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Retro Modernist Poster Design with 3D Typography

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: What you will learn In this tutorial, you’re going to learn how to create a vintage, retro-modernist poster in Photoshop. You’ll also learn some vintage coloring techniques, retro photo effects, and some cool 3d typographic effects. You’ll also need Adobe Illustrator to create vector paths [...]

Using Transform Again in Illustrator

Friday, September 4, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: This shortcut will help you in many different instances in Illustrator when you need to repeat a transformation. I use it most when I am trying to repeat a shape over and over again at an even interval. First create a shape [...]

3D Typography in Photoshop

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure you will be able to explore [...]

Go Media’s Jeff Finley: Interview at VectorTuts

Monday, August 17, 2009

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Go Media’s Jeff Finley: Interview at VectorTuts

Just a quick heads up to let our readers know about the extended interview by Sean Hodge with Go Media’s Jeff Finley over at VectorTuts. Jeff shares design, illustration as well as design industry insights, along with related thoughts on graphics software, balancing the personal and business aspects [...]

Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 2

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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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 [...]

Text Tool Tips

Friday, August 7, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: So you’re a keyboard shortcut junkie, working on a design. You need to add text. You select the Text tool in Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign and add your text. But how does one jump to other tools—permanently or temporarily—while having the Text tool selected? Obviously [...]

Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Part 1

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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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 [...]

Quick Tip: The Adobe Exchange

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Here’s a quick tip for all you Adobe software users out there: The Adobe Exchange. What is it? The Adobe Exchange (which seems to have recently been renamed to the Adobe Marketplace & Exchange) is a community resource to share and download lots of extras [...]

Illustrate a Malevolent Skull in 8 Steps

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Illustrate a Malevolent Skull in 8 Steps

In the tutorial I will go over how to create a cool looking malevolent skull that can be used for bands, t-shirts, or just vector art of your choosing.