http://gurusunleashed.com Scouring the Web 24/7 for the best creative pro news and how-to so you don't have to. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:28:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://gurusunleashed.com/272529/use-layer-comps-in-photoshop-to-improve-your-indesign-workflow.php http://gurusunleashed.com/272529/use-layer-comps-in-photoshop-to-improve-your-indesign-workflow.php#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:30:45 +0000 A.J. Wood http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=15638 Layer comps are a great way to organize content inside Photoshop files. They allow you to save multiple design ideas in a single PSD while reducing the need to create duplicate layers. As you’ll see in this tutorial, layer comps…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/272529/use-layer-comps-in-photoshop-to-improve-your-indesign-workflow.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/265620/photo-effects-week-create-a-planet-using-photoshop%e2%80%99s-3d-capabilities.php http://gurusunleashed.com/265620/photo-effects-week-create-a-planet-using-photoshop%e2%80%99s-3d-capabilities.php#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:00:36 +0000 A.J. Wood http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=14909 This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. The 3D tools in Photoshop CS5 Extended make…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/265620/photo-effects-week-create-a-planet-using-photoshop%e2%80%99s-3d-capabilities.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/265595/photo-effects-week-use-curves-adjustment-to-turn-day-into-night.php http://gurusunleashed.com/265595/photo-effects-week-use-curves-adjustment-to-turn-day-into-night.php#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:30:15 +0000 A.J. Wood http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=14916 This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. Adjustment layers are a powerful feature in Photoshop.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/265595/photo-effects-week-use-curves-adjustment-to-turn-day-into-night.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/264163/image-adjustments-with-camera-raw.php http://gurusunleashed.com/264163/image-adjustments-with-camera-raw.php#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:35:13 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15650 AJ Wood shows designers why making image adjustments in camera raw will give them more control over tonal changes than Photoshop. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)) ){ jQuery( '#video-object-8b741aad6b735873f45a132a4688ceaf630b44c5' ).replaceWith( '' ); } })…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/264163/image-adjustments-with-camera-raw.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/263120/10-photoshop-cs5-tips-2.php http://gurusunleashed.com/263120/10-photoshop-cs5-tips-2.php#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:49:05 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15653 Here are 10 tips to help make you more efficient in Photoshop. AJ Wood goes through useful shortcuts for doing things like deselect, quick mask, screen modes, undos, and more. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)) ){ jQuery( '#video-object-10a94aac4f442526449fba543bdf490f55ab3f15'…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/263120/10-photoshop-cs5-tips-2.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/258721/illustrator-cs5-tool-tips.php http://gurusunleashed.com/258721/illustrator-cs5-tool-tips.php#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:10:30 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15610 AJ Wood runs through a collection of tool tips for use with Adobe Illustrator. Learn things like shortcuts for the color swatch, scaling strokes along with object size, shape key shortcuts, and much more. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) ||…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/258721/illustrator-cs5-tool-tips.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/258376/adobe-illustrator-live-trace-for-better-gradient-meshes.php http://gurusunleashed.com/258376/adobe-illustrator-live-trace-for-better-gradient-meshes.php#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:02:58 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15580 AJ Wood shows Illustrator users a technique for using the Live Trace and gradient Mesh functions to create a colored illustration. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)) ){ jQuery( '#video-object-d4cd21fb25292eab303b9e08f1a9d8b244704001' ).replaceWith( '' ); } })…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/258376/adobe-illustrator-live-trace-for-better-gradient-meshes.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/258278/lightroom-3-%e2%80%93-watermarks.php http://gurusunleashed.com/258278/lightroom-3-%e2%80%93-watermarks.php#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:34:53 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=11018 Recently it was brought to my attention that there are a number of folks who aren’t using the Watermark feature inside of Lightroom 3. I was surprised to find some folks didn’t know about it, or more importantly weren’t aware…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/258278/lightroom-3-%e2%80%93-watermarks.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/256975/tool-hints-in-indesign-cs5.php http://gurusunleashed.com/256975/tool-hints-in-indesign-cs5.php#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:24:55 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15475 Questions about a tool? Use InDesign CS5′s new tool hints menu option to get information. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)) ){ jQuery( '#video-object-cf340d50542167796e871560865e898c4361bdb9' ).replaceWith( '' ); } })…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/256975/tool-hints-in-indesign-cs5.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/256183/blending-shapes-in-adobe-illustrator-cs5.php http://gurusunleashed.com/256183/blending-shapes-in-adobe-illustrator-cs5.php#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:18:29 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15408 Explore some design options using Illustrator’s blend tool using blend options and the path selection tool. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)) ){ jQuery( '#video-object-f421233e41c15d55aa3185ab6af28c993ac244d3' ).replaceWith( '' ); } })…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/256183/blending-shapes-in-adobe-illustrator-cs5.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/255541/ten-more-things-about-photoshop.php http://gurusunleashed.com/255541/ten-more-things-about-photoshop.php#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:28:04 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=10202 As my good friend J. Schuh aka The Texas Animator likes to say, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” Photoshop certainly is an elephant of a program to wrap your head around. Keeping with my…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/255541/ten-more-things-about-photoshop.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/255576/working-with-nested-styles-in-indesign.php http://gurusunleashed.com/255576/working-with-nested-styles-in-indesign.php#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:45:57 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15387 Using nested styles, InDesign users can create a single paragraph with multiple character styles inside of it. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)) ){ jQuery( '#video-object-32073649eabe3a79d049233ec3dc4bd03c655abe' ).replaceWith( '' ); } })…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/255576/working-with-nested-styles-in-indesign.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/255134/clipping-path-options-in-indesign-cs5.php http://gurusunleashed.com/255134/clipping-path-options-in-indesign-cs5.php#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:59:24 +0000 A.J. Wood http://layersmagazine.com/?p=15348 AJ Wood shows viewers how to use clipping path options to separate image subjects from their backgrounds when working with InDesign documents. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ if( (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)) ){ jQuery( '#video-object-dfce81c4dd1a85420aa4a6889f0a4f438ac5cb52' ).replaceWith( '' ); } })…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/255134/clipping-path-options-in-indesign-cs5.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/254084/photoshop-quick-mask.php http://gurusunleashed.com/254084/photoshop-quick-mask.php#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 07:08:05 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=9788 Greetings all! Hope your week has been brilliant, and you have plenty to look forward to this weekend. Today I’ve made a video on how to use Quick Mask mode in Photoshop. Quick Mask mode, something rarely seen these days,…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/254084/photoshop-quick-mask.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/252294/ten-things-beginners-should-know-in-photoshop.php http://gurusunleashed.com/252294/ten-things-beginners-should-know-in-photoshop.php#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:03:13 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=9277 CMD+D (PC:CTRL+D) to deselect–make the marching ants disappear. This is superior to using the mouse to deselect. (Drag out a 1?1 pixel selection just once, and you’ll remember this shortcut) Certain tools don’t seem to be working correctly? Menu options…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/252294/ten-things-beginners-should-know-in-photoshop.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/250248/ten-things-beginners-should-know-in-lightroom.php http://gurusunleashed.com/250248/ten-things-beginners-should-know-in-lightroom.php#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:11:57 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=8356 10. The “F” key cycles through screen modes just like Photoshop. Your menus have gone missing? Press CMD+OPT+F (CTRL+ALT+F) to immediately return to the normal screen mode. 9. Side panels keep disappearing? Turn off Auto-Hide for Panels. Right-click the triangle…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/250248/ten-things-beginners-should-know-in-lightroom.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/249603/apply-a-%e2%80%9cpinch-curve%e2%80%9d-to-tighten-a-layer-mask.php http://gurusunleashed.com/249603/apply-a-%e2%80%9cpinch-curve%e2%80%9d-to-tighten-a-layer-mask.php#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:37:12 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=7956 Howdy & Hello! As Photoshop continues to improve, our digital workflows become more efficient as we replace old techniques with new features. How many of you have embraced the Refine Edge dialogue commands, or the Adjustment & Masking panels? If…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/249603/apply-a-%e2%80%9cpinch-curve%e2%80%9d-to-tighten-a-layer-mask.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/248783/photoshop-panels-often-overlooked.php http://gurusunleashed.com/248783/photoshop-panels-often-overlooked.php#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:00:57 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=7704 Greetings TipSquirrel Fans!!! Today I want to take a moment to talk about a few panels in Photoshop that often get overlooked. The Navigator Panel… This is a necessary part of my retouching/restoration workflow. It’s an even better tool if]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/248783/photoshop-panels-often-overlooked.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/247824/lightroom-%e2%80%98nose-trick%e2%80%99.php http://gurusunleashed.com/247824/lightroom-%e2%80%98nose-trick%e2%80%99.php#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:14:16 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=7143 A Happy Thanksgiving to those of you that are state side in the USA. For this week’s article, I thought I’d share the “nose trick” everyone’s been asking about. In case you missed it, I used Lightroom to get the…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/247824/lightroom-%e2%80%98nose-trick%e2%80%99.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/246792/photoshop-crop-tool-tips.php http://gurusunleashed.com/246792/photoshop-crop-tool-tips.php#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:48:37 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=6819 In a previous TipSquirrel article I explained how to size images for print & web. As a matter of practice, I use the Crop Tool when I want to quickly make adjustments to image or canvas size. Here are some…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/246792/photoshop-crop-tool-tips.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243696/fine-tune-lightroom-3.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243696/fine-tune-lightroom-3.php#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:27:12 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=5363 Here are some quick setting changes to fine tune your settings in Lightroom 3. What Happened to Optimize Catalog? One of the first things you may have noticed upgrading to Lightroom 3 is “Optimize Catalog” appears to be missing from…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243696/fine-tune-lightroom-3.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242389/adobe-quick-tip-thursday.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242389/adobe-quick-tip-thursday.php#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:14:01 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=4865 Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on FriendFeed Post this on Diigo Post on Google Buzz Add this to Mister…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242389/adobe-quick-tip-thursday.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241077/aj%e2%80%99s-guide-to-tuning-photoshop%e2%80%99s-performance.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241077/aj%e2%80%99s-guide-to-tuning-photoshop%e2%80%99s-performance.php#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 13:58:14 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=4344 Today we’re going to hit some quick points for tuning Photoshop performance. Windows users will want to visit Edit->Preferences->Performance, while Mac users can goto Photoshop->Preferences->Performance. You can change Memory Usage, History & Cache, Scratch Disks, & GPU Settings within Photoshop’s…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241077/aj%e2%80%99s-guide-to-tuning-photoshop%e2%80%99s-performance.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/240387/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-cs-review.php http://gurusunleashed.com/240387/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-cs-review.php#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:58:12 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=4032 AJ Wood looks at a new feature to Photoshop. You can find more great stuff from AJ on  Twitter via his  blog and his channel on YouTube   Possibly Related Posts:… Photoshop CS5 Scrubby Zoom and Brush Softness Photoshop CS5 – New]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/240387/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-cs-review.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/240388/photoshop-cs5-scrubby-zoom-and-brush-softness.php http://gurusunleashed.com/240388/photoshop-cs5-scrubby-zoom-and-brush-softness.php#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:49:28 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=4027 AJ Wood looks at a few handy little tweaks in Photoshop CS5 You can find more great stuff from AJ on  Twitter via his  blog and his channel on YouTube     Possibly Related Posts:… Adobe Photoshop CS5 – CS Review Photoshop CS5]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/240388/photoshop-cs5-scrubby-zoom-and-brush-softness.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/240313/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-merge-to-hdr-pro.php http://gurusunleashed.com/240313/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-merge-to-hdr-pro.php#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:39:16 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=4008 In this post, AJ Wood looks at the improved HDR capabilities in CS5 Possibly Related Posts:… Adobe Photoshop CS5 – Refine Edge Command Creating an Action Cube-ism Creative Luminosity Techniques The Myth Of Fingerprints]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/240313/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-merge-to-hdr-pro.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/240314/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-refine-edge-command.php http://gurusunleashed.com/240314/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-refine-edge-command.php#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:02:15 +0000 A.J. Wood http://www.tipsquirrel.com/?p=4005 Adobe Certified InstructorAJ Wood shows us the updates to Refine Edge in CS5     Possibly Related Posts:… Adobe Photoshop CS5 – Merge to HDR Pro Creating an Action Cube-ism Creative Luminosity Techniques The Myth Of Fingerprints]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/240314/adobe-photoshop-cs5-%e2%80%93-refine-edge-command.php/feed 0