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This ones a keeper!

I feel that this is the first video tutorial I've created that says: "I've arrived" as a provider of fine Photoshop Tutorials.  The art of making a tree in Photoshop is something I feel there has been a void on YouTube.  This is a quality tutorial that draws from both my years of Photoshop experience and my real painting experience.

I have squeezed a lot into the 5 minute tutorial.  It is also just step 1 of 3 on how to complete the tree.  Part 2 will be shading and texturing.  Part 3 will be adding leaves.

Check it out at: http://youtu.be/cNKOt1MwDoU 

I've finally added the first Developer Resource to this site.  I was working with Papervision3D in Flash and was finding an obvious limitation in the Cylinder primitive.  It took the same surface and used it for the ends of the tube and the tube itself.

I'm pretty sure most often, no one wants that.  So I designed a fix that makes 2 materials for the cylinder: one for the "tube" and one for the top and bottom.  Now you can have an easy way to make more realistic Cylinder type objects to build your 3D "world". 

3D Flash Resource for Papervision 

Just expanded upon: Photoshop Landscape Painting article with tons of new helpful tutorials on how to paint the Sea, Lakes, Oceans, and other bodies of water.  A little more on the art of Mountain Painting in Photoshop.  This is becoming a big resource on the topic and it keeps expanding for you.  Free, useful info.

Includes step by step instructions (unlike many tutorials).  I forsee a Video Tutorial connected to this in the future, but no time right now.  Click here to go to the Article.

Enjoy!

I just wrote a big new article on Landscape Painting with Photoshop.  It will be a complete guide eventually, for now it focuses more on Painting the Background Sky and more techniques for that.  Its going to grow and grow and will be a great resource to everyone looking for some coaching in this area.

New Helpful info at Web Design Mountain especially for Web Designers: Knowing the Color Code used by all HTML and CSS code to quickly pull off colors from memory without needing a Color Picker Tool.  Color Code Primer Here.

See the new Video introducing the Modern Art Maker on YouTube.  This is a start for a great tool that will offer you a free design resource and just entertainment watching it.

For those of you who'd rather make it from scratch and have more control over the final output, I have created my first Video Tutorial on Making a Water Bubble in Photoshop.
View it on my new YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/webdesignmountain

New, basic resource for graphics: Tiny Bubbles.
Useful for web design and graphic design. Transparent PNG format - highly reusable. Download Water Bubble Graphics here.

Check out the new style: Spiderwebs4Web. This is a good example of how to make a design that "pops off the page". Probably a good source for a new tutorial topic.

The new design for this site is almost ready. Get ready for an exciting new style!