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The Difference Between Layer Masks & Clipping Masks in Photoshop
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The Difference Between Layer Masks & Clipping Masks in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is one of the more complicated programs because it can be used for a wide array of purposes. But once you nail down the fundamental tools it becomes a lot easier to envision how you might create certain effects in future work. One of the confusing ideas that often trips new users is…

How to Make a Repeating Shape Pattern in Illustrator

How to Make a Repeating Shape Pattern in Illustrator

Here’s a great Adobe Illustrator tip I wanted to share with you all.  It just so happens that if you hold down the “tilde” key on your keyboard, you can get a neat effect using any of Illustrator’s drawing tools. Holding down the tilde key, (the little squiggly line above the tab key, left of the…

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”…

These 35 Tutorials Can Teach You How to Draw Comic Book Art Digitally

These 35 Tutorials Can Teach You How to Draw Comic Book Art Digitally

How can I create comic book designs? Whether you occasionally dabble in geeky interests or you embrace full-blown nerdom, you’ve probably wondered how to draw comic book art for yourself. Luckily, creating your own graphic novel-inspired art can be easy with the right tools. Below we’ve listed tutorials that will teach you the following: How to…

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….