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Rounded corners on the top…?

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Photoshop Lightroom TV - Episode 58Hello and welcome,

Quite an intriguing topic today. That’s actually one of the questions I have recently received, so I thought I would create a video on that.

The question was:

” I liked your video on creating rounded corners on images for use on the web. How can I create rounded corners just on the top and leave the bottom straight? “

And here’s an answer – in this week’s episode of Photoshop Lightroom TV.

That’s just one of the tutorials in this week’s episode, so keep watching for some more great Photoshop stuff! I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Here’s a link for you:

Photoshop Lightroom TV – Episode 58.

If you have any questions or enquiries, just let me know.

Happy watching! :-)

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Duplicating layers in Photoshop

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Duplicate Layer with Marek Mularczyk - Sai TrainingA quick tip for you, today. We’ll talk about duplicating layers in Photoshop.

There are a number of ways to duplicate a layer in Photoshop, so let’s try to cover as many as we can.

To start with, you can drag a layer onto a Create New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. But there are many more ways of doing it.

If you like using menu, then:

  • Layer > Duplicate Layer…  or
  • Layer > New > Layer via Copy

Or you could use the Layers panel menu and choose Duplicate… as shown below:

Duplicate Layers with Marek Mularczyk

If you like using keyboard shortcuts (like I do), you can press Ctrl+J on Windows or Cmd+J on Mac.

And, you can also right-click on the layer and choose Duplicate Layer…

I hope it helps. If you have thoughts on that, let me know by posting a comment.

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

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Create super psychedelic artwork

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

pixelBenderHeaderGood morning to you, or good afternoon :-)

It’s time for yet another post and another great resource for you. This time, I have a tutorial that I had found online especially for you! Here you go.

It’s a tutorial on creating psychedelic artwork with Photoshop. This tutorial guides you through some simple steps that will help you create a psychedelic-influenced Pharaoh-themed illustration. You can even download the files to follow along with the author. Any version of Photoshop will do just fine.

You will learn how to tidy up drawn line work and you will construct a number of line work layers, which later form a completed composition. The use of some vector halftone-style dots adds a slight ‘pop art’ flavour to the work.

I hope you’ll enjoy it. Have fun, and here’s a link for you:

Create super psychedelic artwork.

See you tomorrow! :-)

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Lens Flare Effect with Photoshop

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Hello everyone,

Let’s talk some special effects today. Have you ever wondered how to add this special effect with lens flare on the image?

Here’s what I’m talking about:

Lens Flare effect with Marek Mularczyk - SaiTraining.co.ukLens Flare filter adds a very interesting effect and you can easily customise it. You can easily change the position of the filter and the effect that’s being applied – there are a few different “lenses” in the effect when you launch the filter like on the screenshot below:

Lens Flare Effect with Marek MularczykThere are a few things to consider, however. What if you want to be able to change it later on? You won’t be able to change the settings if you apply the filter straight to the layer. I’ve found a solution to it and I am demonstrating it in this video that I have recorded for you. I hope you will enjoy it and that you will learn an interesting new technique.

 

Enjoy! :-)

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The Evolution of Photoshop

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Photoshop history by Marek MularczykHello guys,
A while ago I did a post on the history of Photoshop and shared with you some interesting information about some milestones in the history of Photoshop – the most popular graphics editor. Does anyone remember when it was? I don’t… ;-)

Today, I want to share some additional information about the evolution of Photoshop.

Here are some interesting facts in the history of our favourite application:

  • the first version only ran on Mac, the first version running on Windows was 2.5
  • the adoption of the CMYK colour mode in Photoshop in the 90s led to the widespread adoption of Photoshop by printing professional (something that was until recently missing from applications like Gimp)
  • photoshop is now available in 22 languages. Is your language on the list?
  • according to web resources, Photoshop is the 4th most pirated software (interesting enough number 1 belongs to Norton AntiVirus…)

Enjoy! :-)

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Episode 49 of Photoshop Lightroom TV

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Photoshop Lightroom TV with Marek mularczykHello hello! Welcome again or welcome for the first time! :-)

Today, a reminder for you about the latest episode of Photoshop Lightroom TV.

This is Episode 49, so it’s been almost a year since it started! It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year… ;-)

This week I have an exciting tutorial in Lightroom on keywords, and I’m sharing with you a number of different techniques on working with keywords in Lightroom. Then, I follow up with a tutorial in Photoshop on exporting and optimising images for the web using Save for Web & Devices. Fantastic feature in Photoshop that’s been around for quite a while.

Optimise graphics by Marek Mularczyk

So without further ado, here’s a link for you:

Photoshop Lightroom TV – Episode 49.

I hope you’ll have as much fun watching it as I had recording it! Enjoy! :-)

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Painting in Photoshop and Tablet

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Painting in Photoshop is a lot of fun. Well, actually doing anything in Photoshop is a lot of fun! ;-)

And you could paint with a mouse, but it is a very tedious work, so why not invest in a tablet? Working in Photoshop, as a general concept, is not intuitive when you work with a mouse.  I have used a tablet for a couple of years now and I remember when I bought my first tablet – I just loved it! I sold a mouse straight away and haven’t come back to  mouse. Even nowadays, when I do training at location and sometimes I am provided with a computer to work on, I find it so hard working with a mouse. I just love using my tablet.

If you plan on doing quite a lot of work in Photoshop, buying a tablet is a worthy investment. And they don’t cost that much any more. Working with a pen and a tablet is much more intuitive and easier than working with a mouse. I use my tablet all the time, even while browsing through the internet or checking my email. Also, when you use a tablet, applications like Photoshop use the pressure sensitivity on the pen.

I have used a Wacom tablet for quite a while and I am very pleased with it. I have been using Wacom Volito 2 for the last few years and I woldn’t really exchange it for a different one. Here’s the one I’m using:

Wacom Volito

As it is an old tablet, you probably won’t buy it anymore, unless you buy it used. I was actually considering getting a new one, but then I thought – well, this one is really good and I am really pleased with that so I’m going to keep using it as long as it works.

Have a fantastic day and a fabulous weekend! :-)

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Photoshop Exchange Celebrates Over 10,000 Submissions!

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Have you ever used Adobe Exchange?

If not, I’ll explain. Most people I meet at my Adobe Certified courses have never used, often never heard of, Adobe Exchange.

Adobe Exchange is the place to go to access hundreds of plug-ins, templates, presets for anything adobe. Every adobe products has its own unique place on Adobe Exchange. So you will find Photoshop Exchange here as well. Photoshop Exchange is an Adobe hosted website for customers who want to discover and share Photoshop content with each other.

If you’re just looking for inspiration or want to try out some new styles or effects, that’s the place to go. On Photoshop Exchange, you’ll find Actions and Styles and Brushes (the majority of the content on Photoshop Exchange are photoshop actions). Everything that’s being uploaded to Photoshop Exchange is verified by the adobe team to make sure they deliver what they promise.

And now, Photoshop exchange hit its target! There have been over 10,000 free or low cost Photoshop add-ons like brushes, shapes, templates and more uploaded to Adobe’s Photoshop Exchange!

Here’s the link for you:

Photoshop Exchange on Adobe Marketplace & Exchange.

Enjoy and see you tomorrow! :-)

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Textures textures textures

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Texture KingWith all this content online, it is so hard to find good website with images that you can use for your projects. How do you find textures?

Some people I know take photographs of different textures, when they go for a walk with their camera… ;-)

What if you want great textures, that are easy to find online? Textures are very important for creating great designs nowadays, they’re a part of web designer’s workflow. Of course, you can also creat your own textures with Photoshop or Fireworks. However, this is not as easy as it sounds. You also need to invest a lot of time, usually a scanner as well .

There is a number of websites, where you can get textures, so you don’t have to create them yourself. One of these examples, will be a website called TextureKing.

It includes fabric, paint and grounge examples with a big variety of images to choose from. Here’s their website:

TextureKing – Free Stock Textures

Texture King grants you a nonexclusive limited license to use their textures in accordance with the terms of use, all the details on their website.

Enjoy! :-)

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Episode 43 of Photoshop Lightroom TV is playing now!

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

The latest Episode, Episode 43, of Photoshop Lightroom TV is playing now! Don’t miss it!

As you already know, Photoshop Lightroom TV is a weekly video podcast about anything Photoshop, Lightroom, and Bridge related as well as photography and all the web technologies connected with these products. If you haven’t watched it before, have a look on some earlier episodes, they’re real fun!

Another week, another episode brings some new exciting tutorials and techniques. This week I am presenting a tutorial on creating a “mirrored text” effect in Photoshop as a reply to a question I received on an adobe forum recently. A very interesting effect and quite easy to achieve.

If  you stay a bit longer and watch the rest of the episode, you’ll see a review of a new Dell XPS 15 laptop. Make sure you watch it as I am revealing the best features of this great laptop.

Here’s a link for you to the Episode 43 of Photoshop Lightroom TV:

Photoshop Lightroom TV – Episode 43.

I hope you’ll enjoy it! :-)

And remember, next week is going to bring another episode of Photoshop Lightroom TV so stick with me and hopefully we’ll have some fabulous tips, tricks, and techniques to keep you entertained! Here’s the link for you once again:

Photoshop Lightroom TV – Episode 43.

Enjoy and see you here tomorrow! :-)

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