Making Pro Templates

[snareklutz]

Hi,

I've already started out webpage design by using frontpage and created ones like www.pphost.info

However, I'd likek to learn how to make templates like the ones templatemonster.com sell, with psd and everything. Just a note: I don't have photoshop, but I do have illustrator.

It'll be nice if sombody could post a link, or tell me "step by step" how to make them. I still need to learn the basics as well, ie layers.

Best regards,
Snare

 

[D@Z]

secret to making template monster templates (in other words this is what they do)

step 1. browse web for an intresting layout
stpe 2. theme the layout to reflect a category (includes adding dummy text and nice ions)
step 3. steal high quality images and add to template.
step 4. deliver psd template to tm and their people slice and code it.

that is the worst four steps for help i have ever seen...

 

[sunken]

Vue D'Esprit is a good 3D renderer which version 4 goes for $69 for the download. It has a great 3D renderer and is nowhere near the cost of 3DSMax. You can also get Wings3D or Blender for free which will allow you to model things to put into Vue (which has a lot of content already for it).

Vue - http://www.e-onsoftware.com

It's the renderer that I use most of the time (the Pro version) in my artwork...