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Photoshop secrets - learn the tricks and techniques of the world's best artists
Keep your design team motivated - inexpensive ways to make them happier
The demons of Max Payne - creating the films’s CG Valkyries
Mike Young – on how to succeed as a UK animator
Night-time city scenes – using long exposure photography effects
Stained-glass effects – simple tricks to illuminate your photos
Graffiti techniques – adding realistic graffiti to urban scenes
Tested: Digital SLR cameras

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FREE! iClone 3 EX design and pre-viz tool, Illustrator CS4 video tutorials, 15 high-res cork textures, 20 FREE stock images and more.

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Creative inspiration - how to keep your design work fresh
Managing your assets - clear the desktop clutter with these top tips
BioShock PS3 games site - explore a 3D world online
Jon Burgerman – on how to become a top character designer
Old school sci-fi – retro look poster
Texture effects – using illustrator textures
Photo-montage – adding a personal touch with doodles and sketches
Tested: Mobile workstations

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FREE! Worldweaver DX Studio 3.0 interactive design tool, Photoshop CS4 video tutorials, 25 high-res textures, 20 FREE stock images and more.

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New ways with type - how to create cutting-edge type designs
Creative minds - map your mind with this top brainstorming tool
Third Mummy film - raises a terracotta army
A killer Dexter Promo - inside the head of the cult hero
Fake an X-ray - by blending layered photos
Composite a castle – build a fantasy scene from real-world photos
Set your VFX on fire – with After Effects
Tested: Creative Suite 4 preview

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FREE! Complete 3D suite trueSpace 7.6, After Effects video tutorials, 11 high-res textures, 20 FREE stock images and more.

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Be a design survivor - beat the credit crunch
Creative colour - master colour in your designs
Hellboy II - VFX detailed
Sci-fi poster art - add hand-painted textures to photos
Flash banners – create eye-catching banner ads
3D vector burst – jaw-dropping effects
Tested: 3D power workstations

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Create great characters - with global appeal
Take stock of imagery - how to source the perfect image
Monster visual effects - for Journey to the center of the earth
Edgy urban art - using blend modes
3D text in motion – in After Effects
Custom patterns – using vector shapes in Photoshop
Tested: 3D tools for illustrators

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FREE! MINDMAP 5 Professional, Final Cut Pro video tutorials, Flash components, 10 FREE stock images and more.

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Sex & Design - how, when and why to use sexual imagery
Selling Vilnius - zany tourism ad for the city
Creative briefs advice - how to kick start a creative brief
Surreal images - make stunning art
Skin that glows – create realistic skin tones
Neon type effect – light up your text
Tested: VFX plug-in suites

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Young talent - hot new design work you must see
Bow Street Runner Making a stunning interactive 3D Flash game
Secrets of logo design - the techniques behind the best and the worst
Surreal art - be Salvador Dali
Fireball frenzy – create explosions, fireballs and smoke
Sparkle effects – add a touch of magic to fashion shots
Tested: Essential studio storage

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