Digital Tropic - Helping you create graphic paradise!

Still trying to learn how to use CorelPhotopaint, Bryce, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, etc? What a great resource this will be! Some of the greatest tricks used by professional graphic designers will be the topic of our Tutorials area. These aren't the only ways to do these things. If you have a better way, please let us know by emailing sstierwalt@digitaltropic.com

	Tutorial 13 Applying KISS Makeup to Photos Celebrities in KISS Makeup is the most visited feature on KISS Freaks.com. Fans are always telling me how much they enjoy the feature. I get requests to explain this technique all the time. So I finally broke down and I am ready to give away the secret. This is an advanced tutorial so you will have to have a pretty good understanding of Photoshop 6 and its tools.
	Tutorial 12 Fool's Gold When I was a kid my father gave me this gold rock which I thought was made of gold. After closer inspection I figured out I had been dupped. If you have ever seen Fool's Gold its a little different than gold. This tutorial is for those of you trying to create the look of Fool's Gold onto your favorite text.. Fool's Gold is very easy to create with the help of Adobe Photoshop 6.0.
	Tutorial 11 Realistic Water When creating the new look of Digital Tropic I came acrossed a new way to make realistic water. This may be old hat to some, but I thought it was a very cool trick.
	Tutorial 10 Neon Text While working on a few different effects, I came across something I thought would be very useful to those of us into graphics. Now I have seen several attempts at Neon text on line and in books, but this I believe is probably the most accurate of how Neon text should look. If you are lazy and don't want to do the tutorial, you can download the action by clicking here!
	Tutorial 9 Metal Balls Sometimes you need a little something different. Well that is what this tutorial is all about. This tutorial will help you create a metal ball that can be used for many things. If you don't want to bother with the tutorial you can always download the action by clicking here!
	Tutorial 8 Chrome Chrome text is a very common thing on the Internet and a lot of other ad media. What really differs are the many ways to create it. Read our tutorial on one of the easiest ways to create chrome. For users of Adobe Photoshop 5.5.
	Tutorial 7 Creating Backdrops I don't want to blow a bunch of money to have professional studio photos taken. So I decided to create my own backdrops instead. Check out this tutorial for users of Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and Corel Photopaint 9.
	Tutorial 6 Extracting in Adobe Photoshop 5.5 One of the greatest things about the new version of Adobe Photoshop 5.5 is the new Extracting feature. One of the most common things you will do in the world of graphics is combining elements from different images to create something original. Extracting in Photoshop can save you a ton of time.
	Tutorial 5 Gold Texture A gold or rough texture can have a lot of uses on the web or in print. Every time Corel updates to a new version of Photopaint, they succeed at making graphics editing a lot easier. With Photopaint 9, you can create a gold texture very quickly by using this very quick tutorial.
	Tutorial 4 Create a Page Bend Giving a page a 3d look can be something of great use to a graphic designer. For users of Adobe Photoshop.
	Tutorial 3 Photo Inside Text You've always wanted to create that cool logo with a photo inside. Now users of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Photopaint can use this tutorial to do your thing. For users of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photopaint.
	Tutorial 2 Creating a Circular Pattern Create this awesome background circular pattern, in just a few short steps. For users of Adobe Photoshop.
	Tutorial 1 Beveled Hollow Text This trick will excite you to the possibilities for which this can be used. For users of Adobe Photoshop.