Personal blog of a freelance designer

OSX Lion’s Finder thumbnail slider not working?

Posted by on Dec 15, 2011 in Tips & Tutorials | 1 comment

So far I’m loving Mac’s lastest operating system, Lion. I especially dig the back and forward page swipes in browsers with the...

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Tips for Creating Your First HTML Email

Posted by on Dec 9, 2011 in Tips & Tutorials | 0 comments

Creating your first email newsletter or invitation can be daunting, especially after you do some reading and hear about how easily the...

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How to Add a Noise Texture in InDesign

Posted by on Nov 28, 2011 in Tips & Tutorials | 0 comments

The latest trends in design call for texture, usually lots of it. While this is pretty straightforward thing to do in Photoshop, InDesign...

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Create a Metallic Rocky Texture in Photoshop

Posted by on Sep 14, 2011 in Tips & Tutorials | 3 comments

This is just a quick tutorial to show you how to create a metallic, rocky texture in Photoshop. It can be adjusted to create a crumpled...

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Retouching: How to improve blotchy skin

Posted by on Jun 1, 2011 in Tips & Tutorials | 0 comments

Removing red marks and blueish viens from skin is just one of the things a retoucher has to contend with in order to get great looking...

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Retouching skin to retain texture

Posted by on Jun 1, 2011 in Featured, Tips & Tutorials | 1 comment

In the world of beauty retouching, there are many methods retouchers use to get flawless skin. The aim of great retouching is to make the...

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Photoshop: How to create a seamless texture

Posted by on Apr 24, 2011 in Featured, Tips & Tutorials | 0 comments

Seamless textures can be very useful for use in website backgrounds or to create a texture for photo-manipulations or digital paintings....

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Photoshop: Layer mask hides effects

Posted by on Apr 20, 2011 in Tips & Tutorials | 1 comment

Have you ever tried to mask out a layer that has layer effects added to it, and instead of getting a nice transition, you get the layer...

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