- Applying a Gradient to a Layer in Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Oct 17, 2008
- You can apply a color gradient to all or part of a layer. In this excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book, you'll apply a gradient to a layer to make it more colorful.
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- Applying a Gradient to a Layer in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Dec 12, 2010
- This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to apply a gradient to type to make it more colorful.
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- Applying Basic Color Corrections in Lightroom 2
- Aug 1, 2008
- Lightroom 2 offers some handy features that allow you to adjust image color in a variety of ways. In this exercise, the Adobe Creative Team demonstrates two of the most important color corrections for any photographer: adjusting whites and tonal ranges, and improving brightness/contrast ratios.
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- Applying Selection Techniques in Adobe Illustrator CS4
- Oct 22, 2008
- Learn how to apply Illustrator selection techniques in this excerpt from Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book.
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- Applying the Lens Blur Filter in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Dec 6, 2010
- What formerly required the use of multiple channels, gradients, and editing steps can now be accomplished with a single filter. In this excerpt from Photoshop CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas show you how to use the Lens Blur filter.
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- Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Dec 6, 2010
- In this excerpt from Photoshop CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas show you how to work with Amount, Radius, and Threshold in the Unsharp Mask filter.
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- Applying Your Identity
- Feb 16, 2001
- Identifying your identity isn't easy, but it is essential. Try to convey that identity in all of your marketing materials. In this article, award-winning author Robin Williams explains how to state your identity in your business cards and stationary.
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- Are You Tablet-Ready? Start Creating with Your New Wacom Tablet in Photoshop and Painter
- Dec 3, 2014
- Modern tools for digital art can be intimidating to a traditional artist. How do you actually get started using them? Cher Threinen-Pendarvis, author of The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book: Creative Techniques in Digital Painting Using Wacom and the iPad, Second Edition and The Painter WOW! Book, advises on how to experiment with some of the features, so you can get past your first hesitation and start enjoying new ways to draw and paint.
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- Attitude Adjustment: Camera Raw's Adjustment Tools
- Jul 24, 2013
- Scott Kelby talks about the adjustment tools in Camera Raw, including dodging and burning, retouching portraits, fixing skies, fixing color problems, reducing noise, special effects using Camera Raw, and some Photoshop killer tips.
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- Attitude Adjustment: Camera Raw's Adjustment Tools
- Aug 27, 2012
- Scott Kelby talks about the adjustment tools in Camera Raw, including dodging and burning, retouching portaits, fixing skies, fixing color problems, reducing noise, special effects using Camera Raw, and some Photoshop killer tips.
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- Author Talk: Mike Rohde on Sketchnoting
- Dec 7, 2012
- Publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel interviews author and sketchnoting pioneer Mike Rohde about his new book, The Sketchnote Handbook: the illustrated guide to visual note taking. They discuss the benefits of sketchnoting, Mike's specific style and techniques, and the rise of "the Sketchnote Army." Mike also touches on the documentary style video he recently released, The Sketchnote Handbook Video.
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- Author Talk: Scott Valentine on the Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop (Podcast Transcript)
- Sep 18, 2012
- Peachpit Press publisher Nancy Ruenzel talks to award winning photographer Scott Valentine about his new book, "The Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop." Often photographers and Photoshop users are stumped by blend modes. Scott discusses why blend modes are so hard to understand despite being an essential tool for photographers an digital artists.
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- Author Talk: Sharon Steuer on the Best New Features of Adobe Illustrator CS6 (Podcast Transcript)
- Oct 18, 2012
- Publisher Nancy Ruenzel chats with author Sharon Steuer about the most exciting features of the new Illustrator CS6 software. Sharon also discusses the process of revising the newly released Adobe Illustrator CS6 WOW! Book, now in its twelfth edition.
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- Authoring Flash MX Web Pages
- Jan 3, 2003
- This lesson teaches web-building at the page level, marking up a page and making use of different elements, including hyperlinks, style sheets, images, and templates.
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- Automating a Multistep Task in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Dec 13, 2010
- This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to use actions to color match, sharpen, and save the images you’ll combine in a panorama.
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- Avoid Costly Printing Problems With These Real World Binding and Finishing Tips
- Jan 12, 2007
- As a graphic designer, you've probably learned the hard way that building your files without considering the finishing processes (like trimming and binding) can cost you money and delay your job. Consequently, the more you know about folding, trimming, binding, and imposition, the better prepared you'll be to correctly build files. This chapter gives you all the real world tips you need to painlessly print your files.
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- Basic Camera Calibration in Photoshop Lightroom
- Nov 30, 2007
- Should you mess around with your camera's calibration? Maybe. If you notice a greenish or magenta tint to your photos, Scott Kelby recommends adjusting the color with Lightroom's camera calibration features.
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- Basic Organizing in Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
- Feb 20, 2009
- Learn to work with the Photoshop Elements Organizer workspace to keep track of your growing photo library.
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- Basic Photo Corrections in Adobe Photoshop CS6
- Sep 28, 2012
- Adobe Photoshop includes a variety of tools and commands for improving the quality of a photographic image. This lesson steps you through the process of acquiring, resizing, and retouching a photo intended for a print layout. The same basic workflow applies to web images.
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- Basic Photo Corrections in Photoshop CS
- Jun 9, 2006
- Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady include a variety of tools and commands for improving the quality of a photographic image. This lesson steps you through the process of acquiring, resizing, and retouching a photo intended for a print layout. The same workflow applies to Web images.
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