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Construct a Color Wheel in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Nigel French on February 13, 2012
The color wheel is a simple yet powerful tool for understanding how colors work and how colors relate to each other. It can also be a gorgeous graphic you can use in print and Web design projects.
The Best App for Managing Digital Assets
Features: Written by Julieanne Kost on February 8, 2012
Most designers and photographers rely on Photoshop. But to save ourselves from drowning in an ocean of digital assets, we also need an app dedicated to managing those assets. If you want to stay in an Adobe workflow, that means either Lightroom or Bridge. Which one is right for you?
Create Picture Frames in Photoshop: Part 2
How-Tos: Written by Steve Caplin on February 6, 2012
In Part 1 of this tutorial, you learned how to create a picture frame, fill it with a photo, and change the perspective so the framed photo faces right or left. Now discover how to apply all those steps to any photo with one simple click. The secret? Automation courtesy of Photoshop's Actions and Droplets.
Create Picture Frames in Photoshop: Part 1
How-Tos: Written by Steve Caplin on February 3, 2012
Using Photoshop, you can create a silver, gold, or wood-grain picture frame, fill it with a photo, and transform both frame and photo so that they're skewed in different perspectives. The realistic results are easier to achieve than you might think!
Download 3D Apps for Free
News: Written by Terri Stone on February 2, 2012
Digital Art Zone is giving away DAZ Studio 4 Pro, Bryce 7 Pro, Hexagon 2.5, and the 3D Photoshop Bridge from now until February 29, 2012.
Best of the Blogs: Old School and New Skills
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on January 30, 2012
Don't have time to keep up with design and photography blogs? Keep calm and read on. In this blog round-up you'll find the most popular fonts of 2011, an amazing type book from 1912, a Herb Lubalin video from the 1980s, and a Photoshop cooking demonstration from 2007. Plus, there are plenty of Photoshop how-tos, digital photography tips, and design ideas.
Take a Peek at Photoshop's Near Future
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 27, 2012
Photoshop's senior product manager, Bryan O'Neil Hughes, gives you a glimpse into Photoshop CS6 in this sneak peek video.
Get Rid of Red Eye
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on January 18, 2012
In this one-minute video, you'll learn how to remove red eye from any photo using a hidden tool in Adobe Photoshop.
Free For All: Stock Photos, Social Media Profiles, and Calendar Templates
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on January 16, 2012
It’s 2012, the year the world is supposed to end. Let’s mark the occasion with fiery explosions, templates for Twitter and Facebook profiles, and - for the more optimistic among you - calendar templates.
Adobe Issues Updates to Lightroom and Camera Raw
News: Written on December 13, 2011
You can now download the final releases of Lightroom 3.6 and Camera Raw. Free to registered users, the updates include Raw support for nine hot new cameras.
Try CameraBag 2 Photo Editor for Free
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 13, 2011
Download the public beta of CameraBag 2 for Macs and PCs and play with a new way to crop, correct, and stylize photos.
Make Holly and Berries that Shine in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Steve Caplin on December 12, 2011
Whether you're scrambling to put together a last-minute Christmas card or are a planner who's already thinking about 2012 projects, this Photoshop how-to is just what you need. In it, you'll learn how to create a Yuletide composition of berries and a holly leaf. And to add a bit of sophistication, you'll give the elements a glassy sheen.
Game Gives You Chance to Win Photoshop and Much More
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 7, 2011
LevelUp for Photoshop is a new online game from Adobe. The aim is to master Photoshop, and the reward is the chance to enter a monthly drawing to win the Creative Suite Master Collection.
Free Photoshop Cheat Sheet
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 6, 2011
One click of a Like button will get you a list of Photoshop keyboard shortcuts and three image-editing mini-tutorials, courtesy of Lesa Snider's "Photo Lesa" Facebook page.
Photoshop How-To: Fill a Face Full of Words
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on November 23, 2011
Using one photo and three layers of text, you can create a powerful image in Adobe Photoshop.
New Alphabets Bring Organic Looks to Your Projects
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 21, 2011
Give a human touch to your designs with SketchType's alphabets. There are three volumes of hand-drawn type sets for a total of 67 different alphabets. You can also buy any of the alphabets individually.
Make Better Time-Lapse Movies
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 21, 2011
LRTimelapse is a new software program that turns images from Lightroom, Camera RAW, or Photoshop into time-lapse movies that look more even from frame to frame and have less flicker.
How Well Do You Know Photoshop?
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 18, 2011
Four videos teach you Photoshop skills that include selective image sharpening that doesn't suck, automatic correction for camera lens distortions, combining Photoshop and a tablet app for original effects, and the big helper known as Mini Bridge.
Best of the Blogs: November 17, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on November 17, 2011
If you've been distracted by headline news over the past few weeks, here's what you missed in design and photography blogs: revisiting 1990s typography, debunking UV filter myths, getting the light right, demystifying Photoshop resampling options, peeking at designer workspaces, and touring Erik Spiekermann's house. Plus, an opportunity to change someone's life with your camera.
What Do You Think of the Creative Cloud?
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 11, 2011
Adobe's pushing a subscription model for its software and services, sweetening the deal with access to its Touch apps, webfonts, tablet publishing, and 18 desktop applications. But is it right for you?
