbles. They are simple to do. One layer for lines, one layer for highlights and spots. Set layers’ highlight opacities to 60-70%.

Almost done!

Step 4 – Lights

Now we will make some adjustments.

Add some little spots with 1px, 2px, 3px and 4 px hard brush, just with one click. Every kind of spots on the same layer, and set layer’s blending mode on "lighten".

Duplicate the layer and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, setting 1px. Set then layer blending mode on "linear dodge".

Create a new layer, and with a big and very soft brush make shapes on lights points.

Set opacity to 45%, fill at 15%, and blending mode on "linear dodge."

Now we want to improve the quality of the image.

So create a new layer, leaving it blank. Go to image > apply image, and set this values: (if you are working on CMYK, channel will be CMYK, so don’t worry.)

After that, selecting the layer we’ve just created, go on filter > sharpen > sharpen. Then set layer fill on 40%. Look, our quality improved!

Final Image

Tony Aube | October 12, 2011

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Martin Perhiniak | October 12, 2011

Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing digital art in Photoshop. Digital Art for Beginners, by Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, Martin Perhiniak will begin by teaching you how to draw in Photoshop. At the conclusion of this series you will know all you need to produce your own concept art and matte paintings in Photoshop.

Today’s tutorial Part 11: Sketch a Spaceship in Perspective With Photoshop will explain the three most important digital art skills that we have learned: sketching, drawing in perspective, and shading objects. In this lesson we will draw a concept sketch of a spaceship based on a thumbnail we did in the last tutorial. Let’s get started!

Meng To | October 12, 2011

Making a name for yourself in the design industry can be a challenging task. In addition to producing work that stands out from the pack, it’s also important to display your work in places where it will be seen. Today, we would like to introduce you to Shadowness, a place where you can upload and share your work with other designers. In this round up we have hand-picked some well-known artists from the Shadowness community and have displayed them below for you to enjoy. You may recognize some of these artists as Psdtuts authors, professional Photoshop users, and art collective members. Enjoy!

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Emil | October 12, 2011

You can find some beautiful things below sea level. In this article we will be showcasing an amazing collection of digital art that includes underwater or aquatic imagery. Please take a moment to review some of these fantastic pieces, and enjoy!

Zen by Christopher Haines

We start off with a great example of all the colorful wonders the sea has to offer. Designer Christopher Haines brings together all these elements together perfectly in this illustration.

3D Yellow Submarine by Ry-Spirit

Not only does this well-made painting feature a classic cartooned yellow submarine but it is also 3D and works with the vintage red and blue glasses. So go ahead and find your pair to see this work in full effect.

Waning Tide by Donna Quinn

Here we have another well-painted illustration that mixes a bit of fantasy in with the aquatic theme. The color selection really works wonderfully with all the detail in the painting including the armor and the turtles themselves.

Underwater Discovery by Raymond Faustadnes

This aquatic scene features a very cool concept of underwater treasure. The designer lets his imagination take over to show the viewers just what kind of treasure can be found in the depths of the ocean.

Sea Mutant by Song Weng Foong

Here is another painting that takes this aquatic concept and mixes it up with some fantasy. Specifically we see the rampage of a mutated sea creature, the originality and detail of this painting really put it over the top.

Poseidon by Tiago Da Silva

You can’t have a roundup of aquatic illustrations and not feature someone who is always associated with the ocean, Poseidon. This designer brings a modern approach to the historic god of the sea and makes an overall great painting.

Poseidon’s Grip by Richard Roberts

Here we have more Poseidon artwork, and this one takes a different approach to showing the God of the sea. Designer Richard Roberts decides to make this illustration look a little more mystical and ends up doing a great job with the whole environment.

Out of Blue by Kerem Beyit

This painting definitely captures the intensity of a shark attack through the amazing detail seen in it. The painter does a fantastic job with the whole illustration, from lighting to the whole set up of the painting.

The Arrival by Diego Hernandez

This is a fantastic matte painting that is huge in resolution so you can see all the amazing detail put in it. Not much else to say so be sure to check it out in full scale so you can really see this amazing scenery shot.

Lochness by Chris Thibodeau

Here is an interesting painting of a scuba divers encounter with the Lochness Monster. The unique part of the painting is the interesting perspective shot as well as the reflection of the monster we never get to see.

Land Coral Reef by Min Hao Feng

The Coral Reef is known to be one of the most colorful and beautiful parts of the sea and this painting definitely takes advantage of that. The designer brings out all the life and color found underwater and makes an amazing painting out of it.

Fish by Adam Tredowski

This is another great fantasy painting, part 3D and part Photoshop this steampunk fish illustration is unique and really interesting to look at.

Dead At Sea by Reid Southern

This awesome painting makes the list because of its unique vantage point where the viewer can see everything that is going on below and above sea level. On top of that all of the action occurring looks extremely realistic and very well made.

Creatures In The Sea by Patrik Hjelm

The title says it all; this painting shows off some interesting creatures we would find underwater interacting amongst one another.

Atlantis by Patrik Hjelm

The lost city of Atlantis is a great place to paint because of all the variety and originality that can come from it. Since no one really knows exactly what it looked like any designer can let their imagination do the work for them and come up with some interesting architecture like the painting featured here.

Atlantis by Andreas Rocha

This Atlantis painting takes a dip underwater and shows a more destroyed and aged city that has been lost under the sea.

Atlantis by Alex Popescu

Here is the one last piece of Atlantis artwork for this list, and this illustration features a matte painting that combines the ideas of the two previous works. The detail on this illustration can be seen in full view and is simply stunning, its highly recommended for everyone to check out this painting.

HER by Christopher Haines

Christopher Haines does it again by creating his stunning 3D figures. This time he makes a female goddess of the ocean and adorns her with everything from seaweed to seashells. This is a very interesting illustration with a cool concept and great execution.

Ocean And Under by Frank Hong

This painting takes a more realistic approach to showing the viewer what they could expect to see underwater. The painter does a fantastic job at bringing the realism of the ocean onto the digital canvas.

Exploring Underwater by Marta de Andres

Our last illustration features an interesting scenery shot of some random location underwater. You can see the designer adds some fantasy to it by including what looks to be underwater creatures, this all makes for another wonderful painting.
David Appleyard | October 12, 2011
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Grant Friedman | October 12, 2011
As a Photoshop artists, we know that you will need to create your own website at some point in your career. A website is an important aspect of any business and is something most designers spend quite a bit of time on. Unfortunately, most Photoshop artists aren’t expert web designers. Some may know code very well; but others may be illustrators, print designers, or photographers; and let’s face it, our time is always limited. That’s why today, our friends from BaseKit have come to the rescue and are giving away a free 1-Year Business Plan ($240 value) to 3 lucky readers of this website.

BaseKit is web design software that allows you to create professional websites from within your browser in just a few clicks. You don’t need any technical skills and you can use a pre-packaged website template to get you started. Simply choose how you want your site to look, add your content and publish.

Some of you may be wondering what makes BaseKit different from all the other website builders out there. In the past, other website builders relied on flash as a platform to build their sites. Those sites tended to be a bit clunky. BaseKit changes all that and is fully HTML which means they work on all devices – even mobile phones. To learn more about BaseKit, visit their website.

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Eren Goksel | October 12, 2011

In this text effect tutorial we will demonstrate how to create an abstract wireframe text effect. Let’s get started!

Step 1

Let’s start by creating a new document which is 900 px wide and and 600 px high at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch. Make sure the Color Mode is set to RGB.

Step 2

Fill the “Background” layer with Black. Get the Type Tool and type your text. I wrote “ABSENT”. I used Futura Md BT font, set Font Style to Medium and Font Size to 220 px. I also set the Tracking to 20 to increase the space between letters. Make sure the Text Color is set to White.

Step 3

While the text layer is selected on the Layers Palette, hit Command/Ctrl + E to merge the text and the "Background" layers.

Step 4

Now go to Filter > Distort > Wave and use these settings: Type: Square, Number of Generators: 1, Max Wavelength: 635, Min. Wavelength: 257, Max. Amplitude: 141, Min. Amplitude: 62, Horiz. Scale: 24% and Vert. Scale: 22%. Now you’ll have a pretty distorted text. Please keep in mind that the result depends on these parameters as well as the size, tracking and position of the text.

Step 5

We’ll add another displacement effect to our text and we’re going to use Fragment filter for that. Go to Filter > Pixelate > Fragment.

Step 6

Now go to Filter > Stylize > Glowing Edges, set Edge Width to 1, Edge Brightness to 6 and Smoothness to 1.

Step 7

We’re going to copy this image to a new alpha channel and make a selection out of it. First hit Command/Ctrl + A to select the whole layer, hit Command/Ctrl + C to copy. Then go to the Channels Panel create a new channel and hit Command/Ctrl + V to paste. Command/Ctrl-click on the Alpha 1 channel thumbnail to get the white pixels selected.

Step 8

Now go back to the Layers Panel. Create a new layer and name it "Text". Fill the selection with White, hit Command/Ctrl + D to deselect. Go to the "Background" layer and fill it with Black. Now we’ll apply a Layer Style to "Text" layer. Select the "Text" layer in the Layers Panel and apply a Gradient Overlay using these settings: Blend Mode set to Normal, Opacity set to 15%, Gradient set to Blue, Red, Yellow, Angle set to 140 and Scale at 150%. Select the “Background” layer in the Layers Panel and create a new layer. Select both “Layer 1″ and “Text” layers, hit Command/Ctrl + E to merge selected layers. Now the layer style we’ve just applied is merged with the layer.

Step 9

It is time to add some lighting effects now. Duplicate the “Text” layer by hitting Command/Ctrl + J. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply with a Radius of 4 pixels. Hit Command/Ctrl + J again to duplicate the “Text copy” layer. Set Blend Mode to Overlay and hit Command/Ctrl + J once again to duplicate the “Text copy 2″ layer.

Step 10

Select “Text copy” layer in the Layers Panel and duplicate it. Drag the “Text copy 4″ layer just above the “Background” layer. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply with a Radius of 6 pixels. Then go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and use these settings: Colorize: Checked, Hue: 315, Saturation: 38 and Lightness: -30.

Step 11

Now we’ll create the background. Create a new layer above the “Background” layer and name it “Lights”. Get the Gradient Tool, pick Foreground to Transparent and set to Radial Graident. Zoom out and apply gradients starting from outside the canvas as shown in the below image. You can use the colors shown below as well as you can pick your own.

Step 12

Create a new layer above the “Lights” layer and name it "Circles". Get the Brush Tool, pick one of the standart round brushes and open the Brushes Panel and change the settings as shown below.

Step 13

Set Foreground Color to #3fc5c6 and Background Color to #ad4cb1. Paint the "Circles" layer with random brush moves.

Step 14

Now go to Filter > Blur > Surface Blur, set Radius to 25 pixels, set Threshold to 175 levels and apply. Then go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply with a Radius of 4 pixels.

Step 15

Set the Opacity of the “Circles” layer to 15 and this is what we have so far.

Step 16

Finally, we’ll add some text to our design. I placed a clear "ABSENT" text and a subhead text using the same font we’ve used before.

Final Image

Here is the final image. I hope you liked this tutorial and the techniques you learned will come in handy for your own designs.

Further Suggestions

You can try combining multiple text in one design, or experiment different fonts, dingbats and layer styles and get great results.
Collis | October 12, 2011

Of all the many marketplaces we run here at Envato, the one I use the most myself is GraphicRiver. So I was very excited to get to pick out $500 of files from GraphicRiver and PhotoDune to include in a Graphic Designer Bundle which is now on sale for just $20!

The reason I love GraphicRiver is that while I can usually create (or recreate) most things myself, it saves me a lot of time and effort. And there are some really cool ideas, images and effects that can be combined to awesome effect. I don’t know what other designers think of the site, but for me personally, I love it! And I picked out a whole bunch of my favourite items for this bundle, not all of them though – so there’s still lots of reasons to go shopping!

In this bundle we’ve also included 42 photos from our recently launched PhotoDune photo marketplace. While photos aren’t as reusable as add-ons and effects, I picked out what I think are some really gorgeous photos which I think will be useful as placeholders, as backgrounds, for concepts, and for a variety of other uses.

Maybe it’s just because I love graphics and design, but I would buy this bundle in a heartbeat. If you love a bit of Photoshop, you’ll have so much fun with these files, and they’re bound to come in handy on projects.

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or check out just SOME of the $500 of files included in the bundle:

… and there are plenty more beautiful items and images included. It’s really a great deal, and definitely one for your toolkit! Don’t delay though, it’s only available until Friday midday (Australian time!)

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OK that’s enough marketing from me, now back to your regularly scheduled programming
Mark Heaps | October 12, 2011

Presentation design. It’s a niche market that only a very small percentage of designers ever consider working in. The basics are pretty easy to understand. No code and no monster high-resolution assets. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Nancy Duarte, CEO of Duarte Design. Duarte Design creates beautiful presentations for Fortune 500 companies so I thought I’d get her to share some of her insights into this niche industry and explain some of the opportunities that may be available to designers looking to find work in this industry.

Q How did you finally decide to commit Duarte to presentation design?

I used to be in denial that we loved presentations. I’d disguise our presentation service in my web navigation or bury it in an effort to be a generalist design firm. During the dot com bubble our print and web business grew like gangbusters. Interestingly though, when the economy tanked, the phone kept ringing for presentations. Even though the work we did was world-class, it was hard to recruit top talent to the shop because of the bad rap presentations have and how pervasive the really bad ones are. While the bubble was bursting, I’d read Jim Collins’ Good to Great book. In it he says that if there’s one thing you’re passionate about that you can be best in the world at, do that one thing. So, we cut out all our services except presentations and determined to be proud of what we do.

Nancy Duarte uncovers common structure of greatest communicators

Q Was there any particular person in the design/art world that influenced you and the company?

There wasn’t one particular person who influenced me. We bought every design annual and design book we could and fed ourselves visually. We also subscribed to creativebusiness.com to insights into how to run the business side of things too.

Q How is the role of a presentation designer different than that of a web designer or print designer?

Presentation designers have to understand business story. They take invisible concepts and make them tangible. They must be visual storytellers; able to see what others are saying. Most of my designers can storyboard and entire deck from a script. Most print and web designers are more into the layout of web and print vs influencing how the information is received and the audience transformed. Presentation design is less about layout and more about quick comprehension of the message.

Q What are the main tools/skills of a presentation designer?

We consider PowerPoint and Keynote to be the primary container for assets. Our assets are usually built in Photoshop and Illustrator. Though we’re building more in multimedia apps and are exploring tools for tablets.

Q What does it take to be a successful Presentation Designer, what does Duarte look for?

Duarte looks for excellent conceptual and design skills. Duartians need to have that rare blend of both.

Q How important, maybe on a scale of 1-10 (10 being most important), is it that your designers have high level photoshop and illustrator skills?

10! Almost every file that leaves our shop has something developed in one of those tools.

Q What changes have you seen in graphic communication over the last 10+ years?

Wow has it ever changed! Let’s see, what hasn’t changed? There’s been many disruptive influences to the space. Ad agencies and PR firms went through a season of confusion. Programming languages are changing. Devices are taking over. Social media is altering how we communicate. There are actually more opportunity for graphic design than ever. But, to stay valuable, designers need to be thinking designers and not just production artists. Production can be done anywhere, but fresh, relevant creative ideas are hard to come by.

Q Knowing some of the clients on your list, it’s a very diverse mix of client types. Can you tell us a little about the types of work Duarte does?

Yeah, I must say, our client list is unparalleled for any other agency in the world. We help establish a story architecture, visual architecture and delivery strategy. Once all that framing is done, we create live presentations, on demand presentation and navigable presentations. Each brand is assigned to a team and we try to hire the best talent to solve each client’s needs. Some clients are highly technical, others heavily consumer which means the message and the visual attributes of the brand are vastly different, each one needing its own visual story.

Q Many agencies focus on an industry type. Bio-med/pharmaceutical, automotive, fashion, tech, etc. Is there a focus industry for Duarte?

We do have more high tech business but that’s possibly due to our location in the silicon valley. The great news though is that we work with the #1 or #2 brand in every industry. #happydance

Q What is one thing you wish designers were learning in degree programs currently that you don’t see from young designers/production artists?

Most designers aren’t strong communicators. The investment in communications would help the entire design community. Many time the shy designers have the strongest concepts but don’t have the skills to explain their thought process. Many of the weakest TED talks are the ones by designers and architects who have beautiful work to show but lack the communication skills to articulate why they made the design decisions they did. If designers could develop strong verbal skills in addition to visual skills, they’d be unstoppable.

Q You are now traveling more, presenting and speaking around the world, and a successful author, do you feel like you’re leading a charge for this type of work?

It’s funny, even though I’ve been perceived as a leader in this field, it’s only really hit home the last 6 months or so. With the launch of my second book Resonate, I’m getting many notes of how readers have been transformed and are changing the world. I feel like I’m doing what I was born to do.

Q Both your books about presentations design, Slide:ology and Resonate, are doing extremely well in business communication markets. Do you think it also teaches designers something? If so what would they gain from either book?

One of the most flattering complements I’ve ever received was from John Maeda, President of RISD. He told me that he gives my books to clients because they explain the business case for design. The books are like design books written to the business market. Resonate teaches how to communicate in a story framework which is the most transformative tool you can use to persuade people. Slide:ology boils down our profession into business language since presentations are the communication currency of business.

Q You have observed, and succeeded, in the creative/design communication field for over twenty years. What advice do you have for the designers out there today, and of tomorrow?

Designers have got to stay on top of the rapid shifts that happen. Things shift with lightning speed now. Some are obvious and some are more nuanced. The best thing that I ever did was to stop getting so involved in the day-to-day. By having the time to look up and around, it helped me work on my business instead of in it. The insights helped me shift my business and allowed me to stay on top of what was going on. Just know that whatever you do now, won’t be what you do in the future because client needs change and you need to notice when they do. If you’re so caught up in the day-to-day, you’ll miss it.
Matteo Masette | October 12, 2011

Photoshop isn’t the first application that we think of when some one mentions vector-style illustrations. That’s because we have Illustrator to easily produce vector artwork. While Photoshop wasn’t originally designed to create these types of illustrations, it does have the capability to produce illustrations that can meet or exceed that of Illustrator. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a fun, underwater, vector-style illustration using Photoshop. Let’s get started!

Before You Begin

It will be a huge help if you use a graphic tablet for this tutorial. Start with a huge file (3,000 x 2,000 px, for example). You’ll resize the image at the end. Working with large files will allow you to be more precise. Also, remember, if you’re designing for print, make sure to use 300 ppi and a CMYK color profile.

The Sketch

The first step will be to produce a sketch. Unfortunately, I forgot to save my original sketch so you will be on your own here. My sketch was done directly in Photoshop but you are free to draw it on paper and scan it in.

Tracing Your Line Art

This guide will form the basis of the techniques that you will use throughout this tutorial. Using the Pen Tool, trace the shape below.

Right click on the path and then click Fill Path.

Now apply the same technique to your line art.

Step 1 – Colors

Now that the lines of our artwork have been filled, now it is time to add color. Using the pen tool, draw the paths that will create highlights and shadows. Once each path has been closed, fill each path on a new layer.

Add Shadows and Highlights.

Add details.

Apply the same techniques to the other elements in your illustration.

You can use different opacities to from 50-60% to add a variety of different colors.

Your illustration should now look similar to the image below.

Step 2 – Background

Now, we have to work on the background. We’ll start with the sand. Make a path with pen tool and fill it on a layer.

Now apply a noise filter by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.

Your first sand dune should look like this.

Use the same technique to add other sand dunes. Add them on a different layer and use a darker color to give it some depth.

To add some more depth, set the opacity to the last layer to 60-70% and then add a Gaussian Blur.

Lastly, make a shadow layer using the Pen Tool. Use a dark color with 50-60% opacity. You could add a blur as well.

Draw some sharks and blur it to give it some depth.

Now apply a motion blur. Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Set the blur at an angle to give this impression of movement.

Your shark should now look similar to below. To make a copy, duplicate, reflect horizontal and resize, if necessary.

Use the same technique to produce the reef. Just draw a simple path and add a Gaussian Blur. You can add some highlights be adding some light spots with a blur.

Your image should now look similar to the image below.

Select your white background layer and apply a gradient to color the water.

Use a radial gradient.

Draw the gradient as shown below.

Show the other layers in your illustration and it should now look similar to the image below.

Step 3 – The net

Now let’s start work on the net. Draw your lines as shown below.

Fill with a basic color.

Add shadows and highlights.

Continue drawing the back side of the net. Fill with a basic color.

Add shadows and highlights.

Keep adding more line art.

Fill with basic color and add shadows and highlights.

Add a layer style to that layer and select Pattern Overlay. I created a small chess board pattern and applied it to the net layer.

Fill opening as shown below.

I added a tag to the net. Here is a close up.

Add some bubbles. They are simple to do. One layer for lines, one layer for highlights and spots. Set layers’ highlight opacities to 60-70%.

Almost done!

Step 4 – Lights

Now we will make some adjustments.

Add some little spots with 1px, 2px, 3px and 4 px hard brush, just with one click. Every kind of spots on the same layer, and set layer’s blending mode on "lighten".

Duplicate the layer and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, setting 1px. Set then layer blending mode on "linear dodge".

Create a new layer, and with a big and very soft brush make shapes on lights points.

Set opacity to 45%, fill at 15%, and blending mode on "linear dodge."

Now we want to improve the quality of the image.

So create a new layer, leaving it blank. Go to image > apply image, and set this values: (if you are working on CMYK, channel will be CMYK, so don’t worry.)

After that, selecting the layer we’ve just created, go on filter > sharpen > sharpen. Then set layer fill on 40%. Look, our quality improved!

Final Image
Tony Aube | October 12, 2011

In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Tony Aube will demonstrate the process needed to create a mystic Japanese temple. We’ll learn a lot of professional and advanced image blending techniques and we’ll get to play with some new and powerful features from Photoshop CS5. This tutorial is available exclusively to Premium Members. If you are looking to take your photo manipulation and composition skills to the next level then Log in or Join Now to get started!

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Martin Perhiniak | October 12, 2011

Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing digital art in Photoshop. Digital Art for Beginners, by Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, Martin Perhiniak will begin by teaching you how to draw in Photoshop. At the conclusion of this series you will know all you need to produce your own concept art and matte paintings in Photoshop.

Today’s tutorial Part 11: Sketch a Spaceship in Perspective With Photoshop will explain the three most important digital art skills that we have learned: sketching, drawing in perspective, and shading objects. In this lesson we will draw a concept sketch of a spaceship based on a thumbnail we did in the last tutorial. Let’s get started!
Meng To | October 12, 2011

Making a name for yourself in the design industry can be a challenging task. In addition to producing work that stands out from the pack, it’s also important to display your work in places where it will be seen. Today, we would like to introduce you to Shadowness, a place where you can upload and share your work with other designers. In this round up we have hand-picked some well-known artists from the Shadowness community and have displayed them below for you to enjoy. You may recognize some of these artists as Psdtuts authors, professional Photoshop users, and art collective members. Enjoy!

Wojciech Magierski (m4gik) – Divine Boundaries

Richard Roberts (Theotherstream) – Zen

Saad Moosajee (Saadart) – Invincible

Finn MacManus (finnianm) – Sovereign

Nekro – Music for my Eyes

Martin Grohs (grohsARTig) – Angel Tears

Jerico Santander (Jericosantander) – Own World

Jennifer Cirpici (JenniferCirpici) – Grow

José Paulo Amorim Reis (Zepaulo) – Aquarium World

Asdrubal Piedra Carvajal (asdrubalpc) – Dreamzcape

Wanchana Intrasombat (Victorior) – To the Waterfall

Andreas Zafiratos (albino-Z) – Nir Universe 003

Natascha Röösli (Kyena) – The Wax Dragon

Amanda Redmond (shebid) – Too Bright to See

Vincent Rhafael Aseo (Aseo) – Dance of the Ringwaltz

Sharon Milne (ChewedKandi) – Suicide Blonde

Roy Bourke (iGod) – The Never Ending Beat

Oliver Wetter (fantasio) – Call of Cthulhu

Maciej Zelaznowski (rabin) – I’m on a Horse

Leonardo Dentico (leox912) – Stairway to Heaven

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Q How important, maybe on a scale of 1-10 (10 being most important), is it that your designers have high level photoshop and illustrator skills?

Q What changes have you seen in graphic communication over the last 10+ years?

Q Knowing some of the clients on your list, it’s a very diverse mix of client types. Can you tell us a little about the types of work Duarte does?

Q Many agencies focus on an industry type. Bio-med/pharmaceutical, automotive, fashion, tech, etc. Is there a focus industry for Duarte?

Q What is one thing you wish designers were learning in degree programs currently that you don’t see from young designers/production artists?

Q You are now traveling more, presenting and speaking around the world, and a successful author, do you feel like you’re leading a charge for this type of work?

Q Both your books about presentations design, Slide:ology and Resonate, are doing extremely well in business communication markets. Do you think it also teaches designers something? If so what would they gain from either book?

Q You have observed, and succeeded, in the creative/design communication field for over twenty years. What advice do you have for the designers out there today, and of tomorrow?

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