How to use Illustrator's Live Trace Tool
Submitted by Tutorial9 » This article will show you how to use Illustrator’s Live Trace tool. Live Trace will allow you to completely convert photographs and other raster graphics into Vector graphics!
Enhance Graphics in Photoshop with Easy Depth of Field
Submitted by Tutorial9 » In this article, I’m going to show you some practical ways of adding depth, or a simulated “Depth of Field” effect to your graphics. These techniques will help you create images that appear to have three dimensions by emulating how your eyes focus in on certain objects while obscuring others.
Quick, Easy, and Scalable Photoshop Backgrounds
Submitted by Tutorial9 » This tutorial will show you how to design backgrounds with ease of future adjustments in mind. Applying these techniques in your designs will make color adjustments a breeze, sizing/scaling changes in your background incredibly easy, and give you unprecedented control over how your background looks with very little effort involved.
Photoshop Tip: Using the Grid
Submitted by Tutorial9 » Today’s Photoshop tip will show you how to take advantage of the “Grid” feature in Photoshop. The Grid is the perfect alignment tool for graphic design, and is very easy to use. By combining the use of the Grid with the “Snap” feature, users can perfectly align objects along grid lines and sudivisions.
Pen Tool Basics - Everything you need to get started using the Pen Tool in Photoshop!
Submitted by Tutorial9 » In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use the Pen tool in Photoshop to create your own custom shapes. I’ll take you through a series of exercises that will guide you through the basic, essential functions of the Pen tool.
How to Make Great Fireworks in Photoshop
Submitted by Tutorial9 » This tutorial will show you how to make some really great fireworks using Photoshop. It’s a great technique to use on celebration cards and posters, as well as graphics pertaining to holidays such as New Years and Independence Day.
Create the Vista Window Effect in Photoshop
Submitted by Tutorial9 » Vista users are quite familiar with “Aero” Theme effects in the new Windows Operating System. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how you can recreate some of the Transparent Window Effects using Adobe Photoshop.
Designing a 3D Software Box in Photoshop
Submitted by Tutorial9 » In this tutorial, we are going to create a 3D software box using Photoshop. It’s rather simple but the results can be quite realistic, providing a creative way of going about and creating box designs for your own personal use.
5 Pixel Popping Techniques in Photoshop
Submitted by Tutorial9 » In this tutorial, I will show you 5 great ways to really make your pixels pop in layout and interface design using Photoshop. These essential techniques will really give your designs a more 3D, tangible feel to them!
Abstract Dust And Spray Effect
Submitted by Tutorial9 » In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create colorful abstract spray effect for use in your graphics. This has become quite a trendy technique recently, and can be accomplished fairly easily.

