Author Archives: Mike McHugh
Top 10 Adobe Illustrator Essential shortcuts (No. 82)
If you want to be a pro at using Adobe Illustrator you need to know these essential tips. These are my absolute favourite and most used tips and shortcuts. Pay close attention because there a quite a few. Drawing tips … Continue reading
Photoshop Resolution Basics (No. 81)
If you’re just starting out with Photoshop and need to get a grip on what resolution you need then this is the episode of Creative Sweet TV for you. We take a good close look at what the required resolutions … Continue reading
Graduate for free from Social Media University.
With Social Media being so hot right now, how can you prove that you are, in fact a Social Media Expert? Why not download this PDF from acrobat.com and using just one easy step graduate today! Print it out, stick … Continue reading
InDesign CS5 Live Captions (No. 80)
Learn how to create live captions in InDesign CS5 that use the data entered into the meta data of an image. Adobe Bridge can allow you to eneter a description into the IPTC core data and then InDesign CS5 can … Continue reading
Bend the Spoon – Photoshop CS5 (No. 79)
This is the most Magical episode of Creative Sweet TV ever. Mike has secretly always wanted to be a magician and shows off his skills by bending a spoon with his mind. Turns out that Photoshop does a much better … Continue reading
Photoshop CS5 3D Extrusion (No. 78)
Everyone wants to create 3D content nowadays and Photoshop CS5 Extended has got some great additions to its 3D capabilities. Learn how to extrude some text and get it to integrate into a photograph by casting a shadow over the … Continue reading
Adobe Online Festival Run for Awareness
Andrew Spaulding and I are trying to raise awareness of the Adobe Online Creative Festival. Please follow our Progress on twitter @CS_TV and @spaulds . Sure its gonna be tough, but I can master pages in InDesign then 860 odd … Continue reading
Direct PDF export with InDesign CS5 (No. 77)
Can I use the Direct Export From InDesign to make press ready PDF files? Of course you can, its awesome. See what all the different settings mean to your PDF files. Not only that, in this episode of Creative Sweet … Continue reading
InDesign CS5 Move that gap (No. 76)
InDesign CS5 has got a bunch of awesome new features and tools. This episode will highlight some of the key new options for designers doing page layout. Set up a grid of images easily and quickly using, Mini Bridge, fitting … Continue reading
Complex Selections in Photoshop CS5 (No.75)
This time its right, this time its better, this time it WORKS awesomely. The new tools to create complex selections in Photoshop CS5 allow both professional long time users to get a great result faster and new users to to … Continue reading
