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    Assorted tips and tricks 

    Published on 02-07-2012 08:21 AM

    There's a great thread in the forums by torstan where he's sharing great tips and tricks. Here's a preview.

    This is a non-traditional tutorial thread. I'll be posting little snippets that I originally posted to G+. ...
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    Two New Awards for Classic Tutorials! 

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    RobA
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    Published on 09-16-2010 08:16 AM
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    Two tutorials that have been around for a while have been rated up to award winning 5-compass status!

    Congrats to torstan ...
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    OldGuy's Tutorial on Creating Realistic Coastlines 

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    RobA
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    Published on 05-10-2010 11:29 AM

    Our latest award winning tutorial is by OldGuy, showing how to roughen up coastlines and make them more realistic.
    This joins a number of tutorials for randomizing coastlines, provide a simple, quick method that produces some fine results. Check it out and give OldGuy a hand!
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    Ascensions' Atlas style in Photoshop 

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    Ascension
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    Published on 05-08-2010 09:27 PM

    I might be giving away the farm on this one, since I consider this to be my best style, but since I like to teach and make a tut for just about everything -- I present to you my atlas style. It's not meant to be the end-all be-all but rather an introductory course...where you can take it and adapt and change things as you see fit. I know my tuts tend to be lengthy and sometimes difficult so I'll do my best to help you out with any questions/problems you might have.
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