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How To Create a Realistic Water Text Effect
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Introduction
In this tutorial we will be creating a realistic water text effect that is sure to catch someones eyes. This tutorial requires some basic knowledge of Photoshop and how to work in it’s environment. For …

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30 Frighteningly Realistic CG People
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Working with computer graphics has become quite easy if you know what you are doing. Texturing and adding layers upon layers of photo realistic materials is a blast once you have created the wire frame that is making up your character or object. However the modeling itself is the real hard part. If you for example are trying to create a photo realistic person with all his/her features entirely correctly modeled and textured you can be sure that you have to spend quite a lot of time in front of the computer.

Professionals learn new tricks and shortcuts each day and today, if you have a lot of money, you can use 3D scanners to grab the perfect features in just a few minutes. Texturing though is done per hand and is always fun however it is a really time consuming process that takes both skills and patience.

But once you get the result you’re after it can be quite amazing and awe inspiring. Not only do I think we’ll see more and more actors getting their own computer generated double but it can secure their legendary performances beyond their life span. Once they leave this earth their CG double can take over and make sure they keep on doing movies even though they are no longer present. Makes for a great new era in movie making don’t you think?

I’ve gathered some of the most inspiring and amazing computer generated characters/humans I have ever seen just to prove to you that what you see in movies nowadays isn’t always what you think it is. There might not be a person behind those eyes at all. Think about it…

Author: Desiree Lunsford | Title: Simply Jessica | Website: Artwork

Author: Jian Xu | Title: Body Builder | Website: Artwork

Author: Nicolas Boyer | Title: Selena | Website: Artwork

Author: Everett Houser | Title: Cry of Athena | Website: Artwork

Author: Mariano Steiner | Title: Winter Sun | Website: Artwork

Author: Jarek Switalski | Title: In The Flash | Website: Artwork

Author: Dmitrij Leppé | Title: William Patrick Corgan Wearing a Wig | Website: Artwork

Author: Qin Hu | Title: Johnny Depp | Website: Artwork

Author: Joseph Francis | Title: Were You Praying at the lares Shrine | Website: Artwork

Author: Ning Zhang | Title: Deep Blue | Website: Artwork

Author: Laura Nardinocchi | Title: Serena | Website: Artwork

Author: Frédéric Scarramazza | Title: Denisa Top Model | Website: Artwork

Author: Viktor Yakubovich | Title: Beauty of the Nature | Website: Artwork

Author: Dias Leong | Title: Kurumi Imari the Idol | Website: Artwork

Author: Toru Murano | Title: Rare Shark | Website: Artwork

Author: Oleg Koreyba | Title: 3D Portrait of Sheikh Zayed | Website: Artwork

Author: Pasquale Giacobelli | Title: Allan Kardec – The Coder of the Spiritism | Website: Artwork

Author: Dimitris Katsafouros | Title: Rock is Dead | Website: Artwork

Author: Phil Shoebottom | Title: Napoleon: Total War | Website: Artwork

Author: Jarek Switalski | Title: Old Black Guy – Displacement Study | Website: Artwork

Author: Jelmer Boskma | Title: Johnny Depp | Website: Artwork

Author: Jorge Barrero | Title: Pearl Earring Scarlet Johansson | Website: Artwork

Author: Petr Chegodaev | Title: Amy is Absinthe | Website: Artwork

Author: Jonathan Clark | Title: The Perfect Weight Revisioned | Website: Artwork

Author: Jarek Switalski | Title: Robert De Niro | Website: Artwork

Author: Deniz Özemre | Title: Court Gown | Website: Artwork

Author: Max Aristov | Title: Sumo Oomph | Website: Artwork

Author: Lee Perry-Smith | Title: Substance – The Identity | Website: Artwork

Author: Chengjie Wang | Title: Good-Bye | Website: Artwork

Author: Everett Houser | Title: Surrender | Website: Artwork

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30 Photos You Thought Were Real
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30 Photos You Thought Were Real

In today’s reality there is as much fiction as in any new blockbuster movie being released from Hollywood. Everything we thought were real is often revealed to be nothing but good imagination portrayed on a …

25 Meticulously Detailed CG Artworks
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25 Meticulously Detailed CG Artworks

Artwork, especially computer generated, can sometimes be created quite fast and easy. But then there are images that takes forever to create. Some artists even fear the exceptional time consuming hard work it takes to …

10 Fresh Digital Artists & Designers to Follow on Twitter
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10 Fresh Digital Artists & Designers to Follow on Twitter

If you’re anything like me, you may be getting tired of seeing the same people on those “designers to follow” lists we often see crop up here on design blogs. I scouted around the underworld …

Mind-Blowing Typography in 3D | Part 2
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Mind-Blowing Typography in 3D | Part 2

As a continuation of the last post about Typography design in 3D (Mind-Blowing Typography in 3D | part 1) we have now come to the second part. Last one showcased 25 pieces of simply stunning …

Mind-Blowing Typography in 3D | Part 1
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Mind-Blowing Typography in 3D | Part 1

Typography is one of the true art forms that I find the most appealing when looking through magazines or surfing the web. The amount of detail sometimes implemented is just mind blowing and you can …

Creative Corner: My Favorite Firefox Tool
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Creative Corner: My Favorite Firefox Tool

Minervity.com is a great site for resource and inspiration. We came up with an idea of creating a “Creative Corner” where the aim is for designers/developers to have an area where we talk to …

10 Useful and Free Mac Apps for Any Designer
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10 Useful and Free Mac Apps for Any Designer

Two things make my life easier as a designer. Firstly, the smoother my Mac runs, the faster I can work. There’s nothing worse than trying to push work out as fast a possible and then …

10 Awesome Design Magazines | Resource Blogs
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10 Awesome Design Magazines | Resource Blogs

The Internet has been one of the most used medium. People now go online for information with the primary objective of learning and getting inspiration. During the days when most people were …

15 Inspirational Package Designs Using Type
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15 Inspirational Package Designs Using Type

Consumers view products by its form, color and most specially by its packaging.  With so many products trying to vie attention to catch the consumer’s eye while in the supermarkets or shops.  One element …

How to Create an Illustrated Cartoon Character
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How to Create an Illustrated Cartoon Character

So, I decided to attempt to create a tutorial on how to create a unique illustrated cartoon character in Photoshop. It’s pretty straight forward and the skills you need for this is very limited as …