Photoshop CS4 can help you save lives, or at least improve the life of many people. If you follow the tutorial and prepare your artwork well. We have a look at how to proof color, not only for CMYK, but also test our images to see if people with color blindness can read them well. We have a great look at creating signage to show people where crocodiles may be lurking.
Learn how to trace placed images into Illustrator CS4 with a number of different methods. Redraw a logo, and redraw a map as well. Also take a hand drawn image that contains line work and convert it to vectors with the Live Trace Feature. In all we look at 3 different methods and heaps of sweet tips… business as usual.
Learn how to create web galleries with Adobe Creative Suite 4. Use Adobe Bridge’s Output Module to create a Web Gallery very easily. Also Use InDesign and photoshop.com to create and Interactive Flash Gallery Too. There is loads to learn in this episode that shows 3 ways to create web Galleries with no coding.
Have a sneak look at Flash Catalyst beta 2. Take a Layered Photoshop File, open it in Flash Catalyst and add interactivity without using any code at all. Create a toggle button and a transition between 2 pages. Thanks to Cory West and the Flash Catalyst team.
After Visiting Adobe Max in LA, This week Mike takes a leaf out of Russell Browns Handbook of tips, and relays on the great learning. Take a Camera Raw image of a Samurai Warrior shot on a green screen background and cut him out using masks and Hue Saturation. You will be truely amazed by the stunning results. http://www.creativesweettv.com
Using Layers in Photoshop is an essential part of everyday life. We all have our favourites learned over the years from various sources. These 5 tips for using layers are Mikes absolute favourites. For saving Time, Effort and just plain fun. Duplicating Layers, Merging Duplicates, Blending Layers and Auto selecting and creating a reverse Layer Mask with just one click. Its all good fun.
An amazing matrix style intro. If you are afraid of Actionscript and want to get into it then this is the one for you. Using Adobe Illustrator and Flash CS4 we create a a button that does something with very little need for writing code. Some great resources from Lee Brimelow. http://www.gotoandlearn.com/ and of course http://theflashblog.com/ Don’t forget to follow Mike on Twitter mmchugh.
Make yourself a free Adobe account and get access to PDF creation, word processing with Buzzword and Screen Sharing with Connect Now. Use Shozu to upload images to Photoshop.com and do some wicked sticks editing. Create a flash gallery and more. Keep all you important documents in the cloud and strut around really proud!
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Step in to the glamorous world of Adobe. All the staff Drive sports cars and this week we use Photoshop to change the color of Mikes Ferrari! As well as that we use the same technique to change the color of hair as well. Why not try out this technique to see if you would like a change of style before taking the plunge? Using CS4’s new Adjustments Panel and Hue Saturation we learn the quickest and easiest way to change colors.
Adobe Illustrator has been around for almost 25 years now. Thats older than many people using it! However for those of us that have been using it for while now, we tend to do things the old way. There are many new techniques that can save you heaps of time and frustration when putting together artwork of any nature. Whatch in amazment how both Mike McHugh and John Warnock span the Illustrator timeline with a classic and sweet look at Illustrator CS4.
