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04/30/07
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Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Warm Glow Using Lighting Effects
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Graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Add life to a portrait photo with Photoshop's Diffuse Glow.
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03/29/07
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Create Impact with Type: Sequencing Quantities of Text
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Carolyn Knight and Jessica Glaser
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Steps and Presentations
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| Carolyn Knight and Jessica Glaser emphasize breaking information down into different levels and groupings.
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03/01/07
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Traditional Photographic Techniques: Creative Desaturation
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Christopher Grey
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Steps and Presentations
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| Christopher Grey provides tips for improving image quality via Desaturation in Photoshop.
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01/26/07
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Four-color Logos: Logomarks, Logotypes and Simple Symbols
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John T. Drew and Sarah A. Meyer
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Steps and Presentations
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| John T. Drew and Sarah A. Meyer demonstrate the effectiveness of four-color logo design.
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01/02/07
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Illustrator Fundamentals: Create a Stylized Flower
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Graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| An introduction to such tools as Polar Grid, Wrinkle and Free Transform.
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12/22/06
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Photoshop Fundamentals: Color One Image With Another
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Use Match Color to coordinate colors between a series of images.
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11/20/06
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Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Steamy Shower Door Effect
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Channels, filters and your own keen eye for detail can make this steamy effect very realistic.
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11/01/06
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Photoshop Fundamentals: Add Perspective With Vanishing Point
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Graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| This brief tutorial, complete with two downloadable files, shows you how to apply perspective.
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11/01/06
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Color Legibility: Designing With Warm and Cool Colors
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John T. Drew & Sarah Meyer
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Steps and Presentations
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| Understanding color in 3-D form is key to its practical application.
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10/09/06
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Duotones and Photographic Reproduction
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Stephen Johnson
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Steps and Presentations
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| Stephen Johnson reveals the secrets of Photoshop duotone creation.
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10/02/06
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Illustrator Fundamentals: Create a Rough Line Effect
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Creating an aged woodcut line effect takes just a few steps in Illustrator.
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09/18/06
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Photoshop Fundamentals: Creating An Embroidery Effect
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Simulate a stitched look by using Photoshop's Line tool, paths and some clever copying.
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09/08/06
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Setting Up An Efficient Photoshop Workspace
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Eddie Tapp
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Steps and Presentations
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| Eddie Tapp shows how to set up your workspace for more efficient production.
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09/04/06
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Illustrator Fundamentals: Create a Simple 3D Effect With Blends
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| This short tip provides a way to create a simple 3D effect with Illustrator.
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08/17/06
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Simulating Camera Accidents in Photoshop
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Tim Ashton
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Steps and Presentations
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| Tim Ashton digitally simulates traditional camera accidents to achieve a surreal mood for a self-promotion.
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07/28/06
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Creating Blends With the Mesh Tool in Illustrator
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Ann Paidrick uses the Mesh tool to create photo-realistic chocolates in a dish.
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07/10/06
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Boost and Blend With the Same Tools in Photoshop
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Derek Lea
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Steps and Presentations
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| Derek Lea uses the same masks and blending modes to enhance images separately, then unify them.
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07/06/06
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Creating Carved and Sandblasted Text Effects in Photoshop
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Carl West
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Steps and Presentations
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| Carl West provides a simple way to create this classic text effect.
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07/03/06
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Illustrator Fundamentals: Create Rough Type With the Scribble Filter
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Type can get ‘rough’ using the Scribble filter in Illustrator.
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06/30/06
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Add Vibrancy to an Image With Photoshop's Liquify Filter
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Teresa Lunt
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Steps and Presentations
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| Teresa Lunt brings a photo of a shack to life with multiple warp effects.
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06/26/06
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Boosting An Illustration's Hue and Saturation in Photoshop
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Graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Barry Downard adds drama to his illustration of a flying cow with Hue and Saturation.
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06/16/06
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Interview: Brian Dilg, Master Photo Retoucher
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Graphics.com
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Quotes, Interviews and Expert Advice
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| Brian Dilg reveals that it takes more than Photoshop chops to excel at the art of retouching.
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06/05/06
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Photoshop Fundamentals: Three Simple Photo Manipulations
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Al Gruswitz
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Steps and Presentations
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| Al Gruswitz pulls three handy techniques out of his Photoshop bag of tricks.
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05/29/06
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Creating a Figural Illustration in Illustrator
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Pascal Yelle began with an anatomy book and the Shear filter in Illustrator.
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05/12/06
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Using Custom Symbols and 3D Effects in Illustrator
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Scott Weichert
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Steps and Presentations
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| Scott Weichert used customized swatches, symbols and 3D effects for his illustration.
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05/11/06
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Making Accurate Color Adjustments in Photoshop
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Simon Tuckett
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Steps and Presentations
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| Simon Tuckett shows how to achieve accurate color adjustments by using the Color Sampler tool.
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05/03/06
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Give An Image a Colored Pencil Effect in Photoshop
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Shan Canfield
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Steps and Presentations
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| Shan Canfield employs Gaussian Blur and Color Dodge to create a natural media effect.
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04/28/06
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Advanced Blending Techniques in Photoshop
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jason Cranford Teague
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Steps and Presentations
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| Jason Cranford Teague provides a range of blending tips to simulate double-exposure photography.
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04/17/06
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Illustrator Fundamentals: Add Transparency to Patterns
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Liven up your illustrations by using unique fill styles.
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04/10/06
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Give An Image a Colorful Line Style Effect in Photoshop
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Combine halftone patterns and gradients to quickly create a contemporary effect.
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03/21/06
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Identify Problem Image Areas With the Magic Wand in Photoshop
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Simon Tuckett
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Steps and Presentations
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| Think the Magic Wand tool is just for newbies? Simon Tuckett begs to differ.
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02/24/06
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Add Focus to a Portrait Photo in Photoshop
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Graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Give your images focus and depth using Photoshop’s Color Halftone filter.
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02/08/06
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Vintage-inspired Illustration Effects in Photoshop
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John Kachik
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Articles and White Papers
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| John Kachik uses Photoshop as an electronic silkscreen press to lay screens over his vintage-inspired piece.
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01/27/06
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Creating Fashion Illustrations with Corel Painter
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Cher Threinen-Pendarvis
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Steps and Presentations
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| Inspired by the work of Tobie Gildio, Cher Threinen-Pendarvis utilizes Painter’s Pens and Watercolors to create her illustration.
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01/25/06
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Compositing and Masking Techniques in Photoshop
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Teresa Lunt
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Steps and Presentations
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| Teresa Lunt uses a variety of techniques to create a vision of a woman dreaming of tropical paradise.
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01/18/06
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Create Intense Colored Strokes with the Oils Brush in Corel Painter
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Jeremy Sutton
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Steps and Presentations
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| Jeremy Sutton shows how to mix colors within the Artists Oils' brush strokes in Corel Painter.
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01/11/06
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Create Vibrant Background Patterns with Photoshop’s Gradient Editor
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Shan Canfield
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Steps and Presentations
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| Shan Canfield cranks up the noise in Photoshop’s Gradient Editor to generate colorful patterns.
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01/06/06
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Sharpen Images in Photoshop Without Color Shifts
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Doug Nelson
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Steps and Presentations
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| Doug Nelson recommends using Lab Color mode for images that require a lot of sharpening.
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12/27/05
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Put Photoshop's Crosshatch Filter to Work
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Roger Pring
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Steps and Presentations
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| This filter improves on real artists’ cross-hatching by creating individual strokes composed of different colors.
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12/23/05
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Mastering Photoshop's Trace Contour Filter
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Roger Pring
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Steps and Presentations
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| Roger Pring shows how to put this sometimes confusing Photoshop filter to work in LAB mode.
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12/16/05
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Adding Realistic Relief to Images with Corel Painter
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Cher Threinen-Pendarvis
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Steps and Presentations
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| Add a realistic bas relief look to your images with textured highlights and shadows.
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12/14/05
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Give an Image a Weathered Look in Photoshop
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| A few simple steps can transform a too-pristine image into one with a distressed treatment.
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11/28/05
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Creating a Financial Planning Ad Illustration in Photoshop
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Mick Coulas references photos of kids fighting over a teddy bear for his hyperrealistic financial illustration.
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11/25/05
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Transforming a Color Photo Into a Black-and-White Fine Art Print
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Photographer Howard Pyle mixes layers, blends channels and simulates film types to create the desired effect.
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11/23/05
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Combining Traditional Outdoor Photos with Digital Studio Images
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Natasha Vasiljevic
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Steps and Presentations
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| Natasha Vasiljevic simulates the wide-screen perspective of an opening film sequence in Photoshop.
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11/16/05
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Using Custom Photoshop Brushes to Create Traditional Painting Effects
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graphics.com
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Steps and Presentations
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| Illustrator Damian Fagan altered brush dynamics for his interpretation of Pescadora, a mythical fisherwoman.
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11/11/05
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Mastering Adobe InDesign's Pathfinder Tools
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Galen Gruman
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Steps and Presentations
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| Galen Gruman provides InDesign layout techniques for combining shapes with Pathfinder.
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10/07/05
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Strategies for Letter-based Logo Design
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John McWade
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Steps and Presentations
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| John McWade explores the possibilities of logo creation using sets of linked letters.
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09/28/05
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Creating Image Composites in Photoshop with Smart Objects
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Gary Young
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Steps and Presentations
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| When creating composites in Photoshop CS2, use Smart Objects to maintain image quality.
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09/23/05
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Add Glow with Layering and Gaussian Blurs in Photoshop
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Jason Cook
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Steps and Presentations
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| London-based illustrator Jason Cook achieved a luminous glow by using intense layering and Gaussian Blurs.
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09/19/05
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Creating a Screen Print Effect in Photoshop
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Bjarni Wark
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Steps and Presentations
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| Australia-based designer Bjarni Wark distressed an image with Photoshop to create a modern screen print effect.
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09/07/05
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Blend Text into an Image with Photoshop's Liquify Filter
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Steve Holmes
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Steps and Presentations
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| Use the Liquify filter and a layer blending trick to smoothly blend text into an image without obscuring its appearance.
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08/24/05
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Correct Exposures with Shadow/Highlight in Photoshop
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Katrin Eismann
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Steps and Presentations
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| The Shadow/Highlight feature, first introduced in Photoshop CS, can reveal shadow detail and enhance highlights.
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08/22/05
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Add Color to Images with Levels and Variations in Photoshop
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Ron Chapelle & Shelley Greer
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Steps and Presentations
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| This black-and-white image becomes hot through the application of a little Photoshop wizardry.
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08/09/05
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The cranky user: Oh, the pixel pickle
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Peter Seebach
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Steps and Presentations
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| Think pixels are the only units to measure graphical displays? Try several alternative measurements for satisfying, user-friendly HTML layout and interface design.
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07/21/05
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Add a Sepia Effect to Image Shadow Areas
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Denny Tang
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Steps and Presentations
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| Add a sepia effect to just the shadow areas in an image using layers and the Variations filter in Photoshop.
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07/07/05
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Changing Hair Color in Photoshop
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Denny Tang
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Steps and Presentations
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| Denny Tang provides a technique for changing hair of any color to a different one in this Photoshop tutorial.
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06/24/05
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Adding Reflections to Water in Photoshop
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Denny Tang
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Steps and Presentations
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| Denny Tang shows how to use Photoshop to add some sparkle to your images of water.
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05/20/05
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Sharpening Image Edges in Photoshop
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Denny Tang
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Steps and Presentations
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| Denny Tang shows how to maintain control by sharpening image edges with layers in Photoshop.
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04/18/05
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Creating Silhouette Illustrations in Photoshop
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Matt Kloskowski
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Steps and Presentations
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| Silhouette illustration is a trend in today's design community that has become very popular. Matt Kloskowski demonstrates one way to create these.
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10/28/04
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Use of Narrative in Interactive Design
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Nancy Broden, Marisa Gallagher, Jonathan Woytek
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Steps and Presentations
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| There will, and should always be, a tension between order and chaos, between standardization and creativity. So how do we invest creativity in our process? How do we reinvest ourselves into our work without starting from scratch every time?
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10/25/04
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20 Things About Photoshop You Have to Know
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Dan Wellman
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Articles and White Papers
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| Photoshop is, undeniably, one of the greatest software applications around. Currently in its eighth version, it has so many functions and features that I simply couldn't live with myself if I didn’t explain the 20 most important and useful ones to you.
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10/27/03
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Adobe’s Mark Asher: Pushing for the ultimate in site design
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Joanne Cummings
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Quotes, Interviews and Expert Advice
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| Mark Asher, Adobe’s chief Web design expert sat down with Publish recently to offer his insights into what constitutes good Web design.
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09/24/03
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A Rainy Day Of Rainbows: Colors And Website Design
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W. L. Wilder
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Articles and White Papers
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| There’s more to websites than just images and text. A website is a marketing tool, representing the company, owner, employees and products. Beyond that, it is a personality. A website is a personality? Yes. It portrays a positive or negative symbolism and/or emotion.
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06/02/03
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Fireworks Tips and Tricks
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smartwebby.com
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Articles and White Papers
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| As professional web designers we use Macromedia Fireworks to design web site layouts, logos, icons and innovative graphics. Fireworks makes it easy to design animated gifs, rollovers, swap images and other cool stuff.
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06/02/03
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Site Design and Graphics
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WebDeveloper.com
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Articles and White Papers
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| Links to step by step directions for creating various graphics effects using Photoshop.
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01/06/03
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Colors That Sell
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Suzanne Roman
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Articles and White Papers
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