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A Little Inspiration…

If you’re a designer, illustrator, or even a photographer you may find yourself in a creative rut at some point. Trust me this does happen. I always find it a good idea to go a spend an hour or two at the bookstore. It’s an amazing source for inspiration, especially the news stands. With hundreds of magazines on virtually every subject, there is always a spark of something creative in there. It’s really interesting to see what other designers are doing and it helps to keep up on current design trends, which is always a good idea. The key here is this: In order to produce something you need the ingredients. Fill your creative mind with the right ingredients and it will all come together.

March 6th, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

Photoshop Book of the Week


This week’s book is the Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy. This book’s new edition is scheduled to be released later this month and I can’t wait. Bert’s books are always inspiring and always have that little something you may never have thought of. Bert’s last Studio book was simply amazing. Now you may say to yourself, “I am a photographer why would I want a book on illustration?” It’s simple, you never know what you can use these techniques for. What works for one illustration may work wonders on a photograph. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. To find out more, click here and go here to check out more of Bert’s paintings.

March 5th, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

Spotlight: Ben Willmore

Ok, I felt I had to post this because Ben Willmore was just in my office. If you have been using Photoshop for a while you know that name. Ben is a world-renowned Photoshop author and instructor at events such as Photoshop World. I have truly learned a lot from Ben and I highly recommend you check out his sites. The first site, Digital Mastery.com is basically the Ben store. It has his newest training, dvds, books, and information on current projects. Also check out whereisben.com. This is his blog on what he is doing and where. As some of you know, Ben lives and works in his coach bus that he drives around the country. Lastly, make sure you check out the Kelby Online Training site. Ben will have some new classes coming soon.

March 3rd, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

The Next Generation of Doodling

I came across this on John Nack’s blog. It’s a really cool drawing and painting program that is designed to educate and entertain. Developed by Umeå University, it’s basically a drawing a painting program but with a little extra. It’s actually physics-based drawing, meaning you can interact with the objects you draw and make those objects interact with each other. It’s certainly taking the average sketch pad to a whole new level. It’s kind of hard to describe, you just have to see it. Here is a link to a demo of the software and go here for more information.

February 27th, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

Adobe AIR is Live

Adobe has officially launched Adobe AIR which, for those of you who may have perhaps been living under a mouse pad for the past several months, is a new runtime that allows developers to create rich internet-based applications that deploy right to the desktop. Imagine being able to build a custom interface catered to your particular business, running as an application instead of a simple web page. That is what AIR provides – the technology to be able to do this. It really is going to be something big. Find out more here.

February 26th, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

Just 5 Days Left…

Take advantage of the early bird registration pricing for Photoshop World in Orlando, FL on April 2-4. You only have ’til this Friday, February 29, 2008 to save $100 on the full registration price. Also, if you are planning to enter the prestigious Guru Awards, the deadline for that is also this Friday the 29th. This is a great opportunity for you to get your work noticed. Hey, it worked for me. Find out more about this contest and other specials at Photoshop World here. Hope to see you there.

February 25th, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

“See What’s Possible” Challenge

Cut & Paste has teamed with Adobe to put on a “See What’s Possible” Challenge. The contest involves creating an animation up to 15 seconds long that best conveys the “See What’s Possible” branding of Adobe Photoshop. The animation can be put together in After Effects, Flash, or even Photoshop alone but the primary message is what’s possible with Photoshop. The grand prize is $20,000 and the entire Master Suite. Very cool stuff. Check it out here and good luck.

February 22nd, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

New Online Training Course

There is a new course available on the Kelby Online Training site. It is called Retouch a Portrait in 15 Minutes by photographer and Photoshop World instructor Vincent Versace. This course is already a hit because in a very short time Vincent teaches how to brighten and enhance features, improving overall tone, flawless skin textures, and much more. This course is a must for any photographer, both novice and professionals alike. Find out more about Vincent and the course here.

February 21st, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

Ready 1, 2, 3…

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Photoshop…..Happy Birthday to you!!! It was this day in 1990 that Photoshop was born. Some would argue the greatest thing ever created. Anyway it’s not just Photoshop’s birthday, a year ago today that powerful program we know as Lightroom was born as well. So Happy Birthday to you…..awe you get the picture. (No pun intended). Anyway there is an interesting little story on this on PhotoshopNews.com. Check it out.

February 20th, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

Get a Signed Copy!!

Last week some of you may remember I posted a little something about Matt Kloskowski’s newest Photoshop book: Layers. Well this book is available now and if you order it through the Kelby Training site you will get a genuine signed copy. This book is destined to be the core book that beginners and experts will find indispensable. For understanding the complexities of layers is essential to Photoshop mastery. Find out more about the book here and ordered your signed copy today.

February 19th, 2008 | | Blog | Comments (0)

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
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