Category: Tutorials

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Check out 5 New Features in Photoshop CC 2018!

November 9, 2017

Well people, here we go, Adobe has released a whole new line of CC 2018 products and for today’s Thursday Tut I introduce the good vloggers at tutvid who’ve been so kind to put together an easily digestible video of five killer new features. Select and Mask: totally redone with quick selection & refine edge brushes…

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Tuesday Freebees

November 7, 2017

It should be no surprise to you or anyone else who designs for a living that you don’t actually create EVERY piece of art that you utilize in your designs. Whether it be stock photography, illustration or vector graphics you either have an account with Shutterstock or another stock site or your business does. Either…

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10 iPhone X Mockups That RULE!

November 2, 2017

Apple will release of the iPhone X tomorrow and it’s a good idea to get all of your mobile work adjusted for the new model in an effort to keep your portfolio looking crisp and fresh with the latest tech. Here are ten amazing free mock-ups that you can download just by clicking the photo….

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How to Sharpen Images in Photoshop

How to Sharpen Images in Photoshop

October 26, 2017

There are multiple ways to achieve the same thing in photoshop. Sharpening an image may sound easy enough to accomplish especially if you’re a seasoned designer, however, there were a few things that even I learned from this tutorial. Below are my notes. Check this video out and learn all the different ways to sharpen…

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Roberto Blake

How to Make Passive Income as a Graphic Designer

October 19, 2017

First and foremost, I think of graphic/web design as a calling and a dream job. I put a lot of time and effort into developing my skills so while this may look like a post where you may write it completely off as “selling out” or “in it for the money” trust me it’s not….

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Photoshop CC Keyboard Shortcuts

October 12, 2017

Not going to spend a ton of space here talking about these, however, I will say this: if you want to save hours if not years of your life learn as many of these keyboard shortcuts if you don’t know them by now. When you think about your freelance business and how much you charge…

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Gary Vaynerchuk

How Often Should You Post on Social Media

October 5, 2017

If you need a quick idea on is there too much content you can post on social media here’s, entrepreneur and social media expert, Gary Vaynerchuk’s perspective on the topic. Spoiler Alert: the short answer is NO. He goes way in-depth on how and why you’d put out certain content on certain platforms and how their…

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How to Change Eye Color in Photoshop

September 28, 2017

Changing someone’s eye color in Photoshop is one of the easiest things to mess up and look fake. The above tutorial shows you how to correctly make this adjustment in a tasteful fashion so that even at its wildest color it still looks believable. The eyes are a very delicate area for any retouching work…

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Photography: Getting Started

September 21, 2017

There are a lot of different opinions on how to become a professional in the field for any creative position. Aaron Nace from PHLEARN give his take on how to become a professional photographer and while a lot of this is photography driven there are definite concepts that being in the field for 13 years…

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Code Academy

September 14, 2017

I’ve been on YouTube for months watching tutorials that lead me from one nerd to the next about how to do this or that in Photoshop or Photoshop-like programs. So, just to switch things up, I decided to try Code Academy. My wife is a skilled developer and got her start by doing a couple…

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