Tag Archives: CS4

Preparing for Print with InDesign (No. 74)

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Mike McHugh

Creating artwork for print has come along way with InDesign. You need to check for many things before printing, like missing fonts, resolution even specific spot colors. We take a good close look at the Live Preflight in InDesign CS4, … Continue reading →

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The Clone Tool Rundown (No. 73)

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Mike McHugh

One of the most important tools in Photoshop is the Clone tool and the Heal Brush Tools. Learn how to tackle them both and learn a few extra tips along the way. Mike shows you how to retouch an old … Continue reading →

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Justified Typography InDesign CS4 (No. 72)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Mike McHugh

Just aligning your text using the Justify button is just not good enough. However you can just watch this video tutorial all about the secrets of getting justified text looking just right. None of that horrible hyphenation either. Just letter … Continue reading →

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Creating Accessible artwork in Photoshop (No. 71)

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Mike McHugh

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 … Continue reading →

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Web Galleries with Creative Suite (No. 69)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Mike McHugh

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 … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Layers tips in Photoshop (No. 66)

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Mike McHugh

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 … Continue reading →

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Starting with Actionscript 3 (No. 65)

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Mike McHugh

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 … Continue reading →

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Change the color of your Ferrari, or Hair, Photoshop CS4 (No. 63)

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Mike McHugh

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 … Continue reading →

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A fresh look at Illustrator CS4 (No. 62)

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Mike McHugh

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 … Continue reading →

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