Category: Graphic Design
21 posts
-
Photoshop Tutorial – Change Eye Color
When working with portrait photography, you may want to change or enhance the color of your subject’s eyes. This can be easily done inside Photoshop CS3 and CS4.…
Read more Photoshop Tutorial – Change Eye Color -
Photoshop Tips – Intro to Layer Masks
The ability to use Layer Masks is one of the more powerful features available in Photoshop. Yet, many beginning Photoshop users find it difficult to understand the purpose…
Read more Photoshop Tips – Intro to Layer Masks -
Photoshop Tips – Create a Custom Halftone Design
The halftone pattern is one of those design elements that never seems to get old. You can make your designs even more timeless by getting creative with your…
Read more Photoshop Tips – Create a Custom Halftone Design -
Optimizing PDF Files
PDF files that are created for press and printing can have high resolution and large file size. This can make it difficult to view these files on the…
Read more Optimizing PDF Files -
Digital Photography Workflow – High Contrast Effect from Start to Finish
Your digital photography workflow is important because it’s the process that you employ to create an image. Each step in the workflow is important as it makes each…
Read more Digital Photography Workflow – High Contrast Effect from Start to Finish -
Getting Started in Graphic Design: Part 1
Design is all around us. The shapes, the lines, the colors; the concepts we are exposed to everyday whether consciously or subliminally. Design is about communication; forming a…
Read more Getting Started in Graphic Design: Part 1 -
Professional Portrait Retouching – Comparing Skin Softening Techniques
There are many ways to soften skin inside Photoshop; some methods are more effective than others, but each method typically gives you different results, however slight they may…
Read more Professional Portrait Retouching – Comparing Skin Softening Techniques -
Professional Portrait Retouching – Removing Dark Circles
In our previous portrait retouching lesson, we looked at the simple task of brightening a subject’s eyes. This time, we’ll be working on removing the dark circles under…
Read more Professional Portrait Retouching – Removing Dark Circles -
Professional Portrait Retouching – Brightening the Eyes
One of the easiest ways to make your portraits really stand out is to brighten your subject’s eyes. This is a quick and easy photo retouch technique used…
Read more Professional Portrait Retouching – Brightening the Eyes -
Illustrator Tutorial – Create a Cool Ad Design with Shapes and Patterns
I recently saw a holiday advertisement that had this cool effect to it. It had a pattern of shapes with a few of the shapes outlining some text.…
Read more Illustrator Tutorial – Create a Cool Ad Design with Shapes and Patterns