This week started out due to a request for a specific tutorial. Well, that tutorial did quite well this week so I want to introduce you all to the person behind the request. Ryan Bichteman, better known to many as Shadowcall, is the Director of Marketing for a large non profit in central Kansas. His [...]
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting someone who I believe to be a very rare gem in the design industry. Melissa, who is best known to others as SPXDS her design persona, has the unique talent of being able to produce the design arts expected of a freelancer, but can also speak fluent code. And she [...]
Coffee is often thought of as "inspiration in a cup." A lot of us would be lost without our daily dose of that wonderful caffeinated oh-so-yummy beverage. Well, while you are partaking in your morning or afternoon coffee ritual, take a look at Dark Roasted Blend for some additional inspiration. It’s like caffeine for your [...]
I started today’s article about four times with four separate ideas for what to talk about. And four separate times I got about two paragraphs in and lost my train of thought. I wasn’t going anywhere with any of these thoughts. I realized that I was just rambling. I realized I was facing the dreaded [...]
Well it is Monday once again and today I thought I would try something a little different. Last week I received a request for a "lights out / lights on" tutorial. This is an effect where you would turn the overall lighting in the room to a darkened color as if you had turned the [...]
This is a PSD file complete with notes and is compatable with all versions of Photoshop, CS or higher. With this file you will see how I converted an illustrated white light bulb in the off position to a blue lightbulb in the on position. When viewing this file please make sure to extend your layers [...]
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In about a month the biggest United States Photoshop conference of the year will take place. I know what you are saying – "But Firgs, it actually happens twice a year! One in the East cost and one in the West!" Well, the East cost happens first so it claims rights to being "the biggest" [...]
It’s Shout Out time again, and once again I am going to promote a friend, one that I feel I owe a part of my success to. Back in 2007 I met this guy at the Photoshop World conference in Boston, Darrell Heath, better known to many as Heathrow. And at the time, I wasn’t sure [...]
I stumbled on to Black Star Rising a while ago and within thirty seconds I was instantly hooked. I not only started to tell everyone I knew to go check them out, but also tried to get a friend of mine to write for them. This site is all articles. Nothing else, nothing fancy. But [...]
