Photoshop Quick Tip: How to Swap Colors Between Photos
Have you ever felt that a photo would be perfect for a project if it only had the coloration of another? Maybe you've had a series of photos for a job and the colors should match across all of them. This is easy to do in Photoshop using a variety of methods, but recentl...Read more
Quick Tip: How to Rotate Objects Better in Photoshop
If you've ever needed to rotate a vector shape around a specific point in Photoshop, but found that it kept resetting to the center of the shape, then this quick tip will show you how to trick Photoshop into doing what you want....Read more
Quick Tip: Create a Watercolor Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
This very popular and trendy text effect is surprisingly easy to create in Adobe Illustrator. Let's take a look at how it's done....Read more
Quick Tip: Creating Custom Color Swatches From Any Photo
In this quick tip we'll be looking at a technique that I use a lot when working with photos. If I like the colors in a photo and want to use those in a design, or in future designs, I'll create and save a custom swatches file. Let's take a look at how it's done in Photo...Read more
Quick Tip: Using Bitmap Textures in Adobe Illustrator
Textures in Illustrator are a wonderful thing, but converting complex textures into vectors can be taxing and can unnecessarily bloat your file size. In comes bitmap textures to save the day. Bitmap in Illustrator? Trust me, it's better than it sounds. Let's take a look...Read more
Creating Simple Arrow Graphs with Illustrator’s Live Paint Tool
The live paint tool is a powerful tool in Adobe Illustrator. But it's also one that is sometimes overlooked when creating simple shapes. Let's take a look and see how the Live Paint Tool can be used to create some easy arrow graphs....Read more
How to Duplicate Groups and Layers Between Documents in Photoshop.
For designers who often work with multiple documents open in Photoshop, copying an element from one document to another can be a little messy and awkward. In this quick tip I will share the most commonly used method for moving layers between documents, and another (bett...Read more
Quick Tip: Create an Easy Woodcut Shading Effect in Illustrator
There's something appealing about wood carved block printing. I'm drawn to it's one color simplicity and the techniques used to achieve shading due to that limitation. I admire the thick hash lines and borders and the amount of time it would take to create those by hand...Read more