35 Basic Tutorials to Get You Started with Photoshop - Six Revis Adobe Photoshop is a very powerful and versatile image editing/graphics creation application that is the industry standard in its category. Though Photoshop’s interface is intuitive enough for an absolute beginner to learn basic image editing tasks such as cropping and resizing, to be able to fully master and utilize all of its tools takes a considerable amount of time. If you’re interested in honing your Photoshop skills to create spectacular compositions, this is for you. In this article, you’ll find 35 basic Photoshop tutorials for getting started with Photoshop. General tutorials 1. If you’ve never had any experience with Photoshop, this tutorial from SitePoint will get you up to speed with Photoshop’s basic features. 2. This tutorial outlines Photoshop CS2′s interface. 3. This wildly popular and humorous screencast on Photoshop techniques by (probably) fictional character Donnie Hoyle is an excellent Photoshop series to follow if you like laughing and learning at the same time! 4. 5.
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400+ Time Saving Photoshop Actions This post is a roundup of latest free web design resources released during the month of March. This collection includes patterns, icons, themes, and… Continue Reading → These days many artists are collaborating with big brands in order to reach a mass market. As well as interiors, artists and designers are… Continue Reading → This post is a roundup of latest free web design resources released during the month of February. Continue Reading → 40 Amazing People Silhouette Sets for Designers A silhouette refers to the picture of a person, an object or a scene which is represented by a solid shape of single color. This color is usually black but not always. Also, the background of that solid shape is usually white but not always. In simple words, if you take a photograph of someone standing just before the sun, standing in such a way that the sun is completely hidden from view, then what you get is known as a silhouette. Similar photographs can be taken of birds, animals and buildings. Silhouettes impart a dark and mysterious look to the objects being photographed and as such they are widely used on posters of horror movies and on book covers of crime fiction novels. Below we present you with 40 silhouette vector graphics which will help you create better designs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 12 Vector Men 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
An Explosion of Adobe Fireworks Resources - Noupe Feb 01 2010 An often overlooked member of the Adobe Creative Suite is Adobe Fireworks. This application software can be used to create vectors, design application interfaces, digital artwork, and create rapid prototypes of websites. Adobe Fireworks can also generate PDF’s, export CSS based layouts, and a variety of other features. In this article, renew your love for Adobe Fireworks! 1. Common Libraries Libraries are a great way to enhance the assets of Adobe Fireworks. Arrows Stencils Cursors Shields Patterns A wonderful way to add a final touch or create interest in a design is by using a pattern. Kaliber Patterns Free Fireworks Patterns Free Patterns (158) Checker Patterns Carbon Pattern Free Patterns Wood Pattern Package Rich Symbols Rich graphic symbols can be scaled and given attributes with scripts, which saves a lot of time when creating interfaces, websites, or design elements. A reusable page icon Paper Grams iPhone GUI as Rich Symbols for Fireworks 2. Borders Metal Pack 1 Electronics NN_Style_03
October Tutorial #1: “Blend If:” Masking Note: *Intermediate and above. This is a semi-automatic masking technique that enables users to mask or knock-out complex and unwanted areas of a picture with ease and accuracy. Most designs and artworks will require us to do montaging of several images. However, we can only use those images effectively if we are able to extract the “parts” out cleanly. Step 1 To begin with, we need to extract the model from the background. Then, create a “Layer 2” under “Layer 1” and fill it with a bright blue background. Model - Image ID: 2625298 © Claude Belanger 123RF.com Step 2 Double click “Layer 1” to bring out the blending option, and focus your attention on the “Blend If:” option. You will see a gradient bar with values 0 ~ 255 (with 0 being the darkest point and 255 being the brightest point) and sliders on each end. Step 4 Likewise, dragging the white point slider will result in the image below, blending or knocking away some of the brightest points of the image. When to use, and what to use?
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