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“Suite” Desktop Pictures

Terry White, who produces the Creative Suite podcast, just posted some really cool CS3 desktop pictures/wallpaper. You can download different sets that are based on the individual premium packages or the Master Suite. They are pretty neat. Check them out here.

May 8th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

See the Possibilities!!

Adobe Systems has a very interesting page on their website where you can hear individual stories from Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 users in a variety of fields, talking about how they get the most out of not just Photoshop®, but the entire Creative Suite. You will hear from designers, production artists, web designers, architects, medical professionals, and amateur photographers. They all have very interesting takes on this powerful software bundle. Check it out here.

May 4th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Command-Option-~(Tilde)

I have used this keyboard shortcut several times in my tutorials to load the image luminosity as a selection and a lot of people have been unable to make it work on a Mac system. This is because the Mac OS has this particular keyboard command assigned to another system function. To fix this you can go into the Mac OS System Preferences under the Apple menu. Go to Keyboard and Mouse and click the last tab called Keyboard Shortcuts. Scroll down and twirl down Keyboard Navigation, then scroll down to ‘Move focus to the window drawer’. Turn this feature off by unchecking the box next to it. Now this keystroke will work inside Photoshop.

May 3rd, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (3)

CS3 Channels Online Training

My all-new online training course: Using Channels in Photoshop CS3 is now available online. This course gets you up to speed fast on using channels to generate intricate selections and masks. I also talk about image correction, black & white conversion and sharpening techniques. While a few topics are specific to Photoshop CS3, most of this course is relevant to Photoshop CS and CS2 as well. Find out more about this course here.

April 30th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

SAVE $100 NOW

After April 30, 2007 Adobe will no longer be offering Adobe Photoshop Lightroom at the introductory price of $199. It will go back up to its original price of $299. This is still an amazing offer and you have only 2 days left to take advantage of it. So don’t be one of those people that waits and then wishes they had done it. You can find out more here.
Also, if you want to get up to speed in a hurry, check out Scott Kelby’s new book: The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers. This is the definitive guide. It will get you past the techno-babble and will have you correcting images within the first few pages.

April 28th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

New Online Training!!

Matt Kloskowski has just released a new online training course: The Photoshop CS3 Power Session. It covers all the new features in Photoshop CS3 and shows you how to quickly take advantage of these new features with all new techniques, tip, shortcuts. You can find out more about this 21-day course here. Also, look for my new online course soon: Using Channels in Photoshop CS3. It will cover the basics of channels and how they can be used to correct images and create interesting specials effects that can’t be created any other way. Lastly, Dave Cross will also be releasing his Photoshop CS3 for Beginners online course very soon. So much info…I just can’t take it. Check it out photoshoptraining.com

April 25th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Cool CS3 Icons!!!

Well, some of us weren’t so impressed with the new iconography of the new CS3 when it first appeared. Frankly, I thought it looked a lot like the chart of the elements. Well, a designer by the name of Adam Betts has created a complete set of really cool CS3 alternate icons. Their design is based on the package design of each product. I think they are much more attractive. You can download the full set here.

April 23rd, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Photoshop TV Contest

If you haven’t watched Photoshop TV lately (especially this week), then you missed the big news. We announced the very first Photoshop TV Shopping Spree Image Contest with the grand prize being a trip to New York City where you will go on a $1,000 shopping spree at B & H Photo. You can submit up to three of your best images. They don’t even have to be retouched by Photoshop. If it’s great right out of the camera, then so be it. It’s really a bummer that I cannot enter. I know that I could spend $1,000 at B & H in a real hurry. Anyway, don’t waste time. Get those entries in soon. The beauty of the contest is that there is no entry fee. Find out more here.

April 19th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Ships!!

The day has arrived. Adobe is now shipping CS3. Adobe Photoshop Standard & Extended, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Bridge, Contribute, Device Central and Version Cue are all available to purchase as stand alone apps or bundled in the Design Premium Suite or the Web Premium Suite. You can get more info at Adobe.com and also, don’t forget to keep checking back here often as we continue to bring you the latest tutorials using the new CS3 applications.

April 16th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Spotlight: John Paul Caponigro

While at Photoshop World I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with renowned digital artist John Paul Caponigro. If any of you have attended one his sessions at Photoshop World, you know that this man is deeply committed to inspiring creativity in all aspects of digital art. He has an amazing gallery of nature photography and his website features tips and techniques via downloadable pdf’s. He is also author of the Adobe Photoshop Master Class series which features not only his best techniques, but is also incredibly insightful. It really encourages different ways of creative thinking. Find out more here.

April 12th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

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Photoshop Tutorials

3D Light Beams
This effect was discovered by a 'happy accident' and uses the 3D features inside of Photoshop CS4 Extended.
More Texture Effects
Further experiments into what you can do with texture images in Photoshop.
Reverse Restoration
Corey shows you how to make a new photo look damaged by blending in some unusual textures.
Rain Drops
In this tutorial, Corey not only creates the raindrops, but also the splashes that are formed with the raindrops hit the hands.

Light From 3D Shapes

Corey shares another way to get a cool 3D light beam effect.
Olympic Graphics, Part 2

Corey finishes up the Olympic-inspired design that he began last week in Part 1.
Olympic Graphics, Part 1

The Olympic-inspired tutorial will be coming in two parts. Stop by next week for the conclusion to this video.
Masking with Channels

This week’s tutorial deals with creating masks for complicated images by using channels.

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Smart Object Masking Trick
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Vanishing Point and 3D

While working in the Vanishing Point filter, you can create a multi-plane grid and return the part of the image contained in the grid back to Photoshop as a 3D layer (choose Return 3D Layer to Photoshop from the flyout menu). Once it is a 3D layer, you can move the object around in three dimensions using Photoshop’s 3D tools.