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Apologies for the slight delay with this roundup, I’ve been ill for a few days.
Manipulate Smoke to Create Hyper Real Images
How to Create a Fantasy Mother Nature Scene
Design the Mac OS X Leopard Folder
Making a Beautiful Pair of Fantasy Eyes
8 Pivotal Developments in Web Typography
Creating the Perfect Portfolio
20 Vital Techniques for Effective Web Design
Free Podcasting Video and Photography WordPress Theme
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Great article… I like the first one with the smoke / skull the best… nicely done.
I gotta agree, that smoke tutorial is sick. Thanks so much for including a MIB article.
I though that the smoke tutorial would have used glowing edges to achieve the smoke effect on the skull – cleverly done. Who would have thought that much would go into making a simple folder image?
Just a note – can you make your post links target=”_blank” so that I don’t leave your site whenever I click a link?
Thanks guys, I’m glad you enjoyed this roundup. Feel free to suggest your links for next months roundup!
Adam: Yeah, the best tutorials often seem to use more steps than expected, attention to detail goes a long way. I’m afraid I don’t think I will be changing the link targets anytime soon. I have tested out both in the past, and overall people seem to much pretty links opening in the same window. I appreciate the suggestion though!
hey tom been a fan of the site for a while – i emailed you about your interview ill have those questions to you asp kinda busy we liaunched a new design site this week – i know this sound spammy but im not a robot – please check it out any feed back welcome as your a veteran to blogging stay in contact – would like to network with you and share ideas etc ben
Hey Ben, don’t worry that didn’t sound spammy at all
. I look forward to hearing from you with the questions.
smoke is nice
cool design