GoMediaZine» Tutorials http://www.gomediazine.com Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:54:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Adobe Font Finder http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tools-tips/adobe-font-finder-free-font-identification-tool/ http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tools-tips/adobe-font-finder-free-font-identification-tool/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:30:40 +0000 George Coghill http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=9767 Adobe Font Finder is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Fonts. What designer doesn’t have too many? And we are always on the hunt for more. The internet is a goldmine for fonts, but it’s not always easy to find just the font you’re looking for. It’s always good to have another font tool in your arsenal, and with that in mind we’re giving you a heads up on the Adobe Font Finder. Adobe’s Font Finder works in a similar fashion to many online font tools, but in this case it’s wrapped into a slick Flash presentation that works fast and looks sharp. Enter a bit of text for the samples to display…

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Excerpt: Plenty of designers out there do their design work not in InDesign, but in Illustrator. If you’re among those, you’ve no doubt been confounded by the lack of a “collect for output” feature in Illustrator. Enter Art Files from Code Line Software. And be sure to read on for a special discount offer on Art Files for our Go Media ‘Zine readers. Get it together Art Files is a standalone program for Mac OS X that gives Illustrator users a “collect for output” or “package” feature, just like in InDesign. Perhaps because Art Files was created for such a specific purpose, it’s dead simple…

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Excerpt: Welcome to part two of designing a vintage poster. If you missed part one, be sure to catch up! Last week’s tutorial covered most of the heavy lifting: concept, color, and composition all took place in Illustrator using elements from Vector Set 16. Today we’re going to take our design into Photoshop for some tender love & care. We’ll learn about adding tactile character using Photoshop’s Bitmap filter, applying Spray Paint Textures for a handmade urban vibe, polishing with motion blur, and finally adding selective contrast with the dodge and burn tools. Phase Four Giving your design a face…

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Excerpt: A Picture Worth a Thousand Points: To start things off, we need a source image to serve as our template for this gradient mesh image.  For this tutorial I’ll be using a light bulb photograph from the stock.xchng.  I chose this particular image because it has clearly defined edges, as well as components that the subject it can be separated into.  The outline of the light bulb as a whole is crisp.  Also, you can easily subdivide the object into several components, such as the glass bulb, the metallic base, and the wire filament.  This will make it easier to work…

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Excerpt: Introduction When you think about the design process, what comes to mind? I believe it is the combination of thoughts, mixed with emotions and pure forms that capture a person’s attention. We are all part of this thing called “madness. ” The definition of Madness: 1. The state of being mad; insanity. 2. Senseless folly: It is sheer madness to speak as you do. 3. Frenzy; rage. 4. Intense excitement or enthusiasm. In this tutorial, we’ll be modifying vector elements from Vector Set 16 to create a retro-vintage poster. Along the way we’ll uncover tips in Illustrator…

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Excerpt: Introduction Hello again! I was recently asked to do a flyer for a promotions company by the name of  inFamous Productions; a very popular promotion movement in Western NY mainly stationed in Buffalo. My main objective was to create something unique that would serve as a creative campaign for a nightclub. Long story short, one thing led to another, and I came up with a poster which led to the flyer design. For this tutorial I will be teaching you guys and letting you all get ahold of the process in which I used to create this Galactic Title in Photoshop. The tutorial…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tutorial-killer-3d-poster-design-with-3ds-max-photoshop/feed/ 36 Design A Killer Fashion Model Poster http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/photoshop/tutorial-design-fashion-model-poster/ http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/photoshop/tutorial-design-fashion-model-poster/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:30:31 +0000 DC http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=7784 Design A Killer Fashion Model Poster is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Introduction: This tutorial will show you how to make a killer Fashion Model Poster using basic Photoshop functions like Layer Styles, Vector Masks and Filters like Motion Blur. At a time when there’s more DOWNLOADING of source material than actually USING it, this tutorial will get you through the end with only three stock images—two if you have experience with Cinema 4D. Also, instead of the monotonous step-by-step form of tutorials you find all over the net, I’m using a different approach. Basically I’ll be explaining each effect separately so that you can use this elsewhere and not restrict yourself to the final image…

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Excerpt: A Square Foundation Let’s start off by creating a new document that’s 1024×768.  Name this first layer “Maze.”  Then, take the Rectangle tool and draw a 50×50 square.  Give this square a 10px black outline and no fill.  Then align it to the center of the canvas.  Repeat this process, only this time make the square 700×700. Now we’re going to blend these two squares together.  Select the two of them and then type Ctrl+Alt+B (or go to Edit > Object > Blend > Make on your menu bar.) Now you should have what looks like three squares.  We want a few more…

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Excerpt: Pantone has recently released myPantone, a new color guide app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The $9.99 app allows you to choose from these PANTONE color system libraries: PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (coated, uncoated and matte) PANTONE Goe (coated and uncoated) PANTONE Pastels (coated and uncoated) PANTONE FASHION + HOME (paper and cotton) Includes sRGB, HTML and L*a*b* for all colors You can capture and extract colors from photos and snap to the closest PANTONE Color using images loaded on your iPhone or directly from images taken by your iPhone camera. The app will automatically generates harmonious color combinations, and you can use it to cross-reference PANTONE colors to…

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Excerpt: I’m a big fan of resolution-independent vector art. I’m also a big fan of keyboard shortcuts. It’s been driving me a bit batty that there is no way in Adobe Illustrator to scale objects using just the keyboard. I use this method all the time within InDesign, and feel like I have handcuffs on when jumping back to Illustrator and wanting to do the same. With some clever usage of Illustrator Actions, this can indeed be achieved. Here’s how: Create a new Action via the Actions panel. Name your Action “Scale Up” and assign an F-key to the Action (I chose Shift-F8…

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