Apps are fun so I’ll get right to it. Here are my current favorites: ES File Explorer Want the same level of control over your files that you do on your computer? This is my go to. Super high ratings from over 200k people. Not bad. And what’s better? The price. FREE. Pulse Pulse News … Continue reading »
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Review of Before & After How to Design Cool Stuff
Title: Before & After How to Design Cool Stuff Author: John McWade Publisher: Peachpit Copyright: 2010 JMS Publishing ISBN: 13: 978-0-321-58012-2 Level: Beginning/Intermediate Design This book has instantly become one of my favorite design books. First, the cover and paper stock feel good in the hand which makes me want to pick it up. Second, … Continue reading »
Coming Back to Life
So, I’ve been inactive for a while but I’m better now and feel fantastic. Everyday I smile. Thanks to everyone for sticking with me on twitter and being supportive of me here. I’ll be here more now, posting more tutorials. Stay tuned!! Continue reading »
How to Make Smoke in Photoshop
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to make smoke in Photoshop. Here is an example of what this process will produce: 1. In Photoshop, Go to File -> New. You’ll need two layers; a black background to help you see and a transparent one where you’ll put the smoke. 2. Click on Layer 1 to … Continue reading »
Typographic Portrait Summary
As you make more type portraits in Photoshop, you may not need to read all the instructions from the 4 part tutorial, so here are some keywords to help jog your memory and speed up the process. I recommend this summary for someone who has used my full tutorial or for an intermediate Photoshop user. … Continue reading »
4 Typographic Portrait Tips
These tips are a follow up to my 4 part Typographic Portrait tutorial. Things to keep in mind: Start with a strong photo Try a variety of subjects Experiment with settings in Photoshop Consider the end product Start with a strong photo When making a typographic portrait, there are some things you might want to … Continue reading »
Part IV: How to Make a Typographic Portrait
IV. Finishing Touches The four parts in this tutorial are: Defining Brushes Preparing the Image Painting Finishing Touches You could go further and add some random words outside the mask. If you do, create a new, transparent layer on top of the Paint Layer and name it Random Text. I like to turn off Shape … Continue reading »
