Christmas is just a day away, so here is a tutorial showing how to create a Christmas design using Photoshop.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Free Paper Textures
BittBox-GRUNGE is in so try these free Textures...
Free High Res Grungy Paper Textures
Download the High Res images from Flickr by clicking on the pics. The full size images are 2005 X 3000 px :)
Download the High Res images from Flickr by clicking on the pics. The full size images are 2005 X 3000 px :)
Retouching in Raw - by Jason Seely
Photoshop Quicktips
Episode 60: Retouching in Raw
After a long absence Photoshop Quicktips is on the air once again and this week we take a look at a very cool feature of Adobe's Camera Raw. In this episode we learn how to use the new retouch tool in ACR and how it can help fix problem areas in our images quickly, efficiently, and most important non-destructively.
Episode 60: Retouching in Raw
After a long absence Photoshop Quicktips is on the air once again and this week we take a look at a very cool feature of Adobe's Camera Raw. In this episode we learn how to use the new retouch tool in ACR and how it can help fix problem areas in our images quickly, efficiently, and most important non-destructively.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Free Books online
WOWIO
Looking for a book to read? Here is a website you can browse and download FREE books.
You can download as many as three books in a given day. What you receive is a high-quality PDF file with the full contents of the book. The first couple of pages of the book are ads for the company sponsoring your "purchase" of the book. They even personalize the first page with your name.
You are simply receiving a PDF of the printed book. Still, you can get a wide variety of titles for free so it is a great way to check out some books that you might not normally order.
Some titles: The Great Puzzle Book
Brave New World
The Scarlet Letter
Stargate
Land of a Thousand Eyes
The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen
The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine
The End of Celluloid
Essential Guitar Chords
Incredibly Silly Signs
The Original Million Dollar Mermaid
Winning at Poker: Essential Hints and Tips
Heck, there's something here for everyone... Enjoy
Looking for a book to read? Here is a website you can browse and download FREE books.
You can download as many as three books in a given day. What you receive is a high-quality PDF file with the full contents of the book. The first couple of pages of the book are ads for the company sponsoring your "purchase" of the book. They even personalize the first page with your name.
You are simply receiving a PDF of the printed book. Still, you can get a wide variety of titles for free so it is a great way to check out some books that you might not normally order.
Some titles: The Great Puzzle Book
Brave New World
The Scarlet Letter
Stargate
Land of a Thousand Eyes
The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen
The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine
The End of Celluloid
Essential Guitar Chords
Incredibly Silly Signs
The Original Million Dollar Mermaid
Winning at Poker: Essential Hints and Tips
Heck, there's something here for everyone... Enjoy
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Camera Raw UPDATE and LightRoom Too
Adobe has released an update to the recent Camera Raw 4.3.
This new update, designated Camera Raw 4.3.1, addresses issues with certain raw files and has added support for additional camera models like the new Nikon D300 and the D3.
There is also an update to Adobe Lightroom.
Find out more about the update and which cameras are supported here.
There are also links to download for Mac and PC.
This new update, designated Camera Raw 4.3.1, addresses issues with certain raw files and has added support for additional camera models like the new Nikon D300 and the D3.
There is also an update to Adobe Lightroom.
Find out more about the update and which cameras are supported here.
There are also links to download for Mac and PC.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Free Photoshop plugins
Filter Forge Announces Series of Free Photoshop Plugins, Releases First Plugin
December 04, 2007
Filter Forge today announced an upcoming series of free Photoshop plugins and the availability of the first plugin in the series, "Filter Forge Freepack 1 - Metals", which generates photorealistic metal textures and effects.
Over the course of the coming year, Filter Forge plans to release seven free Photoshop plugins named Filter Forge Freepacks, with each plugin centered around a different theme. The freepacks are based on the technology used in the company's flagship product, Filter Forge, an innovative Photoshop plugin allowing users to create their own filters in a visual editor.
Each freepack will be capable of generating seamlessly-tiled textures with professional-grade anti-aliasing, and will take full advantage of modern dual-core processors.
The theme of the first Filter Forge freepack is metals — the plugin comprises seven filters that produce realistic metal textures and effects.
Alien Metal produces a sci-fi texture of an alien-looking metallic surface; Brushed Metal generates a texture of brushed aluminum; Foil produces a texture of crumpled aluminum foil; Diamond Plate creates a texture of an industrial diamond plate floor; Metal Panels generates a metal plating texture; Metalizer produces a smooth metallic surface based on the brightness of the source image; and Rust renders patches of corrosion over the darker areas of the source image. All textures generated by the plugin are seamlessly tiled and can be immediately used as a web background or a game texture.
The free plugin is available for download at the company website. Registration is not required.
The plugin currently works under Windows only, the OS X version for both Intel and PowerPC processors is in development.
December 04, 2007
Filter Forge today announced an upcoming series of free Photoshop plugins and the availability of the first plugin in the series, "Filter Forge Freepack 1 - Metals", which generates photorealistic metal textures and effects.
Over the course of the coming year, Filter Forge plans to release seven free Photoshop plugins named Filter Forge Freepacks, with each plugin centered around a different theme. The freepacks are based on the technology used in the company's flagship product, Filter Forge, an innovative Photoshop plugin allowing users to create their own filters in a visual editor.
Each freepack will be capable of generating seamlessly-tiled textures with professional-grade anti-aliasing, and will take full advantage of modern dual-core processors.
The theme of the first Filter Forge freepack is metals — the plugin comprises seven filters that produce realistic metal textures and effects.
Alien Metal produces a sci-fi texture of an alien-looking metallic surface; Brushed Metal generates a texture of brushed aluminum; Foil produces a texture of crumpled aluminum foil; Diamond Plate creates a texture of an industrial diamond plate floor; Metal Panels generates a metal plating texture; Metalizer produces a smooth metallic surface based on the brightness of the source image; and Rust renders patches of corrosion over the darker areas of the source image. All textures generated by the plugin are seamlessly tiled and can be immediately used as a web background or a game texture.
The free plugin is available for download at the company website. Registration is not required.
The plugin currently works under Windows only, the OS X version for both Intel and PowerPC processors is in development.
Free Painterly Tutorial from David Rowley
Ever had the feeling that you’re only harnessing a fraction of Photoshop’s real power?
Maybe the intimidation kept you from buying it at all.
To get your feet wet, here’s a sample tutorial from David Rowley, the Photoshop guru featured in the latest Imagemaker DVD: Photoshop Basics: I Can Do That!
In this tutorial, David walks you through a simple way to give your images an artistic painterly feel.
Download it for FREE and test-drive David’s straightforward teaching style.
Ready for more? Buy the DVD and bring your post-processing to a more professional level.
Maybe the intimidation kept you from buying it at all.
To get your feet wet, here’s a sample tutorial from David Rowley, the Photoshop guru featured in the latest Imagemaker DVD: Photoshop Basics: I Can Do That!
In this tutorial, David walks you through a simple way to give your images an artistic painterly feel.
Download it for FREE and test-drive David’s straightforward teaching style.
Ready for more? Buy the DVD and bring your post-processing to a more professional level.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Free Retouching Video
Free Photoshop Portrait Retouching Video From Dr. Brown
November 29, 2007xTrain.com has released the latest installment of their free Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory Classes featuring Photoshop Guru Russell Brown.
This new xTrain class titled “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” features professional portrait retouching tips and techniques made easy by the comical and entertaining “Dr. Brown”.“This fun and exciting class features all of the professional techniques that anyone using Adobe Photoshop needs to know to make their portraits better than real life,” said Siotha Vest, xTrain’s Director of Training. “This latest addition to Russell Brown’s classes on xTrain provides our students with solid instruction enabling them to master Photoshop CS3 without the boredom of typical online video training.”
November 29, 2007xTrain.com has released the latest installment of their free Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory Classes featuring Photoshop Guru Russell Brown.
This new xTrain class titled “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” features professional portrait retouching tips and techniques made easy by the comical and entertaining “Dr. Brown”.“This fun and exciting class features all of the professional techniques that anyone using Adobe Photoshop needs to know to make their portraits better than real life,” said Siotha Vest, xTrain’s Director of Training. “This latest addition to Russell Brown’s classes on xTrain provides our students with solid instruction enabling them to master Photoshop CS3 without the boredom of typical online video training.”
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