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Beginning Level:

How to change your Icons in Windows XP
2.07.04
By The Wackypixel Co.
Wackypixel.com

People are always emailing us asking how to change their PC icons and well, we've got a mac so we have NO idea! Luckily The Wackypixel Co. saves the day with their step by step guide...

How to change your icons on your Mac
11.08.03
By Shana Victor

Pixelgirlpresents.com

Hi! Are you a newbie when it comes to downloading icons and using them on your desktop? Well struggle no more! Here are quick step by step instructions about how to change your icons on your mac..

Supercool Effect in a minute or less!
09.05.03
By AXL

battleforums.com

Make a cool looking vortex texture in just a minute or less--We swear! It's just that easy!...

Making grids with a Layer Style
05.17.03
By Base

Baseboard.net

This is a really quick way to make a grid with a layer style, which means you can edit the grid at any time, should you wish to make changes, and it wont effect the layer it's on...

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Intermediate Level:

Create Sexy Custom Brushes!
09.17.03
By Dub

Dubtastic Design Labs

After using the brushes others have created for some time, you may desire to create your own, either for your personal use or distribution...

Interactive Desktop Experience
03.01.03
By Mando Gomez
Mandolux.com

What better way to learn the some of the latest tips and trends to making hot desktop designs than to play around with photoshop files created by one of the hottest desktop designers around? The cool interactive experience will...

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Advanced Level:

Alien Orb - Glowing 3-D Sphere
2.07.03
By Alex C
Eye Digital Emotion

Ever wonder how those techy artists make their cool lookin' 3-d objects? Here's a tutorial that shows you how to turn a drabcircle into a 3-d glowing Alien Orb!...

Illustrator Tutorial: The pen tool and stencils
12.08.03
By Bungle
digikitten.com

It seems using the pen tool in Illustrator (or equivalent) seems to confuse a lot of you. But mastery of this tool (anchor points in particular) is your key to Illustrator dominance!...

Design the Perfect Desktop
11.25.02
By
Shanalyn Victor
Pixelgirl Presents

Lots of people ask me how I choose artists to give the “featured Desktop” award to. There isn’t a science to it, but there are certain things that a designer should try to do in order to ensure that their desktop image is usable, attractive, and has their own personal style infused into it...

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