Blog Post to Audio File
Yesterday, I found something great using my Mac. I normally find many great articles online about how to improve my art – Everything from how to better market myself to a new trick in Photoshop. The problem is I never find the time to actually read these articles. I always open the post in a […]
What is Adobe Configurator?
Did you know Adobe makes a program that lets you make your own custom panels/palettes for Photoshop and Indesign? Well not many people do, so lets talk a little bit about Adobe Configurator. Adobe Labs offers the free utility for Mac or PC and give it a try, but if you’d like to learn more continue reading. If […]
Photoshop Fireworks for the Fourth
For the Fourth of July I thought it would be fun to show you how to create some fireworks in Photoshop. There’s a ton of different ways to make fireworks but here’s a few tricks and filters you can use to create some quick digital fireworks. Watch the above video for the entire process of how […]
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 […]
Alternatives to Using the Adobe Creative Suite
There has been a lot of fire out there about Adobe changing their upgrade policy and some users feeling like Adobe is taking advantage of their monopoly on the design application market. So I thought I would go through and find a few alternatives to Adobe applications. I’m not saying that any of these are […]
Keyboard Shortcuts for Photoshop Digital Painters
Here are a few handy key board short cuts I like to use when painting in PhotoShop. Some are very basic but still good to know. To download a PDF of this quick guide click here. Type B for the Brush tool, Pencil tool, Color Replacement tool depending on which tool you used last. Increase […]