Archive for the 'Tips' Category

Illustrator Make with Mesh

Illustrator Make with Mesh. Creative effects with the Mesh tool. (Via Veerle’s blog.)

Preserve Transparency on-the-fly in Photoshop (Classic Tips)

If you are any kind of real Photoshop user, you have probably come to realize the power held within the Preserve Transparency option. You might even think you are pretty cool hitting your “/” key to toggle it on a selected layer. But here is one better. While filling a layer with a foreground or background color add the Shift key within your key combination. In other words, instead of pressing just Option-Delete, press Option-Shift-Delete. This essentially turns Preserve Transparency on temporarily while you fill with the foreground or background color.

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Fix Your Photos’ White Balance [Photography Tip]

Fix Your Photos’ White Balance. Color casts begone! (Via Lifehacker.)

Smart Filters on text in Photoshop CS3

Smart Filters on text in Photoshop CS3. Smart Objects and Filters in Photoshop CS3 are some of my favorite features. Veerle does a great job explaining how to make the most of them. (Via Veerle’s blog.)

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Adobe Kuler update and color tips

Adobe Kuler update and color tips. Veerle gives a nice walkthrough of the new features in Adobe Kuler and where to use them in your favorite Adobe app. (Via Veerle’s blog.)

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First Look: Adobe Media Player

First Look: Adobe Media Player. Yet another media player to rule them all. I think this could be a contender if it subsumes Flash Player and Adobe Reader.

(Via MacCentral.)

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Get to know llustrator’s Pucker and Bloat Effect

ai-cs3-icn.pngVeerle’s offers up another incredibly helpful tutorial on another one of Illustrator’s often overlooked features: the Pucker and Bloat effects.

I think Adobe should just hire Veerle to do all their tutorials since oftentimes the new tutorials that come with a new release only cover new releases and not the oldie but goodies.

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Using the Pathfinder and Align tool in Illustrator

Using the Pathfinder and Align tool in Illustrator. Dig into the long-lived tools in Illustrator. (Via Veerle’s blog.)