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Free Saint Patrick's Day Photoshop Brushes - Shamrocks, Clovers, Celtic Designs, Leprechauns And A Pot Of Gold
February 28, 2008
Here's Stephanie with a timely free Photoshop brush set, Saint Patrick's Day Brushes: These Saint Patrick's Day Brushes are high resolution, with an average size of around 1900 pixels. Included are numerous shamrocks and clovers, including the more traditional three leaf clovers as well as the lucky four leaf variety! Some are scattered, some are textured, others are in various designs (including some pretty swirls and beautiful celtic designs / knotwork). Also included is a leprechaun, a “St. Patrick’s Day” spelled out of shamrocks, and a pot of gold!
Want More Free Photoshop Brushes?
We've collected the most recent of Stephanie's original brushes on a special Obsidian Dawn Photoshop Brushes Page, with big preview images to give you an idea of each set. For her high resolution brushes, you can find a special collection on our high res brush page. Stephanie has also kindly put together her top 10 Photoshop brush tips to help you get the most out of your Photoshop brushes. See our Free Photoshop brushes Page for other places to find brushes.
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Alchemy Vectors II - Photoshop Brushes
February 28, 2009
Here’s a set of Photoshop brushes composed of various alchemical (alchemy) symbols, all as vectors. These are all very high resolution, about 2000 pixels in size. These are made up of alchemical symbols for the various materials used in alchemy. If you’re looking for the symbols for weights and measurements, containers, Spirits (or elements), seasons, and processes, you can find the first Alchemy Vectors Photoshop Brushes set here!
Want Free Photoshop Brushes?
We've collected the most recent of Stephanie's original brushes on a special Obsidian Dawn Photoshop Brushes Page, with big preview images to give you an idea of each set. For her high resolution brushes, you can find a special collection on our high res brush page. Stephanie has also kindly put together her top 10 Photoshop brush tips to help you get the most out of your Photoshop brushes. See our Free Photoshop brushes Page for other places to find brushes.
Buy Photoshop CS4 Directly From Adobe
Find upgrade options and Creative Suite deals at the Adobe USA Store. UK customers can see pricing in UK currency at the Adobe United Kingdom Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers Page to find the latest bundle and upgrade offers. Teachers and students receive special pricing at the Adobe Education Store. Download the Free Photoshop CS4 Trial Download at the Adobe site.
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Create A Skin Texture In Photoshop - Smooth Skin Technique - Photoshop Tutorial From Dave Seeram
February 28, 2009
Here is a skin texturing Photoshop technique from the latest edition of PhotographyBB Magazine Online.
"Faking" Skin Texture - Photoshop Tutorial By Dave Seeram
When retouching portraits, depending on the particular style of effect you are trying to achieve with your final image, you may need to get rid of a model’s natural skin texture entirely and, well... “fake it!”
Certain styles of portraiture require a smooth and almost surreal glowing quality to them, so just how can you achieve a natural looking skin texture in Photoshop? Jump in with me and let’s create some fake skin!
In this tutorial we are going to use this image of a model as shown here. Although the original image is quite nice, we are going to attempt to achieve a more smooth look to her skin by “faking” her skin texture.
READ THE FULL TUTORIAL...
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Photoshop Elements 7 Tips, Tricks And Tutorials
February 27, 2009
Here are some tips and tricks and tutorials to help you work more efficiently in Photoshop Elements 7, all from Peachpit Press.
Why Won’t Photoshop Elements Do What I Tell It To Do?
Here's a list of explanations and solutions for common issues that might be blocking your progress in Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.
A Quick Tour of Photoshop Elements
If you're new to Photoshop Elements, this lesson will familiarize you with the Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 workspace and provide you with an overview of the tools and procedures you’ll use to capture and edit your digital images.
Getting Professional Results with Photoshop Elements and Your Inkjet Printer: Toning
Before digital photography, only black and white images could be chemically toned, but today toning can be applied to color images too. Tim Daly shows you how.
Sharing photos in e-mail
If you're new to Photoshop Elements, this lesson will familiarize you with the Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 workspace and provide you with an overview of the tools and procedures you’ll use to capture and edit your digital images.
Automatic Photo Backups
So what are you going to do with 20 GB (or more) of online storage at Photoshop.com? Photoshop Elements 7 introduces an extremely welcome new feature: Automatic online backups of your images.
Importing media
Bringing your digital files into Photoshop Elements is easy.
Photomerge Scene Cleaner
You’ve probably seen the photo on the Internet or forwarded via email from a friend: a couple in full wedding attire are exchanging vows on the beach, the ocean meeting the sky in the background, and...what’s that? Yes, a topless sunbather is walking into the frame, ruining an otherwise romantic wedding photo. In Elements 7, however, that photo would be easily salvageable.
Smart Brush
You could accomplish the same results as the Photomerge Scene Cleaner by hand-editing areas between images, but it would take up more time. In the same spirit, the new Smart Brush tool offers a collection of common editing tasks that can be applied simply by painting areas of your photos.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Disable Canvas Rotation Via Trackpad Photoshop Plug-in Available As Free Download
February 25, 2009
Good news from John Nack: "During the CS4 development cycle, the Photoshop and Bridge teams worked closely with Apple* to support the multitouch gestures supported on MacBook Air and newer MacBook Pro systems. As a result you can zoom and rotate documents using three-finger combinations.
"The rub is that especially on the latest systems (with the enormous trackpads), it can be too easy to zoom or rotate accidentally. Unfortunately Photoshop doesn't ship with a preference that would govern the behavior. Therefore we've released an optional plug-in that will disable zooming and rotating via the keyboard if you'd like. Just drop it into your Plug-Ins folder, restart Photoshop, and you'll be set."
From the Adobe Page: "On MacBook Air and recent MacBook Pro systems, Adobe Photoshop CS4 can use a multitouch gesture to enable rotation of the document canvas. Some customers find that the canvas gets rotated accidentally through inadvertent use of the gesture on the trackpad.
"This plug-in disables the multitouch gesture for canvas rotation, as well as the gestures for zooming and flick panning. Canvas rotation remains available through the Rotate View tool, and Photoshop is otherwise unaffected by the plug-in."
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Free Floral Design Photoshop Brushes
February 25, 2009
BrushPortfolio.com has released a new set of original Photoshop brushes titled Floral Design. These brushes were inspired by nature and contain various floral motifs. The brushes were created in Adobe Illustrator and exported to Photoshop at 300 dpi. There are a total of 12 brushes in this set that can be downloaded for free.
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Free PhotographyBB Magazine - February 2009 Issue
February, 25, 2009
PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 13th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online, now into its second year of publication has grown into a leading resource for beginner to intermediate digital photographers. Each issue offers information such as digital photography techniques, DSLR camera function training, image post processing tutorials in Adobe Photoshop, and RAW processing in Photoshop Lightroom.
The February 2009 release features techniques on shooting concert photography along with issues to consider when shooting in concert environments, a photographic view of skiing in Italy, and an article for the aspiring pro-photographer entitled "How to Get Your Photos Published."
Editor in Chief, Dave Seeram had these comments regarding this recent release: “This issue marks a major milestone for PhotographyBB; our one year anniversary issue. Our team has worked so hard over the past 12 months with their informative and thoughtful contributions to the magazine, and the reader feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. It's a pleasure to be able to provide a free resource to the digital photography community, and to guide those who are just getting started with digital photography. All of the authors are avid digital photography enthusiasts who have such different perspectives on issues concerning the digital photographer, that we end up with a great mix of articles with every release."
By way of download in either PDF or ZIP formats, PhotographyBB continues its trend through the future of free downloadable magazine distribution. In a completely ad-free format, each issue contains informative and educational tutorials for amateur and intermediate level photographers.
In addition to articles which aide photographers in gettingthe most from their DSLR cameras, the PhotographyBB Online Magazine also features useful and applicable tutorials on how to use post-processing tools such as Photoshop and Lightroom, to build on digital photography post-processing skills. PhotographyBB Online Magazine is available for free download through the PhotographyBB Website.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Updated - PhotoShop 11.0.1 - Fixes Slow Downs And Bugs - Download Now
February 25, 2009
The Adobe Photoshop CS4 11.0.1 update (for MAC, for WINDOWS) addresses a number of issues discovered after Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended (11.0) software were released. The most significant fixes in the Photoshop CS4 11.0.1 update include the following:
- A number of issues that could cause slow performance have been addressed.
- Pen barrel rotation with Wacom tablets now works correctly.
- Photoshop now correctly recognizes 3D textures edited by a plug-in.
- The quality of the results of Auto-Blend Layers (Stack Images) has been improved.
- A problem that could result in a crash when pasting formatted text has been fixed.
- A crash that could result from a corrupt font no longer occurs.
This updater will update only the retail version of Photoshop CS4 and not any prerelease (beta) versions. To confirm that the updater has run successfully, launch Photoshop and verify that the version number on the splash screen shows 11.0.1 and not 11.0. If it does not show 11.0.1, you may not have a retail version of Photoshop CS4.
Go to the Windows Photoshop CS4 11.0.1 Update page.
Go to the MAC Photoshop CS4 11.0.1 Update page.
You can also get the update by choosing Help--> Updates from within Photoshop.
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Adobe Specials On Photoshop CS4, Lightroom 2, And 50% Off Selected Photoshop Plugins Ends Soon
February, 23, 2009
The following special deals and special price offers from Adobe end soon, so check them out now if you're looking for a way to save some money. When you purchase Adobe Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended software, you can save 30% on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 software* and save 50% on premier Photoshop plug-ins†.
In order to take advantage of this offer, just add Photoshop or Photoshop Extended to your cart, and then select your desired offer. The discount will be reflected upon checkout. Start by adding either Photoshop or Photoshop Extended to your shopping cart.
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Enjoy a more intuitive user experience, greater editing freedom, and other product enhancement features.
Buy US$699 / Upgrade from US$199
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
Get additional breakthrough tools for editing 3D models and motion-based content.
Buy US$999 / Upgrade from US$349
Next, add any of these special offers to build your own bundle...
30% off Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 when purchased with Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended*
Import, manage, edit, and showcase large volumes of photographs, or develop a single image. Lightroom 2 is essential for today's digital photography workflow. Now you can quickly import, process, manage, and showcase all of your images. With Lightroom 2, youspend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens.
50% off plug-ins for Photoshop when purchased with Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended
Add even more capabilities to your software, and in some cases, make tasks easier and faster. This offer expires March 1, 2009.
Alien Skin Software: Blow Up 2
Alien Skin Blow Up 2 enables you to make much sharper enlargements with Photoshop CS4. Auto cropping and batch processing simplify resizing tasks. Plus, it's the first 64-bit plug-in available.
US$249.00 / US$124.50
Digital Anarchy Texture Anarchy 1.0
Texture Anarchy 1.0 is a plug-in set for creating backgrounds, textures, and borders. You can create seamless textures for 3D, high-resolution backgrounds for design and photography, and much more.
US$129.00 / US$64.50
Strata 3D[in]
Strata 3D[in] includes 3DPaintReady™ technology to maximize 3D painting in Photoshop CS4 Extended. Match, enhance, and create 3D models; renders to 15 Photoshop layers.
US$149.00 US$74.50
onOne Plug-In Suite 4
This ultimate package includes six plug-ins that help you maximize the power of Photoshop. From tweaking backgrounds to adding selective blur and vignettes to your photos, this suite will boost your images beyond anything you ever imagined.
US$499.00 / US$250
(See full details at the Adobe Special Offer Page.)
*Offer Terms and Conditions for Photoshop Lightroom 2: Purchase a full or upgrade version of Adobe Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended together with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and get a 30% discount on Lightroom 2. The discount is available only when Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended and Lightroom 2 are purchased simultaneously from the Adobe Store. The discount will be reflected in the shopping cart, just before checkout. Education, OEM, and licensing customers are not eligible. This offer is valid in North America only and is subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Void where prohibited. Prices listed in U.S. dollars.
†Offer Terms and Conditions for premier plug-ins: Purchase a full or upgrade version of Adobe Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended with one of the advertised plug-ins and receive 50% off the price of the plug-in. The discount will be reflected in the shopping cart just before checkout. Education, OEM, and licensing customers are not eligible. Purchaser pays any applicable tax and shipping fees. This offer is valid in the United States and Canada, excluding the province of Quebec, and is subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Prices listed in U.S. dollars. Offer expires at 11:59pm PST on March 1, 2009.
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How To Apply Glow Effects In 4 Easy Steps - Photoshop Brush Tutorial
February 23, 2009
Susan at Brush Portfolio has a new Photoshop brush tutorial. Here's she is with the details: "I don't know about you, but the first time I ever used a set of abstract light brushes, I soon realized that I didn't know how to reproduce the glow effect required to use the brushes properly. I learned that all it takes is some playing around with the Gaussian blur setting and layer blends to achieve a great glowing effect. I decided to write up a quick tutorial titled, How to Apply Glow Effects in 4 Easy Steps for beginners to learn how to use light brushes effectively. We also have a great collection of high quality, free light effects brushes for download so you can get lots of practice with your newly learned skill. Happy creating!"
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Photoshop Tips From Jay Nelson
February 20, 2009
Here's the latest collection of Photoshop tips by Jay Nelson, the editor-in-chief of Design Tools Monthly.
Save Multiple Clone Sources
Adobe added a mysterious feature to the Clone Source panel in Photoshop CS3 (Window> Clone Source). The icons at the top of the panel let you remember up to five sources in the current image for use with the Clone Stamp tool. To use them, click on one of the icons, then Option-click on your image. You can then recall that location later on by clicking the icon again - that location will become the source for the Clone Stamp tool!
Group Photos into Stacks in Bridge
In Bridge, you can group similar photos into a Stack, to easily work with just those photos all at once. Just select the photos you want to group and then press Command-G to create the Stack. To expand the stack, press Command-Right Arrow. To collapse the stack, press Command-Left Arrow.
Option Key Resets Dialog Boxes
In dialog boxes in Adobe applications, holding down the Option key when pressing the Cancel button will change that button to Reset. This is useful when you're trying out effects, filters, image adjustments, etc., because you can instantly return to the document's state before you opened that dialog, without closing the dialog box.
Faster Digital Camera Transfers
The quickest way to get pictures from your digital camera into your computer is NOT by connecting the camera to the computer but by using a card reader. This is because when the camera is connected, the speed of the transfer is limited by the processor in the camera. When a card reader is connected, your Mac's processor and type of connection controls the speed. The fastest card readers use USB 2.0, FireWire, or the CardBus or ExpressCard slot on your laptop. For the absolute fastest transfers, see the speed tests at www.robgalbraith.com.
Refine Edge of Selections
Photoshop has several ways to adjust the edge of a selection for smoothness, size, feathering, etc. But in CS3, all these controls appear together in a helpful dialog: Select> Refine Edge... There, you can use sliders to adjust the Radius, Contrast, Smoothness, and Feathering of your selection, and also Contract or Expand it. But there are two features in this dialog that put it over the top: a set of icons that let you see your selection in different ways (selection border, quick mask, mask, image on white, or image on black background); and a helpful description, with examples, for every control in the dialog box. All together, this is incredibly helpful.
Big Tips for Photoshop
Here are some can't-live-without-'em tips that can make an enormous difference to your work in Photoshop. These are the ones I use every other minute in Photoshop.
When working with any of the painting or retouching tools, you can use the bracket keys (][) to change the size of your brush. Or, if you'd rather change how soft the edge of the brush is, then add the Shift key and you'll be changing the Hardness setting of your brush in 25% increments. Or, if you'd rather access the brush presets palette, then Ctrl-click on your image while any painting or retouching tool is active.
To change the opacity of the currently active tool, use the number keys on your keyboard. Pressing 1 will give you 10%, 3 gives you 30%, 23 will give you 23%, 0 will give you 100% and so on. And if you happen to be in the Move tool while using the number keys, you'll be changing the opacity of the currently active layer. You can even add the Shift key to change the Flow setting of your brush or the Fill Opacity setting of the active layer if you're in the Move tool.
To reset your foreground and background colors to their default colors (black and white), type D, and to swap them, type X. I use those all the time when I'm painting on a Layer Mask.
When I need to scroll around my images, I hold the Spacebar, which temporarily gives me the Hand tool. You can also add the Command key which will temporarily activate the Zoom tool so you can click and drag across the area you'd like to zoom into. To zoom out, just hold down the Command key and then press the Minus key (-).
I don't like to have to constantly look at the Layers palette to change which layer is active, so I instead type V to get to the Move tool and then Command-click on my image. That will make Photoshop look for the topmost layer that contains information below your cursor and it will make it active. Or, if I need to dig a little deeper and make a lower layer active, I'll Ctrl-click when the Move tool is active and it will present me with a list of all the layers that contain information below my cursor.
I often need to fill an area with a color, especially when working on Layer Masks. You can type Option-Delete to fill with your foreground color, or Command-Delete to fill with your background color. Or, if you'd rather access the Edit> Fill dialog box, then type Shift-Delete.
When working with numbers in Photoshop (type sizes, scaling percentages, adjustment settings, etc.), I often click on the number and then use the up and down arrow keys to increase or decrease the setting. Adding Shift to the arrow keys will change the number in larger increments.
Sometimes I like my image to dominate my screen, so I usually type F once or twice to get to one of the full screen modes where my image can slide behind all the palettes and fill my screen. If you're in the second screen mode, where the menu bar is hidden, try typing Shift-F to toggle the visibility of the menu bar.
I often type Command-H to hide something (selection edges, text highlighting, slices for the web, guides, etc.). And when I'm dragging something that starts to snap to things I don't want it to (like dragging a guide near the edge of an image), I'll hold the Ctrl key after I press the mouse button, which temporarily turns off snapping.
Control the Panels in CS3
There are several tricks to controlling the visibility of panels in Adobe's Creative Suite 3 applications. Make sure your cursor isn't in a text frame, and then:
• Press the Tab key to hide all the panels.
• Press Shift-Tab to hide all the panels except the Tools and Options panels.
• Press Option-Command-Tab to collapse panels to their smaller size.
• When panels are hidden, just mouse over their original location to temporarily get access to them. Mouse away from them to hide them again.
Power Nudge
In Adobe applications, you can nudge a selected object or selection by one point by simply pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard. If you hold down the Shift key at the same time, the selection will move by 10 points. To move in one-tenth point increments, hold down Shift and Command.
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Saving And Reading Metadata In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 - Sample Chapter
February 19, 2009
Lightroom is built around the principle that the imported images are the master negatives: Lightroom records the changes made as metadata information and these edit changes are initially stored at a central location in the Lightroom catalog. In this excerpt, Martin Evening talks about saving, reading and tracking metadata in Lightroom 2. From the intro:
Read the full Saving and Reading Metadata in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
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Font Bros Site Offers A Beautiful Selection Of Amazing Free Fonts
February 18, 2009
The Font Bros Site has just great looking fonts for sale at great prices, but if you like your fonts to be free, you'll also find an amazing assortment of top fonts right there for the taking. Just go to the front page and look at the menu on top — and the third item in from the left is a Free Fonts button. Click and go wild! These are really nice free fonts so browse and download. Here are a few samples from the Font Bros Free Fonts Collection.
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Photoshop CS4 Photographer's Handbook — New from Rocky Nook
February 18, 2009
Adobe Photoshop is central to almost all photography workflows today. The introduction of CS4 is another milestone in the development of this imaging behemoth. Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop; the sheer number of tools and options make it difficult for the novice. There is no shortage of instructional books, yet very few direct the user to the most significant aspects of the program in a way that reflects a real workflow.
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PhotoTools 2 Now Available - Photoshop And Lightroom Plugin Action Package - Plus 10% Discount Code
February 17, 2009
onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, today announced the immediate availability of PhotoTools 2 Standard and Professional Edition. (Enter discount coupon code PSSPPT06 during the checkout process for an instant 10% discount on any onOne Software product, including PhotoTools 2.)
Exclusive 10% Discount On All onOne Products
Enter discount coupon code PSSPPT06 during the checkout process at onOne Software for an instant 10% discount on any onOne Software product, including PhotoTools 2. This is a special offer exclusively for PhotoshopSupport.com visitors.
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Snowflakes Shapes - Photoshop Brushes
February 17, 2009
Here’s a set of Photoshop shapes composed of various vector snowflake shapes.
This set includes various shapes of snowflakes. Some are perfectly symmetrical, some are more roughly hand “drawn” (much like those unique real flakes!).
Sir Mix A-Lot's Photo Shop SNL Skit
February 16, 2009
Here it is, the SNL skit Sir Mix A-Lot's Photo Shop {OFFICIAL}...
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Free Photoshop Lightroom Version 2 Shortcuts PDF
February 16, 2009
Rick Miller, a Senior Solutions Engineer at Adobe, has posted a free Photoshop Lightroom Version 2 Shortcuts PDF. Here's what he has to say on his blog:
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Free Adobe Postage Stamp Icons From Jennifer Farley
February 16, 2009
Jennifer over at Laughing Lion has a cute set of free postage stamps with the Adobe app icons on them. From her post:
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Adobe Announces New eBook and PDF Support for Mobile Devices
February 16, 2009
At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the availability of the new Adobe Reader Mobile SDK, a software development kit (SDK) designed to enable companies to deliver mobile phones and handheld devices that can easily download, manage, and display PDF content and eBooks. The new software engine delivers support for reflowable PDF technology, Adobe’s content protection technology, as well as the EPUB file format, an XML-based eBook standard with broad support from the publishing industry. Read full story...
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Adobe Announces New Flash Lite Distributable Player
February 16, 2009
At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the availability of the Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 Distributable Player, a new, over-the-air mobile runtime. The new player enables developers and content providers to create Flash technology-based applications that target the latest version of the runtime, and directly distribute their applications with the runtime installer to millions of open OS devices for a better on-device user experience.
Available immediately as a public beta, the Distributable Player initially supports Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile devices and builds on the momentum Adobe Flash technology has experienced in the mobile market. Read full story...
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Heart Swirls - Free Photoshop Brushes
February 01, 2009
BrushPortfolio.com has just released a new set of Heart Swirl Photoshop brushes in honor of Valentine's day. This is a set of 13 high resolution brushes created in Adobe Illustrator and exported to Photoshop at 300 dpi. These brushes are large in size (smallest brush is 1723 pixels) so they are perfect for a lot of different projects.
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Free Wrinkled Paper And Cardboard Textures From BittBox
February 11, 2009
There are some free wrinkled paper textures and cardboard textures from BittBox. He also has a post about how CNN and MSNBC have been using his textures in their graphics. So you're in good company if you use these source files! Ok, here's the scoop on the two free texture posts:
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Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4 - Free Sample Chapter - Using the Liquid CSS Layouts in Dreamweaver CS4
February 11, 2009
Millions of Web designers use Dreamweaver and most of them think creating CSS-based, standards-compliant sites is a challenge. In Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4, authors Stephanie Sullivan and Greg Rewis bridge the gaps between the worlds of CSS design and Dreamweaver by demonstrating how to use Dreamweaver CS4 and CSS together to create individualized, standards-based layouts. Through hands-on projects with lots of visuals, Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4 enables every user of Dreamweaver to learn CSS effectively and easily.
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Working With The Free Transform Menu - Photoshop Tip
February 10, 2009
Jennifer Farley is an Irish designer and instructor based in Dublin. Her blog on Laughing Lion Design features Photoshop tips, tricks and tutorials. Here's a new tip from her:
As you know, in Photoshop you can transform objects in lots of different ways. You can rotate, skew, warp, distort, flip horizontally and vertically. To speed up your workflow, instead of choosing Edit > Transform to see a list of the transformations available, it’s quicker and easier to just select the object you want to transform and then press Ctrl + T (Windows) or Cmd + T (Mac) to kick start the Free Transform.
You’ll see a bounding box appear around the object and if you now Right-Click, you’ll see the full list of transformations that you can apply.
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Photoshop Layers Shortcuts from John Nack
February 10, 2009
John Nack has two interesting posts up on his blog. The first one is Feedback, please: Managing complex PSDs. from the post:
Designers--and Web designers in particular--create some of the most complex, intricately layered Photoshop compositions possible. How could we make the management & navigation of these files more efficient? I'd love to get your take...
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Fluffy Clouds - Free Photoshop Brushes And How-To Tutorial
February 09, 2009
BrushPortfolio.com has just added a Photoshop Brush tutorial section to their site. The purpose is to develop a series of lessons aimed specifically at the creation and management of brushes in Photoshop. The first tutorial is titled 10 Steps for Making Cloud Brushes in Photoshop. The tutorial describes how to create cloud brushes from photographs you take using your digital camera. These are the the same steps that were followed to create their collection of 13 Fluffy Cloud brushes. Their next tutorial will provide a detailed look at the brush palette in Photoshop and all it has to offer the user.
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Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Free Sample Chapter - Choosing Photographic Subjects for Creative Composites
February 05, 2009
In Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4, Photoshop experts Scott Valentine and Dan Moughamian explain the key elements involved in planning and executing a composite imaging project. Readers will learn about the importance of the planning process, including tips on how to develop creative ideas and stay organized as their project evolves.
Sample Chapter - Choosing Photographic Subjects for Creative Composites in Photoshop CS4
You can find the free sample chapter Choosing Photographic Subjects for Creative Composites in Photoshop CS4.
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Quick Masks Tutorial - Photoshop CS4 Tutorial
February 05, 2009
Jim Hoerricks is the Senior Forensic Video Analyst for the LAPD's Scientific Investigation Division. His site, Forensic Photoshop, contains lots of interesting posts and tutorials that deal with using Photoshop for forensic work. Jim has also written a book, Forensic Photoshop. Here is a new Photoshop CS4 tutorial from him.
Photoshop CS4 Quick Masks Tutorial
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Wacom Intuos Tablet Special $30 Rebate Special Offer
February 05, 2009
Effective today, Wacom is offering a $30 USD end-user
mail-in rebate on the Intuos3 6x8 tablet, part numbers PTZ630 and PTZ630AC.
This rebate is valid for end-user purchases between February 1 and February 28, 2009. A rebate form with terms can be found at the Wacom site.
Visit Amazon.com and look through their Wacom tablets and you'll see a variety of offers. Make sure to pick the Intuos part numbers PTZ630 and PTZ630AC for the rebate deal.
To redeem your $30 mail-in rebate, you will have to include a copy of your original receipt and the UPC code from your original package, along with a completed rebate form.
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High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR) Webinar Training
February 04, 2009
I’m talking with Gavin Phillips about High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR).
You offer ‘live’ webinars showing your workflow?
Yes, our 90-minute webinar covers everything I do to create my HDR images. We also
show the de-ghosting technique in Photoshop.
That’s a lot of information. How do participants remember it all?
We also give everyone 10 movie tutorials that show them everything that is covered in the webinar. They can refer to the movies at any time, and it saves them having to take notes during the webinar.
You are having a special offer for Photoshop Support Forum Members?
Yes, you receive 35% off the webinar price and 8 free creative Photoshop ‘actions’. This is a one-time offer that will never be available again. Please see the website for all information.
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Engraver 2 Photoshop Plugin Released
February 03, 2009
AlphaPlugins Engraver II is a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4 that simulates old engravings or lithography by converting images into thin lines. Intuitive controls allow full adjustment for all parameters quickly turning photos into masterpieces with the look of old-style engraving just like presidents on paper money.
Engraver II is available for both Windows and Macintosh users and the GUI for both versions looks similar. There is a handy installer that makes installation easy.
You can see a description and examples of Engraver II at the AlphaPlugins site. There is also a trial version ofthe plug-in available.
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Free Textures From BittBox - Old Film
February 02, 2009
BittBox has some nice free old film textures to download. From his intro: The other day I released a set of 11 Old and Grungy Film Textures on Lost and Taken that were accepted quite well, so I thought I’d do an encore release here on Bittbox. Just like the previous post, these textures were created using public domain images that were taken in the mid 19th century using the Daguerreotype method. I simply removed the subject matter from the images in Photoshop to leave only the textures of the old film. Hope you like ‘em!
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Adobe Groups Launched To Create Online Adobe Community
February 01, 2009
Adobe has created Adobe Groups, a website to give the Adobe community a place to connect and locate communities of people all over the world who share their interests. Community manager Rachel Luxemburg has posted some info about Adobe Groups on her site. Read the all the info at Rachel Luxemburg's site, or be brave and explore Adobe Groups right away!
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Adobe Flash Platform Achieves Record Adoption - Free Downloads
February 01, 2009
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced today at Adobe MAX Japan that Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash Player 10 software, key components of the Adobe Flash Platform, are being installed in record numbers by consumers and companies around the world. In less than one year after its initial release, there have been more than 100 million installations of Adobe AIR.
Additionally, Adobe Flash Player 10 was installed on more than 55 percent of computers worldwide in just the first two months of its release, and is expected to surpass 80 percent by the second quarter of 2009, far outpacing the installation rate of past versions of the software.
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Swirls And Mannequins- Free Photoshop Brushes
February 01, 2009
BrushPortfolio.com has just released two new original sets of free, high resolution Photoshop brushes.
The first set is a great collection of swirl brushes. The brushes were made with Illustrator and exported to Photoshop. There are a total of 12 brushes in this set. Each brush was saved at 300 dpi with the smallest brush measuring 1885 pixels so this brush set can be used for a wide variety of projects.
The second set is a series of photographs taken of art mannequin. I have always been fond of those art mannequins and last week I decided that my art mannequin, Leopold, would be a great addition to my Photoshop brush collection. There are 9 brushes in this set measuring from 660 to 2310 pixels. I hope people have as much fun using these brushes as I had making them.
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The Photoshop Blog - Earlier Posts
The Photoshop Blog offers the latest Photoshop news and software updates, Photoshop tips and tutorials, and random thoughts from graphic artist and Photoshop expert Jennifer Apple.
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