- Using the Quick Selection Tool in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Dec 6, 2010
- If the area you want to select has well-defined borders, instead of using a lasso tool, try using the Quick Selection tool. In this excerpt from Photoshop CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas show you how.
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- Using the Replace Color Command in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Dec 6, 2010
- By using the Replace Color command, you can adjust the hue, saturation, or lightness of colors in specific areas of an image using selection and color controls in a dialog. In this excerpt from Photoshop CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas show you how.
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- Using the Spin Blur Filter and Using the Noise Options in the Blur Gallery in Adobe Photoshop CC (2015 release)
- Jun 23, 2015
- Learn how to add a spin blur effect and use noise options in the blur gallery in this excerpt from Photoshop CC: Visual QuickStart Guide (2015 release).
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- Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Dec 11, 2010
- This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to use the Spot Healing Brush tool, which quickly removes blemishes and other imperfections from photos.
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- Using Two of the Eraser Tools 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 use the Eraser tool and the Magic Eraser tool.
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- Vector and Raster: A Marriage Made in Illustrator
- Jul 8, 2015
- Illustrator has long been known for its vector prowess, but did you know that it also plays well with raster? Brian Wood, web developer and author of Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 Classroom in a Book , will take you through a tour of the raster capabilities of Adobe Illustrator.
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- Vector Basic Training: Getting to the Points
- Nov 9, 2015
- A Bézier curve or path is only as elegant, graceful, or accurate as the anchor points that control and shape it. To better control and edit anchor points, you first need to understand and recognize what qualifies as a good anchor point and path, a bad anchor point and path, and an ugly anchor point and path.
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- Vector Basic Training: Getting to the Points
- Feb 22, 2011
- A Bézier curve or path is only as elegant, graceful, or accurate as the anchor points that control and shape it. And in order to better control and edit anchor points, you first need to understand and recognize what qualifies as a good anchor point and path, a bad anchor point and path, and an ugly anchor point and path.
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- Vector Drawing Techniques in Adobe Photoshop CS6
- Sep 27, 2012
- Learn how to differentiate between bitmap and vector graphics, draw straight and curved paths using the Pen tool, convert a path to a selection, and convert a selection to a path, save paths, draw and edit shape layers, draw custom shapes, and import and edit a Smart Object from Adobe Illustrator.
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- Vector Drawing with Illustrator: Easier Than You Think
- Jan 11, 2008
- You've probably been creating bitmap art for years, or even decades. David Karlins thinks it's about time you investigated the possibilities of creating vector drawings. The concepts and terminology are a bit less like working with paint on canvas - but the technology is a lot more powerful.
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- Video: My Top 5 Favorite Features in Adobe Illustrator (2015 release)
- Dec 17, 2015
- Chad Chelius, author of Adobe Illustrator CC Learn by Video (2015 release), shows you his top 5 favorite features in the 2015 release of Adobe Illustrator, including performance enhancements, Live Shapes improvements, the Shaper tool, dynamic symbols, and the new SVG output.
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- Video: My Top 5 Favorite Features in Adobe InDesign (2015 release)
- Dec 4, 2015
- Chad Chelius, author of Adobe InDesign CC Learn by Video (2015 release), talks about his favorite features in the latest release of Adobe InDesign, including paragraph shading, converting a table cell to a graphic cell, and Creative Cloud libraries.
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- Video: My Top Five Favorite New Features in Adobe Photoshop CC (2015 release)
- Jun 19, 2015
- Kelly McCathran, author of Adobe Photoshop CC (2015 release): Learn by Video, shares her top five favorite new features in Adobe Photoshop CC (2015 release).
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- Video: Top 5 Features of Adobe Illustrator CC (2014 release)
- Feb 2, 2015
- Adobe Certified Instructor and Learn by Video presenter Chad Chelius shares his top 5 features of Adobe Illustrator CC (2014 release).
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- Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design: An Interview with John Clifford
- Oct 7, 2013
- John Clifford, the author of Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design, talks about his favorite designers and images, the most common traits among influential designers, and his advice for aspiring designers.
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- Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design: Cipe Pineles
- Oct 21, 2013
- John Clifford, author of Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design, profiles designer Cipe Pineles, who was the first female art director of a mass-market American magazine.
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- Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design: El Lissitzky
- Oct 9, 2013
- John Clifford, author of Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design, profiles Russian designer El Lissitzky, whose work often combined elements on a strong diagonal axis, giving his designs a new, dynamic quality.
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- Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design: Ludwig Hohlwein
- Sep 26, 2013
- John Clifford profiles influential German designer Ludwig Hohlwein, who incorporated depth and pattern in his poster designs.
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- Visual Design: Things you need to know. Told in Helvetica and Dingbats.
- Nov 10, 2014
- In this excerpt from Visual Design: Ninety-five things you need to know. Told in Helvetica and Dingbats, Jim Krause offers advice on aspects of visual design, including graphic simplication, building with shapes, thematic imagery, effects, representational art, photography, cropping and containment, and objects as windows.
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- Web Ad Layout and Placement Strategies for Maximum Clickthroughs
- Oct 14, 2005
- Although there are no absolute rules about placing advertisements on your website and which layout options to choose, Eric Giguere gives you some general guidelines to follow to help maximize clickthroughs.
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