Episode 5: Photoshopping Apple’s Aqua Wallpaper

31. Aug, 2009 7 Comments


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 Episode 5: Photoshopping Apple's Aqua Wallpaper [4:48m]: Download (4026)

What’s this blue hyperlink? I think it’s the Podcast Version.

When Apple first released OSX, the benchmark for computer design was set to a new level. This was largely because of their Aqua theme.

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to recreate the famous Aqua wallpaper in just a few minutes using photoshop.

Once you’ve created your image you might like to fiddle with the hue, saturation and brightness of your background layer. I find that adjusting these properties (especially dragging the brightness right down) adds new dimensions to these wallpapers and allows you to create fluent and unique designs. This tutorial certainly has a lot of potential.

Here’s the version I created in the tutorial:
apple-aqua-wallpaper

Good luck!

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This post was written by Ash Davies.

"Hi I'm Ash Davies, the founder of Photo Guides. I'm an Australian student with a passion for photography and design, and Photo Guides is my excuse to learn cool new stuff. You can also follow me on twitter."

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7 Responses to “Episode 5: Photoshopping Apple’s Aqua Wallpaper”

  1. Rav Wick 02. Sep, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    This is truly, a great achievement, i’ve always wanted to know how to create one of these wallpapers, and you have provided and for that i am forever grateful. I look forward to your future tutorials. By the way, i created one myself if you want to see:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/appleverve/

    Thanks again!

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  2. Julie Stoddard 21. Oct, 2009 at 11:21 am

    I’ve been trying to find ways to create web 2.0 graphics. I absolutely love this tutorial as it gives me a better technique to try.

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  3. nadia 15. Dec, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    Awesome tutorial to learn. Very easy and well defined . thanks for sharing this nice post.

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  4. muhamdnaeem 16. Jan, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    V nice tutorial, But i want to download HQ video, ITS NOT DOWNLOADING, Pls reply

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    Ash Davies Reply:
    January 17th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    Sorry the link does appear to be broken.
    Unfortunately though I’m away at the moment with just an iPod touch and McDonalds Free Wifi so I’m unable to fix the link yet.
    For now though you could try going to the Vimeo page and downloading it from the bottom right.
    Sorry for the inconvenience

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  5. muhamdnaeem 18. Jan, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Thank you very much, same problem with 3rd episode

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  6. goran181 19. Jan, 2010 at 4:49 am

    Thank you, nice tutorial!

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