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How to Build a Custom Photoshop Swatch from an Image
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How to Build a Custom Photoshop Swatch from an Image

Sampling from a photo is an excellent way to pull colors for painting, digital design, or any creative project. However, manually sampling each color is time-intensive and only useful when you really need a precise color match. Otherwise, it’s a whole lot easier to build new swatches dynamically through Photoshop. Extracting swatches from the high-resolution…

What are Photoshop Actions? How to Use Them and Free Resources

What are Photoshop Actions? How to Use Them and Free Resources

What are Photoshop Actions? Photoshop Actions are editing steps recorded into downloadable presets When users download actions, they can then apply the actions to their own images to create a stylized photo or an image collection This allows Photoshop users to alter photos very quickly in a specific style, without constantly repeating steps during editing Actions can be…

Adobe Illustrator’s Pathfinder: Explained

Adobe Illustrator’s Pathfinder: Explained

If you aren’t familiar with Illustrator’s extremely handy “Pathfinder” palette, you might sit down for a few moments to play with it, because it is a true time saver and an excellent tool for manipulating paths. First, of all let me say that “Pathfinder” is a horrible name for this palette. It doesn’t actually “find”…

How To Clear Color Swatches in Photoshop & Illustrator

How To Clear Color Swatches in Photoshop & Illustrator

As you likely very well know, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are very common design tools. Although they possess an incredible amount of power the overall interface can be quite cumbersome even to intermediate users. But if you spend enough time learning the fundamentals everything else will just naturally fall into place. Getting rid of swatches is…

The “Pixelated” Brush Problem in Photoshop

The “Pixelated” Brush Problem in Photoshop

This question has come in through various channels in recent years, so I thought I’d do a write up on a quick fix. If you’ve ever wondered why your brushes look “pixelated,” there’s a perfectly good explanation. Photoshop isn’t broken, you aren’t missing a setting, and you probably got here because you like keyboard shortcuts….

10 Seriously Easy Ways to Prepare for Your Next Interview

10 Seriously Easy Ways to Prepare for Your Next Interview

How to prepare for your next interview: Know your interviewer Study interview questions Utilize various forms of practice Dress the part Elevate your portfolio Bring the right tools Keep your answers brief Focus on your strengths Be passionate Follow up The job market can be a tough place, and even tougher for freelancers and artists. But…

5 Questions Every Freelancer Should Ask Before Taking a Job

5 Questions Every Freelancer Should Ask Before Taking a Job

Questions for freelancers considering a job: Do I like this person/company? Will I enjoy this project? Is this something I can use in my portfolio? How much time will it take me? Will it be more beneficial to charge an hourly rate or a flat fee? Freelancing can be an excellent source of income, often…