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Quick and Easy Scrapbook Page in Photoshop: Beach Afternoon

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Alright everyone, are you ready for a quick and easy Photoshop project?  We are going to make a scrapbook page for the cost of a single sheet of photo paper.  You don’t need mad Photoshop skills or all afternoon, all you need are three photos.   This is a barebones example of a super easy, [...]

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How to Create Chrome Letters in Adobe Illustrator

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This quick tutorial will show you the steps required to make simple beveled chrome letters.  You will need a basic knowledge of illustrator, but you certainly don’t need to be a pro.   I am using Adobe Illustrator CS3 on a Mac, but older versions and PCs should work the same way.  Here we go! [...]

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Fun With Photoshop – How To Ink and Color a Pencil Drawing in Adobe Photoshop

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Everyone dig out that little pencil sketch you’ve got stuck in a drawer or on a bulletin board.  You know the one, the one you want to add some color to, but you don’t want to mess it up.  Let’s digitize your artwork.  It’s easy!  I’m using Photoshop CS3, but this tutorial will work with [...]

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Image Resolution vs. Image Size

Artist's Life 07.04.2008

How do I make my digital photos smaller?  How do I make them bigger? These are two of the most common questions I get asked.  Usually I walk them through the process using whatever image editing software they have (See the instructions for reducing image size in Adobe Photoshop below.) And then I usually have [...]

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The Glories of CS3

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When I was in graduate school I purchased my first round of pixel pushing software. I had everything a modern freelance artist needed, including Adobe Photoshop 7, Adobe Illustrator 9, Macromedia DreamWeaver and Macromedia Flash. I had dreams of entering the professional artist world and creating fabulous pieces of hip, relevant, educational and enlightening artwork. [...]

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Have a Happy Family Photo Shoot

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Recently we decided to enact a new family tradition.  The Yearly Family Photo Shoot.  I admit that I am not a professional photographer, but I am a bit more than an amateur.  When you are an illustrator it sure helps if you can take good reference photos.  I’ve also sold photos as stock photography, taken [...]

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