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    Planet Photoshop

  • More Fun with 3D

    Corey Barker
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm
    Continue exploring the possibilities with Photoshop's new 3D tools.

  • Adding Keywords to Multiple files

    Web Editor
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    In Bridge, you can add keywords to images to make searching for pictures a little less cumbersome. You don’t, however, want the process to become tedious as well. By either Command-clicking (PC: Ctrl-clicking) or Shift-clicking on images, you can select multiple files inside Bridge. Once you have the files selected, you can go to the [...]

  • Workspaces for Bridge? Sure!

    Web Editor
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    This may seem like a “Duh!” tip, but it’s often overlooked. Remember that the appearance of Bridge CS3 can be customized in a variety of different ways. You can keep the layout of your favorite panels by saving them as a workspace. To do so, choose Window>Workspace>Save Workspace.

  • Creating Favorites in Bridge

    Web Editor
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    Sometimes navigating to whatever folder you have specific images in can be cumbersome. Save yourself some time and create favorites out of your most-used folders. To do that, Control-click (PC: Right-click) on the folder and select Add to Favorites from the contextual menu. The next time that you need to find that image, you can [...]

  • Grouping and Stacking in Bridge

    Web Editor
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    If you have multiple shots of the same subject and would like to be able to group them, image stacks are a good idea. Either Shift-click or Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) on the images that you would like to group and press Command-G (PC: Ctrl-G). This will create a stack of the images. You can expand [...]
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    Photoshop Insider

  • Today We Celebrate: The Springs of Hope Kenya Orphanage has opened its doors!

    Scott
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:46 am
    I am absolutely thrilled to share that last night I got an email from my friend Molly Bail from Springs of Hope, Kenya, to let me know that today they’re welcoming the first children to the Orphanage that you, the readers of this blog, helped to build. Your contributions literally helped finish the roof on this orphanage earlier this year, and then later you helped buy the beds, furniture, and kitchen appliances, and now today there are homeless children that are homeless no more because of your gracious generosity. I am incredibly thrilled, and humbled at what you all have done in…

  • I might have to order one of these

    Scott
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:36 am
    I ran across a site with this clever t-shirt this weekend, and thought you guys would get a kick out of it. You can order yours right here. Have a great weekend! -Scott

  • Thursday News Stuffage

    Scott
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm
    Hi gang. First, I want to thank Tyler Stableford for a tremendously inspiring post yesterday. His post is really what it’s all about. When I met Tyler at Photo Plus Expo, I knew I had met a great photographer, but as he’s demonstrated through this actions, he’s much more than that, and I’m even more impressed. If you didn’t watch his video yesterday, please take a moment to watch it right now. It’s incredibly powerful, and you’ll be glad you did. Cool new iPhone App for Adobe Freaks (like me) My buddy Terry White has just released his own iPhone App (you knew it was only a…

  • It’s “Guest Blog Wednesday” featuring Tyler Stableford!

    Brad
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    Hi all, It’s a real honor to be writing today, and I want to thank Scott and Brad for the bandwidth. I’d like to share a behind-the-scenes story about the most exciting project of my career. I’m an adventure photographer in Aspen, Colorado. When I first picked up a camera 15 years ago, I was tickled at the idea of being paid to rock climb, ski and travel. I certainly didn’t get into photography to “make a difference.” Indeed, from a cynical bent, you could say that I shoot leisure sports — images of rich white people overindulging in the outdoors. Last winter, however, I…

  • Tuesday Catch-up

    Scott
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pm
    Hi Folks, and greetings from 37,000 feet, somewhere over Pennsylvania (courtesy of Delta’s new in-flight ‘go-go” wi-fi Internet service). I’m totally beat, so I’m gonna keep this one short and sweet (that way, I can take a nap before I have to change planes for the 2nd leg back home). Philly rocked! First, thanks to everybody (nearly 600 of you), who came out to my Philadelphia seminar yesterday. What a great group to present to! It’s been years since I’ve been to Philly, but I’ll make sure it’s much shorter before my next visit! Adobe has…
 
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    John Nack on Adobe

  • Photoshop.com Mobile comes to Android

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am
    Building on its great momentum on the iPhone, the Photoshop.com Mobile app is now available for Android phones. The free application offers the same great features as the iPhone version. In addition, says the press release: Photoshop.com Mobile for Android offers features only available on Android phones. Users can automatically upload pictures to Photoshop.com albums in the background, even when the Photshop.com Mobile application is not running. Photoshop.com accounts provide 2GB of free online photo storage, which equates to over 1,500 photos. Made possible by the Android API, the new…

  • Videos: Extending the Suite

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:53 am
    I'm a big proponent of using Flash to extend the Creative Suite. If you've thought of exploring the possibilities, check out this pair of videos from Adobe MAX: Come see Lee Brimelow and Mark Niemann-Ross demonstrate unexpected things you can do using Flex and Creative Suite.Grab some popcorn and your 3D glasses as we demonstrate how Creative Suite applications can be programmed using Flex and Adobe AIR,and more. Find out about the many languages and tools available for both designers and developers to customize and automate Creative Suite for integration in larger workflows.

  • A pair of visual juxtapositions

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:26 pm
    Who's a tender little death's head, then? 'Till Death Do Us Part. [Via] The Lions & Lambs* logo nicely pairs these moral foes. Utterly tangential: In March, Stephen Colbert said, "I'm coming in like a lion, and going out like a lamb-fed lion."

  • Adobe TV: Monster creation, Web optimization, & more

    3 Nov 2009 | 6:35 am
    You might find these recent video tutorials interesting: The Russell Brown Show - Halloween Monster Make-Up Kit In this special "Halloween" edition of the Russell Brown Show, you'll learn how to turn people into monsters. Russell even gives you the files you'll need to do it! MAX 2009 Design - Photoshop CS4: Essential Techniques and Killer Tips with Terry White Learn the must-have skills for working with Photoshop and digital images, including color correction, masking, image restoration, and retouching. Terry White will answer the most frequently asked questions on working with digital…

  • San José Photoshop User Group next Tuesday evening

    2 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm
    The San José Photoshop User Group is meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Adobe SJ office (map). Pizza and drinks kick off at 6:30pm, with talks beginning at 7. The meeting will feature two speakers. As group organizer Dan Clark writes, Jim Tierney is from plug-in maker Digital Anarchy. He will demo a range of their products, such as Primatte Chromakey, Knoll Light Factory, Backdrop Designer, Texture Anarchy, 3D Invigorator and more. Jim McCrary was Chief Photographer at the A&M Records photo studio for many years. He shot over 300 album covers along with related publicity and…
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    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

  • Tip – Rotating Identity Plates in Slideshow

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am
    Your tip for today falls victim to one of those little things that I never knew about before and found out about the hard way. It has to do with the Slideshow module. You know how you can put an Identity Plate on your slideshow right? You can also put other various text overlays that show some metadata about your photo (which is exactly what people really want to see when they're watching a beautiful slideshow by the way) :-) Anyway, I ran into some one who showed me their computer and the fact that their ID Plate was rotated 90°. Naturally, I'm used to working with the ID Plate in the Print…

  • A Few More Dates for David Ziser’s Tour

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am
    Hey folks. I've mentioned David Ziser's Digital Wakeup Call tour before and I just wanted to let you know there's a few more dates left. Of course you'll learn lots of stuff about shooting weddings but David is also a master at Lightroom and he's got some great things to share when it comes to the production end of things. Here's his website and here's a write-up I did a while back after attending his seminar. If you have the chance to go, its definitely worth it. Bookmark It

  • What’s a Lightroom “Snapshot”

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:41 am
    During a recent workshop I had some one ask what a Snapshot was (its a panel on the left side in the Develop module). Then everyone else kinda chimed in with a "yeah what the heck is that?". They don't get used a lot, but I think they definitely do come in useful at times. Basically, a snapshot is a freeze-frame of your photo at that moment in time. It's a way to save all of your develop settings at a certain point in case you ever wanted to revert back to them. So let's say you're working on a photo. You're pretty happy with the way the photo looks but you want to try a couple of other…

  • Presets – Lightroom 3 Grain

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:44 am
    A couple of weeks ago, Adobe released a beta version of Lightroom 3. Among the new features is a grain effect that people have been asking for to simulate film grain. So I figured what better candidate for a new preset then some grain effects. They're pretty straightforward and there's 3 versions of the effect from Light, to Medium to Heavy. I purposely left off any black and white, lomo, or cross-process settings (which is the type of photo we see this effect being added to) because I figure you'll apply those settings to your photo first and then add some grain at the end. Also, before you…

  • Tip – An Unexpected Lightroom 3 Sharpening Tip

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    29 Oct 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Over the last couple of months, I've had the opportunity to test drive the Lightroom 3 Beta before it came out. I spent a pretty decent amount of time kicking the tires but there's one little feature/tip that I didn't find out until this week. Before the Lightroom 3 Beta, when sharpening you had to be zoomed into 100% to see the effects of the sharpening. If you weren't you wouldn't see any change. But now in the Lightroom 3 Beta you can see your sharpening even at the lowest zoom level. Cool huh? Have a great weekend! Bookmark It
 
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  • Adobe Releases Lightroom 3 Beta

    PSN Editorial Staff
    22 Oct 2009 | 11:13 am
    New Lightroom beta delivers faster performance, refined image processing and streamlined publishing SAN JOSE, Calif. – Oct. 22, 2009 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release. Lightroom is the essential digital photography workflow solution, helping serious amateur and professional photographers quickly import, manage, enhance and showcase all their images from one application. Available as a free…

  • Adobe Brings Photoshop to the iPhone

    PSN Editorial Staff
    16 Oct 2009 | 12:23 pm
    Well, sorta. It’s actually limited to some basic editing features such as cropping, rotating, changing color and a few processing effects such as soft focus, vignette and others. But it is sorta like having Photoshop on your iPhone. Here’s Adobe’s press release: Adobe Unveils Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone New Adobe application brings must-have photo tools and eye-catching effects to iPhone users SAN JOSE, Calif. – Oct. 9, 2009 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone application, delivering Adobe…

  • He’s Back. Mark Hamburg Returns to Adobe

    Jeff Schewe
    24 Jul 2009 | 12:04 am
    After over a year spent working at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington offices, Mark Hamburg has resigned from Microsoft to rejoin Adobe Systems, Inc. where he will again be working in the Digital Imaging department. Mark, a former Photoshop Architect and the founding engineer on Lightroom had gone to Microsoft to work on new usability for Windows. His decision to return to Adobe is more a statement of desire to again work on products in the digital imaging realm rather than a more research driven project. News of his return is official as of Friday, July 24th, 2009. Check out Mark’s…

  • Adobe Updates Camera Raw, Lightroom and DNG

    PSN Editorial Staff
    23 Jun 2009 | 10:17 pm
    Adobe today released the final Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 and Camera Raw 5.4 updates, available for immediate download at www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/. Both updates bring additional raw file support to 31 camera and camera back models including the Canon EOS 500D, Nikon D5000 and 18 Hasselblad models. A full list of the newly supported camera and camera back models is below. In addition, Adobe released an update to its Digital Negative specification (DNG), the public archival format for digital camera raw data. DNG addresses the lack of an open standard for raw files created by individual…

  • Perspective correction for Camera Raw images

    Martin Evening
    5 May 2009 | 11:59 pm
    Click to view movie This movie extract is from  Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop. One of the top requests for Camera Raw and Lightroom has been to include perspective corrections, so that users can apply perspective corrections to raw images. It so happens there is already a method in Camera Raw and Photoshop that will allow you to correct the perspective of a raw photograph while keeping the image in its original raw file state. This isn’t exactly a hidden feature in Camera Raw, but this movie does demonstrate a workaround for correcting perspective of raw…
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  • Going to the Big Show

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:29 am
    If you've read my blog for a while you know that I sing in a Barbershop Harmony Chorus and that each year we compete for the right to go to the annual International Contest (known to us as the big show). For the last 7 years in a row we've finished a very close second in the the Florida competition, always coming very very close (pretty much redefining the term "close but no cigar).At the beginning of October my chorus competed and once again finished second, but this year our score meant we thought we might have a chance to go as a "wildcard" entry (the next 10 highest scores after all the…

  • Layers Magazine Design Contest

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:13 am
    Don't miss the latest Back Page Design Contest from Layers Magazine. This time around you can win a 1.5-TB Guardian MAXimus quad interface hard drive and $200 in credits courtesy of Fotolia.Get all the details here

  • Photoshop Fixes Flickr Group

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am
    Although I have not been directty involved for some time, the Photoshop Fixes Group on Flickr is still going strong, and still holding friendly challenges.Take a look

  • Photo opp at Photo Plus Expo

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm
    Walking around Photo Plus Expo a couple of weeks ago, I had an opportunity to meet and chat with many well-known photographers who I'd never met in person before - including many who had been kind enough to "finish the sentence" here on my blog.Among others, I got to meet Joey L, Zack Arias, Kenny Kim, Dave Sanders, and Bob and Dawn Davis. Here's a pic of me with Bob and Dawn taken by a very nice fellow who's name was Vithaya.Along with some "celebrities" I also got a chance to chat with quite a few NAPP members, blog readers and Photoshop TV Users - that was very cool!Looking forward to next…

  • PRESS RELEASE: onOne Software

    3 Nov 2009 | 4:33 am
    onOne Software, Inc., has announced Plug-in Suite 5 for Adobe Photoshop. Designed to solve the most common problems facing photographers in the areas of color correction, enlarging, masking and professional photographic effects, the Plug-in Suite 5 combines full versions of six essential software tools in one affordable package: FocalPoint 2, PhotoTune 3, PhotoFrame 4.5 Professional Edition, PhotoTools 2.5 Professional Edition, Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition and MaskPro 4.With support for Photoshop CS2, CS3 and CS4 the onOne Software Plug-in Suite 5 now includes the new onOne Panel…
 
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    PhotoshopDisasters

  • Campari: Incampariable

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Was this a not-gay-enough/too-gay battle between marketing and art? Or does Olga Kurylenko have really floppy legs?Props to RMP! Bigger version here!

  • OSS117: Those Legs Will Take You A Long Way, Lady

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:08 pm
    Remember the good old days of movie posters? When it was pretty obvious that the illustrator hadn't seen the movie and there was always a steam engine exploding in the background? The people behind OSS 117 remember. They're the true pioneers; they aren't constrained by pedantile ideas about women having to have legs.Thanks to Gaetan! Bigger version here!

  • Digital Photoshop Disaster Of The Year, 2009

    4 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm
    If only there were some way to make images from scenes in real life and somehow make them into computer files, but alas, there is probably no such technology.Thanks to Jared!

  • Wella: No More LSD For You

    3 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm
    You see what happens is that a designer and Photoshop love each other very very much and then they do a special kiss and then a stork brings a bundle and in the bundle is a brand new Photoshop Disaster for you to love.Thanks to Ninja Please! Original is here!

  • Boots: Huh?

    2 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm
    Hello Boots artworker! We love you! Hope you love us too!(Boots is a big drugstore chain in the UK.) Thanks to Mary!
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    Photoshop User TV

  • PhotoshopUser TV Episode 208 (November 2, 2009)

    webeditor
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    This video player requires Flash Player 10. If you are not able to watch the video, you may need to upgrade. Click here to install the latest version of Flash Player. ShareEditor's Pick New episodes are on the way but this week, the editors have picked some of their favorite tutorials from the past few months. This Week's Sponsors: On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show Contest Winner No contest last week. Stay tuned for the return of new episodes and new contest questions. Photoshop User TV Episode 208 is now playing! Download Episode 208 [In order to download this…

  • PhotoshopUser TV Episode 207 (October 19, 2009)

    webeditor
    20 Oct 2009 | 9:12 am
    SharePhotoshop World The Photoshop Guys take a tour of the Expo Hall and talk with vendors at this year's Photoshop World conference in Las Vegas. This Week's Sponsors: On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show Photoshop plugins from onOnesoftware.com High quality prints available from artisticphotocanvas.com imagewizards.net offers prints on aluminum Get your lighting equipment from fjwestcott.com Visit Epson.com for your printing needs Get more plugins for Photoshop at niksoftware.com Build a quick and easy flash website for your photos using Showitfast.com…

  • PhotoshopUser TV Episode 206 (October 12, 2009)

    webeditor
    13 Oct 2009 | 1:05 pm
    ShareCaptivating Episode The countdown to the new set is winding down. In the meantime, check out this interview with Adobe's Julieanne Kost. This Week's Sponsors: On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show Contest Winner No contest last week. Stay tuned for the return of new episodes and new contest questions. Photoshop User TV Episode 206 is now playing! Download Episode 206 [In order to download this file directly to your computer, right-click (Control-click on Mac) on the Download link and choose the Save As option.]

  • PhotoshopUser TV Episode 205 (September 28, 2009)

    admin
    29 Sep 2009 | 9:47 am
    ShareThe Ad Hoc Episode It's Photoshop World week and the set is still being built, but R.C and Matt walk you through cleaning up a Twitter background anyway. Corey comes in a bit later and shows some cool spark effects commonly used on movie posters. This Week's Sponsors: On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show Planet Photoshop is Corey's home on the internet, so find more tutorials, blog and even some contests. Contest Winner No contest last week. Stay tuned for the return of new episodes and new contest questions. Photoshop User TV Episode 205 is now playing!

  • PhotoshopUser TV Episode 204 (September 21, 2009)

    webeditor
    21 Sep 2009 | 1:14 pm
    ShareArm Wrestling Episode Special guest David Ziser shares some wedding photography tips and tricks. This Week's Sponsors: On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show Photoshop World is coming to Las Vegas at the beginning of October. Sign up now. Contest Winner No contest last week. Stay tuned for the return of new episodes and new contest questions. Photoshop User TV Episode 204 is now playing! Download Episode 204 [In order to download this file directly to your computer, right-click (Control-click on Mac) on the Download link and choose the Save As option.]
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  • Bring Tanned Look to the Skin

    MrPhoturist
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:20 am
    I’m just going to be making a nice, hot tanned skin photo effect in this tutorial! If you are interesting, join me! So, let’s start! If you don’t have appropriate photo you can use mine or find another one thru Google Images. Also you can use your own photos if you think that you are not tanned on the photo or do not have time to go to the sea or ocean or just want to be swarthy. Open up the photo at first. The girl on the picture above looks untanned. I know how to help her to make ‘quick tan.’ Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool and start with skin selection. Pay your attention that…

  • Creating Drawing Effect on the Photo

    MrPhoturist
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:03 am
    I tried to experiment with photo and mix it with black lines to simulate drawing. Would you know how to make it? Ok, then read this tutorial. Let’s start by finding the picture of beautiful girl with hairdressing. I went to Google Images and looked up the picture, you can feel free to download my picture from here. Open up the picture and desaturate it in the beginning with Image > Adjustments > Desaturate or press Ctrl+Shift+U. After that increase the contrast with Image > Adjustments > Levels: See the difference now? Move to the next step. Create a new layer and fill it with…

  • Photo Collage from Color to Black and White Effect

    MrPhoturist
    31 Oct 2009 | 2:44 am
    Here is one interesting tutorial where I will show u how to create small photo collage and apply color and black and white effects together. If are you interesting, let’s read and make! Firstly, start by finding a stock photos that you can add the effect to. A couple of good resources to find free stock photos are: stock.xchange and DeviantART. First of all find the photo of interior with sofa and another one will be the photo of the dog. If you want to use your own pictures, feel free to use it and experiment with composition. Open the photo of the dog and try to separate the silhouette…

  • Recreating Solar Eclipse in Space

    MrPhoturist
    29 Oct 2009 | 2:04 am
    Here is one more tutorial about creating space landscape. It is not so difficult but very useful. I’ll teach you how to recreate solar eclipse in space. So, let’s begin to recreate it! Set foreground color as #500000 and background color as black. After that apply Filter > Render > Clouds to our canvas. To change the background color at the bottom of the picture apply Quick Mask Mode with gradient as below: Then go back to Standard Mode. Now we have some selected area. Change color of selected area with Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation with similar settings to these: See…

  • Stylish Icons for Website or Multimedia Presentation

    MrPhoturist
    27 Oct 2009 | 1:15 pm
    This useful Photoshop Tutorial about how to make stylish icons what you can apply in your website design or use in multimedia presentation. So, let’s start! In the beginning create a new file about 500×300 pixels and fill it with white color. Now, proceed directly to creating the icon. Create a new layer, then select the Ellipse Tool to make the round shape as you can see on my picture below. After that apply following Blending Options: Gradient Overlay and Stroke. Now we have something like this: Not really looks like icon is not it? Don’t worry, we process the tutorial. Now, use…
 
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    The Photoshop Roadmap News

  • Transform Images Into Kaleidoscope Patterns

    It's surprisingly easy to take one slice of an image and spin it into scores of kaleidoscope-like patterns you can use for many projects.

  • Create A Realistic Video iPod Nano In Photoshop

    Learn how to create an object in Photoshop from an existing photo. This is a great exercise for working on your layer structure and pen tool skills. Breaking down the object and being able to separate and place in the correct order is what will take your artwork to a whole new level.

  • Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop

    Learn how to collage images in Photoshop CS2, CS3, and CS4.

  • Burn Face

    In this tutorial you will learn how to make a realistic Burn Face in Photoshop.

  • How to Shoot and Stitch Panoramic Photos

    Learn how to make a panorama using your own ordinary digital or film camera. This on-site video tutorial will show you how to shoot a series of photos then stitch them together into a wide angle panoramic photograph. The whole process takes just a few minutes.
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    Freelancing 101 & Photoshop Painting

  • Continuation of Freedom Fighter.

    18 Oct 2009 | 12:05 am
    I’m sorry it’s been so long since my last post. I’ve been very bust lately, which is great for profitability and really hard on personal projects like blogging. As you’ll see I haven’t made a lot of progress on this one.In light of current events and the apparent war on American values that’s brewing in Washington D.C. I’m more convinced than ever that she should be outfitted in regular clothes but we’ll see how it goes. More Photoshop Work by Lisa

  • Basic Shapes To Define A Process.

    27 Sep 2009 | 1:02 am
    Most business types just don’t have time to create eye candy. It’s a shame though because eye candy captures attention and is more likely to be remembered. The pretty outer shell can even be used to doll-up a diabolical business plan, but that would be unethical, right?Try to use shapes to signify business process for example you could use triangles to represent decisions, rectangles to signify your action items and ovals for suggestions or predictions. Instead of the standard footnote consider a graphic of a sticky note, it’s eye-catching and will stand out in the viewers mind for far…

  • A Soldier’s Wish.

    25 Sep 2009 | 9:56 pm
    The holidays aren’t quite here yet, but there’s a nip in the air and the hot chocolate of football season got me thinking about all that I hold dear. Besides, I wanted to share this with you before the rush of the holidays. This was posted to a forum with the request that it be shared freely and unaltered. The first time I read it was pretty rough. I thought about all of my great uncles and even a great aunt who served in WWI, my uncles, godfather and neighbors who served in WWII and my cousins who served in Vietnam. It even made me remember the stories that great grandma and grandpa told…

  • Developing a New Style - Part III

    23 Sep 2009 | 2:30 pm
    This picks up where I last left off last time. I’m still using the original image for reference but I’m relying on it a lot less. When I started out, my work area and the reference image where side-by-side in the same file. Some time ago I cropped the original off and started relying on it less. The sketchy style is starting to feel a little more natural or at least, natural enough that I can sketch free-hand without worrying. I’m still undecided as to what type of clothing/ garment/ armor she should be wearing. My first instinct was to go with the standard blue jeans and white T-shirt…

  • How did you know to do that?

    12 Sep 2009 | 6:12 pm
    It’s no secret, I’ve been coaxing, begging and bribing my husband to pleeeeeeease start shooting weddings. I love weddings, I love everything about weddings! Except for being in them, which is why this is my one and only marriage -but that’s a different story.Anyway, yesterday I posted another bridal image on my NAPP portfolio. I’m working to create a printed portfolio of all the really, cool, things I can do in photoshop that I’d like to offer our wedding couples. There were plenty of compliments which I greatly appreciate but then this funny thing happened . . . actually now that…
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    Photoshop Daily

  • Free penguin photo pack – part 2

    Rosie Tanner
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:53 am
    It’s time for another penguin delivery – that’s right it’s part two of your free penguin photo pack. Use these photos in your Photoshop designs, turn your feathery friends into custom shapes or brushes, or just marvel at the wonder of this strange feathered creature. Whatever you choose to do with them, you will be safe in the knowledge that these photos are free! Download your penguin pics here: Penguins part 2 Please remember  these pics are for personal use and cannot be redistributed without prior permission from us

  • Washington DC photo pack

    Jo Cole
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm
    Be warned now – i have recently returned from a holiday to New York and Washington so you are going to get a lot of resources from these two great cities. Yesterday was New York’s turn – today you are getting some Washington action. There’s the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument… all good stuff! You can access the images by clicking the link below. Please note that these are for personal use only and cannot be distributed without our permission. Click here for the photos!

  • Nikon Christmas cashback

    Rosie Tanner
    4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Press release Nikon UK is pleased to announce a new Christmas cashback promotion that entitles customers to claim £50 cashback on its D5000 and £30 cashback on its D3000 Digital SLR cameras. The promotion will run from the 5th November 2009 until the 10th January 2010 (inclusive), and all claims must arrive by 15th February 2010 in order to qualify. The D3000 and D5000 are the latest entry-level cameras to be added to the award winning digital SLR line up. Both models feature the F-Mount lens system which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. For information about the range of…

  • New York photos

    Jo Cole
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:35 pm
    Start spreading the news… we’re Photoshopping today… Take a bite of the Big Apple with this collection of photos. They are perfect references for a spot of digital art, or use them to practise your photo-editing skills – the camera has created some interesting bulges in a couple! Click the link below to access the photos. Please note that these are for personal use only and cannot be distributed without our permission. Click here for the photos!

  • E-on Software Ships Vue 8 Infinite and Vue 8 xStream

    Adam Smith
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am
    Official Press release VUE 8 FOR 3D ARTISTS AND 3D ENTHUSIASTS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE NOV 04, 2009 e-on software, the leader in Digital Nature solutions, announced the immediate availability of its Vue 8 line of products for CG Professionals. In order to assure a smooth transition, and to avoid order processing congestion, e-on software also announced that it will release the rest of the Vue 8 product line – Pioneer & T-packs, Frontier, Esprit, Studio and Complete – two days later, on November 4, 2009. Here’s info on these two new latest creative solutions. Vue 8 xStream – The…
 
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    Photoshop Lady

  • High Level Photoshop Techniques

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    Most web designers don’t use all of the great things that Photoshop can do. It’s easy to get stuck in your ways but instead you should be looking to further improve your skills and learn new techniques to improve your web design work, work flow and productivity. Very useful! (View This Tutorial)

  • Design an Excellent 3D Text Effect in Photoshop

    admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    In this quick and easy graphic design tutorial, you’ll discover a handy process for generating eye-grabbing three-dimensional typography with the help of Photoshop and some creative techniques. So cool! (View This Tutorial)

  • A Creative User Interface in Photoshop Tutorial

    admin
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    In this tutorial, it will show you a creative idea applying on user interface in Photoshop and how to build a sleek interface of your own. Very awesome, have a go! (View This Tutorial)

  • Super Amazing Typography in Photoshop Tutorial

    admin
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    In this tutorial, it is sure to test your knowledge on Illustrator, Cinema 4D and Photoshop. This is going to customize a Blackletter font and create 3D text with vector shapes. There’s lots to do, have a nice try! (View This Tutorial)

  • Create an Elegant House under Sunshine in Photoshop

    admin
    2 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    In this tutorial, it is going to create elegant house under sunshine in Photoshop. To do the photo combination, it is required some techniques to make them to be natural. Very amazing! (View This Tutorial)
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  • New Galleries on my Photography Web Site

    Pixelhead
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm
    I just added some images to my TheBestofBen.com site. You'll find new images in the following galleries: Route 66 Cadillac Ranch Lightpainting Enjoy!

  • Vintage Bus Delivered via Freight

    Pixelhead
    2 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am
      My vintage bus was delivered to its temporary home yesterday (where it will be re-powered and have the brakes and other systems upgraded). It arrived via semi truck and took over two hours (driver claims 4.5) to unload! Why so long? Well, the bus has a very long overhang behind the rear wheels and there are a few water tanks that extend slightly below the body in the middle of the bus. If it goes down too steep of a ramp, then either area can run-aground.   The pic above was taken on maybe our third attempt. Each time we'd pile up more wood and ramps to try to…

  • Vintage Bus Run Ends in Amarillo, TX

    Pixelhead
    29 Oct 2009 | 6:32 pm
    An update since my last post: On Tuesday, I drove from Sayre, OK to Amarillo, TX and ended up having some bus problems. The bus was simply lacking power and didn't want to have its RPMs go up all that high. I first broke down within yards of Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo. I made a call to a diesel road-side assistance company and they came out with fuel filters that seemed to fix the problem, so I continued on my way toward California. During the time I was in Texas, I took photos of the bus in front of same nice restored gas stations in Shamrock, TX as shown below... right after…

  • Paris Springs, MO to Sayer, OK

    Pixelhead
    25 Oct 2009 | 11:05 pm
    Well today my goal was to make it all the way to Texas and I'm sad to say that it wasn't meant to be. Instead, I've made it to Sayre, OK which is a total of 22.8 miles from the Texas border. I would have made it to my desired destination if it wasn't for me going a bit too quickly when programming my GPS. I entered "Shamrock", which is the city I wanted to end up in, but I didn't realize that it was still set to search in Oklahoma. Needless to say, Shamrock, OK is a five and a half hour drive from where I am right now. Unfortunately, I made it almost 40 miles in…

  • St. Louis, MO to Paris Springs, MO

    Pixelhead
    24 Oct 2009 | 8:12 pm
    After posting yesterday's update, I decided to drive a bit more. I ended up driving for about an hour and a half and spent the night in Cuba, MO. I didn't actually get to sleep until after 3am. That made for a late start today. Just outside of Cuba is Bob's Gasoline Alley where I was greeted by a car club and had free lunch:  Just down the road from there is the world's largest rocking chair: For the rest of the day, I drove only 153 miles and ended up at Paris Springs, MO. This included some rather steep hills where the 1963 engine only allowed me to budge over…
 
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  • Sleek Media Player Interface Design – Photoshop Tutorial

    Photoshop-Pack Tutorials
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:36 pm
    Preview: Sleek Media Player Interface Design. Step 1: Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 1024×800 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with white color shade. In a new layer draw a large light gray rectangle with #F3F3F3 color shade and 896 x 422 px dimensions. Step 2: Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Glow and Gradient Overlay blending options to your large light gray rectangle layer. Result: Step 3: In a new layer draw a large black rectangle with 874 x 350 px dimensions. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Glow…

  • Unique Spaceship Design – Photoshop Tutorial

    Photoshop-Pack Tutorials
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am
    Preview: Unique Spaceship Design. Step 1: Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 600×600 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with #747B7E color shade. Now in a new layer set and name it ‘Spaceship’. Then select the Polygon Tool and set the sides to 3 with smooth corners checked under the polygon options window. In a new layer draw a gray polygon with #90979C color shade and 171 x 176 px dimensions. Step 2: Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow, Inner Glow and Satin blending options to your gray polygon layer. Result: Step 3:…

  • Clean & Stylish Interface Design – Photoshop Tutorial

    Photoshop-Pack Tutorials
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:18 am
    Preview: Clean and Stylish Navigation Interface Design. Step 1: Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 900×200 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with white. In a new layer draw a long rectangle with #0077D3 color shade and 823 x 11 px dimensions. Then uder Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow and Gradient Overlay blending options. Result: Step 2: In a new layer draw a blue rounded rectangle with #0077D3 color shade and 136 x 55 px dimensions. Now cut the bottom corners of your blue rounded rectangle. Then uunder Layer Style(Layer > Layer…

  • BuyStockFlash.com Review

    Photoshop-Pack Tutorials
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:03 am
    BuyStockFlash.com is part of the BuyStock Network, which is quickly becoming a top resource for designers. At BuyStockFlash, you can do just that – buy stock flash files for your designs. Along with that, they also offer stock graphics, templates, and sound files. They are fairly priced and the files come straight from the community itself – you aren’t buying from one company, but rather a slew of fellow designers who post their work on the site.They have some great programs on the site, from their 50% affiliate program, to their current deal – add $50 to your account,…

  • Toxic Waste Text Effect – Photoshop Tutorial

    Photoshop-Pack Tutorials
    29 Oct 2009 | 6:55 pm
    Preview: Toxic Waste Text Effect. Step 1: Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 500×500 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with black color. Now make a new layer set and name it ‘Toxic Waste’. Select the Horizontal Type Tool then set the font family to Arial, bold, 120 pt, crisp and #E361FF color shade. Then in a new text layer type your name. Step 2: Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Glow, Gradient Overlay and Pattern Overlay blending options to your name text layer. Result: Step 3: Add more text if you want. Step 4: Merge…
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  • Textures

    Photoshopper27
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:02 am
    There are some built in Textures in Photoshop. But you can use your own. You will find quite a few at http://www.dreamstime.com/ You will find plenty of high resolution free stock unwatermarked images and textures at this site for download. You only need to register to download.Step 1 : I have opened this free stock photo. You can download it here.Step 2 : And this texture. You can download it here.Step 3 : Drag the girl's photo over the texture with the Move Tool.Step 4 : Press SHIFT+ALT and drag a corner handle till the girl's image completely covers the texture.Step 5 : In the Layers…

  • Multiply Blend Mode in Photoshop

    Photoshopper27
    26 Oct 2009 | 5:52 am
    Images with a Black background are very easy to manipulate while using the 'Multiply' Blend Mode in Photoshop. It is a tip that you can keep in mind.Step 1 : I have chosen this free stock photo of a candle. It has a black background.Step 2 : I have also opened this free stock image. Note that it has a completely white background and some faint shadow. Ordinarily this should be difficult to manipulate.Step 3 : I have chosen this photo first. Click on it. Press CTRL+A (Select All) and then CTRL+C (Copy).Step 4 : Now go over the photo of the candle. Press CTRL+V (Paste). The photo of the girl…

  • Visiting Card with Photoshop

    Photoshopper27
    24 Oct 2009 | 10:40 pm
    I have been asked to post a tutorial on making a visiting card. A visiting card has limited space for a logo perhaps and the name and address. One thing about the logo should be remembered is that it should look good whether it is in black and white or in color. The logo should look equally attractive if it is scaled down. You must remember these two basic things. Step 1 : When you open a new document by going to File>New ensure that the resolution is high. I have set it at 400. I have set the size at 3 x 2 inches and the Color Mode to RGB, which should be changed to CMYK before printing.Step…

  • Frame - Square Frame

    Photoshopper27
    5 Oct 2009 | 11:46 am
    I have just shown how to make a circular frame in Photoshop. The tutorial is here. You can make a square frame following the steps. But this is another way of making a Square Frame. All you need is a single photo.Step 1 : I have opened this photo in Photoshop.Step 2 : Click the Crop tool.Step 3 : With the Crop Tool drag from the top left corner to the right bottom of the image.Step 4 : Now press CTRL+SHIFT and drag either the bottom or top central handle outwards.Step 5 : Now still keeping SHIFT+ALT pressed drag the middle corner handle either on the left side or the right side.Step 6 : Press…

  • Frame -- Circular Frame

    Photoshopper27
    3 Oct 2009 | 10:45 pm
    There are many ways you can make a frame for your images in Photoshop, I will show you how a circular frame can be made very easily. Step 1 : Open any image in Photoshop. I have opened this photo.Step 2 : Click the Elliptical Marquee Tool.Step 3 : Press SHIFT and drag and you will be able to draw a perfect circle with the Circular Marquee Tool. Note I have chosen the skyscraper which is to the left of the image. Step 4 : Press CTRL+J. The selection is copied and pasted from the Background Layer to Layer 1. Now click off the eye icon in Background Layer.This is how the image looks.Step 5 :…
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  • How to Create a Side View Concept Car

    Martin Tyminski
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am
    In this tutorial, I will be taking you through the steps to create a rendering of a car. It will take you from initial sketch to this stylized polished off piece suitable for a presentation. The time taken to complete such a rendering depends on the complexity and the level of detail on the car. This particular one took me about an hour. So grab a cup of coffee and let’s get started! Final Image Preview Take a look at the image we’ll be creating. Want access to the full PSD files and downloadable copies of every tutorial, including this one? Join Psd Plus for just $9/month. You…

  • Jerico Santander Interview

    Hakan Nural
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:51 am
    Jerico Santander is an illustrator from Spain. His works includes 3D, illustration, drawings and much more. Own World and Open Source are some of his most famous artworks. Jerico Santander talks about his fantastic works and his design life. Let’s have a chat with him! 1. Welcome to Psdtuts+. Can you please introduce yourself? Hi there! I’m Jerico Santander, an illustrator from Canary Islands, Spain. Apart from the obvious, I also enjoy going out for a run, fishing and eating my mum’s cheesecake Only the strong survive Atutiplen 2. How did you start your design career? What…

  • New Grunge Photoshop Brushes – Psd Plus Pack

    Qbrushes
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:47 am
    This is a new pack of Photoshop brushes available exclusively from Psdtuts+ for Psd Plus Members. These Grunge Brushes are great for adding an artistic touch to your next project. This set of high quality brushes is available for Psd Plus members to download today! Learn more at the jump! New Exclusive High Resolution Photoshop Brushes This new Photoshop Brushes Pack is created by Qbrushes and is available for Psd Plus members today. This is a set of 16 Brushes, which are all high resolution at around 2500 pixels by 2500 pixels. Members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! A preview…

  • Create a Funky Perspective of a Model Riding Digital Volume

    Marcel Pirosca
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am
    This is a tutorial illustrating perspective techniques and how you can achieve the feeling of depth and motion. We will be doing this in a few steps, such as placing the main character, creating the volume fading away and adding foreground and background images. Let’s get started! Final Image Preview Take a look at the image we’ll be creating. Want access to the full PSD files and downloadable copies of every tutorial, including this one? Join Psd Plus for just $9/month. You can view the final image preview below or view a larger version here. Tutorial details: Programs: Adobe…

  • Create a Leather-Textured, Realistic Briefcase Icon – Screencast

    Gavin Steele
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:19 am
    “Our goal for this tutorial is to draw a realistic leather briefcase entirely from scratch. We’ll use Photoshop’s amazing layer styles and incredible brush engine to create textured leather, convincing stitches and gold-plated locks. Let’s get started!” Andrea Austoni Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial Create a Leather-Textured, Realistic Briefcase Icon and the video version is below.
 
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  • You Don’t Want to Miss Monday: Ultimate Resource Package

    David Leggett
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am
    You like free stuff, right? Of course you do, you’re on Tutorial9. We know one thing for sure: You do not want to miss Monday, November 9th. Name Email Submit Hundreds of Freebies. 1 Download. 1 Week Only.Starting Monday, Tutorial9 is going to be giving away hundreds of freebies: Premium WordPress Themes, Icon Packs, Tumblr & Posterous Themes, and much more. We’re not just giving it to a few people. Nope… This is a package EVERYONE can download.We’re calling it “The Ultimate Resource Package for Web Designers”. It’s quite a mouthful, but…

  • 32 Beautiful Text Art Creations

    Grace Smith
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Text isn’t just limited to language, it can be also used to create unique, unusual pieces of art. This roundup features a selection of creative imagery composed entirely with text.Inspirational Text ArtAll About handCreated in Illustrator, this demonstrates how text can be used to make the ordinary seem dynamic and unique.Mos Def Lyric PortraitA beautiful mix of style and various typefaces give this Lyrical portrait a multi-cultural vibe that really make it ‘pop’.Type IndustryAn exploration of the combination of type and engineering, with a lovely use of angles to anchor the…

  • Blogging: Secure Your Spot as the “Go-To” Blog

    Rob Bowen
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    With the popularity of blogging showing little waning, I decided that I would offer a bit of a tutorial on how to blog. Effectively, that is. Anyone can sit down in front of a keyboard and punch out a post of little to no import or community relevence, but it takes a bit more than that to blog effectively. There are millions of people blogging all across the vast sea of cyberspace, and many of them are doing it the right way to maintain their visibility among the masses. In fact, I posted about this very topic here at Tutorial 9 recently in, Key Elements to Blog Visibility. One of the main…

  • Creative Bookmarks: Best of October 2009

    Tim Smith
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    There were so many quality links to share this month that this list could have gone on forever. So now, here’s the best of the best. This is Creative Bookmarks October.Quick Nav:Photoshop TutorialsIllustrator TutorialsWeb/Blogging TutorialsFreebies, Inspiration, & ResourcesPhotoshop TutorialsHow to Make a Creative Blog LayoutAn excellent tutorial on PSDTuts that shows you how to create a blog layout in Photoshop. Very easy to follow and the end result looks great!Design a Vintage Radio Icon in PhotoshopJurgis did a great job with this tutorial. It’s really easy to follow and…

  • Spooktacular Pumpkin Vector Pack (100 Free Vectors)

    Tina
    31 Oct 2009 | 3:17 pm
    This Free Vector Pack is for use in your personal and commercial projects, and can be used without attribution. It may not be redistributed.Here’s an unexpected Halloween Treat for the Tutorial9 Community! Tina from Artistic Frequency Studios decided to donate a HUGE set of 100 Spooky Pumpkin Vectors on Halloween Eve! It’s a bit last minute, but the pumpkins are perfect decorative pieces for this time of year!Thanks Tina! Download Vector Pack
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  • Anime Look With Photoshop

    In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to get that smooth shiny Anime look. We’ll start with a simple character outline and build the correct... - GraphicTutorials.net

  • Making A Film Strip With Photoshop

    In this two-part Photoshop photo effects tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a fun photo collage using a simple film strip shape as a photo... - GraphicTutorials.net

  • Design a Colorful Illustration With Photoshop

    In this tutorial we will be learning how to design a colorful illustration. This will be created by using Ellipse Tool, Pen Tool, Brushes and Layer... - GraphicTutorials.net

  • Photoshop Scrapbooks

    Scrapbooks are a great way to preserve a memory. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a high resolution digital scrapbook on photoshop,... - GraphicTutorials.net

  • Create A Solar Eclipse in Photoshop

    The new season of Heroes is on and it’s really good. While I was watching the last episode I saw the opening credits and I thought to myself,... - GraphicTutorials.net
 
 
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  • Retro Wallpaper Pattern 5

    This is the Retro Wallpaper 5 pattern from the Antique/Retro collection. It is compatible with all versions of Photoshop. To install the pattern: Open up your Pattern Pallet and select “Load Pattern” from the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner. Download Here>>>

  • Retro Wallpaper 4

    This is the Retro Wallpaper 4 pattern from the Antique/Retro collection. It is compatible with all versions of Photoshop. To install the pattern: Open up your Pattern Pallet and select “Load Pattern” from the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner. Download Here>>>

  • Retro Wallpaper Pattern 3

    This is the Retro Wallpaper 3 pattern from the Antique/Retro collection. It is compatible with all versions of Photoshop. To install the pattern: Open up your Pattern Pallet and select “Load Pattern” from the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner. Download Here>>>

  • Retro Wallpaper Pattern 2

    This is the Retro Wallpaper 2 pattern from the Antique/Retro collection. It is compatible with all versions of Photoshop. To install the pattern: Open up your Pattern Pallet and select “Load Pattern” from the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner. Download Here>>>

  • Retro Wallpaper Pattern 1

    This is the Retro Wallpaper 1 pattern from the Antique/Retro collection. It is compatible with all versions of Photoshop. To install the pattern: Open up your Pattern Pallet and select “Load Pattern” from the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner. Download Here>>>
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  • Blueprint of a Beautiful Senior - MCP Fan Share

    MCP Actions
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Thank you for this Blueprint submission by Amanda Williams of In Your World Portraits. She edited this beautiful senior exchange student from Sweden using a few MCP Photoshop Action Sets to achieve her final result. Here are her steps: Magic Midtone Lifter from the Bag of Tricks Action Set Color Explosion from the Complete Workflow Set The Eye Doctor Sunburn Vanisher from the Bag of Tricks Action Set Then used cloning and spot healing brush to clean up blemishes on the skin Light texture applied to the background (not from MCP) If you like what you read, please share it on these sites by…

  • Connecting with Kids: Using Tips, Tricks, and Reverse Psychology to Photograph Children

    MCP Actions
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Today’s Guest Blogger is Julie Cruz of Lot 116 Photography. Make sure to check out her site and blog for some inspiration. In this article, she is discussing ways you can connect effectively with the children you are photographing. After reading her article below, please add a comment telling us how you connect with kids.  What works and does not work for you.  This way everyone will have an even greater resource and list of ideas. Using Tips, Tricks, and Reverse Psychology to Photograph Children “You’re like a magician!” “You have some sort of magical kid…

  • To “defog” or not to “defog” in Lightroom or Photoshop

    MCP Actions
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    When you say the word defog to a photographer or Photoshop professional, you usually get one of three reactions: What is a “defog?” I LOVE defogging. It is the best! I hate defogging. It is the worst. Like many things in the photograph industry, it can be controversial.  I have gotten into many disagreements on photography forums over this simple 5 letter word. To start with, what is a “defog?” Actually let’s start with what it is not…  It is not a global sharpening technique, though it often gives a similar feel of sharpening. Defogging adds midtone…

  • Lightroom Tutorial - Organizing Photos For Quick Editing

    MCP Actions
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    For more great Lightroom Tutorials (and lessons on the Beta version of Lightroom 3) join NAPP (The National Association of Photoshop Professionals). After you have flagged all your images as “picks” or “rejects” you can get down to making a collection of these images to edit. You will need to decide if you want to delete the non-selected images or keep a file of these Raws just in case. In a recent Lightroom seminar I attended, Scott Kelby recommended deleting them.  His rational was, if they did not make the cut, why keep them? I however am a picture hog and prefer…

  • Lightroom Tutorial - The Speed Round - Sort Photos Faster

    MCP Actions
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    For more great Lightroom Tutorials (and lessons on the Beta version of Lightroom 3) join NAPP (The National Association of Photoshop Professionals). When using Lightroom, you may be tempted to “rate” your shots. Sorting them on a 1-5 scale takes a lot of time, or shall I say can waste a lot of time.  You really need to decide, are you showing/keeping the image, or is the image unworthy. A better way to do this is to “flag” picks, rejects, and unpicks (should you pick one and change your mind).  To do this, use the “library module” and the arrow keys. If…
 
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  • 15 Photographs Celebrating Fireworks Night

    Tom
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:19 pm
    It was Guy Fawkes Night (or Fireworks Night) last night here in the UK. Although many of you may not celebrate this tradition in your country, it’s always great to see epic firework displays and beautiful celebrations. I’ve compiled 15 beautiful photographs of fireworks to inspire you today. If you want to read more about Guy Fawkes night you can read up here.

  • Texture Thursday: Invaders

    Tom
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:40 am
    Invaders Textures You can view the textures below, and can download the full sized textures at the bottom of this page. Download Them Free You can download the full-sized textures totally free using the link below: Download Textures Free License: Creative Commons Attribution

  • Interview with Chris Spooner

    Tom
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:48 am
    1. Thanks for agreeing to do this interview Chris. If you remember we actually published an interview with you roughly a year ago. It’s great to see that you’re still very much active in the design community! Today I would like to ask some different questions, and focus on what you’ve been up to over the course of the last year. Some designers and bloggers seem to have a habit of fading out of the public eye, and enjoying a very short-lived popularity. You’ve been regarded as an important figure in the design community for some time now. Could you share some insight…

  • 15 Examples of Well Designed Contact Pages

    Tom
    2 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am
    Contact pages are often overlooked during the design process of a site. It’s all too easy just to slap on a standard contact form and leave it at that. However, some designers go the extra mile, and it really pays off. Contact pages are often one of the most important on a website, particularly for freelancers where they can make or break a potential clients decision to get in touch. I hope that you enjoy these great designs, and that they inspire you to take another look at your own contact page. PS: Before anyone mentions it, yes… I’ll be redesigning my own contact/about…

  • 20 Superb Examples of Halloween Themed Digital Art

    Tom
    31 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am
    Happy Halloween from everyone at PSDFAN. I hope that you all have a great night! To celebrate this holiday we’re bringing you 20 superb examples of Halloween themed digital art. I hope that you’ll appreciate the skill of these artist’s, and that these works will inspire you in your own designs.
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  • 10+ blogs that use amazing vector backgrounds

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    13 Oct 2009 | 4:31 am
    Tutorial 9 WpRecipes Grafpedia Web Designer Depot Web Designer Wall Spoon Graphics I Love Colors N.Design Studio DivVoted Matt Mullenweg Legendary Aircraft

  • Over 3500 free stock images to download

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    21 Sep 2009 | 5:32 am
    There are legions of stock images websites on the web. Some are paid stock images, some are free but boring (You have to register, etc) and some are 100% free. You just have to go to the website, select a few images, and download it. That’s simple as that. In my opinion, that’s how all free stock images websites should be. As an example of this, let’s talk about a website I recently discover, named FreePixels.com. Freepixels is very simple to use: Just go on their site and search for stock images. If you don’t need to find something specific, you can also browse the…

  • 10 awesome PSD to XHTML tutorials

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    21 Jul 2009 | 8:11 am
    How to Convert a PSD to XHTML Source Creating a CSS layout from scratch Source From PSD to CSS/HTML in Easy Steps – Part 1 Source From PSD to HTML, Building a Set of Website Designs Step by Step Source How To Create a Horizontally Scrolling Site Source Converting a Design From PSD to HTML Source The Design Lab: PSD Conversion Source Web Design Layout #9 SiteBuild Source Convert a Photoshop Mockup to XHTML/CSS Source Coding a Clean Web 2.0 Style Web Design from Photoshop Source

  • Create a webdesign company layout in Photoshop

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    7 Jul 2009 | 6:19 am
    This will be our final result: 1 - Create a new document in Photoshop, with 1024px width and 1300px height. Fill the background with #669999. 2 - Create a new layer. Pick up the brush tool with 500px smooth, and make a point on the top on the layout. Change the layer opacity to 84% and change the blending mode to hard Light: 3 - Now, let’s create the following layer sets for our design: -Content -Slider -Navigation -Form 4 - Create a new layer named header in the Navigation layer set. With the rectangular marquee tool, draw a full-width rectangle of 40px height. Fill it with #333333. 5…

  • 2 Free XHTML/CSS templates to download

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    30 Jun 2009 | 6:33 am
    Disclaimer: Theses templates has been coded by a PsdVibe reader, Pratap Karumanchi. They are provided “as it”, without any warranties. Please remember that even if theses templates can be downloaded for free and used for learning purposes, you have to buy a licence to use it for a client or on your own website. Read more about PsdVibe’s licences on this page. The first XHTML/CSS Template we got for you is the one created after reading this tutorial. And the second one is the “Modern blog layout“: Get a commercial/public use licence for theses templates (More…
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  • Canon 7D - Autumn Walk on Long Island Video

    photoframd
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    This is my 6th video shot with the Canon 7D and edited with Pinnacle Studio HD.  So far, I am very happy using this powerful combo.  I shot the video mid-October on Long Island during peak fall foliage.  It’s a magical time.  I wanted to capture the essence of hiking through this secluded area, revealing all of the natural colors.  Take a look. I am disappointed in YouTube’s conversion process for the HD video.  The detail in the original edited movie is amazing.  But, looking at the HD video version on YouTube, quick transitions between the clips became very muddy and…

  • Record video from the Web, Watch it on the Palm Pre

    photoframd
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Did you see the first episode of V this week?  I missed it.  You would think that the big mothership hovering over New York City would have reminded me to watch??  I was going to download it from iTunes, but I stopped myself.  If Apple is going to continue its war with the Palm Pre, why should I use iTunes?? I checked abc.com and they will have the first episode of V available this weekend.  In the meantime, I decided to try the new version of AudialsOne 4 on the “first look” clip. I wrote about Tunebite before as a way of re-recording iTunes video for playback on the Palm…

  • Real Ghost Hunters use KII EMF Meters

    photoframd
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Chances are you have seen one of these shows: Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State, Ghost Adventures, Extreme Paranormal and even Psychic Kids.  They all have something in common besides chasing ghosts.  They are have used KII EMF Meters. After one very intense episode of Ghost Adventures, I figured I would try to find a KII EMF Meter.  It turns out that they are real and available for sale. A KII Meter samples Electromagnetic field (EMF) in a very visual way.  These shows have used this meter to have a “discussion” with a paranormal entity.  Now, the piece that is not always…

  • Canon 7D - Halloween in New York City

    photoframd
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:08 am
    In spite of the problem with my site, I actually had a great weekend.  Halloween in New York City is an event. Almost every jaded New Yorker is willing to throw caution to the wind and get in to the Halloween spirit.  From Battery Park to the Bronx, you could find people in costume. I filmed my latest video capturing some of the activities on Halloween, including two big events.  The Dia de los Muertos at St. Marks had a great turn-out with food, dancing and crafts.  Then, there was the 36th Annual Halloween Parade.  Lots of people, costumes and rain!  Just as the parade reached my…

  • The Disaster created by Aplus.net & Hostopia

    photoframd
    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    I should have known this would not go well. During the Summer, Aplus.net proudly announced that its Shared Hosting was being moved to Hostopia so that it could focus on its more lucrative dedicated hosting clients. I had been with Aplus for several months and was very happy with their performance and service, so I was trying to keep an open mind. Well, this past week was my turn for “platform upgrade” which means I was now moving from the Aplus servers to the “upgraded” Hostopia servers.  I received an email which stated the following: Upgrade Period: 12:00 am EDT,…
 
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  • Photoshop Feature #24: Curves

    lynda.com
    Where luminance-correction is concerned, no feature gives you greater control than Curves. This one command lets you rein in highlights, open up shadows, and reveal all points in between. Curves takes a bud of an image and makes it blossom.

  • Photoshop Feature #25: Selection Calculations

    lynda.com
    You may know that you can add to a selection by pressing the Shift key. But you can likewise press keys to subtract and find an intersection. Better yet, these tricks apply to layers, channels, and paths. They're a power users dream.

  • Photoshop Feature #26: Dodge and Burn

    lynda.com
    Photoshop offers two tools that paint with luminance: The dodge tool paints in brightness, the burn tool paints in darkness. Crazy useful, and they've gotten so much better in Photoshop CS4.

  • Photoshop Feature #27: The Crop Tool

    lynda.com
    Since the first daguerreotype, photographers have cropped their images to hone in on the details that matter most. The crop tool does that, as well as straighten and more. Check it out.

  • Photoshop Feature #28: Hue/ Saturation

    lynda.com
    Hue/Saturation not only spins colors and intensity values, it lets you modify one color independently of all others. And it does so in such a credible way, you would never know it was there. Perfection.
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  • 1st Coders and Designers of Arizona Meetup

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm
    Having a meetup at Seasoned Cork for the 1st Designers and Coders of Arizona mixer. This is a chance to network with freelancers, business owners, designers, programmers and social media experts in Phoenix. Seasoned Cork will be giving us 50% off on our sushi and steaks (and other food). I’m working on the sponsor for open [...] No related posts.

  • Photography of the World without entering Space

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    Some world image photography I tried a new setting and took these pictures through a fisheye lens. They’re not the best quality images but I was going for the effect – trying to make it look like an image of the world from space.               What do you think? Would [...] No related posts.

  • Dress Me Up To Go Out Mannequins

    admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:15 am
    Artists from many colleges, stores and groups got together to make these creative works of life size visions. I think there were close to 100 of these mannequins displayed in 3 different locations. I picked out some of my favorites. Sorry the picture quality is weak, I used my phone to take the images.     [...] No related posts.

  • Halloween Pictures

    admin
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    Yea, it’s late. It’s the best I could do after downloading a virus and not being able to use my laptop for 3 days. I had a good time. Next year you should all come join us for a night out of ghosts and dancing!             Moo this on DesignMoo!Tweet This!Stumble [...] No related posts.

  • Franz Jeitz – 7 design questions interview

    admin
    29 Oct 2009 | 2:53 pm
    Designer – Franz Jeitz Website – fudgegraphics.com Blog – fudgegraphics.com Twitter – @fudgegraphics 1. How much time do you dedicate to learning design every day? I don’t have a set amount of time dedicated solely to learning. I do however learn something from every project I work on. Pushing yourself and trying new things is a great way of gaining [...] No related posts.
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  • 1st Coders and Designers of Arizona Meetup

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm
    Having a meetup at Seasoned Cork for the 1st Designers and Coders of Arizona mixer. This is a chance to network with freelancers, business owners, designers, programmers and social media experts in Phoenix. Seasoned Cork will be giving us 50% off on our sushi and steaks (and other food). I’m working on the sponsor for open [...] No related posts.

  • Photography of the World without entering Space

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    Some world image photography I tried a new setting and took these pictures through a fisheye lens. They’re not the best quality images but I was going for the effect – trying to make it look like an image of the world from space.               What do you think? Would [...] No related posts.

  • Dress Me Up To Go Out Mannequins

    admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:15 am
    Artists from many colleges, stores and groups got together to make these creative works of life size visions. I think there were close to 100 of these mannequins displayed in 3 different locations. I picked out some of my favorites. Sorry the picture quality is weak, I used my phone to take the images.     [...] No related posts.

  • Halloween Pictures

    admin
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    Yea, it’s late. It’s the best I could do after downloading a virus and not being able to use my laptop for 3 days. I had a good time. Next year you should all come join us for a night out of ghosts and dancing!             Moo this on DesignMoo!Tweet This!Stumble [...] No related posts.

  • Franz Jeitz – 7 design questions interview

    admin
    29 Oct 2009 | 2:53 pm
    Designer – Franz Jeitz Website – fudgegraphics.com Blog – fudgegraphics.com Twitter – @fudgegraphics 1. How much time do you dedicate to learning design every day? I don’t have a set amount of time dedicated solely to learning. I do however learn something from every project I work on. Pushing yourself and trying new things is a great way of gaining [...] No related posts.
 
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  • Updated – Foto Edge Fx v5 Tutorials

    Stuart Little
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    I have relocated the videos from YouTube on to our own video hosting. So If you’ve ever wanted to create rough borders and sloppy edges in Photoshop™ but weren’t sure where to start, look no further. Foto Edge Fx v5 comes with 7 video tutorials for you to learn how to make the most of [...]

  • 35 Free Essential Workflow Actions for Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4

    Stuart Little
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:49 am
    When I work on my images in Photoshop I want to work with them fast and I don’t want to get slowed down by the same commands that I use day in day out. So about 13 years ago I made a set of actions probably my first set, whereby I could speed up commands [...]

  • A First Look at Lightroom 3 Beta – Part 1

    Stuart Little
    2 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am
    Last week Adobe released a public beta of Lightroom 3 for us all to have a play around with and give feedback on the new features and I have been doing just that. In this screencast I give you my thoughts on some of the new features included in the beta so far… Finally, I [...]

  • Smart Sharpening with Smart Filters

    Stuart Little
    1 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am
    I thought I would complete our little series on sharpening by taking a look at how best to use Smart Sharpening in combination with a Smart Filter and a Smart Object. Are you feeling smart yet? You will be… This is a shot of my John who assisted for me last year. He has [...]

  • Converting a Garage into a Studio Part 2

    Stuart Little
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:36 am
    I have put back the smart sharpening article until Sunday… In the meanwhile the conversion of the garage continues with the Greg and I sealing the concrete floor ready for painting. We have put together a little video for you entertainment. Now that you have picked yourself back up off the floor with laughter lets get [...]
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