Free yourself with masking in Photoshop!
But what is a mask you ask? In completely non-technical terms, think of the mask of Zoro or a carnival or Halloween mask. The mask […]
Add flair to your artwork with Illustrator’s Live Trace tool
In a recent post, Give your line art the outline it’s missing in Photoshop, we demonstrated how to create a custom shape and refine its outline in Adobe Photoshop. […]
Mastering the Histogram in Photoshop
The Histogram is one of the most useful tools available in Photoshop for viewing and editing the exposure of images. A histogram is a graph which shows the ‘tonal […]
Give your line art the outline it’s missing in Photoshop
While line art works best in the stained glass technique, don’t let a good design slip by because it doesn’t have an adequate outline. If you have a design […]
Flatten Me! I want to be printed!
It’s amazing what artists and designers can create using digital design programs such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. Unfortunately, when it comes to printing, these masterpieces of imagination and […]
Cast out that colourcast in Photoshop
Have you ever noticed a coloured tint across your image and wish you could get rid of it? It might seem like the image is washed out and cause […]
Perfect your images in Photoshop with layer masks
Layer masks in Photoshop are used to control and manage a layer’s transparency. This is different to adjusting the opacity of a layer as it provides more flexibility and […]
Centre objects in Photoshop CS6 with precision
There may come a time when you need to centre objects in Photoshop. You could eyeball it, but that isn’t very precise. You could use a mathematical equation to […]
Prevent Black and White Documents Separating to CMYK in InDesign
Are your black and white documents separating to CMYK in InDesign? If yes, then there must be colour in there somewhere. Perhaps you’re using a “rich” black (with CMYK […]
Understanding Airbrush in Photoshop
The Airbrush
Typically, an airbrush is a tube connected by a hose to a source of compressed air. Located either on the bottom or top of the tube is a […]
