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April 26, 2007

Win a thousand dollars of free gear from B&H courtesy of Photoshop TV's photo contest, Bert Monroy gets fancy with swirls and water reflections, Jennifer Farley in Ireland offers free high res tatoo brushes, and Stephanie rips her jeans to create her new free brushes...

Layers Magazine
Smart RAW
What if I were to tell you that Camera RAW could evolve from a global environment to a selective one, would you call me nuts? Maybe, maybe not! Using "smart objects" is the key.

Everyday Photo Techniques, Part II
Learn important photography tips like the rule of thirds, depth of field, moving camera position, and others to help you in composing an engaging photograph.

Adobe Creative Suite Video Podcast
Measuring in Perspective in Photoshop CS3 Extended
Now you can take the guess work out of measuring objects in your photos or in your illustrations using the New Measure Tool in Photoshop CS3 Extended. This tool works in perspective in the enhanced Vanishing Point Filter

Using Image Stacks in Bridge CS3
One of the greatest new features for photographers in Bridge CS3 is the new Stack feature. However, in this episode we'll not only take a look at how Stacks work for photographers, but also for videographers. That's right, video folks can also take advantage of this in interesting ways.

PixelPerfect With Bert Monroy
PixelPerfect with Bert Monroy - Swirls
In this episode of PixelPerfect, Bert digs into his Adobe toolbox and employs Illustrator to create swirls and conjure up a weird and bizarre glow swirl effect with his Photoshop magic. Grab a chair, load up Illustrator and Photoshop, then follow along and play. As Bert always says, the best way to learn is to play.

PixelPerfect with Bert Monroy Episode 28 - Water Reflections
The universal solvent is back yet again. One of its great properties is its reflection of light. In this week's episode, Bert reflects on how to make photo-realistic water reflections whether it be up close or from a distance. Not only does he reflect, he demonstrates ... watch and see.

John Nack
Alternate CS3 icons available
After the, eh, spirited discussion of the Adobe CS3 iconography that ensued last year, I'm a little hesitant to mention the subject again. That said, designer Adam Betts has posted an attractive set of alternate CS3 icons, free for download.

Ad bits: DIY Pepsi cans, custom Wii's, more
Having worked at a couple of interactive ad shops, I'm always interested in seeing what's being created these days...

Jennifer Farley's Digital Design Cottage
Free Photoshop Brushes : High Resolution Tattoo Style
I've created five high resolution Photoshop brushes for your viewing pleasure! They are in Tribal Tattoo style and were created in Illustrator and then brought into Photoshop to become the fine upstanding brushes you see today. The brushes are all about 2500 pixels wide or high and have nice smooth lines.

Photoshop : Tutorial - Using the Metallic Gradients
You’re probably well aware of the “regular” gradients that come with Photoshop - but did you know that there are lots of other gradients that come with the program that are just waiting for you to load them up? In this short tutorial, I’m going to show you how to add extra gradients into the Gradient Picker and how to make a super quick “silver” pipe.

InformIT
Using Adobe Lightroom with Adobe Photoshop CS3
Working in Adobe Lightroom can be a little confusing because so many photographers are used to doing everything in Photoshop. In the video below, I’ll show you how and when I’d typically move a photo from Lightroom into Photoshop and then back again.

Obsidian Dawn Photoshop Brushes
Ripped & Torn Jeans Brushes
One more new brush set is available. This one's fairly unique! Ripped & Torn Jeans brushes. It's full of holes, rips, tears, and frayed ends of jeans. Because of the unique nature of this brush set, I provided a mini-tutorial that helps people to best use them. Enjoy!

Photoshop QuickTips
Episode 45: Birthday Warp!
In this week's episode we officially make the jump into Adobe Photoshop CS3 and I show you how to non-destructively edit live type using the NEW smart filters! I am so glad to finally have these capabilities in my workflow and I know, once you see how easy and flexible it is, you will too!

Photoshop TV
Photoshop TV Shopping Spree at B&H Photo Contest
Photoshop TV is calling for entrees for its first ever photo contest. Winners will receive free airfare and hotel in New York and a $1,000 shopping spree at B&H Photo! The contest runs through June 1st and is open to everyone.

Photoshop TV Episode 78 (April 23, 2007)
Corey shares a fun technique for creating the numbers in a digital clock and having it countdown using the Animation palette. Matt demonstrates a useful trick for extending the canvas and using a gradient to create some extra space in your image for text. Matt also answers a request from a Photoshop World Conference attendee and explains how to make realistic bubbles in Photoshop.

As always, a special Batgirl thank you to James Jean
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Photoshop CS3 Upgrade Options And Bundles From The Adobe Store

Photoshop CS3 Extended is ideal for film, video, and multimedia pros and for graphic and web designers using 3D and motion. Get the full version for US $999, or upgrade for US $349. The standard version of Photoshop CS3 is available for US $649, or as an upgrade for US $199. See all upgrade options at the Adobe Store. See our CS3 Resource Center for free Photoshop CS3 tutorials.

Photoshop Extended is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, which combines all-new CS3 versions of Photoshop, Flash Pro, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat 8 Pro. Upgrade options for customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can be found at the Adobe International Store.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Available At The Adobe Store

There are tons of new features in Adobe Lightroom 1.0 that you won't find in the beta version. From Clone and Healing functionality to metadata browsing, you'll be able to free-up post-processing time like never before. Get it now at the Adobe Store. Customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can find special pricing and offers at the Adobe International Store. For free Lightroom tutorials see our Lightroom tutorials page.

Special Offer - Fluid Mask - Photoshop Masking Plugin

Fluid Mask is based on breakthrough segmentation technology inspired by the way the eye, optic nerve and brain perform visual processing. When an image is loaded, Fluid Mask's segmentation engine analyses the distribution of colors, finding the natural groups within the image. Together with information calculated about edges, gradients and textures, a model is constructed which divides the images into objects.

Vertus Software is offering Fluid Mask at the special 'friends and partner' discounted rate. This is an exclusive offer to visitors of PhotoshopSupport.com. To qualify, visit the Fluid Mask Discount Price page. Find out more about Fluid Mask on our special Fluid Mask Page.

SiteGrinder Photoshop Plugin - Create Websites Instantly

There often seems to be a strict division of labor within the world of web design and development. Creative professionals tend to stick to the Photoshop domain, while those well-versed in scripting are left to the task of implementing their work. Indeed, the two realms are quite different from each other, to which any of us even vaguely familiar with either can easily attest.

Essentially, Photoshop is a no-holds-barred design studio, offering the artist a seemingly endless array of creative options. On the other hand, HTML, CSS, Java and the like follow strict rules of engagement, requiring the developer to take any number of esoteric concerns into consideration in order to ensure that designs are properly displayed on the web.

Turn Photoshop Into A Complete Web Design Tool
SiteGrinder seeks to bridge this gap between design and development. Basically, this program turns Photoshop into an easy-to-use and fully functional web design tool. With SiteGrinder, designers will now have the freedom to totally let their creativity loose and then, without skipping a beat, transfer their designs to the web. Bringing esthetic concerns together with more practical considerations, this program is an amazingly powerful tool that would make a fantastic addition to any web designer's bag of tricks.

Generate Your Web Pages Directly From Photoshop
By generating web pages directly from Photoshop, you'll be able to spend much more time on the creative end of the spectrum, since you'll know right off the bat how well particular designs will translate to the web. No more going back to the Photoshop drawing board after getting a phone call from your development team, telling you that what you had envisioned doesn't have a chance of being displayed on the web. You can immediately visually and interactively test your designs, which permits you to then make changes to either esthetics or functions while it's still relatively early on in the design process.

Pricing and Availability
Mac OS X and Windows versions of the SiteGrinder unlockable demo are available now via download. SiteGrinder can be ordered from Media Lab's online store.

Photoshop CS3 Book - CS3 Essential Skills - By Mark Galer And Philip Andrews

Brimming with beautiful pictures, Photoshop CS3 Essential Skills guides you through a project-based, progressive curriculum so that you can build all the essential skills to enhance photographs creatively and professionally with Photoshop CS3. If you are an aspiring professional, enthusiastic amateur photographer, or a student learning photography, digital imaging, art and design, or design graphics, you'll be amazed at the stunning results you can achieve. A DVD is included free.