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In this basic tutorial, Omar Alkattan will describe the process for creating a field of green grass. The final view resembles that which you might see from a car window.

In this basic tutorial, Omar Alkattan will continue with his creating an ocean tutorial and in this tutorial, we'll add clear skies with a sunset.

In this Autodesk Mudbox 2010 tutorial, Michael Hurwicz looks at a new feature that allows you to export a paint layer to Photoshop, modify the layer in Photoshop, and then re-import it into Mudbox 2010. The tutorial demonstrates a workflow which allows you to keep both Photoshop and Mudbox open at the same time and conveniently work back and forth between the two programs.

Social networking has quickly become the newest hot topic in the marketing arena. Social networking sites have become so popular that new words like “friending” have formed since the explosion of Myspace, Facebook and Twitter 5 years ago. Facebook now has well over 350 million users and Twitter has roughly 5 million users (Data for twitter was estimated based on user id numbers assigned since Twitter has not made this information public.) I will have to admit that I am now, also, a Facebook user. After 5 years of resisting the movement, I jumped on the bandwagon because of the implications on my business. Social network marketing is a craze that has begun to spread on the internet. Fan pages have been developed on Facebook for businesses and soon businesses will be able to create regular Facebook accounts. (Facebook has posted this on their web site for the last 3 months.)

I resisted the movement for a long time because I do not like people knowing much about my private life. However, after researching the benefits of Facebook and the privacy restrictions that were default to all Facebook accounts, I decided to create an account for myself and my business. It allows me to post my thoughts, my comments, and business activity for the benefit of my “friends” in the Facebook world. My posts and profile information are only visible to my friends so I can choose what I share with friends and what I share with the rest of the Facebook community. But this has all changed recently, Facebook has changed the default settings for user accounts. Items that were once private are now set to be public. This means that your information, pictures and comments are now public. Of course, these settings can be changed by the user at any time. In fact, Facebook has given its users more control on the privacy of all of your information on Facebook. As a user, you now can control if your friends, friends of friends, or public see your comments, pictures, or profile information.

Social networking has become the latest and greatest item on the internet. Businesses can use these sites as a marketing tool. Individuals can use the site to reconnect with people that they lost touch with. All of this is wonderful and fun, but be aware of the privacy control of those sites and your user account settings. Comments, pictures and profile information that you would not want your current employer, future employer, or business contacts to see should not be posted onto your account if your default privacy setting is public.

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Guillaume Charron demonstrates how to add a stroke to a linear wipe.

In this basic tutorial, Omar Alkattan continues his creating an ocean tutorial and in this tutorial, we'll add rain and clouds. This tutorial uses no plug-ins.

Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Extruded EPS filter provides an easy way to import and extrude Adobe Illustrator layered vector logos and graphics in Adobe After Effects. The filter includes full integration with the After Effects 3D camera and lighting system and incorporates the same 3D material presets and free-form deformation properties of other BCC 6 AE 3D Objects filters. The filter is capable of tracking an EPS file using a Watch Folder, making the EPS file live should it be edited in Adobe Illustrator. A handy Keep EPS Color feature lets you preserve the original fill colors for each element as a diffuse color option of the material.

This tutorial from CreativeCOW leader, Fernando Mol explains the principles of how to create an horizontally centered layout using HTML and CSS.

In this basic tutorial, Omar Alkattan demonstrates how to create an ocean with After Effects and only After Effects. We'll touch on 3D layers, Fractal Noise Effects, and CC toner fx.

In this tutorial, Freelance Designer Robert Hranitzky shows you how to create a realistic 3D Thunderstorm scene - using just 2 still images. He'll use Photopshop Vanishing Point for the building, After Effects 3D to light it, Trapocode Particular for the rain, and Trapcode Horizon to create an infinite sky background.