Tag Archives: CS4

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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The good the bad and the retouched (No. 56)

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Mike McHugh

Everyone is so obsessed with looking great, and all the photos we see in magazines are retouched to within an inch of their lives. Not with this technique however. Using Photoshop CS4, Mike shows you how to make yourself or … Continue reading →

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Blob Brush Bonanza (No. 55)

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Mike McHugh

>The blob brush tool in Illustrator CS4 is a very simple and powerful tool. Learn how to customize it use all the options and create some truly creative illustrations. Make a digital Calligraphic style brush that draws perfect vector curves. Also turn the best … Continue reading →

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Content Aware Scale (No. 53)

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Mike McHugh

Sometimes Photoshop just stuns us with something that is actually magic. The new content aware scale feature is just that… MAGIC. No more adding in dodgey backgrounds with the clone tool, or flipping the left side over to the right, … Continue reading →

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CS4 is out the door (No. 51)

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Mike McHugh

  The very first introduction to Adobe Creative Suite 4. Live from sunny Christchurch in N.Z. Mike is very excited about all 14 new point products and the 6 all new suites. A quick look at his favorite features. Get … Continue reading →

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