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Jun 29, 2005 in Drawing Techniques

The 'Killer Tips' Cover

A recent question from the Katy (TX) Independent School District asked how the covers of the "Killer Tips" books were done. By Scott Kelby and Felix Nelson of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), the books are available for Photoshop 7 and 6, as well as Mac OS X...

Jun 29, 2005 in Textures & Patterns

Hundreds of Free Custom Shapes

How would you like hundreds of free custom shapes to use in Photoshop? You don't even need to download them—they're likely already on your computer. In fact, you may have thousands of free custom shapes installed on your computer without even knowing it!...

Jun 29, 2005 in Special Effects

Etched and frosted glass

There are a couple of different ways to simulate etched glass. You may want to etch lettering into clear glass, or you may want to etch glass, leaving a transparent pattern...

Jun 29, 2005 in Special Effects

Zoom Blur for a Versatile Background Effect

This is a quick and simple technique that you can use to create a background that's extremely flexible. By making changes to a couple of adjustment layers, you've got a variety of patterns, from techno to psychedelic...

Jun 28, 2005 in Photo Editing

Photo to Painting, Quick & Easy

Photoshop offers a variety of filters that can be used to make a photo appear to be a painting. Here's another, using the Median and Texturizer filters...

Jun 28, 2005 in Photo Editing

How to Move Photo to Sketch

There are a variety of ways to convert a photograph into a pencil sketch. And here's yet another, using the Difference blending mode, an Invert adjustment layer, and the Median filter. We'll demonstrate using PhotoSpin's image #0880017...

Jun 28, 2005 in Special Effects

Playing With Polar Coordinates

Here's a technique you can modify to create a variety of interesting objects and backgrounds. After creating a bark-like pattern, we'll use the Polar Coordinates filter to manipulate the effect...

Jun 28, 2005 in Textures & Patterns

Combining Shapes

Photoshop's Custom Shapes palette contains a number of very useful objects. You can increase the usefulness of many of them by combining two or more shapes. And you can save these shapes for future use...

Jun 27, 2005 in Drawing Techniques

Star Burst/Radiant Sun

Here's a technique for creating a star burst or radiant sun effect. You can use one of Photoshop's custom shapes or create your own...

Jun 27, 2005 in Drawing Techniques

Make a None!

The Post-it® note has become part of our everyday lives. It’s simply amazing how commonly we see these little pieces of paper with their strips of sticky stuff. Not to mention the dozens of spin-off products. You can even find their electronic counterparts in many computer programs...

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