Give your Photoshop illustrations a retro look and feel

Using a limited colour palette and textures sourced everywhere from second-hand markets to online, we will utilise Photoshop ’s Threshold and Color Range tools to create a retro 50s-style advertisement. We will also touch on how to use the Channel Mixer to create some effective colour combinations.

Video tutorial: Create a vintage toy camera look in Photoshop

Struggling to emulate the looks of retro film photography? Ben Secret shows you how

Adobe Creative Suite 6 launch propels design, Web, and video apps onto center stage

With the launch of Creative Suite 6 (CS6), Adobe has realigned, tightened, and refocused its collection of software and targeted bundles into four disciplined groups. With Photoshop CS6 at the helm, CS6 reflects the updated, streamlined, real-world workflow of many creative operations.

Video tutorial: Complete the vintage toy camera aesthetic

We’ll mix the bubbly light texture in with our image using a Light blending mode, to add a double-exposed film effect. Then for the light streaks we’ll use Screen blending to selectively lighten and fade parts of our image, creating an old Polaroid effect.

Computer Arts Gallery: February 2012

Eoin Ryan is an illustrator and animator from Dublin, currently living in London. Represented by Agency Rush, Ryan’s recent clients include Wallpaper*, GQ, New Scientist and Wired.