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Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 2
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a (continued) no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc. Please do not read further if [...]
Continue ReadingPhotoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 1
5. August 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc. Please do not read further if you [...]
Continue Reading80’s Style Design Using Photoshop
29. July 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The 80’s have always had an iconic impact on Pop Culture. I have been seeing a lot of 80’s inspired designs on the internet, but never found a tutorial. So, here’s a simple tutorial inspired by the 80’s. This is just a basic design to [...]
Continue ReadingPolishing Your PSD: 3 Friendly Reminders for Front-End Sanity
24. July 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: So you’re a visual designer who wants to suck up to a certain front-end hat guy. Wouldn’t it be a great gesture to clean-house and organize your file so the slicer doesn’t ’slip’ and accidentally butcher your brilliant work? Some firms carefully [...]
Continue ReadingPhotoshop Tip: Sharpening with Photoshop’s High-Pass Filter
22. July 2009
Need to give an image a little boost? Whether it needs a bit more contrast, or needs to be sharper, Photoshop's High Pass filter can add a dynamic result without spending too much time.
Continue ReadingCreate A Photoshop Tool Preset for Custom Text
3. July 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: I tag all my artwork posted online with a minimum of my website URL, and usually with copyright info. I wanted to set up an easy way to add this in Photoshop to each image without having to go to the Type tool, type the [...]
Continue ReadingShading with Watercolor Textures
30. April 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: This tutorial will try and show an alternative way of using the watercolor texture files (as most of you know, you can download Go Media’s watercolor texture pack here, or you can try and make some of your own by painting them and scanning them [...]
Continue ReadingRule Seven: Composition: putting it all together.
14. April 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Part Seven of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Ok Folks, This is it; part seven of seven. I’ve hopefully convinced you to limit your use of colors and fonts, taught you to provide sufficient contrast, suggested that you properly space your elements and [...]
Continue ReadingDraw a Windy Sunset Illustration
4. March 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction I’ve always loved Asian art and particularly Japanese illustration. While Asian art is the main source of inspiration for my design, the point is not to create a traditional Japanese illustration, but rather to filter design inspiration such as this one through personal style and experience. Today, [...]
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12. August 2009
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