Welcome to the December issue of the CAFÉ cup!
Welcome to the CAFE cup for December,
Merry Christmas everyone!
Wow! What a year. We are winding down 2005 and it's been quite a year at the CAFE and in the industry in general. This month there are a lot of announcements! First of all PhotoshopCAFE is now 5 years old! The new site is now up and running, we have new articles, tutorials and I now announce to you Design Challenge #6 is open and ready for entries. Win Adobe Creative Suite 2 and lots more. I have released 3 new books and 2 training videos this year, be sure to check them out. For the first time ever, you can read the PhotoshopCAFE story and find out how we came to be.
I hope you enjoy this issue of CAFE Cup.
Tell your friends and get them to sign up on the list, they may just win a prize. There were 4 new winners this month. Prizes awarded weekly! As always this list will never be shared or sold to slimy spammers. Write to me and let me know what you would like to see in the Newsletter.
Prizes Kindly Provided by NAPP and ScottKelbyBooks.com
(If you are a winner you will be contacted my myself and Bruce from NAPP)
Is it possible to get quality Royalty free stock photos for $3? Sure is, check out istockphoto - They also have Flash movies and Illustrator files. |
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The long awaited event of the year. People have been busting down my doors for another contest. You won't be disappointed!
The Challenge is ...Product Design! Design the front of a Cereal Box. Only here at PhotoshopCAFE!
Win CS2 Premium and tons of other prizes valued at $6,000 Entries are free!
Its not too late to order our CD and DVD's for gifts.
Check out the new CD page! Completely redesigned and easy to navigate. There are currently specials on everything!
Photoshop Secrets: Photoshop and Wacom Tablets: Stop working like a mouse user. Unleash the full power of this amazing tool as you learn to unlock all the secrets and functionality of your pen tablet.
Photoshop Secrets: Photoshop CS2 for Digital Photographers: Looking for a Photoshop CS2 "boot camp" for all your photo needs? This DVD will take you on a 3.5 hour journey into Digital darkroom techniques, retouching, repairing, special effect and more tips than you can imagine! You will be amazed at how much information is jammed into 3.5 hours.
Photoshop and Dreamweaver Integration: With Adobe and Macromedia becoming one company, what better way to learn to integrate Photoshop and Dreamweaver than this forward thinking DVD. The first product on the market (And possibly still the only one) that brings you a complete web-design workflow that utilizes the most popular tools in the world.
Check out Demos of these videos featured in Computer Arts magazine. Issues 116 and 117
Did you know that you can convert all the effects of a layer style to pixels on separate layers? This is useful for such things as creating cast shadows. Choose Layer>Layer Style >Create Layers Another tip that goes with this one is rasterizing text. You cannot apply certain filters or effects to a text layer. Choose the layer that contains the text and right click on its name. (Command click if your Mac still has a lame one button mouse). Choose thee option that says “Rasterize Layer”. The text will now be converted to a regular layer. (The text will no longer be editable, so run a spell check first) |
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| What format?
What format to use? Gif, Jpg or PNG? Simple rule of thumb is for Photos use Jpg. For Flat areas of color, vectors and text use gif. For Animation and transparency also use gif, Finally use PNG for exporting to Flash or if you need multiple levels of transparency. Beware, not all web browsers support PNG. You will see another option WBMP, use this format for developing graphics for Cell Phones and PDA devices. |
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Creating a realistic Game art City in Photoshop. Christian from Big Spaceship who has worked on movies and games such as Zorro and War Of the Worlds, shows you his techniques.
Buying a Digital Camera. What's the difference between all the cameras on the market. What do all the features do and how can I tell that I'm getting the best camera for my needs? Tim Cooper will enlighten you.
Check out the new Tutorial by Colin Smith on Creating a Digital Portfolio in Photoshop. This is a tutorials based on his popular seminar taught at Rocky Mountain School of Photography and PIDE.
Complete Photoshop CS2 for Digital Photographers
Colin Smith
Check out my latest book. This one will teach Digital Photographers how to turn any photo into a masterpiece. Fix common problems with exposure, blur, noise, redeye etc. Take a common photo and enhance it, retouch, create borders, create actions to save time, make a web gallery, contact sheets and more. Learn the digital workflow of the pros in a beautiful full color book that's easy to understand and has tons of Pictures to illustrate the text. Includes a CD Rom will all project files.
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