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Black & White Keyline Borders  
By jefe on Thursday, October 09, 2008 :: 14 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Basics, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Intermediate, Projects

In Lesson 1 of 4 we create a simple border with a thin keyline in black and white around the image. This lesson is continued for premium members under Projects.


Week Of Oct 5 - 11 Pumpkin School Event Border  
By jefe on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 :: 20 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. I take a pumpkin, and "carve" it into a border for a school function using the lasso tool and some layer styles.


Week Of Sep 28 - Oct 4 - Borrowed Custom Shapes  
By jefe on Monday, September 29, 2008 :: 28 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. This week I "borrow" a pattern from an actual image, which I turn into a custom shape using the pen tool. I then use the shape in a simple design, all in just five minutes.


Week Of Sep 21 - 27 - Dramatic Lighting 2  
By jefe on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 :: 34 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. I salvage a rather dull image by adding a cool lighting effect to it. Techniques employed: change of layer blend modes, layer masks, diffused glow, shadow-highlight adjustment, solid color adjustment, gaussian and motion blurs.


Week Of Sep 14 - 20 - Vertical 4 x 8 Thank You Card  
By jefe on Monday, September 15, 2008 :: 36 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. I use layer styles, text and custom shapes to create a slick, vertical 4 x 8 design for a thank you card.


Greeting Card Lesson - Part 5   
By jefe on Friday, September 12, 2008 :: 19 Views :: 2 Comments :: Article Rating :: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Basics, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. In part 5 we'll make our vertical design work for horizontal images as well, and finish up by saving the design as a template and dropping in an image.


Greeting Card Lesson - Part 4   
By jefe on Friday, September 12, 2008 :: 17 Views :: 2 Comments :: Article Rating :: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Basics, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. In part 4 we'll finish up the main design of the greeting card with some text, layer styles and another shape element.


Greeting Card Lesson - Part 3   
By jefe on Friday, September 12, 2008 :: 24 Views :: 1 Comments :: Article Rating :: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Basics, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Part 3 of our greeting card lesson plan covers the application of a stroke to a selection, layer styles and clipping masks.


Greeting Card Lesson - Part 2   
By jefe on Friday, September 12, 2008 :: 33 Views :: 5 Comments :: Article Rating :: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Basics, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Part 2 of the greeting card lesson sees the use of the align tools, the info palette and quick mask.


Greeting Card Lesson - Part 1   
By jefe on Friday, September 12, 2008 :: 24 Views :: 1 Comments :: Article Rating :: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Basics, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. A step by step lesson on how to create a simple holiday greeting card. Part 1 entails converting some text into a vector shape to use as a design element.


Week Of Sept 7 - 13 - Smart Object Advertisement Template  
By jefe on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 :: 46 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. Using smart objects, I create a template for an advertisement by laying nine images in a grid formed by guides.


Week Of Sep 2 - 6 - Smart Object Greeting Card Template  
By jefe on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 :: 70 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. This week I create a simple, multi-purpose greeting card template using smart objects.



Week Of Aug 24 - 30 - Medium Format-Style Sloppy Border  
By jefe on Monday, August 25, 2008 :: 65 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. I continue with borders and create a sloppy border that resembles an old large format negative. Some techniques involved: clipping masks, layer masks, fill adjustments, layer styles and quick mask selections.



Week Of Aug 17 - 23 - From Texture To Sloppy Border  
By jefe on Monday, August 18, 2008 :: 68 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. This week I create another variation of a sloppy border using a stock texture image and the Ocean Ripple filter.



Week Of Aug 10 - 16 - Senior Sign-In Page  
By jefe on Monday, August 11, 2008 :: 66 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. This week I use some shapes, brushes, text and layermasks to transform an image into a graphic that could be used for a sign-in page in a book or a folio.



Week Of Aug 3 - 9 - Background Shadow Removal  
By jefe on Monday, August 04, 2008 :: 83 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. This week I get rid of an annoying shadow behind a couple in an otherwise nice portrait using mainly a radial gradient.



Week Of July 27 - Aug 2 - Homemade Sloppy/Grunge/Artsy Border  
By jefe on Monday, July 28, 2008 :: 91 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. This week I create my own sloppy type border out of a texture file that I create and use as a displacement map.



Week Of July 20 - 26 - Fantasy Makeover - Part 2  
By jefe on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 :: 74 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. I finish up my "stock photo fairy" by adding some layerstyles and a custom shape or two.



Using Levels With The Color Sampler Tool, Threshold Adjustment & Info Palette   
By jefe on Thursday, July 17, 2008 :: 13 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Adobe Photoshop/Camera RAW/Bridge, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Color correct with Levels using sampled points from your image telling you where your darkest shadows, lightest highlights and most neutral grays are. Tools covered: Color Sampler, Levels, Threshold and Info Palette.


Week Of July 13 - 19 - Fantasy Makeover: Part 1  
By jefe on Monday, July 14, 2008 :: 87 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Jefe's Weekly 5 Minutes

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video demonstration. This week I turn a stock photo into a fantastical image using alpha channels, custom shapes, tweaked brush presets and various layerstyles.



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