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This section features both print and video tutorials on Adobe Photoshop, an extremely versatile and powerful program. One of the ways Photoshop really shines is with its compositional tools, as in this image on the right, which is a combination of an airbrush painting, photography and careful blending of layers.
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TUTORIAL: Creating Realistic Masks with 3D and Photoshop
In this column, I'm going to show you how I used Poser, 3DS Max and Photoshop to create masks for a series titled: "The Faces of Denial." In addition to software, I used photography of textures and an image of my face as the background for one of the masks. In this last case, the image made extensive use of masking, blending and gradients. You can download all three masks (as TIFF files) to see what I've done. . . . keep reading
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PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL: An Electrifying Performance
This richly colored image of a musician playing an electric violin had some truly humble origins. It began as the image you see below left, of the violinist posing for me in a music store. As you can also see, there was some blurring involved, but I felt this would add to the overal image. . . . keep reading
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REVIEW: Wacom Cintiq 12WX
It was with great interest that I was able to work with one of the new Wacom Cintiq LCD tablets. In this case, it was the 12WX, which is designed to be portable. The display on the tablet supports resolutions up to 1280x800 pixels with 16,777,216 colors. The Cintiq is a combination of tablet and LCD screen. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: 12 Printing Tips
Printing is a challenge in computer graphics, largely because there's a tremendous difference between screen-based graphics and what you see on paper. This section offers tips that you can use for your home or office printer and provides additional information in case you choose to use an imaging professional. This information is written for the Corel Graphics Suite and can be used for other workflows, as well. . . . keep reading
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