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Free For All: Templates for Every Project and Purpose
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on February 15, 2012
Packaging? Clothing? Marketing materials? There are templates for every conceivable project. Here are 60 of them - including a demotivational poster!
New Online Workshops Bring Creative Suite Pros to You
News: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on February 15, 2012
CS Magic and 3x5 Webinars feature top names in Photoshop, Illustator and InDesign.
Cutting-Edge Conference for Print and Digital Publishing
News: Written by Terri Stone on February 8, 2012
Whether you're looking for the latest tips on publishing to tablets and ebooks, want details on the upcoming Adobe Creative Suite 6, or just need tips to optimize your print workflow, PEPCON is the place. The conference takes place in San Francisco on May 14-16.
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.
Hand-Lettering Lovers, Rejoice
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 4, 2012
Lisa Congdon (known for her Collection a Day and her work as an illustrator/artist) is at it again. She's committed to creating and posting an example of hand lettering for every day in 2012.
Daily Drawings Reach One Thousand
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 27, 2011
Professional illustrator/designer Chris Piascik has drawn something every weekday for the last four years. The project has brought him personal and professional satisfaction, and soon there'll even be a book compiling all 1,000 of the daily drawings, many of which are heavy on type. Take a look.
Write Captions for Google Search Cartoons
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 23, 2011
Google is holding a cartoon captioning challenge a la the New Yorker. You can submit your own or just vote for others' captions.
Introduction to Illustrator: Part 2
How-Tos: Written by Von Glitschka on December 19, 2011
See how easy it is to customize Adobe Illustrator with tweaks to Preferences and graphic styles. Once you know how to use these and keyboard shortcuts, you're on your way to making the program fit your working style like a glove.
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.
Introduction to Illustrator: Part 1
How-Tos: Written by Von Glitschka on December 5, 2011
Get back to basics with a tour of Adobe Illustrator's 12 core tools, which you can use to build precise vector graphics.
2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on December 1, 2011
Flummoxed by what to buy for the creative professional on your gift list? Perhaps one of the items in the 2011 CreativePro.com Holiday Gift Guide will do the trick.
Striking Starbursts Make Your Work Stand Out
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on October 5, 2011
Why settle for Illustrator's default starburst shapes when a few tweaks create something unique that will really grab attention? Here are two ways to go beyond the ordinary.
Photoshop How-to: Ship in a Bottle
How-Tos: Written by Steve Caplin on September 25, 2011
Even if you were all thumbs in shop class, you can make a glass bottle; place a ship inside it; float it in water; and top it off with a cork. The magic is made possible by Adobe Photoshop.
(Relatively) Quick and Easy 3D Graphics
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 21, 2011
MotionStudio 3D is a new software program from Corel that helps you create 3D animations and motion graphics that you can export to use in video software or on the Web.
Best of the Blogs: September 21, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on September 21, 2011
Lately, there have been a lot of provocative questions in design and photography blogs: Are there rules for creativity? Can designers embrace fear? What's the difference between looking at and seeing typography? But there's less cerebral stuff, too, like upgrading your camera, understanding image compositing, observing the day of a graphic designer, and filling your layouts with hipster lingo. I bring you all of that content and more in this installment of Best of the Blogs.
New Poser Now Available
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 20, 2011
If you draw and animate 3D figures, you've probably at least tried Poser. Now the software is available in two new configurations: Poser 9 and Poser Pro 2012.
Build Shapes Quickly in Adobe Illustrator
How-Tos: Written by Cristen Gillespie Sharon Steuer on September 14, 2011
With Illustrator's Shape Builder, you can rapidly construct objects, such as a dimensional bowl, from simple overlapping shapes.
