Photoshop CS5 all-in-one for Dummies (2010) is written by Barbara Obermeier and may be considered 9 books in one, as it covers the following topics in digital graphics editing and design: • Photoshop Fundamentals • Image Essentials • Selections • Painting, Drawing, and Typing • Working with Layers • Channels and Masks • Filters and […]
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Workaround if Adobe Photoshop CS5 won’t save files because of screen resolution
I just installed Adobe Photoshop CS5. I finished the graphic I was working on and so, hit Ctrl + S. Nothing happened. Chose Save, as well as Save As from the File menu, and still nothing happened. Save for Web and Devices works, but I needed to save my file in .PSD format. After some […]
Free Graphics: Star Brushes for Photoshop
I’ve been downloading star brushes for a personal graphic project I am working on. Here are the star brushes I found so far. Remember to check the terms set for each brush if you will be downloading them! 🙂
Free Graphics: Plain rectangular Add to Cart web buttons
Here are free graphics for people to download. They are not so appealing, I know. I just thought I’d share them here in my blog. So, here you go, plain rectangular web buttons that say “Add to Cart” in caps. They come in different colors – royal blue, apple green, black, sky blue, gray, mint […]
Flash Game – Clannad – Dango Daikazoku Adventure
As a homework in our Flash class, we were asked to design and code a Flash game with two levels. I decided to base my theme on “Dango Daikazoku” from the visual novel (PC game) and anime Clannad. I always found the dangos cute that I had fun making this game. 🙂 I’m letting you […]
PDF Download: Flash CS4 for Dummies by Ellen Finkelstein and Gurdy Leete
Start learning Adobe Flash CS4 by reading this book: Flash CS4 for Dummies! With Adobe Flash CS4 For Dummies as your guide, you can unleash your creativity and contribute to the “Flash”-iest showcase of dynamic content: the Web! You’ll become acquainted with Flash CS4 and learn when to use this popular Web development tool. Plus, […]
Free photos for your web and graphic designs
I searched the web for stock photos that are for free. As a graphic designer with low budget, I often need these. I know a lot of other designers need free stock photos too so I decided to share the links I found through this blog. Most of the sites I found let people use […]
Free PDF Download: Adobe Flash ActionScript 3.0 Programming
This manual provides a foundation for developing applications in Adobe® ActionScript® 3.0. To best understand the ideas and techniques described, you should already be familiar with general programming concepts such as data types, variables, loops, and functions. You should also understand basic object-oriented programming concepts such as classes and inheritance. Prior knowledge of ActionScript 1.0 […]
PDF Download: ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University by Gary Rosenzweig
Trying to learn game programming in Adobe Flash? Want to learn game programming using AS3? Try this e-book that I’m going to share with you. It covers Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, so it’s perfect if you use Flash CS3.
Adobe Illustrator: Get a smooth blur effect
I remember how the pixelated blur effects in Adobe Illustrator made me feel so frustrated back in my IT Elective 4 class. It’s only now that I found out the solution for that problem, after doing a Google search. Here is how we can avoid pixelated blur effects in Adobe Illustrator. Please note that I […]