BioRust.com has posted a tutorial for creating soft=edged cel shading.
It’s a very simple tutorial but the effects can be nice.
Before following this tutorial make sure that the image you are using has lots of big shapes of solif colors. Otherwise you’ll get lots of untidy scattered lines.
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After:
creativepro.com – Design How-To: Turn Letters Into Logos
CreativePro.com has a cool PDF out that teaches how to create those freaking cool logos every one has đ
This is an excerpt from the Before&After magazine
CreativePro.com has a free sample chapter from theGraphic Design Portfolio-Builder: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator Projects book.
I found the case studies provided very helpful and I ended up learning a few things about the design issues when creating Posters.
You can view the page by clicking here
Certain principles of composition — unity, balance, and rhythm — can make your posters stop people in their tracks. This article uses illustrations and examples to help you turn principles into effective posters.
The article is available at: http://www.creativepro.com/img/story/posters.pdf
I just saw a link to BrushFind.com at PhotoshopSupport.com. Jennifer Apple has also asked the owner of BrushFind.com a few questions.
I was sad to see that there were no ninja brushes đ
From their site:
What is this site?
BrushFind.com is a Photoshop brush search engine. It exists to make finding brushes faster and more accurately.
Tags?
We’ve implemented a tag system of describing and finding brushes. We were tired of searching for brushes on websites and just finding that every link either had no description of the brushes available on the site or just talked about how awesome their site was…which obviously was of no help. Tags exist as a method of describing the sites and nothing more. The element of self promotion has been removed…thank goodness.
The tags that they DO have are:
grape 1930s 1960s abstract alphabet anatomica antique ants arrows art autumn baby bands barcode beach birds blood board bones borders boxes broken bubbles butterflies butterfly buttons caffeine calligraphy cameras cars cartoon celestial chains children chinese chocolate circles clocks clouds code coffee corners cosmos cracked crosses dance dark darts death deco dirt dirty dividers dna doodle doodles doves dragonflies dragons drawings dust dusty edge elements elvis emoticons evil eye eyes face faces faith fall faries feathers female fender film finger fingerprints fish flames flora floral flourishes flower flowers fog foliage forensic fossils fruitlabels games geometric geometry ghost girl glass gothic graves graveyard grenades grid grids grunge guitars hair hairs halloween hanson hats haunted hearts html icons ink innocence insects interface iron japanese kawaii keyboards killer kisses ladies ladybugs large leaf leaves letters library light lightning lines lingerie lipstick logos lyrics machine magazines magic makeup masking masks math metal military milkyway mist money moon moons muscle-cars music nature newspaper newspapers notes numbers obscene old orbs outerspace paint palm paper papermark paris party patterns pen people petals phoenix photogrunge photos pixel planets polaroids pottery printer punk radios rain ray retro rock rust scans schematics scratches scrbibble scribble scribbles shapes shoes signs simpsons sketch sketched sketches skies skull skulls snowflakes soccer space sparkles sparks spiritual splashes splat splatter splatters sports squares stain stained stains stamps star starbursts stardust stars stone stones strands strange streetsigns surf swirlies swirls tapes tattoos tech technical techno techy text textures toga toiletry tools torn trails transparent trees tribal turntables type unique unshaped vector veins victorian vines vintage waves wedding weird wings winter women wood words worn x-rays zombies
Why do they have a search page when you are only limited to using already existing tags in the search field? It’s better to just go to their tags page and click on the tag you want.
Wacom has just released the 6×11 version of the intous 3. This is mainly for use with wide screen monitors or dual monitors. A Wacom tablet (graphire 3 or intous 3) is great for any photoshop designer or artist.
PRESS RELEASE
New Intuos3 6Ă11 is Designed for Use with Widescreen Displays and Dual Monitors
Wacom Technology Corporationâs new Intuos3 6Ă11 pen tablet is specifically designed for photographers, designers and artists who are using multiple monitors or a widescreen display like the 23â Apple Cinema HD display. The Intuos3 6Ă11 features an active area with an aspect ratio (height-towidth) that is a great match to the screen aspect ratio of either a widescreen display or two standard displays used together. This provides optimal pen control and efficient use of the entire tablet.
âWith as much as 50% of the creative community soon using either widescreens or dual monitors, weâre confident that the Intuos3 6Ă11 is going to be very popular,â said Michael Marcum, Wacomâs Director of Product Management. âThe Intuos3 6Ă11 is really a demonstration of the importance we place on identifying emerging customer needs and providing products in a timely way to meet those needs.â
Creative Controls for the Seriously Creative
The Intuos3 6Ă11 comes with all the features that have made the Intuos3 line of pen tablets the de facto standard for the serious photographer, designer and artist. Intuos3 turns on the full power of AdobeÂŽ PhotoshopÂŽ, CorelÂŽ Painter⢠and over 100 other leading software applications with its intuitive controls. Programmable ExpressKeys⢠and Touch Strips are within easy reach for modifier keys, keyboard shortcuts, scrolling, zooming, controlling brush size and more. The comfortable cordless, battery-free Grip Pen offers 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity for superior creative input and, when used alternately with the ergonomic five-button Intuos3 mouse, reduces repetitive motion. The Intuos3 6Ă11 has a suggested retail price of $389.95.
Perfect Companion for the Wacom Cintiq 21UX
The Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display (priced at $2499) combines the advantages of an LCD monitor with the control, comfort, and productivity of Wacomâs most sophisticated patented cordless, battery-free tablet technology. Users report that working with the pen directly on the screen yields significant productivity gains. Using the new Intuos3 6Ă11 with the Cintiq 21UX lets users navigate seamlessly across multiple monitors (including the Cintiq) with a single pen.
Valuable Software Included
All Intuos3 pen tablets include Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 for digital photo editing, Corel Painter Essentials 2 for creating natural media art, nik Color Efex Pro⢠2 IE for selectively applying photographic enhancements, and Wacom Brushes 2 for even more brush choices in recent versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.