Last night, my wife and I went back to the same restaurant where a man was complaining that his drink glass contained no ice. Actually, the same man was there again. This time, he complained that his drink glass contained no gas. A waitress explained that’s the way it is with wine. But the man wasn’t satisfied with her explanation. And he eventually made her cry. Then my wife whispered “Do you have your MacBook with you?” Oh, no, not again… Well, I went under a table and launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. In a matter of 5 minutes or so, I injected some gas into his drink.

The following tutorial shows steps to create a scene where a drink glass or water contains gas, using Adobe Photoshop CS2. The photo used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →

On a winter day, I was emotionally exhausted and felt like getting away from everything. I spontaneously got into my car and drove for hours. I wanted to go as far as I could. And I saw a restaurant at the end of a road. So I stopped my car. It was very quiet inside. I ordered a glass of wine. I held the wine glass while thinking about my work, my marriage and everything. Then I realized that there was a beautiful woman in bikini reflecting on the surface of the wine glass. I turned around. But there was nobody. That was so strange because I was the only customer in the restaurant. Who was she? The next day, I reached a beach. I hoped to run into the woman I saw on the glass. But there was no déjà vu. To be continued…

The following tutorial shows steps to create a figure reflecting on the surface of a glass, using Adobe Photoshop CS2. The wine glass photo used in this tutorial comes from PD Photo. The bikini woman photo comes from Webshots. Continue reading →

Last week, I brought some doughnuts to my office. It was late afternoon, and some guys were very hungry. When one of them shouted “Doughnuts!”, everybody in the office rushed towards me and picked one. And one of them must have got two. That’s when my secretary came back from a restroom. And when she found out that there was no more doughnut left for her, she gave me a look. That look…, which scared the hell out of me. I couldn’t do my work because that look haunted me. So I launched Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. In a matter of 5 minutes or so, I designed a chocolate doughnut for her.

The following tutorial shows steps to design a chocolate doughnut. Although I mainly used Adobe Photoshop CS2, I used Adobe Illustrator CS2 to create a path and then a 3D image. Continue reading →

I met this young lady named Heather at a party which I attended a few years ago while my wife was out of town. She wanted to show off her favorite lighter. So she tried to light a candle with it. But no matter how many times she struck it, a flame never came out of her lighter. Eventually, her big smile full of dreams and hopes turned into despair. I wanted to do something. I didn’t want a simple mistake to take over her life and future. But what could I do? Right! I had my MacBook with me, so I launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. In a matter of 5 minutes or so, her big smile came back.

The following tutorial shows steps to create a lighter flame. The photo used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →

Several days ago, my wife left town for a business trip to St. Louis. And she gave me a daily chore. She told me to water her Oxeye daisies at the yard once a day. Oops… I totally forgot about it. And her daisies are pretty much dead. When I forgot to water her flowers last time, I had to sleep on a couch for 5 days. Well, I guess I have to get on my iMac. So I launch Adobe Illustrator CS2. In a matter of 10 minutes or so, I somehow managed to revive her daisies.

The following tutorial shows simple steps to design Oxeye daisies, using Adobe Illustrator CS2. Continue reading →