Master the elements of type using Photoshop’s Character panel – faux styles, OpenType options, anti-aliasing, and more! It’s easy to identify what makes bad typography so bad. We’ve all had to shield our eyes from the burning glare of a website with bright red italicized Comic Sans font. Identifying what […]
Yearly archives: 2016
15 posts
Learn all about the type options found in the Character panel in Photoshop – leading, kerning, tracking, scaling, baseline shift, and more! Many Photoshop users don’t have access to other programs that allow them to combine type with images, such as Adobe InDesign. Adobe knows that many people use Photoshop […]
Learn how to utilize Photoshop typography to create stunning images by effectively pairing text and photos together. Photoshop recently added a Glyphs Panel to its typesetting tools. Type geeks rejoiced; others said “Huh?” or other uncouth grunts. Here’s why this is important news. Many people use Photoshop for type setting, […]
6 Photoshop Tricks and Treats you should know to easily utilize the tools in Photoshop to create powerful and creative images. Happy Halloween! We’ll kick off this holiday with some trick and treating! I want to give out some sweet tips for you to add to your Photoshop goodie bag […]
How to use Color Range in Photoshop – overview of the tool options, and then use Color Range to transform the colors of specific areas in an image. Color Range is an effective (and easy) way to make selections when there is a distinctive difference in color between your target […]
Carnie Littlefield shares his experience on embellishing Quartz laminated aqueous metal prints with acrylic, oil, and oil-based sharpies. If you remember the recent discussion on embellishing our Award-winning Aqueous Allure metal, today we’re going to discuss the different ways to embellish the Allure with a laminate. In the previous article, […]
How to use Select and Mask in Photoshop – learn about the different tools within Select and Mask and how to place an object into a new background. Photoshop’s Select and Mask option puts popular selection tools with mask refinement options in one panel to give the user a “one […]
Fountain of Grace – Printed on Baryta Paper This guide lays out how to choose the right paper for printing – what papers work best for certain images, what papers are top quality, and more. Without fail, one of the most common questions asked by students in printing classes is […]
Fine art photographer and printmaker Bruce Shortz shares his metal printing workflow with the Fletcher FSC Substrate Cutter on Breathing Color’s Allure Photo Panels. Hello – My name is Bruce Shortz, I’m the principal behind the Albuquerque, New Mexico based, 10000 Cranes Studio. My primary business is printing for photographers […]
Mixed media artist Carnie Littlefield shares his experience on embellishing his prints with Breathing Color’s Allure Photo Panels. “Embellishing” is only a recent term to me, I’m one of the few artists lucky enough to work here and get to work on this media from day one. I grew up […]