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Quick action – save selection for the web Quick post, this time no Flash but a Photoshop action that saves me a lot of time. :) First of all, I don’t use slides in Photoshop, but often I just make a selection, copy/paste that in a new window…
- Retouching 35mm Film Scans with Photoshop
I am currently bringing back to life old photos from when I used to shoot film. So this week I thought it would cool to follow up on how I setup my graphics tablet and show you how I use…
- Using Adobe Bridge to Create a Mosaic
Get Creative with Adobe Bridge
Many people, understandably, think of Adobe Bridge as a visual file browser, and of course, that’s its strength. But thanks to the Output module, Bridge also offers some interesting design possibilities. In this example, we’ll… - 30 Fresh and Professional Blog Designs
30 Fresh and Professional Blog Designs
Blog design has always been a special art. Bloggers often have to fit a lot of content into their designs – post contents, titles, dates, social bookmarking options, advertising – the list goes… -
Adobe Launches Happy Birthday InDesign Site and Book! If you love InDesign, you must check out this excellent new, free eBook of InDesign’s history!
- Adobe InDesign Celebrates a Decade of Publishing Innovation
… as a successor to Adobe® Pagemaker® software, Adobe InDesign® revolutionized the publishing industry with its unrivalled … titled “Page by Page: 10 Years of Designing with Adobe InDesign” that highlights the product’s evolution and features designers …
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Adobe InDesign Celebrates a Decade of Publishing Innovation Company Marks 10-Year Milestone with Limited Edition Anniversary Book
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Freebie: Vector Devil-Skull Illustration Fuctastic has created an awesome skull illustration for the readers of Vectips. Download the illustration and check out all the intricate details! It is a great illustration to use by itself or pick through the many elements used to…
- Recreate a Bygone Era with Photoshop Brushes
Use these free Photoshop brushes as a quick way to add age to any digital project.
- Vector vs Bitmap for dummies.
A great article to understand main differences between vector and bitmap images.
- How to Create a Flaming Photo Manipulation
In this tutorial, we’ll manipulate a picture so it looks like a woman burning in flames. The idea behind this manipulation was to create a nice looking illustration, only by using simple techniques and tools such as the Brush tool…
- How to Create a Dramatic Portrait Effect in Photoshop
In this tutorial, learn how to make an ordinary portrait extra-ordinary by adding dramatic shadows, extra contrast, and even colored lighting effects to change your own environment.
- How to Create the Pop Art Effect in Photoshop
Pop art is an art form that began in the sixties. This photoshop tutorial will show you how to create this effect with any photo you choose.
- Create a Sci-Fi Style Urban City Scene in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this Epic, Sci-Fi Sytle Urban City Scene (Montage) in Photoshop, by utilising a few simple photo manipulation tricks. Have a try!
- How to add elements to a portrait
This tutorial can help you if you want to transform your pictures, make them look cool, interesting, or just have fun with it like I did.
- The Nut Cluster
Links mentioned in this podcast:
Advanced Photoshop
Photoshop Daily
BaseKit
Lynda.com
Mobile Photoshop
Wacom
A Little Photoshop
Media Cats
Still to Motion (Facebook Page)
PhotoshopWorld Trainers
Photoshop CS4 Beauty & Portrait Retouching Kit
Justin Seely Photoshop Quick Tips
Gavin… - How to Make an Attractive Vector Butterfly
In this tutorial I will show you how to make a vector butterfly using the blending mode from transparency box and the gradient mesh. The techniques shown in this tutorial will help you make shades on objects and liquid transition…
- 30 Fashionable T-shirt Designs
File Type: AI, EPS, and CDR
License: Free for Personal and Commercial UseThis set of professional T-shirt designs can be used in a variety of ways, with 30 different emblems to choose from you’ll be sure to find something…
- Measurement Presets
You may find yourself setting up measurement parameters for a number of different size images. To keep from having to reset the values over and over, click on the Save Preset button. It is perhaps a good idea to name…
- How To Use Curves in Photoshop
If I were forced to give up all but one image adjustment tool, I would keep curves. Hands down. The curves adjustment tool is an integral part of every professional’s knowledge base and image editing package.Even if you’ve taken a…
- Happy Birthday (again) InDesign… math tip video
Happy birthday to InDesign… happy birthday to InDesign… you do the math.
- Polished Professional and Unique Wordpress Theme for Business Blogs
New Wordpress theme has been released today and I am sure you are going to fall in love with it. Polish up your blog with this silky-smooth design. Nick, the designer behind Elegant themes, said that with this his aim…
- Save clicks with Photoshop CS4s spring-loaded tool icons
It may not be apparent to you that you can switch from one Adobe Photoshop CS4 tool to another, then back again with just a single click. It wasn’t to me, until I came across it by accident.
- Photoshop.com Mobile Editor Now Available to Android Developers
Adobe announced that third-party application developers now have access to the Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 editor, allowing them to easily make it a part of their applications. In addition, Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 is available, providing users of…
- Photoshop Top 40, Feature #6: RGB, CMYK, and Lab
Color is a wild beast. One that you admire, exalt, and even brood over. But the second you think you have it figured out, it can change on you. It looks different in print, it transforms on the Web. Color…
- PSD gold world award icon, golden medal
A very detailed golden medal graphic in a shiny gold color. Circle shape with the world map and laurel wreath around it. Gold world award icon for web and print. Customize it by editing layered PSD file and make a…
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Moyea PPT to PDF Converter 1.1 for Windows 7 and Vista 64-bit Moyea Software, a vendor for multimedia solutions, announced the availability of its PPT to PDF Converter 1.1 software for Windows 7 and Vista 64-bit.
Moyea Software has fixed the earlier bugs with the software to allow it to run on… - callas software and Appligent announces several bundled PDF solutions
callas software, a vendor for PDF solutions, and Appligent Document Solutions, a vendor for server-based document management products, have announced several server-based bundled PDF solutions. The aim of bundled PDF solutions is to offer efficient solutions to enterprises, government and…
- New tool for batch PDF encryption
AWinware Software, a vendor for Windows-based PDF applications, announced a free trial of ’PDF Encryption’ which allows — you guessed it, the batch encryption of PDF files. Separate User and Owner passwords may be set.
The User password is more… - When is InDesign CS5 Coming Out? and Other Ponderables
InDesign CS5 is coming. You can feel the buzz in the air (or your web browser).
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