Creating a vector graphic from a bitmap image in Adobe Illustrator
In this edition of the Once Upon a Sketch screen cast we show you how to use the live trace tool in Adobe Illustrator. In Adobe Illustrator CS two Adobe added a handy tool called the live trace tool which allows you to convert bitmap images into a vector based image very easily. Check out […]
Starting a Artist’s Texture Library with CGtextures.com
CGtextures.com is a great resource to find photo textures for your images. None of these photos will win any photography competitions. The images are, for the most part, flat and evenly lit and have straight on camera angles. And that’s the point. You add the interest when adding them to your illustrations, 3D models, logos […]
Preparing pencil sketches using Channels in PhotoShop
First off I’d like to start off with a quote from one of my instructors in college about working in Adobe PhotoShop. He said “There are a thousand ways to solve the same problem in PhotoShop”. This statement is 100% true. I know there are so many other ways to accomplish a nice clean line […]
Using Layer Masks in Adobe PhotoShop
In this episode I discuss one of the most helpful things I found in Adobe Photoshop. This feature is called layer masks. The use of a layer mask is to hide something you don’t necessarily want to get rid of. Watch the video to find out what I mean.