GoMediaZine» Tools & Tips http://www.gomediazine.com Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Real-world advice from working artists and designers. GoMediaZine no GoMediaZine jeff@gomedia.us jeff@gomedia.us (GoMediaZine) GoMediaZine Podcast graphic design, artist, business, inspiration, go media, tutorials, advice, illustration, photoshop, illustrator, art GoMediaZine» Tools & Tips http://www.gomediazine.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.gomediazine.com/category/tutorials/tools-tips/ Collaboration! Two samurai (artists) are more powerful than one. http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:33 +0000 William Beachy http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=16212 Collaboration! Two samurai (artists) are more powerful than one. is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Illustration Collaboration Hey Go Media faithful! As Go Media has evolved over the years, we’ve learned that collaboration with other artists and designers can be a very powerful tool when trying to deliver the very best product to your client. Different designers have different skill sets. When Go Media assembles a team to work on a project some of those people may be in our firm and others may not. I recently had an amazing experience collaborating with a good friend of mine; Steve Knerem on an illustration for Cage Spawn Clothing. This article will be kind of a hybrid…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/collaboration-two-samurai-artists-are-more-powerful-than-one/feed/ 18 Fudgegraphics’s June 2011 Wallpaper: A case study http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/june-wallpaper-case-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-wallpaper-case-study http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/june-wallpaper-case-study/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Franz Jeitz http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=15707 Fudgegraphics’s June 2011 Wallpaper: A case study is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Hi, I’m Franz — a London-based freelance graphic designer and founder of the design blog Fudgegraphics. As a personal project, I create a new desktop wallpaper each month featuring the current calendar month. It’s a pleasure to share some insights into the creation of  ”Rise – June 2011 Calendar Wallpaper”. Something that I want to make clear from the start is that this is not a step-by-step tutorial, but rather a case study showcasing some of the techniques used. It wasn’t easy writing this article, mostly because all of my personal designs are what I like to call “happy accidents”. Hopefully…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/june-wallpaper-case-study/feed/ 16 Distressing Techniques in Adobe Illustrator http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:59:16 +0000 Simon H. http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=12322 Distressing Techniques in Adobe Illustrator is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Simon from Studio Ace of Spade here. Jeff Finley asked me to compile a list of some common distressing techniques as a supplement for his eBook “The Designer’s Guide to the Apparel Industry.” Distressing graphics is a pretty integral part of designing t-shirts. This tutorial will demonstrate three easy to understand and easy to apply techniques for adding a distressed or grunge look to a design using Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator Technique #1: The Grunge Brush For the first technique, we’ll learn how to take advantage of Illustrator’s brush tool and of some of the brushes that come bundled with it. Our…

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Excerpt: Sometimes files just don’t want to play nice. And usually when that happens, there’s a deadline looming. Knowing ahead of time how to get out of a tricky situation can make the difference between having time to do the job at an easy pace, or pulling your hair out. I’ve come across two handy Illustrator utilities — one software, one a tip — that might just save your neck if you ever get yourself into the situations addressed by each of these. Opening new Illustrator files in an older version It’s happened to all of us: we’re not running the latest version of Illustrator,…

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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tools-tips/adobe-illustrator-opening-tricky-files/feed/ 13 Adobe Font Finder http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tools-tips/adobe-font-finder-free-font-identification-tool/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tools-tips/adobe-font-finder-free-font-identification-tool/feed/ 29 Pantone In Your Pocket http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tools-tips/pantone-color-picker-iphone-app/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pantone-color-picker-iphone-app http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/tools-tips/pantone-color-picker-iphone-app/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:30:54 +0000 George Coghill http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=7626 Pantone In Your Pocket is a post from: GoMediaZine

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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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]]> http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/scale-objects-adobe-illustrator-keyboard-shortcut/feed/ 34 Faking Depth of Field in Photoshop (w/Ps action) http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/photoshop/faking-depth-of-field-in-photoshop-free-action-download/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faking-depth-of-field-in-photoshop-free-action-download http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/photoshop/faking-depth-of-field-in-photoshop-free-action-download/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:30:28 +0000 Jeff Finley http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=7495 Faking Depth of Field in Photoshop (w/Ps action) is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Here’s a quick technique that I use to fake depth of field in Photoshop and add realism to my images. I’ve seen this technique mentioned in various tutorials I’ve read, so it’s really nothing new. But it’s a good trick that I feel you should know. 1. Create a new Channel 2. With that Channel selected, add a reflected gradient at about 80 degrees. Black in the center and white around the edges. 3. Select your RGB channel and go back to…

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Excerpt: Global swatches in Adobe Illustrator: they’re awesome. If you’re not aware of the power that is a global swatch, they are special color swatches that are applied like regular swatches, but when the swatch is changed, all vector objects using that swatch are also updated. Similar to Symbols in Illustrator, or Instances for you Flash users. Like I said, awesome. Global swatches come in very handy when tweaking colors in an illustration or design. Obviously you’re keeping your color palette tight, limited and harmonious so using global color swatches is the ideal method for ensuring all your elements are using the…

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Excerpt: While working on the poster for DIT Fest last week I managed to create an impressive text effect that I will likely reuse for awhile. It’s very subtle and does not look like a filter. I’m simply adding a slightly aged, worn, or screen-printed look to any typeface. You can even apply this effect to any solid color shape or vector graphic for a hand-made screen-printed look—all done in Photoshop. Create your type as you normally would Rasterize the type Add noise, around 25%. Be sure the check the ‘Monochromatic’ checkbox. Adjust the Input Levels, bring the black level up to…

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