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Oct 07, 2005 in Photoshop Articles

Creating Text Style Presets

Here's a great way to create and reuse text presets to have in storage without having to manually set the text parameters each time. To begin, open a new document and select the 'Type Tool (T)' from the toolbar. (I have it encased in red below.)...

Oct 07, 2005 in ImageReady Animation

ImageReady Channels

To begin open your image in ImageReady, select/activate the layer. (highlighted in blue). Next, go 'Select/Load Selection/' and because the background is transparent, from the list choose '(LayerName) Transparency', as I have captured below...

Oct 07, 2005 in Photoshop Articles

Resample & Save within the Save for Web Dialog

To begin, with your image or composition open, go 'File/Save For Web' as captured below. Once inside the 'Save For Web' dialog, go to the far right of the panel, and of the two tabs, select the 'Image Size' tab, as I have captured below.

Oct 07, 2005 in ImageReady Animation

Animated Panels with ImageReady

Here's a few simple steps to simulate an animated panel effect. Below is base image I will apply the animated effect to. (Use any image of your choice, its the steps thereafter that matter.)...

Oct 07, 2005 in Drawing Techniques

Creating Vector Silhouettes & Outlines

Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, October 2005
Here's a few simple steps to transform objects into vector silhouettes & outlines without the use of tedious pen tool tracing.

Oct 07, 2005 in ImageReady Animation

ImageReady Gravity Ball Animation

Here's a few simple steps to create a gravity ball animation effect. Open ImageReady, start a new document. I started with a preset of 297 x 300. Next, select the 'Rectangle Tool (U)' from the Toolbar, with a foreground color of your choice...

Oct 05, 2005 in Photoshop Articles

Troubleshoot Preferences Checklist

Ever load up Photoshop only to discover that some or all of your Tools or Tool Palette are acting strangely. Here is a checklist of items to go through to help resolve the issue at hand...

Oct 05, 2005 in ImageReady Animation

ImageReady Animated Slideshow (Import As Frames & Make Layers as Frames)

This is a little simple, but it demonstrates how to get a folder of images (preferably the same size) into an animated slide show. For a more detailed look on the particulars of using ImageReady Animations go here...

Oct 05, 2005 in ImageReady Animation

ImageReady Patterns

Ever want to create a Pattern in ImageReady & notice that it dosn't quite follow through with the same easy process as Photoshop. Well, this little tutorial will help solve that problem. ImageReadys' Define Pattern is a little quirky compared to Photoshop method.

Oct 05, 2005 in ImageReady Animation

Remote Rollovers in ImageReady CS

Here's a few steps to create simple to complex remote rollovers in the new ImageReady CS. The basic premise behind remote rollovers is the simple fact that it enables you to reveal or hide another slices' content within your layout...

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